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​1, 2, and 3 – The first room was all about Christmas. Trains, villages, miniatures, and a beautiful mosaic by ??????? from 19?? on the wall.

4, 5 – A curio cabinet full of automobilia and a Stanley Wanlass sculpture in the front entrance. “San Francisco to New York City”. There were several Wanlass sculptures throughout the home.

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6 - Every room contained numerous cabinets full of automobilia. This one features some Royal Doulton Seriesware.
7, 8, 9, 10, 24, and 34 - The hallways were covered with beautifully framed historic posters and even the ornate crown molding over each doorway carried miniature car scenes.  These pictures will not be cropped like this.

11, 12 - Each cabinet held hundreds of automotive collectibles; badges, pocket watches, pins, pens, snuff boxes, caricatures, and more. Everywhere you looked there was more. Even under the furniture were little surprises like these two brass car sculptures.

13, 14 - pick one – David with one of his favorite Christmas Themed Stanley Wanlass sculptures – “Silent Knight”
15, 16 - We found some Sadler automotive teapots (issue #12 AutoMobilia Resource)

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17 – What collection would be complete without a bibendum?

18, 19, 20, 21 – Another room… Books, an early 1900s brass sculpture by French artist Paul Loiseau-Rousseau and more…

22, 23 – A beautiful collection of automotive themed silver. Look in the lower middle and you can see a chocolate gift box from 1910 at the Waldorf Astoria. Pictured is a look under the lid.

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25 – What to put on the top of the refrigerator is always a dilemma!

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26 – Everywhere you look another automotive scene unfolds.

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27 – A brass renaissance lamp at the top of the stairs - ?????? like to know more about this.

28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 – even the master bedroom had numerous curio cabinets, artwork, sculptures and more, including a William Harden Foster from 1910!

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35 – Royal Doulton Seriesware displayed well in the Library

36, 37 – Automotive themed pocket watches.

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38 – A nice sitting corner in the library.

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40 – One room had beautiful wood paneled walls and shelves contain model cars and automotive books.

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41 – A Victor Venner painting. Coincidentally the same guy who illustrated the Royal Doulton Seriesware.

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42 – Ceramic from Italy, Worver de rat, by Sir Cappe (I couldn’t read this very well) Please can you tell me who the artist is and anything else about it?

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43 – An automotive stamp collection with stamps from all over the world from as early as 1901.

44, 45 – The home still had original built-in refrigeration in the kitchen as well as a “futuristic” looking and rare 21-inch Philco Predicta Holiday tv from the 1950s in the bedroom.

46, 47, 48, 49, 50 – Travelling downstairs on a perfectly working vintage chair lift, we found another floor full of great automobilia. From stained glass art to thermometers, to tire ashtrays, automotive decanters (issue 14 AutoMobilia Resource) signs and even an ice caddy...

51, 52 – Vintage car bud vases.

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53 – Even the coffee table was an automotive-themed tile mosaic.

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54 – There were several player pianos throughout the home as David’s brother liked to play. On this one is a beautiful 1908 ceramic car (by ???) with a butterfly perched on the end. It had broken, and when looking for a repair shop David happened to stumble across its original maker.

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55 – A terrarium with an automotive scene by ???


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56 – A selection of old license plates in a cabinet with loads more model cars, ceramic cars, and more..
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57 – another coffee table, another sculpture (by ???), and various other brass items.

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58 – Numerous automotive pennants adorned the paneled walls.

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59 – The garage held a 1927 Franklin Sedan with a beautiful Lion Hood ornament.

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60 – What garage would be complete without an old watering can, a Sinclair Oil 5-gallon Rocker can, and a Pennzoil Oil Luber?

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61 – A beautiful stained-glass art from 19?? by ??? in the garage.

62, 63 – A giant wooden Christmas village from 19?? built by ??? with intricately detailed wooden brass era cars driving around was nestled in next to the Franklin car.

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