Important info for onsite estate sale Benson, VT

We'll be drawing numbers today for the lottery. We are up to 80 numbers! My 4 year old granddaughter will be doing the honor of pulling numbers out of the bucket, so if you have any concerns please take it up with her--she loves to argue!

Due to the volume of interest and the limitations of crowd numbers placed on us we will be able to get 40 of you in at a time. The first 40 people should arrive at 8:00 AM. The next 20-40 should arrive in 1/2 hour increments in groups of 10. You are welcome to wait should there be openings. Drop in shoppers will need to wait until the numbered shoppers are done. Your lottery number will be the same for Phase 2 on the following weekend of this two part sale.

There is lots to see in this sale and it will take some a while to get through the 4 outbuildings and tent. Please be patient with us. We understand your time is precious and we are trying to plan ahead to keep the chaos at a minimum.

The driveway to this estate sale is horse shoe shaped and will be ONE WAY. Please follow the parking signs. Stay up to date with information here on this page or at the blog. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to share them. We'll do our best to help.

Thank you all for your patience and understanding in these quirky times. These adjustments are new to us too, but we're trying to plan far enough ahead to make this a fun and worthwhile shopping experience for y'all.

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We're at Vintage Market Days of Vermont Oct 11-13

Be sure to visit our HUGE booth at Vintage Market Days of Vermont October 11-13 at the Vermont State Fairgrounds in Rutland, Vermont. We spent the summer scouring the Vermont countryside to bring you a very nice selection of antique, vintage and just plain rusty so you'll have a fun shopping experience with us.

At the end of day 1 we've already restocked some of the booth and will bring in more fresh items on day 2. The same goes for the 3rd and final day when we'll have some terrific bargains for all you shoppers. With winter coming on we don't like to store things even if they don't take up much room or need feeding.

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Vintage oil lamps

I love old photos. This one shows the interior of a home with a grandmother and grandchildren. What I love about this photo is the shelf with the clock and 2 oil (kerosene) lamps. I recently purchased an old kerosene lamp that is similar to the one on the left. It's called a composite lamp because it has various parts to the base. Many of the items in the old homes were practical and useful, unless you had some wealth and lived in a Victorian home. Then your furnishings were much more elaborate and not always utilitarian.

This is not the best photo and even had some damage. I try to save as many of these old photos as possible by scanning them and then tweaking them for better viewing. They are worth saving for their historical and subject value. I can just imagine how comfy and welcoming this granny's home was. It took some effort to get candid or portrait photographs back in those days. Many of these photos were well cherished because they were rarely produced and sometimes the only image of a particular relative. Many are lost to damage and many times family members don't know who these people were.

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Alexander Family -- Pittsford Mills, Vermont

Alexander family from Pittsford Mills, Vermont

Mrs. Frank E. Alexander

Ruth & Henry Alexander--children of Frank E. Alexander

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Clinton Barns

Mr. Clinton Barns from Pittsford, Vermont. This photo was taken in 1914 in Northfield, Vermont. Mr. Barns may have been born December 1892. He would have been 22 years old when this photo was taken. Handsome young fellow.

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R D Barker Trucking, Rutland, Vermont 1935

R D Barker Trucking, Rutland, Vermont, plow truck in 1935. Not sure where this photo was taken but check out the load of stones in the bed to weigh the truck down for plowing. Murray, Rutland, Vt, signature in lower left corner. Anyone know who the photographer was?

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WFMJ Roy Rogers Riders Club and Post Cereal

What little boy didn't want to be Roy Rogers in the 1940s and 1950s? Nowadays, you'd better read the cereal labels to see what you're eating. Most of that stuff still isn't good for you but the marketing, back then, was fabulous!

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Cuttingsville, Vermont

This is a collection of old Cuttingsville, Vermont photos and post cards. Do you recognize any of these buildings or locations within the town?

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Bridge in Bethel, Vermont

This is an old photo of what appears to be the bridge in Bethel, Vermont. Where's the water?

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Randall Plumbing Heating, Rutland, Vermont

Sweet old black and white photo of Randall Co, Inc. plumbing and heating, located in Rutland, Vermont, 1950's era. Anyone know where this building was located?

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Uncle Charles?

This young fellow is wearing a uniform but I'm not sure what it is. The cabinet photo is marked what appears to be 'Uncle Charles' in pencil at the bottom on the front. Can anyone read the handwriting and verify his name is Charles for me? Handsome lad.

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Mary Elizabeth Sherman Hayes

Mary Elizabeth Sherman Hayes

Tintype of Mary Elizabeth Sherman Hayes.

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East Wallingford, Vermont

This is a collection of old East Wallingford, Vermont, photos and post cards. Do you recognize any of these buildings or locations within the town?

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