Antiques and Vintage Furniture from an Estate in Franklin, TN

This sale features items belonging to a prominent downtown Franklin businessman and former Alderman, including many antiques and memorabilia of local historic interest.  Please view the photo gallery to see images of the highlights below:

• Antiques and collectibles from Franklin,TN
• Floor lamp (converted from gas, reportedly once belonged to the Carnton Plantation)
• Vintage Clothing
• Vintage toys, dolls, and dollhouses (from the 1930s to the 1970s)
• Biedermeier Occasional Table
• Red Contemporary Chaise
• Solid Wood Hideaway Book Chest
• 1938 Zenith Radio
• Leitz Microscope
• Sterling Beer Last Call Bell
• Oriental Weavers of America Collection Rug
• Antique Early American Curio Cabinet
• Patio Furniture
• World War II era framed newspapers and photos
• Vintage Ford Gum & Machine Co., Inc. One-Cent Gumball Machine
• Classic 45s, LPs, and Music/Teen magazines from the 1940s and '50s
• Collection of 1980s baseball cards
• 21” 6HP Ariens high-rear wheel push mower with rear bagger attachment
• 35 boxes of vintage bolts, nuts and fasteners from Midwest Fastener Corp. in original sorted boxes and cabinets
• Antique radios, record players and toy train sets
• Lawn/Garden/Hand tools
• Lots of assorted vintage “reclaimed” doorknob sets  
• 1950s era Horoscope Coin Scale, Made by the Watling Scale Co., in very good condition!
• Ariens push mower with large rear wheels and a 6 HP Kohler engine

Included in this sale is a 1966 1/2 Ford Mustang 2+2 Fastback 289

• Nashville, TN car
• Engine NOT original HiPo 289
• 4-speed manual
• Pristine interior—Like new!
• Body in good condition
• A/C
• Doesn’t run
• Actual mileage is unknown, but appears to be a low mileage vehicle that was well-maintained for most of its life
• Being sold by original owner’s daughter and is near, but not at, estate sale location
• Could be restored with a minimum of effort and expense—great investment and show-car potential!
• Shown by appointment only beginning Saturday, Dec. 1—e-mail Mark at mmcclure@caringtransitions.net for more info, photos and a spec sheet on the car. Car will be sold via a 24-hour, limited-access online auction this weekend.