KRESS FARM PRESERVE - Antiques & Primitives

Here's a brief history on how this sale came to be...   

   In 1961, Dr. Jacob Kress purchased this 1850's farmhouse and its surrounding 139 acres. When he passed away in 2017, Dr. Kress willed the property to his garden group with the stipulation that the contents of the house be sold.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a cash only sale. No checks or credit cards will be accepted.

On our middle day (Saturday) the Kress Garden Preserve members will be holding their annual plant sale and refreshments will be sold. Master Gardeners will also be on hand for questions.

Please be advised that nothing outside of the house will be for sale. As you approach the house, which holds the estate sale contents, you will see many wonderful items all around this beautiful piece of property. NONE OF THESE OUTSIDE ITEMS ARE FOR SALE. The sale will include only items inside the dwelling.

Here is just some of what you will find in this 1850's house...

• Vintage Harlequin pottery
• Vintage Bauer pottery
• Vintage & current Fiesta Ware
• Wrought iron patio furniture set
• Beautiful hall trees
• A complete 1940's antique dental office, including dental tools, dental chair, molds, dentures and great dental cabinetry
• Antique coffee bin
• Antique coffee grinder
• A very rare late 1800's "Cedar Rapids Pump Company" well pump (never in ground)
• Pie cabinets
• Hoosier cabinets
• Knock down cabinets
• Antique player piano
• Huge break fronts
• Antique hutches
• 1940's General Electric refrigerator (round motor on top)
• Antique piano roll cabinet
• Matching pair of Staffordshire statues/figurines - Circa 1854
• Great antique miscellaneous smalls including washboards, pottery, kitchenware and vintage collectables
• Curio cabinets
• Old paper including postcards
• Unique framed pictures  most are very old
• The accumulation of several unique and well kept book collections
• Jelly cabinets
• Antique dressers, chests, servers and beds
• Several miscellaneous armoires and trunks
• Several homemade pantries

As always, the staff of Al's Estate Sales will gladly assist you in loading up your purchases. This is very important with a sale like this as some of these items are huge. You bring the trucks & trailers and we'll load everything up for you.

Please note... we will be accepting bids late Sunday afternoon - our last day - for a buy-out on the leftover contents. There could be some wonderful pieces left over. This is an excellent opportunity for you re-sellers and flea marketers if you have a means to haul away items and if you have storage. For further information about bidding on the leftover contents, please see Al on any of the three days at the sale.