Crystal Lake

October 3^rd – 4^th

354 Dolle Lane

Crystal Lake, IL60014

9am – 3pm

Numbers at 8:30am

Cash and Credit Cards Accepted

Steling Silver (Goram and Towle - Old Lace Pattern)

Bedroom

Full – sized bed with complete bedroom set (highboy and Dresser with mirror) – Mainline is the manufacturer.  Bunkbeds with dresser.  Queen bed set, including dresser with mirror / shelves and highboy.  Bedding is included with everything.

Art

Vintage embroideries, water colors, acrylic on canvas, oil on canvas and other media are used for the wall art in this home.  Additionally, there are wood carvings, vintage photos, genuine antique photos (>100 years old), and similar other items.

Garage

Toro Riding Lawnmower, Honda Snowblower, typical garage contents.  Also, we emptied the cabin on the BWCA (Boundary Waters Canoe Area) of Northern Minnesota this weekend.  So there are a few larger furniture items in the garage – we were able to fit the rest in the home.

Lighting

Dozens of table lamps (brass, milk glass, and others), Floor lamps (quite a few unique styles – see the photos on the website), Tiffany style lamp shades…

Toys / Games / Music

Barbie, Jigsaw Puzzles (up to 2,500 pieces), Bowling Balls, Lots of Vintage Board Games, Assorted Card Games, Poker stuff, Nintendo, Atari, Commodore, Computer Hardware and Software…

Books

Over 100 paperbacks, dozens of hardcovers including many 1^st editions prior to 1907 and several coffee table books.  Dozens of cookbooks. 

Furniture

3 Bedrooms:  Full sized bed with dresser and highboy, Queen bed with dresser, Full bed with highboy and dresser and a bunk bed set.  Hall table, several accent tables, Wall sconces, coffee tables, Barrister Bookcases (very old and require care), vintage oak file cabinet, Open Secretary (ca. 1890).

Assorted Items

The tool room / work room is typical for a craftsman who did a lot of painting and soldering to support his HO Train hobby as well as other endeavors.  Model Railroader magazines from the 1950’s, HO trains, kits and track.  Antique Beer Signs, Vintage jars with labels intact.  Threaded vintage wooden spools with ads on each end.  Tea caddies, many woven baskets, vintage clocks and tape players.  Very, very broad assortment of glassware – just pick a category and it is represented here.  Sleeping bags.  Coolers.  Vintage cameras, woven baskets, vintage clocks and tape players, glassware that is difficult to categorize, telephones, seashells, Philatelic reference manuals, numerous hurricane lamps of assorted shapes and sizes.  Quilting frames and materials, crafting materials, brassware, scores of picture frames, Hundreds of Matchboxes from around the US, Leather Razor Straps, Pentalyn 829 (box only).  Cukoo clocks, Televisions with home theatre components, vintage jewelry, flatware, American Terra Cotta, Vintage Ladies hats, lots of other stuff. 

I’m going to get carpal tunnel if I keep typing this inventory.  At least you have a summary version now.  This house is packed wall to wall – we spent several hours just moving tables around to make more room for more tables.  We filled the garage up with furniture just to make space for all of the small antiques and collectibles that had to be unboxed and displayed. 

There is a LOT in this house.  Most of it has not been mentioned here – just highlights…