Memory Lane Estate Sale starts TUES Sept 15

This week's sale is Tuesday-Friday, September 15th-18th at 18214 North 99th Drive in Sun City.  We're open 8am-2pm, and directions are at the bottom of the page. This sale is a DOOZIE, so we may have to be open a 5th day as well (Saturday the 19th). It's a multi-generation family sale, so there's stuff from the 1860's to new-in-box.  Just please come and buy something...we're swamped with stuff!  

NOTEWORTHY ITEMS:

• OLD stuff (more details below): furniture; books, children's books & magazines; jewelry; linens & clothing; musical instruments; toys; erector set; trains and trucks (Tonka); Finnish wood toys by Creative Play; games/game boards and puzzles; Heckel & Jeckel bedspread; Boy Scout stuff; and a whole lot more.  
• Treasures from the jewelry boxes: 18k/14k/10k rings; platinum ring setting with a loose diamond; sterling Du Jay brooch; sterling bracelets; 14k Alaskan totem pendant; sterling candlesticks; lots of costume jewelry too. All gold and sterling will be off-site until Tuesday 7:45am. 
• Royal Canadian Air Force items: patches; medals; Pratt & Whitney sterling pins.
• Pottery/Ceramics: 10+ pieces of Redwing Bobcat; rare Lisa Larson Gustavsberg cats; Delft light fixtures; and more more more.
• Kenmore freezer (21w x 25d x 46h). 7.5 cf. 
• NEW-IN-BOX: Chicago Cutlery Insignia Steel 12-piece knife set, Christofle Reticulated Fish, Lionel Train Engine, Randy Johnson and Curt Shilling Bobbleheads. 
• 1906 Sears Roebuck mantle clock, 1 cuckoo clock purchased from Switzerland, a German cuckoo clock (as is), and some other neat clocks.
• Daisy Millenium Edition Red Rider BB gun. 
• Camping items: Inflatable Sevylor Outback 240 3-person boat (91"x51"); 2 tents; lots of fishing equipment.
• 7 Pacheco signed and numbered Lithographs with Certificates of Authenticity, including "The Long Wait" of Muhammed Ali. Most were purchased for $300 each in the 70's. 

FURNITURE:

• ​Two wood folding theatre benches/seats from the 1920's. They were used in churches in the 1960's. 
• Conant Ball double dresser with detached mirror and 4 nightstands/end tables.
• Two Midcentury modern double-sided benches with cushions. Put your books on one side and hide your booze on the side that backs up to the wall. 
• Wood-framed love seat with matching club chair. Cushions are primarily blue. 
• 2 maple Ethan Allen end tables (one is double drop-side) and a small oak coffee table.
• Dining room table with 3/4" glass top. 60 x 30 x 30h. 
• Indiana Desk Company wood desk, a black executive office chair, and a 5-drawer massive filing cabinet (42w x 18d x 63h). 
• A wood-framed vintage dressing mirror from Bergdorf Goodmans' dressing rooms, an antique wood plank trunk, and a large wood wine rack (26w x 6'h).
• Red card table w/ 2 red metal folding chairs.
• Black cast iron Singer sewing machine base with a Nicci sewing machine.  ​

​PATIO:

• Uni-Flame grill w/ propane tank and an outdoor firepit (that's in a box in the garage).
• Sage green metal patio table and 4 chairs w/ strappings, a white metal patio table w/ 4 chairs, and miscellaneous aluminum-frame chairs.
• Wind chimes, mobiles and a Paolo Soleri Arcosanti bronze wind chime. 

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS:

• 1860 Hornbraker Melodia reed pump organ & stool. Legs detach so it can close up box-size. Very good condition. 
• Early 1900's handmade hammered Dulcimer and a Virginia Harp. 
• Old brass horns: 1 bugle; 1 Boy Scout bugle and 2 trumpets.

PRETTY SERVINGWARE & HOME DECOR:

• ​Pre-1902 Doulton large floral pedestal vase; Austrian hand-painted 24" fish platter with 11 serving 8" plates by Empire China; Lenox "Princess" with cream soup bowls; Royal Worcester Snow Platinum partial set; Wedgwood moonstone decanter; Heisey veggie dish. 
• A large pretty silverplate punchbowl set; many serving pieces.
• Anri wood carvings, and a brass set of Bradley & Hubbard sailboat bookends. 
• FB Rogers silverplate flatware with carrying case; Wostenholm carving set with case; Carvel 6-piece steak knive set; a wood plaque with vintage copper utensils.  

