Devlin Estate Sales - Historic 1917 Home in Huntsville , TX

This historic home, built in 1917 holds 4 generations of antiques and collections. Gate will be open starting at 7:00 AM. All parking is on greass.   Everything is decades, if not over a century old. Former home  to a blacksmith, geologist, oil & gas - you will find many of the items in this sale will take you back to simpler times.  We look forward to seeing you there!  The home sits in a field and parking is on the property in grassy areas. Please don't park in the circular drive.   We will have parking signs available.  Additionally, some items may need to be professionally moved.  Due to the amount of antique furniture, we would ask you to being help, or be patient with us and we will assist in loading. 

Presale Items - we will consider selling the following items prior to the sale.  If interested, please email Stacy at stacy@devlinestatesales.com (Please no phone calls). 

• Macey and Globe-Wernick Stackable Lawyer Bookshelves
  • (2) 6 section 
  • (2) 5 Section (Sold)  
  • (1) 4 Section
• Primitive Antique Farmhouse Pantry
• Pump Organ
• Blacksmith Bellow
• Globe-Wernick Filing Cabinets
• Original Dealer Posters for 1963 Oldsmobile 5 millionth Rocket Give Away Sellathon and Sweepstakes.
• Entire Lot ofThe Oil & Gas Journal - These magazines range in date from 1927 through 1935
• Entire Lot of Fortune Magazines - These very well preserved magazines are from 1947 to 1952.
• Entire Lot of Life Magazines - These are in Fair to good condition.  Dating from 1937 through 1955.

Furniture (Assume all are antique) Additionaly, almost all peices have the original wheels on the legs. 

• Macey Co. and The Globe Wernicke Co. Bookshelves.  The are (2) six, (2) five and (1) four section units.  Additionally there are some extras for spare parts.  These are all from early 1900's
• Primitive Antique Farmhouse Pantry.  All Drawers are lined with galvanized metals.  This is a very large peice that will require professional movers. 
• Full sized bed with maching Dresser, Armoire and Mirror Top Dresser
• Twin Bed set #1 - with matching Dresser, Armoire and Mirror Top Dresser. Armoire is lined with Cedar. Vintage Metal Coil Bedsprings shown are sold separately.  
• Twin Bed Set #2 - Vintage Metal Coil Bedsprings shown are sold separately.  
• Several additional Mirror Top Dressers
• Cavalier Cedar Wood Chest - has the original key
• Large, Three Drawer Map Chest
• Dining Room Buffet
• Primitive Countertop Pantry
• Secretary Desk
• Vintage Enamel Table Top with Wood Base
• (2) Antique School Desks - one painted, the other natural wood.  Cast Iron Framing
• Several End Tables
• (2) Drop Leaf Tables
• RollTop Desk - Needs Restoration
• Fainting Couch - Needs Restoration
• Additional Book Cases
• Several Chairs and Rocking Chairs
• 2 Couches
• Lazy Boy Recliner
• Electric Recliner
• Antique Pump Organ
• Antique Childs Table and Chair
• 4 Rattan Chairs

Blacksmith Tools and More:

• Blacksmith Forge Belows - This stands at about 6 feet.  Condition is unknown.  Clearly from early 1900's or earlier. 
• 19th Century American Blacksmith's Anvil - 115 Lbs
• 1891 Wheelwright Little Giant N0. 3 - Special Wagon Cariage Hub Boring Tool
• Champion Blower Forge Blacksmith Wall Mount Drill Press - early 1900's.  We found this in the original packing crate. 
• Blacksmith's hand tools 
• 400 Lb. Antique Floor Scale - AB Wood, New York
• Antique Cavalier Green Ice Box
• 1920's to 1930's Kerogas Heater / Stove No. 6
• Omara Gas Heater
• Vintage Screw Type Floor Jacks
• Antique Sharpening Wheel
• Block Ice Claw
• Antique Flat Belt Pullies
• Antique Pull and Iron Push Plow
• Antique Myers O.K. Hay unloader
• Antique push behind seeder
• Antique Hand Seeder
• Anique Milking Jugs
• Cast Iron Cauldren
• Vintage Keystone Tractor Seat

Items of Interest, Collectibles

• (3) Antique Sewing Machines
• (4) Globe Wernicke Co. Metal Filing Cabinets
• Multiple Fruit Crates - mostly all are Apples from Eashington State
• (2) Antique Hand Crank Telephones - Complete
• Original Shipping Container for a Victor Radio with Electrola Model RE-45 (Very Cool!)
• Original Dealer Posters for 1963 Oldsmobile 5 millionth Rocket Give Away Sellathon and Sweepstakes.  These were found int he original shipping tube as well as other promotional posters for the dealer.  
• 2 Gallon Butter Churners, 4 and 5 Gallaon Crocks
• Ball Pressure Cooker - These are rare to find. 
• 1950's Hamilton Beach Shake Mixer
• Vintage Remington Typewriters
• Model 3 Victor Cine' Projector and Screen
• Vintage GE Portable Record Player
• Original Invitation to the JFK/LBJ Inaugeration 
• Original Invitation to the LBJ/HHH Inaugeration 
• 12 Gauge Waimann's Heil #5 Rottweil Shotgun Sheels.  One Box.  These are a collectible item. 
• Vintage Detectron Metal Detector
• Wardrobe Trunk
• Vintage Peitier Marbles
• Antique Baby Buggy
• Vintage Wahl Trimmer in original box
• Vintage Star Electric Vibrator in Original Box
•  Vintage Toys
• Collection of 1967 Red Sissors Borden Coupns - used back in the day to get items
• Several 1960's Texas Campaign sings, buttons and Bumper Stickers
• Professional Arm Wrestling Table

