Retro Tinley Park Estate Sale: HALF OFF SATURDAY! DEALS & STEALS!

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Dates
Fri
Feb 22
10am to 3pm
2019
Sat
Feb 23
10am to 3pm
2019

Terms & Conditions

We do not give pricing in advance of the sale. There will be no pre-sales or previews.

Our numbers are passed out 1/2 hour before we open on Friday, and often on Saturday. You must be present to get a number, and also be present when your number is called.

Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express all cheerfully accepted over $20 at no additional charge. No personal checks.

Shoppers must be able to remove their purchases by themselves during sale hours; we do not have "muscle" available.

Everything is sold as-is, where-is. All sales are final.
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Description & Details

SATURDAY IS HALF PRICE DAY IN TINLEY PARK!

In 20 years, we've never seen anything quite like this -- and we're thrilled!

This is the estate of an avid shopper and saver. Everything was covered in plastic.  Everything. This is the cleanest house we've ever worked in, and we never had to so much as wipe down a glass or dust a piece of furniture. In her massive clothing collection, we've barely found any pieces that looked like they had been worn ... and in fact, so much of it still has tags on!

Here's the rundown on what you'll find in the sale, and if there's one ... chances are there are 5.  Or 10. She really really liked to shop, and she didn't use much of what she brought home. A LOT of what's for sale is brand new (but retro/vintage), in package or tags on. 

It's kind of like if Carol Brady sold everything in her kitchen and closets once the kids moved out ..... and then also bought a lot of jewelry from HSN when she got older. 

You're in for a treat!

 

Vintage clothing: there are a couple pieces that are pre-60s, but for the most part, this must be every thing they sold in Kresge's, Woolworth, and K-Mart in the 70s. Sizes are mostly vintage medium and large, shoes are 7, bras are mostly 38B.

  • Sweaters --most styles in multiple colors/patterns. Most unworn, with tags.
  • Blouses -- most styles in muptiple colors/patterns. Most unworn, with tags.
  • Skirts (see above)
  • Pull-on pants (see above and OH MY GOSH the double-knit patterns are insanely awesome!)
  • Pajama sets
  • Housecoats and Bed coats
  • Underpants
  • Girdles
  • Bras -- I think there are at least 20 of the same blue bra, all with tags still on .... and many more styles.
  • Full and half slips
  • Scarves -- chiffon and crazy retro acrylics
  • Shoes
  • Purses

Vintage Linens: again -- lots here with tags on (OR, according to her notes, she bought, washed, and then stored in plastic bags, never used)

  • Towels
  • Washrags
  • Sheets (full bed)
  • Dish towels
  • There are a few panels of barkcloth
  • There are 6 AWESOME Chenille spreads. One has fading, the rest are super clean. In today's terms, these would be full/queen.

Vintage Sewing: storage box after storage box of fabric. A lot of polyesters died in the making of all the double knit in this sale. There are also wools and cottons, synthetics.

  • Fabric
  • Notions
  • Thread
  • Sewing tools
  • 2 Sewing machines -- one vintage Singer, one never used free arm model

Vintage smalls

  • Capidomonte -- purchased mostly from HSN early 90s, most of it was still boxed.
  • Christmas pixie elf figurines and pixie cookie jar!
  • Head vases
  • Sears Neil the Frog cannister set, cream & sugar, clock
  • 2 china sets (one is Noritake)
  • Some vintage Estee Lauder fragrance and powder and a bit of Marilyn Miglin
  • A surprisingly large quantity of Plasticville building kits and one Lionel Log Loader with box.

Jewelry: at some point, she got bitten by the HSN bug, and there are loads of gold-over-sterling rings (look to be size 7) with sparkling semi-precious gemstones

  • Rings (gold over sterling and also several set in 10k gold)
  • Bracelets -- tons of tennis bracelets with colored stones. Several Suzanne Somers styles.
  • Brooches
  • Necklaces
  • Watches
  • Bags-o-fun

Vintage Kitchen

  • TexasWare dish set
  • Mallow Ware dishes in aqua
  • Chrome canister sets
  • Chrome cake dome
  • Chrome toaster 
  • Vintage Revere Ware copper bottom pots and pans
  • Nesco Roaster Oven with stand and inserts
  • Fun dishware
  • Fun kitchen gadgets (many still packaged)
  • Bakeware
  • Tabletop
  • Serving & storage (some nice vintage Tupperware)

