Today it was time once again for the Lions Clubs’ annual consignment auction… an event generally I think of as marking the near arrival of Spring. It was breezy outside, but at least it wasn’t snowing as it had last year. As there wasn’t anything that I couldn’t live without, I took some photos and headed home. Here are what I perceived to be the highlights of the sale – all items of architecturally-related interest:
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Exterior door, circa 1880’s with original rim lock.
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Industrial lighting.
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Decorative iron grilles, c. 1960’s.
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Upside-down pair of two-panel doors, circa 1930ish.
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Large assortment of vent and flue material.
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Section of 1920’s kitchen wall cabinet. Note bracket on side, which undoubtedly once held a can opener.
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This was a fun discovery – a Murphy bed! Not sure if Murphy was the manufacturer, but it is an in-the-wall folding bed hidden behind a wide door. It even had the original mattress! Also included were a tiny folding headboard and footboard which resembled iron beds from the 1910’s.
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A pair of door sidelights, c. 1915.
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My favorite discovery – a hardware store display of “modern” cabinet hardware, c. 1940’s.
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Even the back side was put to use! I thought about staying to bid on this, but didn’t want to hang around for three more hours.
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Four-panel door with original varnish and hardware, c. 1905.
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Three blonde slab doors, c. 1960. (No, these aren’t from the trailer I posted about recently, but at least whoever removed these doors recognized that they still have value and utility).
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Two pairs of glass blocks, c. 1950’s.
That’s it! We’ll try again next year!
I love auctions. Very exciting. And, oddly, a lot of tedium as you wait. Fun finds!
Cool stuff! The cabinet hardware display is especially neat. It’s almost like a ready-made museum piece!