American Picker’s Paradise Estate

  Of Harold & Ruby Grimsley

Vintage cars, guns, jewelry, clocks, advertising, antique furniture & glassware/china.  

This is not an auction, it is a tag sale ready for you to shop. The Grimsley family has lived on this property for 100+ years.

Sat. March 16--9AM--4PM

Sun. March 17--1PM--4PM

Mon. March 18--10AM--4PM

Tues. March 19--10AM--4PM

1)      1930 Ford Model A 2 door a nice restoration, runs and drives well

2)      1978 Corvette Silver Anniversary with about 55k miles   Nice original car.   Good driver

3)      1947 Ford 4 door   Older restoration  great driver

4)      1969 Morris Minor  Right hand drive restored, paint not perfect

5)      1941 Buick Sedanette (slant back) this car was on the show room floor of Amos & Andy Buick from the early 60’s until the 1990’s.  It has 43K original miles old repaint great driving car that was prepared for the Great American Race, but did not compete

6)      1964 Corvair 2 door   Nice older restoration

7)      1976 Triumph TR6  Good looking, good driving British sports car

8)      1973 Chevrolet truck  bought new by my father.  Average amount of rust.  Runs/drives but has not had much maintenance in several years & parked outside for years

9)      1976 MG Midget 25k original miles old repaint nice interior good driver, good car

10)  1986 Jaguar XJ6  4 door sedan with 90k original miles good driver, a/c doesn’t work

11)  1989 Jaguar XJS V-12 Convertible 40k original miles nice car

12)  1990 Mazda Miata 17k original miles show room new  window sticker

13)  1979 Datsun pick up   80k original miles.  Several dents in body, seat shows wear solid old truck

14)  2 Honda mopeds

15)  Farmall A tractor,  nice

16)  Farmall H tractor, nice,  the A is a small tractor, the H the larger

17)  1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass  reasonable old car everything works

18)  Gooseneck car hauler

Cub Cadet yard tractor

4 Vintage Hit & Miss engines

2003 Harley Davidson Sportster 18K miles bought new by Mr. Grimsley

Guns and Pistols:

Furniture:

Walnut Victorian table, pair 1952 tri level mahogany end tables, cedar chest, fern stand, tall curio with side door, Victorian channel back arm chair, rose double recliner, maple end table, 2 small foot stools, depression era vanity with stool, double bed, & chest of drawers, White Oak reproduction ice box stand, spindle magazine holder end table, double oak curved glass china cabinet, Ideal radio smoker cabinet, side chair from Argentina, American Drew queen bedroom suite with bed, chest of drawers, dresser with mirror, & night stand. Oak lighted china cupboard, round oak pedestal table with 4 oak chairs, short oak curved glass mirrored china cabinet, shaving stand for pitcher & bowl, dresser, mirror and matching full size bed, pine wardrobe, 2 antique heavy safes- National Safe & Lock Co, full spindle bed, 2 old spindle beds, 2 drawer legal file size cabinet, 4 drawer file cabinet, old wood office chair, large executive desk, International vintage sewing machine in nice wood cabinet, pair wood stands, caned chair, pair maple kitchen chairs, tapestry arm chair, depression era half moon table, another smaller smoking cabinet, walnut curio stand, small oak table painted red, round piano stools, 6 pc. depression era bedroom suite, glass claw antique end table, bentwood chair, wing back chair, wood child’s tree swing, tall étagère with mirrored back, antique 6’ oak glass table top slant front showcase, antique glass ball center table, slat swivel bar stools, pair blue leather wing chairs as is, antique child’s twig chair, antique Arts N Crafts end table, large library table with glass claw foot & gargoyles biting the lower shelf in place, child’s caned rocking chair, hat stand,  2 rocking chairs, round wicker table, oak washstand, fern stands, several odd chairs, peely paint highchair, wooden bowl on legs for yarn, old wood wall cabinets, and more.

Clocks: Vintage figural electric clocks

8 day OG with original weights Forestville Manuf. Co.

Teardrop E. N. Welch mantle clock

Walnut shelf clock

Seth Thomas oak kitchen shelf clock

German shelf clock

Jupiter shelf clock

E. N. Welch rosewood clock

Oak Sessions shelf clock

Seth Thomas from old Post Office in Rossville, Ga.

