***ATTENTION! NO PARKING IN PRIVATE DRIVE FOR THE DURATION OF THE SALE***

This Arlington Heights sale is a collectors dream! Over two centuries of family belongings packed in one house. The family is originally from Livingston County, south of Joliet, where their German ancestors settled in the 1840s. They did not throw much out! Highlights include military collectibles from three generations of soldiers (the Civil War, Indian Wars, and WWII), antique furniture and steamer trunks, ORIGINAL art, Dishware/China/Decorative items, and various literature from the 1800s. Much more is included in the sale. Stay tuned for additional photos and details!  

Just some of the highlights...

ART:

• "Seafood and Wine" artwork by Dominic Cheng, acrylic and gold leaf 
• Framed lithograph of forest scene, 1893 by Chandler
• Oil landscape of forest scene, by Moro Henze (b.1925)

CLOTHING:

• Late 1800s/early 1900s Victorian Era women's clothing: corsets, scarves, bonnets, eg.
• 1920s floral sheer dress
• Purses and hand bags
• Women's hats
• Women's shoes, boots, and slippers
• Vintage silk gowns, early 1900s-1950s

COLLECTIBLES:

• Antique children's books from from the late 1800s / early 1900s
• Antique stoneware crock jugs
• Antique farming sickle
• Antique postcards and greeting cards
• Antique 1800s studio photos from towns of Joliet, Dwight, and Chicago
• 1933 Chicago World's Fair, Century of Progress, tickets to Fort Dearborn exhibit
• 1933 Chicago World's Fair food recipes booklets
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign college football / basketball programs from 1923 and 1924
• 1920s University of Illinois fraternity and ROTC material
• Harmonicas, including several from the Hohner Company of Germany
• German Bibles and religious books dating back to the 1840s
• Dwight Township high school yearbooks from the 1950s
• Vintage beer can collection from the 1970s/1980s
• Late 1800s Chicago grocery advertisement cards
• Late 1800s newspaper clippings regarding race relations, Robert G Ingersoll, and Chicago activities
• Automobile maintenance books from the 1920s 
• Primitive wood oar
• Vintage fruit crates
• Vintage Glass Slides
• Various Vintage Brown Stoneware Jug Crocks, Moonshine Whiskey Keystone Style Jugs, Various Gallons
• Various Size Vintage Butter Churns
• Victor Monarch Junior "Model E"
• Early 1900s elephant metal bookends, signed "Aronson"
• Milock cowhide luggage bag
• "Pitch Em" antique toss game
• 1900s cooking booklets
• Late 1800s German Lutheran Illinois church records, Livingston County
• Wooden goose statue made by Clarence Jacobsguard
• Primitive Candlelight tin projector
• Antique stereoscope with cards
• Fishing lures vintage
• Shark teeth
• Cigar boxes
• Industrial Wheeler Varnish Chicago wood shipping crate
• Drestone Victory wood racket
• Hand irons antique 
• Wood photo frames, antique and vintage
• Quilts early 1900s 
• RCA vintage small radio
• Postcards antique and vintage
• Silver plated hair brushes
• Small 48 star American flags
• Antique photo album from late 1800s, many photos were produced by J.B. Wilson of 389 State St., Chicago
• Wood bird sculpture, small and signed by "Noyes"

FURNITURE: 

• Antique J & P Coats spool cabinet with original advertisement  on the back 
• Antique Singer sewing machine and treadle table with cast iron legs 
• Dietzgen Company of Chicago industrial drafting easel 
• Knob Creek Shaker Style clock 
• Seth Thomas pre-WWII mantel clock 
• Seth Thomas early 1900s hanging wall clock
• 1930s-1940s Knapp-Monarch Jackfrost table fan
• Hurricane lamps
• Howard Miller table clock
• Large mirror with gold gilt design
• China cabinet antique
• Side board antique
• Like new leather chair and ottoman 
• Wicker chairs
• Gorgeous antique/vintage table with 3 chairs

HOUSEHOLD:

• Christmas and holiday decorations: ornaments, trees, figurines, dish ware, nutcrackers, eg.
• Cleaning supplies and detergents 
• Noritake Adela, made in Japan, fine china set: cups, saucers, bread plates, eg. 
• Sberna Deruta, made in Italy, fine china set: cups, saucers, plates, gravvy bowl, eg.
• Vintage Aynsley Porcelain Cup Saucer Set of Two, England
• Sterling silver salt and pepper shaker set 
• Sonoma set of 4 dishes Je demande du Boeuf
• Mackenzie Childs

MILITARIA:

• Civil War archive of Pvt. James H. Cromwell of the 129th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, who died of disease on 26 February, 1863, in northern Tennessee. Included is a condolence letter from a friend to James' wife, widow's pension records, enlistment record, and history of the 129th Illinois published in 1866
• Civil War era private purchase trunk named to James H. Cromwell
• 1850 published Bible named to James H. Cromwell with 1863 newspaper clipping announcing his death attached to the inside cover. The newspaper clipping includes an excerpt from the casualty notification letter sent to his widow, which is also for sale
• Civil War stationary paper with Abraham Lincoln image 
• Collection of 1870s militia items from Brewster S Rearick. He was the drummer boy for the "Dwight Guards", a militia company that existed in Dwight, Illinois, from 1874 to 1877. This unit later became the Parsons Guard and eventually became apart of the 129th Infantry Regiment, Illinois National Guard. Items included in the collection are photos of Brewster with his drum, a group photo of the Dwight Guards, a model 1872 dress shako with "DG" letters for Dwight Guards, part of a military drum, and a few other odds and ends. Originally we thought this veteran served in the Indian Wars. This was before we received more information from our client
• Collection of WWII Navy Seabees memorabilia, all from the same sailor: uniforms, letters, postcards, records, unit yearbooks, pins, photos, eg. He was stationed in the Aleutian Islands and Admiralty Islands
• WWI dog tag stamp kit, missing a few pieces
• Late 1800s/early 1900s Chicago Daily Tribune print inserts of the Boxer Rebellion and Spanish-American War
• 1960s Civil Defense instructions book

TOYS:

• Pre-WWII American Flyer train set and accessories
• 1930s Baffle Ball pinball machine 
• 1966 Miniature Cars carrying case
• Magnavox Odyssey game console and games
• 1960s Tonka shovel and fire truck vehicles 
• Marx King Arthur's Medieval Castle play set
• Early 1900s Play-O-Phone Xylophone 
• Wood spinning tops
• Hubley cap gun M1911 vintage 1950s 1960s