Collectible Glass, Silver

• (2) Antique Sterling Silver Vases
• Vintage Large Yellow Ramon's Little Doctor Counter Pharmacy Glass Jar
• Vintage Glass Penny's Candy Jar
• George Sakier Glass Bowl - Amber
• Hurricane Lamps
• Blue Atlas and Ball Canning jars
• Blue Delco Light Excide Glass Battery Jar
• Green Fire King Milk Glass Plates
• Log Cabin Syrup Bottle
• Pink Harmony Canning Jar
• (2) 1 Gallong Bordon Milk Jar
• 1 Gallon Carnation Milk Jar
• Vintage Grapette Clown and Elephant Banking Jars
• Vintage Whiskey Jars
• Vintage blackburn's syrup jar only
• Lots of Antique Medicine Bottles
• Vintage Soda Bottles - Like Dr. Pepper, Coca Cola, 7up, Sprite, we wll as discontinued brands and some from local bottlers that are not longer in the area (Huntsville, Trinity, Anderson, Tayer, Beaumont)
• Signed Photo of Charles E. Decker -  Professor at University of Oklahoma in the studies of Petrolium Geology. 
• Signed Photo of Johan August Udden -  Geologist, Teach and Inventor.  Kansas

Vintage Magazines -  We found a ton of well preserved, old managinzes consisting of Life, Fortune, Time, Look and The Oil & Gas Journal.  Going through these is like finding a stash of baseball cards and looking for that special find.  Some will be priced individually.  However, we will be happy to sell the whole lot as well.  

• Time Magazine - mostly 1945.  These issues show World War II area heros, villains and other great Americans on the covers. Check out the Roger Staubach from Navy issue!
• The Oil & Gas Journal - These magazines range in date from 1927 through 1935 - The are just about 100 years old and in amazing condition considering their age,  This publication came out of Oklahoma, and covered everything about the gas and oil boom of the early part of the century with evolving parts and techniques becoming available to improve the ability to pump out of the ground  These really interesting to read through. Publications ran from 1902 through 2016. 
• Fortune Magazine - These very well preserved magazines are from 1947 to 1952.  These were found int heir original shipping envelope which helped preserve the magazine,  Most of these are in mint condition.  
• Life Magazine - These are in fair to good condition.  Dating from 1937 through 1955.  Honestly there are too many to show at the sale.  We are pulling out select collectible editions.  But the whole lot is available to anyone interested.  So far we found a (2) Mickey Mantle! , Ted Williams, Joe Dimagio, Casey Stengal, Ben Hogan, a "Young" Quuen Elizebeth, Marylin Monroe,  Lucielle Ball, and so many others!  Will post more pics as we research the inventory. 

Books - this home has the equivilant of a Library.  There are books dating fromt he late 1800's tot he 1980's and range in a genres.  Impossible to provide pics and descriptions of all.  Here are a few:

• Progress of Nations - 10 volumes, 1930
• Walker County History
• Trinity County Beginnings
• A Treasury of Stephen Foster (Remember the line from Tomestone)
• Victor Hugo Works - with the likes of LEs Miserabe, 8 volumes, 1887
• Messeges of President, 18 volumes, 1897
• The Works of Louise Muhlbach -  12 Volumes, 1893
• Critical and Miscelaneous Essays, - Thomas Carlyle, 6 volumes
• The Library of Entertainment - 13 Volumes, 1918
• Author's Digest - 20 Volumes, 1927
• The Standard Reference Work - 11 Volumes, 1925
• Third Annual Institute on Oil and Gas Law, and Taxation - 11 Volumes, 1925
• Kodak Library - very old books of actual black and white photos from around the globe. 
• Collection fo 4 books - The Pinoneers, The Pilot, The Prarie, The Pathfinder all by J.Fennimore Cooper 
• The Fanny Farmer Cookbook (2) 
• Report fo the Attorney General, Department of Justice 1917, 1917, 1918 and 1919
• All Quiet on the Western Front -  Erich Maria Remarque 1929
• Comedies - a 4 Volume Collection if William Shakesphere - 
• Pictorial History of the World's Great Nations - 1882
• Farmers in a Changing World -  1940
• The Hornet - Huntsville High School Yearbooks from 1953 to 1955
• Flair Magazine Annual Report form 1953
• Who's Who in Texas - 
• Standard History of the World - 11 Volumes, 1928
• A History of Texas - 5 Volumes, 1924

Plus so much more!