Vintage Furniture

  • Dining room table with 2 leaves, 4 chairs
  • Retro kitchen table with chairs (that are covered in plastic)
  • 2 awesome slipper chairs (that are covered in plastic)
  • Traditional bedroom set (and the headboard was covered in plastic!)
  • MCM styled dresser
  • Hollywood headboard (that was covered in plastic)
  • Hollywood Regency lamps
  • Hollywood Regency coffee table, lamp table
  • Sofa (that was covered in plastic but ..... fabric has splits. Great bones for a redux!)
  • Orange MCM naugahyde long and low armless sofa

Cleaning stuff

In a house this spotless, you know there will be plenty of cleaning supplies -- brooms, dusters, lots of liquid dish soap, lots of Pledge, lots of foils and wraps, lots of .... all of that! Personal hygiene, also: soaps, shampoo, toothpaste, etc.

Garage

Hand tools, painting supplies, ladders, lawn and garden, gadgets, what-nots. Good picking in the garage.

.... and there's more as you look around. It's never possible to list everything, but the pictures will help tell the rest of the story.

 

Our numbers are passed out 1/2 hour before we open; we'll use a watched list for assigning numbers, but then the list is void. You must be present to get a number, and present to enter when your number is called ... or you'll lose your spot.

Cash is welcome; credit cards are accepted for purchases of $20 or more with no fee.

 

... and, as always, a Kiss on your way out the door.

 

Plasticville kits, Capidomonte pieces, vintage figurinesSale PicturePixie elf porcelain Christmas figurines, Pixie COOKIE JAR!, Sears Neil the Frog clockNeil the Frog canister set, cream and sugar, salt and pepperHead vases, Humpty Dumpty planters, Lefton angel figurinesSo. Many. Rings! These are all gold over sterling (Technibond mostly) or sterling silver settings. Semi-precious stones or CZ. Size 7These rings are set in 10k Gold and have semi-precious stones or CZ.Lots of neckaces set in sterling or gold over sterling with semi-precious stonesSuzanne Somers tennis braceletsDozens of gold over stelring or just sterling tennis bracelets with sparkling stones.Stacks and stacks of vintage sweaters and tops. a LOT of these still have price tags attached. All were stored in plastic. Some were marked "washed but not worn". Size is mostly vintage medium and large.Vintage blouses, tops, shells, pull-on polyester pantsMore blouses, shells, sleeveless blouses, skirts, sweatpants, most with tags.So many styles come in multiple colors. Here are 4 of this style.Awesome vintage cardigan with ribbon trim and sparkly buttons.Tons of sweaters. Most, tag on. Turtlenecks, mock turtles, cardigans, sweater vests ...........Tops, shells, sweaters.LOVE these. Shells with zipper backs, most with tags on, crazy good patterns.Sale Picture3/4 sleeve cotton coat with killer buttons! One fancy dress with jacket.Carol Brady or Shirley Partridge? Long sweater, matching knit pants. Nubby black wool coat with sparkling buttons and fur collarGreat coat, lousy picture. It's actually deep blue. 1940s. Beaded pocketsCan't get over the underwear! Bras are all tags-on -- I think there are more than 20 of the blue one. Most are 38B.Panties, shapers, half slips .... tags on!Girdles, sleepwareLove this "Smart Set!"Housecoats, dusters, coatsAnother closet downstairs ... purses were all (you guessed it!) wrapped in plastic, appear never carried.Shoes, mostly size 7, many 70s styles, most never worn.Bath linens, bedding, again -- most unused. Kitchen towels, washrags, dish towels, pot holders.Sale Picture2 patterns of barkcloth. Black is rougher but could be good cutters. Yellow has 2 panels that will be great for projects.Love this armless low naugahyde sofa!6 awesome CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN vintage chenille bedspreads (full). Purple one is a cutter -- it's faded. The rest are ready to go.Great vintage kitchen!Texas ware set and Mallow Ware dishes.Lots of kitchen gadgets, super clean, many still packaged. A Corelle set peeks at the right there.Chrome canister sets!Not this blurry in real life -- some pots, pans, and small appliances are still boxed.Cookware, bakeware, pots and pans.Excellent vintage Revere Ware copper bottom pots and pans.BakewareNoritake china. Pattern is "Melissa"Sale PictureHollywood Regency lamp table is spectacular. So is that martini set!Hollywood Regency coffee table, cool swan figures, some never-displayed Capidomonte pieces, Fenton Silver Crest banana standNice end tablesBeautiful dining room table has 2 leaves, 4 chairs.

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