Now I want to collect watches!

Vintage 1969 Men’s Seiko World Time Automatic Wristwatch

Description

This sale is for a

Pre-Owned Collectible Watch

that we bought at an estate sale.

This fine watch represents the end of an era, by 1969 Seiko had perfected the automatic winding watch mechanism in the 61xx calibre movement.
1969 is also the year that Seiko produced the first quartz watch, from then on the automatic took a backseat with the 1970′s 71xx movement.

For more info you can read this excellent article from Adriano
Ramos Passarelli (the English version is here here does not contain the pictures).

This watch has the classic 6117-6010 movement, it has a date register and a third 24-hour hand calibrated to the main hour hand and an inner bezel.
The inner bezel is for setting the time zone and is turnable when the crown is closed.
At halfway, the crown controls the date register and at full extension it controls the time.

Condition:
Gently Used – Great for 41 years old, normal wear, some marks, see photos.

Let the Shopping Commence!

Well, Black Friday and the whole weekend is over and done. Some of you got some great deals!

Be sure to check us out for more great sales as we get closer to Christmas!

Thanks for shopping with us!

Black Friday Deals!

How did it get here so fast??

We have been talking for weeks about what kind of sales we would do in the stores and now its here and we have been working so hard on getting things listed that we haven’t gotten ready to put things on sale! ooooPS!

The plan at this point is to get everything on our ebay store on sale from Thursday Thanksgiving evening at 6PM Pacific time to 7 PM Pacific time Friday.

We want to call it our 25 % off for 25 hours sale, not everything 25% off but everything will be on sale for at least 10% off and most things will be 25% off.

Black Friday

25% off for

25 Hours Sale!

http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Ablurks-Needful-Things

At Bonanza we were lucky, there is only one way to do a sale there. They call them “Rushes” now.  As a seller you need to join one that they have scheduled, fortunately they have a “Collectibles Rush” going Friday at 3 PM. About a third of the things that we have for sale at Bonanza are collectibles.

So we will be hanging out in our booth from 3pm to 7 Pacific time tomorrow, hope you stop by

Link to our Bonanza Booth

http://www.bonanza.com/booths/Ablurk

and

Link our collectibles section

http://www.bonanza.com/booths/Ablurk?item_sort_options[filter_category_id]=1&item_sort_options[per_page]=48

Calvin & Amelia’s Ewer

Up for auction is a used Water Pitcher that we bought at an estate sale.

This metal pitcher has only one marking that we can find.
On the side was engraved what appears to be a crest from a ‘ Hotel Oakland ‘
The engraving as well as the detail on the handle is extremely worn.
(see photos below)

We could only find information on one ‘Hotel Oakland’

Originally constructed between 1910 and 1912 with funds exceeding $3,000,000, the hotel became a prominent social center during
the next decade. Presidents Wilson, Coolidge, and Hoover were guests at the facility, as were other celebrities,
including Amelia Earhardt, Sarah Bernhardt, Jean Harlow, and Mary Pickford.

During the 1930′s, the hotel was forced into bankruptcy several times as the result of the depression and management difficulties.
In 1943, the U.S. Army took possession of it for use as a hospital. All furnishings were auctioned off, including irreplaceable
chandeliers of which only photographs remain. Following World War II, several unsuccessful attempts were made to
reopen the hotel for public use. The Veterans’ Administration eventually occupied the facility as a hospital until August of 1963.
For the next 15 years it stood vacant. In 1978
a Boston-based developer obtained possession and remodeled it into a housing project for the elderly. It remains in this use today.

Currently, the exterior of the building and all two-story spaces on the main floor are on the National Register of Historic Spaces.
These grand, ornately decorated rooms include the main entrance lounging room; the Corinthian-columned,
5,000-ft2 ballroom; the dining room; and the cafe, which has 30-ft-high oak-paneled walls and a finely detailed plaster ceiling.

Condition:
Used – As seen in the photos
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Stump Table

Well it took us awhile and some patience on our part, but we finally found the perfect home for the ‘Stump Table’ with smoked glass top.

The new owner drove out from L.A. She said that she had been searching and searching to find a stump that had not been finished with acrylic or lacquer, but had been left in it’s natural condition and one that was all one piece. It sure was a beautiful work of art and I’m sure it will be the center of attention in her decor!

For Sale: Classic American Pump Pellet Pistol

Like new, I never had time to shoot it, I just bought it last year.

Crosman Classic American Pump Pellet Pistol 1377

Includes manual

ASKING $50.00
(more pictures below)

We aren’t allowed to sell this on ebay or Bonanza.

Use the “Contact Us” button if you’re interested.

American Classic Pump Pistol

Thanks for looking!

We aren’t allowed to sell this on ebay or Bonanza.

Use the “Contact Us” button if you’re interested.

How to build a 3D Christmas Village

We are in the process of getting all of our Christmas village pieces up for sale online. We still haven’t found a fast routine to get stuff listed.

As soon as we get all the pictures taken of the hundred? village parts, we’ll get a better count and get this article written that we have promised.

Please stay tuned… hopefully by next Friday :-}

You can comment and we will let you know when the article is ready.

“Check it Out…Check it Out!”

That is what one of the vendors at the Saugus Swapmeet hollers out every few minutes! He cracks me up, I think he is selling cell phones and such. I’m too impressionable to go up and see what he’s got. I know that if he started talking directly to me, I’d be sold, and I’m not shopping at the swapmeet, I’m supposed to be selling!

I do buy my fruits and veggies there at the swapmeet now though…they’re fresher than Costco, let alone the supermarket.  I found a great “swapmeet” up in Big Bear, CA. They have quite a few organic fruits and vegetables vendors there, and you can’t beat the prices. But sadly their swapmeet is only from April through October…the snow, don’tcha know!

Anyhow, I just want you all to keep checking back, we just got a huge estate sale, so we’ll see what new goodies there are to have!!