Monday 26 September 2022

Another Rural Bygones Sale

 The 3rd and final Rural Bygones Auction of 2022 took place a couple of weeks ago and as usual I went to have a look on viewing day just to see what rusty junk  interesting items were for sale this time.

These are 4 out of the 8 old  prints that  were for sale. They used to hang in railway carriages back in the hey day of train travel. One was Norfolk and the others much further away. They were in a much poorer condition than my two Suffolk ones that hang in the hallway here.


A Cannon or two anyone?


Very early washing machine!


And another - slightly posher?




Nice rocking horse.


The tattiest collection of taxidermy ever - think they should have gone in a bin years ago!


A gift for the House Maid in your life?


I would love to have looked through all these old postcards


Seaside saucy postcards that were so popular in the 50s and 60s


An idea for turning old stone hot water bottles into toilet roll stands. 


Very large glass bottle, could have sworn I'd taken a photo of a lovely Victorian glass bell shaped cloche which standing near the bottle, but I hadn't.


The biggest ever collection of old irons  (can't imagine anything more boring than an iron collection!)


This is a child size pine dresser - some lucky chid will have this to play with.


Just a few of the 1,000 lots on offer. If you want to see what they sold for you can search through HERE


Back Soon
Sue

25 comments:

  1. Interesting to see but I wouldn't want to own any of them.

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    1. Out of 1000 lots there was nothing I wanted enough to leave a bid

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  2. Now I shall be humming "Any old irons, any old irons" all morning. Did those sad stuffed creatures sell? Why would somebody buy them? I like the idea of an Improved Housemaid having her own box. And as for the ACME washer-mangle-cleanser-all-in-one... Well, wouldn't the maid-of-all-work just lve to wrestle with that on a Monday morning. The hwb/loo roll holders look odd to me, wouldn't want one in my bathroom.! Sue these photos are great, a good reminder of how much easier housekeeping is than in Great Grandma's day!

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    1. Loved the washing machines - what hard work Mondays were then

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  3. my gran ironed with flat irons on her range back in the 60s , it might be making a comeback with the price of fuel,,,lol

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    1. I had a tiny flat iron sitting around for years as a dust collector but gave it away when I moved here

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  4. It's always fascinating to wander around these kind of events. For some of us, we're seeing things that we grew up with. I would have been sorely tempted to bid on that box of postcards. Just to have a good old nose through them myself. Their fascinating things. Can always put them up on eBay later.

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    1. I think the postcards were the only things that looked interesting to me

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  5. I like the glass bottle I have no idea where I would put it. Always interesting things in an auction
    cathy

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    1. People often used to use them to fill with small change for charity but no one uses cash much now

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  6. It's true what they say - one man or woman's junk is another's treasure.

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  7. Walsham in Suffolk was featured last night in Lucy Worsleys program on the Plague because of the extensive records on Walsham. The show looked at a farmer and his family and how 3 generations died in the plague. The show looked at the village and talked to the local historian. It was the most interesting historical program Ive seen on Suffolk and it showed how the plague spread in the area coming from France on ships. The records from Walsham were amazing, all in Latin, but they had transcripts.

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  8. It is surprising to see what some people choose to collect. I've never seen so many irons! As they say, there is a buyer for anything.

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    1. Goodness knows what they did with all those irons

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  9. I might have been tempted by that 'posher' Acme washing machine - no electricity needed!!! You could swish away to your heart's content with one eye on the telly! Lol, lol.

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    1. We'll all be treading our washing in the bath soon to save electric

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  10. Stuffed birds look as though the moths have got in their case.

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  11. That looks as though it was a very interesting sale. I love the 'posh' washing machine and the child's dresser, but I think those poor birds should be given a good Christian burial!!

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    1. I looked to see if the birds sold and yes they did, I think for £65!

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  12. Thank you for the link to the Auction, as Keith wanted to know how much the cannons went for! Interesting seeing the prices some of the things sold for. Cast iron pig troughs etc make much better prices in our neck of the woods.

    I agree with Sue about the motheaten birds needing a good Christian burial! Definitely past their best!

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  13. Eek that taxidermy is rather creepy. As you say, they look a little past it lol. The postcards intrigue me. Jane had so many lovely ones. I kept some. It's so interesting to see how places have changed.

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  14. I agree the stuffed birds should probably have hit the bin a good while ago. Amazed that they sold for that much as I see in your reply to another poster.

    God bless.

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