Estate Sale Gary checking in!

[estatesale_gary]

Hi:
I'm kind of a silent observer of this group and really enjoy the postings.

Rob Seger and I had a neat washer find this weekend and we have fun going to sales most Saturdays. I've been collecting 1950's furniture and pottery for a long time and have a house full of it. My partner Jay and I had our house featured in a local magazine.

I've been collecting Red Wing pottery for a long time and really have an alot of it - artware and dinnerware. Rob's been a big help when it comes to electronic restoration of televisions - including the one that is pictured in the article.

I'm also attaching a picture of the sofa in the basement. We had this reupholstered last fall.

http://www.mspmag.com/feature.asp?featureid=3230

 

[Unimatic1140]

Hi Gary, thanks again for you help schlepping that monster combo out of the basement.

Great article! You guys have such a fabulously cool house you should post some more pictures of it!

 

[Kevinpreston3]

Delightful Gary.....

very well done, and congrats on your house being featured in the article. That must have been exciting!

 

[tlee618]

Hi Gary, That article was so interesting. You have a beautiful home!! Thanks for sharing it with us. Terry

 

[toggleswitch]

Welcome Gary!

Nice to see you posting. How cool... your home featured in a magazine.

I must say it is fascinating to see that Mr. Unimatic has not only people skills, but mechanical AND electronic abilites as well. My hero!

Regards,
Steve

 

[chestermikeuk]

Art Deco Delight

Hi Gary

Wonderful pics of your home, love the blends of colour, thank goodness you brought "Deco Design" to the homes article, the bedroom of the Penthouse in the one above remined me of a crematorium etc...

So....do you have a working retro kitchen, am intreguied to see what appliances you have ???

Mind you after humping the big Westy this weekend I think I`d settle for a modern lightweight!!!!.....

Then again perhaps NOT...LOL

Cheers, Mike

 

[jetcone]

Oh I've been to Gary & Jays house

ITS FABULOUS! Especially when they put on the Ed Sullivan DVD's and you are sitting on that red couch!!

AND they put on a nice BBQ Too! Lots of potato options!
Glad to see you putting out on the site GARY !!!

Jon

 

[petek]

Very cool Gary..now you have to post some more pics, how else are we supposed to steal ideas

 

[veg-o-matic]

Gotta love anyone who offers lots of potato options!

Gary, love that Sylouette (or however the hell they spelled it!) with the cabinet that's only 10" deep. According to the ad, anyway. Lesse, add the extra 3" for the front mask and another 3" for the tube protector and that "10 inches" starts looking pretty deep!

And just because I'm talking about 10 inches doesn't mean you can chime in with some off-color remark! You know who you are.
Email it to me.

veg

 

[Versatronic]

Nice Gary

Very nice Gary. I love your place. You say you have a storage place with lots of leftover stuff. I have a basement and attic full of the stuff, too. I think it would be great if we could get some way to trade stuff on this site somehow. Like I have a vintage "womb chair" sitting in my basement. I have no place for it. But I'm on the hunt for other stuff. Just a thought. Looks like you're in St. Paul area and you can't exactly ship a womb chair through the mail, but...you get the idea.

 

[Maytagmom]

Forgive me for saying this.....

My gawd, THAT IS ONE SEXY SOFA!

I would give my left n%t for that...if I had 'em.....but I don't. Perhaps in my next life.

Please don't ban me, Mr. Webmaster!

Fabulous, just simply fabulous!

 

[gansky1]

Great pics, I don't think I saw the den since you painted in there - it looks great! You guys have found some very cool vintage stuff, it shows so nice in that great 50's house.

 

[estatesale_gary]

More pictures

OK...here's some more pics to give you some ideas. I can't figure out how to post an album online, so I'll post a few individual pics.

This is a picture of the other side of the basement.

 

[estatesale_gary]

More pics

This is in the same room as the big orange sofa.

Drinks, anyone?

 

[estatesale_gary]

57 Zenith Space Command

Got this at an estate sale for $15.00 and Rob Seger helped me restore it. Works great. I watch old shows on it often!

For those of you old enough to remember...that is The Best of Mrs. Miller on the floor behind the TV. Must be heard to believe..especially her rendition of "Downtown".

 

[estatesale_gary]

On the porch

This is where we hang out...the porch! Even an indoor BBQ with a copper hood!

 

[estatesale_gary]

Another kitchen shot

Fireplace in the kitchen!

 

[estatesale_gary]

Guests stay in this room....

...and can watch TV in bed!

 

[estatesale_gary]

Here is the porch

Image didn't show up in the post above.

Rob's going to yell at me tomorrow for taking up so much space on this site. I'll buy breakfast on Saturday!

 

[gansky1]

Great pics, Gary, and now one of the washer and dryer - they are classics in their own right, and I'm sure you'll be asked for them!

The lamps and accessories really really are the finishing touches, just great!

 

[estatesale_gary]

OK....here's the washer and dryer

These came with the house. Rob has replaced a few things to keep them running. They are from the late 70's - Montgomery Ward.

 

[estatesale_gary]

Another basement pic

I promise..this is the last picture. The far wall of the basement is a sculpture of a mountain scene. Lit with a neon tube from above - not florescent. Someone mentioned looking for a stereo. I bought this one 10 years ago and play it every day!

 

[veg-o-matic]

Waaaaaaahhhhhh! Everyone has a nicer house than I do!

"Best of Mrs. Miller", eh? So it's basically a blank album...?

veg

 

[tlee618]

Gary your home and collections are amazing. Love all the cool looking floor tile. Is this orginal to the home from when you bought it? Thanks for taking all of us on a tour! Terry

 

[spiralactivator]

The incomparable Mrs. Miller

"When you're alooone and life is making you looonely you can alWEEEEEES GOOOOO...DOWNTOWN!"

Your house is to die for.

 

[frontaloadotmy]

To die for!

Indeed. Yes the tile in the porch is quite beautiful

 

[maytagbear]

Gary!

What a marvellous, amusing house. I see lots of time, care, and hard work.

As for dear Mrs. Miller....after Arthur Treacher left for that great chippie in the sky, Mrs. Miller was the only reason I still tuned into the Merv Griffin show.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[foraloysius]

That's a very nice house indeed, I love all the style icons. Just a little request, is it possible we get to see the kitchen?

 

[Versatronic]

Wow

Fantastic collection. I'll have more comments later. But for now, please tell me about the Zenith Space Command. Is it a color TV? And the thing I'm interested in the most is the remote control for this TV. Do you have the remote and is that the remote that is sticking out in front of the TV? Is it detachable and how does it work exactly. Please explain.

 

[estatesale_gary]

1957 Space Command

This is a black and white tv. The remote is detachable. The mount on the front of the tv is a Zenith logo. The remote has 4 buttons - on, off, volume and channel. There are a series of clips on the tuner that allow you to bypass unused channels. It sounds very mechanical when in use. CLUNK.

The floor tile in the basement and the porch is original to the house.