Preview: Fri. October 7, noon to 5:00 p.m. & Sat. October 8, 7 a.m.
We are selling the contents of the Abbott Estate at 180 Chestnut Knoll off
Flat Road in West Bethel, Maine. Easy access from Route 2 East or West.
Many quality furnishings and accessories and a large lot of woodworking tools and other equipment. Photos and descriptions have been posted, but there are piles more of different items throughout the house, cellar, garage & shed.
Note: Mr. Abbott had a real nice woodworking shop, making decoys and cabinets, many of the pieces in the estate were made by him. The tools were so well cared for, they don't even look used. Mrs. Abbott was a crafter & quilter, there are hundreds of quilting pieces, accessories & tools. She also collected many posters of the Common Ground Fair and Bethel area events, these will all be in the sale.
Sale includes but is not limited to the following, there is just too much to list:
Furniture: Walnut Marble Top Stand; Wonderful Shaker style dining room set; Two Pine cupboards; 3 Hollywood beds; Pine hall seat; pine lift top seed box; pine blanket box; two sofas & loveseats, two wing back upholstered chairs; mahogany gate leg table; pine trestle table; misc. chairs; two nice student desks; many bookcases; library table; nightstands; like new Frigidaire freezer & Hotpoint fridge; two old shoe racks; porch rockers and much, much more...
Accessories: Piles and piles of quilting & crafting stuff; linens; housewares; baskets; old decoys; old spools; many good books; posters and prints; two computers; radios, tv; two nice marionettes; folk art xmas wall hanging; crocks; lamps; wooden wheelbarrows; Mount Washington & Gold Coast Bicycles; Casio Keyboard system; Bethel area & Common Ground Fair posters;
Tools: Delta Scroll Saw; Ryobi RA200 Radial Arm Saw; Narco Heavy Duty Air Compressor; Nutone Vac System; Delta XL10 Table Saw; Craftsman Chain Saw; DC720 portable dust collection system; 1 wilton vises; glue clamps; poulan mower; Cub cadet 129 Hydrostatic drive lawn tractor; Craftsman 9HP Snowthrower; Power hand tools; ladders; garden tools; the place is packed to the rafters with this and more.
Bring Chairs. Rain or Shine. Sale under tents.
Terms: 12% buyer's premium; Cash or Good Check, no credit cards!!! 5% Maine Sales Tax. (Note: All Dealers must provide an updated copy of their resale certificate or the tax will be collected. Make sure you bring one, there will be no exceptions!!!) Everything sold as is, where is, no guarantees or warranties all items subject to error or omission. Everything is sold for immediate removal. Sale conducted by Gaidis Auction Company, Maine License #000848, 15 Elm Road, Bryant Pond, ME. 04219207-665-2207 or 207-577-7833. Absentee bids accepted and bid competitively. More info and photos at www.gaidis.com or www.auctionzip.com look in the Maine listings under our moniker.
Directions: Exit 63 Maine turnpike, north on Rt. 26 to Bethel,right on route 2, follow 2 to West Bethel, left on West Bethel Road, signs will be posted.. From NH, go to Berlin/Gorham, take route 2 east to site. From east, take route 2 west to site. Watch for signs. Note, this is a Maine auction in the early fall, dress accordingly. Parking will be limited to one side of the road, note that Chestnut Knoll is a dirt road up a long winding hill, parking on right side of road only.
No catering available, so get snacks & coffee on your way. Dunkin Donuts on route 2 just east of Bethel, many other places in downtown Bethel. This is on an October Fall Day in Maine, dress accordingly.
We hope to see you there!!!
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