this auction is a Goodie, Player piano w/rinky dink & piano music rolls, piano lamp stained glass green, 30+ oil lanterns, 10 AM CST, 8:30 am viewing, Booking Estate Sales & Auctions Now, call us Quick, No Buyer's Premium! Absentee Bids Welcome! a live bidding Auction

by Estates & Auctions by Diana Cook, 2 outbuildings to go through yet, where best items are, can't get in doors 'til snow melts-plan to spend a full day..Starting photos, many more photos & listings coming-Victorian high chair w/cane seat, Victorian rocking chair, other antique, Victorian & oak furniture, Martha Washington type sewing cabinet, oak thread cabinet w/sewing supplies, large wood cheese box, 8 1/2 ft. tall Herschede cherry grandfather clock circa 1913 from Judge Elbert H. Gary? who City of Gary, Indiana named after, more details on Herschede tall case clock at end- 1896 rocker, 2 lyre end tables, wood bench w/wood casters, old gas pump w/Pure Oil motif globe, rectangular Pure Oil gas service station pump, neon Pure Oil clock 1940's, small safe "as is," floor lamps, 1920's wicker table lamp, 60's mid-century fiber optics lamp, Tommy The Who poster, several play lobby cards Cats etc., cups & collectibles from plays Phantom of Opera, ephemera, paper collectibles, Gary, Indiana collectibles, post cards, 12 Playboy magazines Jan-Dec 1958 in protective binder, 14 VIP Playboy Club magazines 60's w/35 cent price & early 70's, WWII war news clippings, costume jewelry, 2 oriental/ Asian dolls, 25+ Lionel train cars incl. 2 engines standard gauge, boxes of train track, primitives, yarn winder, library table, roll top desk, wood rocking horse, old accordion, ornate bed frames w/headboard, footboard& wood side rails; artwork, ornate frames, Currier & Ives framed prints, glassware, depression glass, porcelain items, porcelain wash bowl & pitcher, porcelain chamber pot stamped Dresden, vintage kitchen items, old dentist tool cabinet iron & glass, black iron pot belly wood burning stove, White Star stove & oven, 1913 Model T Ford steering wheel, 30" wall telephone, Coke Coca Cola machine, cement lawn jockey black Americana, iron water pumps, 3 ft. sprinkler from Gary, IN Gleason Park, metal shepherd hooks, lawn decor, wood ice box, metal beds, Victrola standing music box electrified Lyon Healy Chicago-works, modern kitchen cabinet, modern bookshelf, 3 ft. wide heavy wall mirror w/beveled glass, old round wood framed mirror, miniature Louisville Slugger baseball bats, wrought iron footstool, bun warmers, shepherd's hooks, yard art, household, many collectible smalls & MORE, ...

50+ Clocks--Antique tall case, wall & mantle clocks, most if not all have key & pendulum & the cabinet cases are in very good shape, Granddad Orel "Rabbit" Melton was a regular auction-goer for decades until his passing in 2004, knowledgeable of fine antiques his passion was collecting clocks-1890 Statue clock marble base 2 key holes spelter metal w/2 accent side metal & marble decorative flower pots, 15+ wood wall clocks w/2 key holes for time & chime, Revere grandmother clock Westminster chime Telechron motorized, Regulator New Haven, Conn. wall clock 1-key hole, Herschede grandmother no key hole, grandmother wood case tall clock can't get to it yet to see name, 2 Granddaughter clocks w/2 key holes, Regulator A wall 2 key-holes, RA wall 2 key holes, Standard Time wall 2 key holes, advertising wall clock Blue Island Jeweler 260 Western Ave & More ...

-- Additional Info about Judge Elbert H. Gary Grandfather clock (unverified authenticity)--we're giving you what we've gathered so far about this unique clock. All documents & paper trails will be available for your review during inspection time period on auction day (or earlier by request). These papers will be turned over to the winning bidder & new owner of this Herschede tall case clock. Cherry wood 8 1/2 ft. tall Herschede, full length beveled glass, moon dial face with Zodiac signs. Takes one month for moon dial to complete its circle, 2 key holes, 30# weight runs time, #55 weight operates strike & Westminster chimes, refinished cabinet, replaced chime strings& replaced door cloth (original cloth piece samples in envelope). Judge Elbert H. Gary, born in Wheaton, Il. 1846-d 1927, financier & on board of directors U.S. Steel Corp./Carnegie Steel. Reportedly purchased this clock 1913-1914. Orel "Rabbit" Melton has an entire folder of papers about this clock. In 1970 he purchased it directly from a known clock officiando. Both that clock dealer & Orel Melton for decades claimed it is Judge Gary's clock. I personally saw this clock in Mr. Melton's home in 1980's as he was deservedly proud of it. There's 8/27/1979 letter from Herschede Clock company in Starkville, Miss. matching its serial #1415 to its factory shipment on Nov. 22, 1913. There are reported pictures of this clock in Judge Gary's office-yet to be found. Any & all with active interest in this clock should call me TODAY, I'll talk to you about what I know (please don't wait until day before or day of auction, super busy for any good auctioneer& its likely I won't get to talk with you at any length).

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Sandie & Lee Jewett, Living Estate & Estate of Orel "Rabbit" Melton The Jewett's, avid auction collectors, lived at this home 50 years & are moving to much small quarters-it's time to let it all go to the highest bidder. Auction on-site at the Home, Real Estate for Sale too (by direct private sale) Outside Auction, Dress for Weather, 2-Auction Rings, Plan to Spend the Day, Restroom Facility, Food Service by B & J Food Specialties Catering

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