Seth Thomas alarm clock

Car clock in a case- Waltham

Repro of skeleton clock

Vienna regulator clock

New Haven banjo clock

Regulator Sessions Clock Co. wall clock

Ansonia Japanese school clock

New Haven 14 day clock

Waterbury Victorian wall clock

German wag-on-wall clock

English post clock

8 day OG clock

Gilbert Bim Bam mantle clock

Jerome 30 hour OG clock

Oak Grandfather clock

Time only Seth Thomas clock

Walnut shelf clock with alarm

Miniature clock

Several more clocks

Miscellaneous:

Exceptional collection of gold pocket watches & wrist watches

Diamond rings: 2 carat solitaire ring, .60 ct European cut solitaire, several gold diamond rings.

Radio Controlled  airplanes with accessories

Smoking collection of pipes, pipe holders, advertising signs, lighters, ashtrays, etc.

Small knife collect & some black cow bells

Many antique tools & farm equipment- Chattanooga Plow Co.

Vintage key making machine with store display of blanks & lighted top globe

41- 1930’s to 1970’s electric vintage radios, old telephones

14 ft fishing boat with trailer and 18 hp 1957 Johnson motor

Camper for standard pickup

Collection of old tools for carpenter, auto or oil drilling

Old Singer in oak curved cover with key

Old fishing rods (some bamboo), reels, tackle, box, fish prints

Camera equipment, old toys, & great vintage bicycles

Rectangular beveled mirror, many great old framed prints

Several Fenton hobnail ruffled pieces

Large enameled advertising signs-Ford used cars, Gulf, Sinclair, Veedol motor oils, Tiolene,  Morton Salt, Carhartt overalls, Garrett Snuff,  RCA Whirlpool air conditioners, Texaco Gasolines, many others great advertising signs.

Collection of  22  vintage wind up alarm clocks

Collection of antique table electric fans

Collection of lanterns and oil lamps

Outstanding collection of antique carnival glass

Vintage Coca-Cola machine, old coke trays, wood boxes, bottles & old coke Buddy doll

Nice medical equipment: 3 examination tables, procedure exam table, metal with glass door medicine cabinet, roll around medical tables, 2 exam lights, instruments, tray tables, light box, medical equipment, weight scales, green medical cabinet.

Black collectibles featuring Aunt Jemima wind up alarm clock, tablecloth, tea towel, reminder, salt n pepper, iron andirons with Aunt Jemima & Uncle Mose and other black figurines.

Several sets of china, crystal, crock mixing bowls, sterling, silver flatware, wooden churn, crocks, many vintage kitchen items. R S Prussia bowls.

Miscellaneous: Red magazine holder on a stand, wood table radio, black ceramic elephant, Silvertone record player with speakers on side, luggage, nice quilt frame, fans & heaters, Harmony guitar, pair of  Foo dogs, antique optician’s tray, Maytag wringer washing machine, set of metal wash tubs, 2 Maytag motors, collection of oil cans, many John Deere ( & others)  tractor manuals from 5 to 15 years old, 3 framed Disney cells, watch makers lathe, professional grade jewelry buffer, collection of antique door knobs, water fountain porcelain with 4 outlets from Mobray School, architectural items form church built in 1898, costume jewelry, clothes, shoes.  

More items:

Vintage toys and old large composition doll

Crosley Fiver wood table radio

Maytag white washer and dryer

Soddy Banking Co., Soddy Feed Co., signed and numbered prints by R.Gallaher

Black parlor stove mailbox

Several old handmade quilts

F and F Mold and Dye Works black collection

Atlas Windshield Wiper Blade store display

Normandy clarinet in case

Heisey punch bowl

Vintage Harmony guitar

Few old coal mining tools

Vintage Keys While You Wait key machine with many blanks

Five rod iron patio chairs

Old Lance and Gordon glass store jars

Set of four large vintage school chairs

Old trunk, Ideal metal double wash tubs

Small white screen door pie safe

Vintage Sanitizor vacuum cleaner

WWII flight cap

Copper rooster weather vane, small windmill

Collection of old metal animal traps

Collection of record albums

Tall spindle handcrafted bookcase

Small coin collection

And many more treasures to come shop for.