As usual I took a trip out to Clark and Simpson Auction Yard to look at what they had for sale in their third Rural Bygones sale of the year
There wasn't anything particularly interesting in the big shed but outside were a collection of horse drawn vehicles that were worth a look.
Plenty of old enamel signs that sell for silly money.
Collections of old milk bottles and stone jars
This once would have been in the servants quarters of a big house for the gentleman and lady of the house to summon their staff to whichever room they were in.
There was a large collection of scales - the ones below were just a few. Why on earth would anyone collect scales!
This isn't an original delivery cycle belonging to a laundry company, it's much too tidy, must have been a prop for a museum or similar
I think this cycle below was also modern, it was labelled up as a sweep and coal merchant but it looked a bit too tidy and clean
Then outside where there were some interesting trailers etc for sale. This first one for workmen or a shepherd maybe - also not an original
I think the carts below were originals - one was decked up for a wedding.
But this was my favourite to look at - I'm not sure that it was really old
A huge collection of old horse drawn and hand operated farm machinery, very hard work for both horse and man on our heavy clay soil in Suffolk
The estimate for the gypsy wagon was £8,000 - £10,000 but I looked online and it didn't sell. They are now having a timed online auction of all the unsold lots from this sale - all 229 of them, including the gypsy caravan, with a reduced estimate. With 229 unsold lots - a quarter of the total lots - it doesn't sound as if their 3rd Rural Bygones sale of the year was very successful.
It's online at Clark and Simpsons until the 8th if you fancy a gypsy caravan! although you would need a horse to get it home!
I didn't leave a bid on anything - But it's always interesting to have a look.
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There were some lovely driving carriages there. As for stuff not selling, over-heavy reserves, one suspects. Can't think of any reason why one would want a coal-delivering bicycle. Did such a thing ever exist even? (we had horse and cart deliveries). I'm going through the catalogue and a couple of things I'd have bid on were I there. Amazed at the price the Cranberry Glass lamp went for - (£250 - blimey!!)
ReplyDeleteI thought the same about coal delivery - would have been horse and cart. But the bike looked much too new anyway. Can't think what the two bikes there would have been used for - some sort of display somewhere maybe.
DeleteJust realized that was the February catalogue I was looking at!!!
ReplyDeleteYou can enjoy the July and the September one now!
DeleteThere used to be a regular group of traditional horse drawn caravans camped at the edge of an open space in Peterborough for a few weeks every summer back in the early 80s, I wonder if they still go there.
ReplyDeleteNow we have problems with travellers parking up on playing fields, village greens etc and causing real problems costing thousands to put right after they are moved on. So different to the original gypsies
DeleteInteresting selection, but nothing to tickle the fancy, really.
ReplyDeleteNothing much of interest at all really
DeleteQuite a selection but like you and others above nothing I would buy.
ReplyDeleteAlison in Devon x
Some people collect some very strange things
DeleteI love seeing the interiors of the original style gypsy caravans, we see a lot of them resting in lay-bys near us in the weeks preceding the Appleby Fair every year. It's amazing how far they travel in them. There are some interesting lots there, but what an amazing amount of things not selling and having to be auctioned. I guess it shows what tough times we are living in at the moment.
ReplyDeleteWhen they first started these special sales they were full of interesting things but not now
DeleteLike visiting a museum! So many interesting things to see. I wonder who buys these things.
ReplyDeleteWhat would anyone do with some of the weird collections!
DeleteI'm wondering about the coal thing too. It's barely enough for one delivery. I remember horse and cart deliveries into the coal house at the end of the yard.
ReplyDeleteThe bike was really new and tidy so some sort of display thing I guess
DeleteI remember seeing one of those gypsy caravans on a lawn as we hiked through the Cotswolds in 2014. I imagine it was a play house for kids but maybe they did hook a horse to it and take it places.
ReplyDeleteAs for the stats on my blog - I have been amazed at the views too but with no increase in comments. What is driving that?
People often use them as a play house or garden office.
DeleteThe page views must have been AI bots
Most items seemed like things from long ago or replicas. I saw nothing I would have wanted to buy. Hopefully the auction sales will be better.
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering if it's worthwhile to carry on with these special sales now
Deletewhy wouldn't someone collect scales? They collect pretty much everything these days. I'm sure someone will weigh in with something.
ReplyDeleteHa!
DeleteThe horse drawn carriages are lovely as is the caravan. It would have been interesting to see everything for sure.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
I noticed the page counts had returned to normal too. That was just the strangest thing. I never looked until you mentioned it and saw that my posts had thousands of views. That sale looks like a great walk! My brother-in-law found an oil sign. He hung it on his garage. He quite nearly had a heartattack when someone drove up to his house and offered him $4000!
ReplyDeleteOooh what a fab sale! I’d have loved to have gone to that! But as someone else said, it’s more like visiting a museum. I wonder how much they will sell at their online auction! I do love the old signs but they are always stupid money.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like it would be good to just go and have a look around. Love the last cart
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