November 9 & 10, 2015

Posted by on Oct 29, 2015 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Indulge me for a moment – or a long paragraph – or a few …

Most of the time we meet our Sale Families it is for the first time. A friend, realtor, or neighbor has recommended Blue Tape Sales to them, sometime it’s our website or that they’ve been to our sales. This sale is for a family member – not by blood, but through life’s happenstance and forever ago, Eddie became an Uncle. Eddie passed away this year and since you will be coming into his home for the sale, I want you to have a glimpse of who he was …

My sister-in-law grew up in the home next to Eddie’s family. He took care of his father when he was ill and stayed in the family home the remainder of his own life – and always – and in many ways – took care of people. Eddie was pure joy and smiles and kindness. At family gatherings, the women always received a box of chocolates. He loved, and had a second home in, Vegas. He loved Carnival glass and collecting – e-ver-y-thing … not as investment, but because it make him happy. And for the most part, he didn’t part with much over the years … we have (what we believe to be) his original Superman sweatshirt from when he was a child … he was 73 when he passed.

He was ill for several years and some of us never knew it how ill … he was about living, not dying. We are honored to be hosting this sale and to have been chosen to navigate through his decades of belongings and THOUZands of items of “happy”. We hope you’ll come by for a visit – we look forward to sharing his joy : )

4305 West 78th Street
Prairie Village, KS

Home is located just West of the YMCA between Mission Road and Roe Ave.

MONDAY, November 9 …………… 7:30am to 4pm (2-4p @ 25% off)

TUESDAY, November 10 ..……….. 8am to noon @ 50% off

Where to begin … but before we do, we suggest you bring a box with your name on it so you may gather your smaller treasures and have them identified.

We have a stunning Thomasville 2-tower Queen headboard with storage and bridge, many-MANY curio-oh-Ohs and glass-front cabinets and shelf units …

Matching solid wood scroll twin beds, 2 sets of twin mattresses, an impressive 6 drawer antique hiboy, antique desk/vanity w carved mirror …

A matching pair of brown patchwork-accented naugahyde loveseats (helloooo, 1972), end tables, solid wood round kitchen table/4 barrel chairs …

A 20-drawer wood tall card file cabinet, 3 grey metal “Grandma’s porch” chairs, round pedestal kitchen table w 4 barrel chairs …

Blend your sweet self a Manhattan or Harvey Wallbanger and prepare to sit in the most excellent of aqua-detailed wrought iron-glass topped vintage table/4 chairs WITH a matching side chair and square otto – all in excellent condition …

And now for the other stuff …

Mr. Peanut – old and new; containers, glass cookie jar, pencils, nut dispensers, banks … over 250+ collector cars/trucks, med-large and mostly new in boxes as well as display shelves … Oscar Meyer Weinermobile’s and whistles …

TWA miscellany including a nifty swag lamp, fun vintage playing cards, SINCLAIR dinosaur (YES, I remember), a flocka pink flamingos …

Mid-cent gold-tone 3 light ceiling light, 2 spring load floor-ceiling vintage lamps, a gold-tone bedazzled swag lamp, 2 heavy brass and Carnival glass globe swag lamps …

Vintage Plaza banner, Pearl Lager beer duck wall light, a butler and maid side tables aka Geeves and Helga …

NASH car hubcaps – large and medium, Nash advertisements … 50 plus pocket knives including a vintage Boy Scout with box and paperwork and 2 Kansas belt buckles …

CARNIVAL GLASS. Have never seen so many beautiful colors and shapes … literally hundreds and hundreds – table after table …

And Fenton and hobnail and milk glass and aqua and opalescent, amber and cranberry pink, green and lavender …

FanTAStic selection of mid-century bar glasses, some (peach luster & white) Fire-King, and a dandy grouping of Texas coffee mugs, y’all …

Camel smokes wall clock, old board games, shop vac, vintage card table chairs, vintage tins, Spiderman, Superman, WonderWoman, Cabbage Patch, Pinocchio, Dogpatch Pappy & Mommy, Prince Matchabelli cologne and lots of little PM bottles …

Other collectibles: Pepsi, Mickey & Minnie, Hot Wheels, Peanuts, Big Boy, beer steins, license plates from the 1950’s – ‘60’s and moremoremore …

PLAYBOY magazines, Playboy ashtrays, logo mugs, lighter, money holder

** Please note that the Playboy magazines are in boxes and are not “on display”, however, could probably be accessed by unattended children.