CLOTHING, LINENS & SEWING:

• 1933 4-piece Christening set (dress, coat, slip & hat); 1954 wedding dress; mink-collared sweater; ladies' clothing sizes S-L. 1 ladies' London Fog white jacket.
• 5 men's London Fog coats/jackets in XL; men's suit and tux; 3 snow/ski suits and pants (size 44/L/XL).
• Handmade 1940's crocheted King-size bedspread; 2 Klassbol Swedish linens; vintage cartoon character bedspread; blankets, tablecloths & sheets. 
• 2 tapestries (pre-1940) and a 1960's Peruvian weaving. 
• 2 Decorator's fabrics, 1950's silk teal fabric purchased in Hong Kong, remnants and sewing notions. 

BOOKS & OFFICE:

• HP PSC 500 printer/scanner/copier with additional ink cartridges (ink unopened), 2 shredders, and office supplies.
• Wide variety of books (displayed in master bedroom and on the patio). Old books include the following: 1840 The Life of George Washington; 1892 Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain; 1865 The Life of Davey Crockett; 1868 The Living World Vol. I & II; 1883 JG Holland Bittersweet Poems; 1845 The Practical Cotton Spinner; 1881 Bayard Taylor; 1909 Mrs. Joe's Housekeeping Guide; 1898 Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow; 1911 The Circus Boys Across the Continent and many more.
• ​Handmade vintage Minutemen flag and other flags and penants. 

MISCELLANEOUS:

• Toiletries include a bottle of Chanel No. 5 Eau de Cologne and a Healthometer scale. 
• Kitchenware and small appliances: stainless GE Convection/Toaster Oven; Breadmaker; new-in-box chocolate fondue fountain; 5-level food dehydrator; Salton yogurt maker; Farberware Broiler/Grill. Many old cookie cutters, vintage Pyrex, stainless nesting mixing bowls. 

TOYS, GAMES & OLD KIDS' STUFF (in the porch):

• Tonka, John Deere, Lionel & HO train stuff, Legos, Tinker Toys, Lincoln Logs, stuffed animals, Fisher Price, Buddy "L" Repair Unit Truck, vintage wood gameboards, vintage slot car track, Matchbox.
• Vintage kids' books & 1940's activities magazines.
• Boy Scouts of America: belt buckle, toys, scarves, clothes, medals, handbooks, bugle. 

GARAGE: 

• 8' aluminum ladder, hand tools and hardware, misc. wood. 
• 2 Paramount leaf blowers & yard tools.
• Sporting equipment: 4 bikes, 1950's men's roller skates, Solomon ski boots, Rossignol skis (like-new) #DV7L, snow equipment  & car racks, golf clubs & accessories, fishing stuff (lures, reels, tackle boxes). 
• Some hand tools, garden supplies, pots, and yard tools. 
• Storage containers and luggage. 
• Holiday stuff, including a Kirkland 7.5' pre-lit tree with 1500 lights. 
• Whatever we couldn't fit into the house. It's packed. 

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DIRECTIONS from 99th & Bell: Go north on 99th Avenue til you reach Del Webb/Lindgren. Take a left (west) onto Del Webb and then take a quick right onto 99th Drive.  We're down on the left at 18214 North 99th Drive. 

SIGNS:  We'll have our blue & white Memory Lane road signs guiding you to the sale. You'll find them at 99th Avenue &  Bell, 99th Ave & Union Hills, 99th Ave & Del Webb/Lindgren; Del Webb & 99th Drive. 

As always, we don't  allow "pre-sales" or previews, so everything listed in this ad will be available for sale at 8am the first day of the sale. From there on out, it's first-come/first-serve so try to get to the sale as early as possible if you have your heart set on something. ​

If you have any questions, please email me at memorylanesuncity@gmail.com. Or call or text me at 623-251-0249. 

We hope to see you there!

​Naomi​​​​