My Usual Visit to the Rural Bygones Sale

 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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