A Few more 'Snippets' of The Shellsburg, Iowa Living Estate Sale!! {8/1 thru 8/4 }

The above Trestle Table is so cool.

It's a 'Thresher's Table'.

This one is vintage, Amish made.

The top easily lifts off, the trestle table base is pegged, and easily comes apart, so it can go onto a wagon... straight to the field.

Back in the late 1800's, and early 1900's when the Farmer's Threshed Grain, it was a big job, often Neighbor's would help each other.

The Women would prepare Dinner, for a Huge Crew.

There could easily be a couple tables like the above, taken to the Threshing Crew.

I like the construction of this Table, and Benches.

The Benches tuck inside the Trestle Base.

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It's Vintage... Amish Constructed. Solid. ; ) The Amish still Farm, like my Dad did, in the 1920's.

I've owned a few Thresher's Wash Stands, over the years. They are a small stand, easy to haul. They'd hold a basin, with water... on the work surface, and had a tall towel bar on the back.

One was on legs, a couple were enclosed on the bases, with a door I'd guess that held extra towels.

All were very primitive, and painted.

This table is 8 feet long, with a 3 board top.

Built... Built... Built.

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Corn Sheller

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Aladdin Lamps...

Hay Hooks, and So Much More.

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Found the above throw.

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How CUTE Is THAT???!!

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We worked a bit... in the basement, last week.

There's all sorts of Furniture, and Holiday... items.

The little old suitcase was Filled with vintage doll house furniture.

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Keep gathering up the John Deere items that we find throughout the Home, and Buildings.

We'll be adding images, and details... as we go.

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Stay Tuned.

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Barb C.

{Thanks So Much... to Pal, Allyson. <3

 I was taken quite ill with stomach flu, late Friday.

Thought it was food poisoning.

 Ugly, ugly...ugly. and More Ugly.

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 Allyson brought me a 'Care Package', that kept me hydrated, and more.

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 Fever broke this morning, but... am still... a little weak.

Thought I'd better sit one more day out.

Back... to Shellsburg, tomorrow. 

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Bill's making Huge Strides on the Tools, and Work Shop!!

Images Tomorrow.

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Scroll down through the blog posts for earlier images of the sale.

Have many images on the 'Simply Iowa' FB Page, as well. }

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