Sale Description:
This sale is a doozy! The kind collectors, like myself, LOVE to attend! I could go to one of these every week... but it'd probably kill me to set up more than one a month. Upstairs is the "Mickey Mouse Room" with over 1000 items. There are also Hall Teapots, Artisan Pottery, Postcards, Southwestern pottery, oddball antiques and much, much more. See the detailed List below and check out the pictures.Mickey Mouse Collection ~ Over 1000 pieces spanning 70 years. There are books, paper ephemera, figurines, cookie jars, banks, pencil sharpeners, music boxes, lunch boxes, games, puzzles, rugs, a fantastic Mickey Mouse Club phonograph, records, glasses, mugs, plates, trays, back scratchers, sheets, fabric, pretty much anything you can think of and some you never dreamed of.
Hall Pottery Plus ~ Teapots by Hall including an airflow, a cube as well post modern Westinghouse teapot with matching plates. Also some Russell Wright Iroquois...
Postcards ~ Hundreds of postcards from every state in the US.
State Plates ~ Huge selection, most I've ever seen in one place.
Artisan Pottery ~ Purchased from regional potters over the last 25 years. Rustic and beautiful, on of a kind pieces.
Southwest Pottery ~ True Southwest Indian pottery with a lovely black on black Navaho piece.
Costume Jewelry ~ Hundreds of pieces of costume jewelry. Nice 3 piece Weiss set, bakelite bracelets, something for every price range. Still being sorted and tagged, might get a photo or three in before Saturday, check back!
Buttons and Beads ~ GREAT button collection gathered for decades and sorted by color. Huge bead assortment, closet full of yarn and craft accessories.
Collector Books ~ Shelf full of fascinating out of print books on Disney and toy collecting.
Mouse Collection ~ The owner didn't just love Mickey but all mice! Over a hundred little loveable rodents in glass, ceramic, brass... but no live ones, thank goodness.
Furniture ~ Arts and crafts recliner, rope rocker, four piece Bedroom suite with pillow top mattress, Mission style plant stand, comfy recliner sofa, china cabinet, gliding rocker.
Kitchenalia ~ Pots, pans, pyrex, corning, utensils, antique silverplate flatware, cool antique accoutrements, dinnerware.
Garage ~ The garage is stuffed!!! Lots of shipping materials including new boxes and padded envelopes, chairs, Royal Crown sales rack, Old coke and drink crates, games, Andirons, Old suitcases, Antique fashion magazines, 6 foot church pew and I've barely scratched the surface.
More! ~ Pez collection, early Atari system with a dozen games, two canine prints by Paul Wood, hand titled and signed by the artist, Pepsi cartoon character glasses from the 1970s, hundreds of old children's blocks, game pieces, toys, Mr. Machine Robot, airline china, Mack truck hood ornament, over a hundred hallmark ornaments, purses, glove form hands, records, old comic books, Old Cameras, Canon 35MM, glass, ceramics, old Life Magazines, 3 large flat jewelry showcases, Fischer Speakers, Black Velvet Elvis (yeah Baby), Shoe Box Bears, Spartan Sewing Machine, Blue Dog Book Signed by Author, George Harrison postcards, Large spool of meal tickets from Reagan's 1981 Inaugural Ball... expect the unexpected!