HUNDREDS OF BAGS OF SMALLS. HUNDREDS, I tell ya.

1985 Pete Rose Wheaties (cereal) box (empty & good condition), Jose Conseco autographed baseball, a few 1985 Royal-esque magazines, 2 KC Royals A&P mugs …

Pillsbury Doughboy e-ver-y-thing, vintage Remington typewriter in case, more Wacky Wobbler Bobbleheads, old MU and SM East yearbooks …

200-ish+ new in box HALLMARK ornaments … tis the season!

THOUSANDS of cocktail stir-sticks – TWA, Las Vegas hotels, liquor brands – selling in groups in sealed shoeboxes and gallon Ziplocs …

Borden (brown) milk bottles and vintage hat boxes AND hats and purses and vintage comb/mirror sets, wooden Toucan birds out the ying yang …

Interesting artwork – 4 framed dramatic prints of horses with cool frames, 2 velvet paintings: one of a garden with the most exceptional frame and the other of a tough-lookin chap that we’ve name Jose Bautisto with an appropriate rugged wood & steel frame … and many other retro-esque art items from which to choose …

Vintage liquor bottles – fun, funky, colorful and shaped: like fish, gun in hand, Glenn Miller, hands, odd and interesting …

A steel rocking horse (wo.) though the li’l filly is missing an ear – a steel ear.

Casio Digital horn (DH-100), vintage The Martin Alto Saxophone w case, Albums and 8-tracks, turntable and 8-track player, stereo cabinet …

A splendid set of vintage flatware … some say “Eldan”, some say “Stainless Japan” but we definitely all say it’s “splendid”, Rogers Bros stainless flatware set in box, pots and pans and serving pcs,

A Jimmy Carter Bowl Bust – it’s a bust of the Peanut Prez with a hollow head, perfect for M&M’s, coins, jelly beans or, ummm, peanuts …

Basic outdoor table/chairs, wrought iron cart, side table, Weber charcoal grill/cover, 2 Black & Decker hedge trimmers, Craftsman leaf blower, orange elec cords, transistor radios and lawn stuff …

Some sterling silver: rings and cigarette holder and bracelet and bags of sterling misc, mother of pearl opera binocs, new shrink-wrapped GUCCI cologne, PHB Budweiser box with 4 sets of Clydesdales …

Mannnny salt-pepper shakers, vintage knife sets in boxes, crazy amount of Old Spice bottles (some in boxes), shaving mugs and brushes, window fire escape ladder …

A wool blanket poncho that’s heavy as a Chevy (or a Nash!), Monk figurines, ties, bolo ties, boxes of books,

And 2 lifesize cardboard stand ups of Miss Marilyn Monroe … she’s pretty in pink AND in her bombdiggety white bathing suit. Go Marilyn 🙂 Oh and 10 or so (empty) Marilyn Monroe wine bottles. And yes, they were empty when we found ‘em.

This is one packed sale with limited “move around” space, so depending on the line, there may be limited entry to begin – thank you for your patience!

Weather permitting, we will have a staff-monitored “sold” area in the front yard (as well as 2 large hold tables inside). Please bring a box/boxes with your name on it so you can add to it as you go. Items in the sold area will be considered sold. We will have a mondomass motherlode of wrapping paper for you to wrap glassware etc after you purchase.

That’s all for now. Thank you for reading – and listening – and hope to see you at the sale …

Nancy –

and the bomb dot com A Team

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Here is a map of the sale!