Happy New Year In Arlington

Happy New Year in Arlington PACKED house in Arlington, much bigger than it looks and one of the most unusual floor plans we have ever seen! 40+ year home to a long time staff member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shopping enthusiast and keeper of all things, home has midcentury furniture, tons of books, vintage clothes, tons of militaria, Joint Chiefs of Staff swag, collectables, a huge number of tools and so much more! Highlights include: Midcentury furniture-Danish teak furniture including buffet, small teak expanding dining table, large teak expanding dining table with chairs, teak tea cart, rosewood end tables, rosewood frame couch with black leather seats, dressers, Broyhill “Sculptra” Brutalist dressers/cabinet, 2 1970’s chrome tubular chairs, multiple midcentury bookcases, teak end tables, midcentury Victrola stereo cabinets, midcentury armchair, 2 Barcelona chrome chairs Other Furniture-Asian style dining room table with 8 chairs, outdoor glass table with 4 chairs, outdoor bench, additional 4 outdoor chairs, antique school desks with cast iron bases, office chairs, faux leather chair with ottoman, bent wood chair with ottoman, 4 light wood dressers, light wood nightstands, antique marble top washstand, upright Yamaha piano, antique oak rolltop desk, oak puzzle box style card catalog drawers, antique plant stand, antique burl walnut cabinet/server with marble top, antique drop leaf desk, Globe Wernicke barrister bookcases, antique wardrobe, tall butler’s table, multiple wooden office carts, antique oak table with chairs, pretty antique full size bed, wall units, carved desk, 2 student desks, many folding wooden chairs, 1970’s glass top table, velvet arm chair Tools-entire garage and and whole room in basement full of tools, 100’s and 100’s of hand tools, many tool sets, inexplicable number of rachet sets, garden tools, wood planes, vintage oil and gas cans, ladders, 3 shop vacs, pumps, some power tools, pocketknives, lots of hardware, car tools, car parts, tool cabinets, toolboxes, wooden toolboxes, antique toolbox full of antique tools, other antique and vintage tools, farm tools, 2 floor jacks, small table saw, chop saw, drill press, radial arm saw, wood router, reciprocating saw, angle grinder, drills, sanders, chain saw, hammer drill, Troy-Bilt mower, 2 newer weeders, backpack blower, tile saw, vintage hand drills Military-lots of military uniforms from many countries, many pairs of wool military pants, military coats, pea coats, cool long coats, coveralls, sweaters, jackets, military blankets, boots, canteens, belts, hats, helmets, accessories, mess trays, mess kits, sleeping bags, large number of Viet Cong helmets, awards, WWI and WWII bayonets, civil war amputation/surgical kit, military photographs and papers, FDR signed commission, Day of Judgement in Isreal photo album, Cold War documents and ephemera, many ammo cans, vintage nautical flags, military rucksacks, bags, packs, shovels, patches, insignia Joint Chiefs of Staff-lots of swag like pocketknives, tie clips, cuff links, lighters, also dishes, plaques, books, signed memorabilia, photos, signed photos, letter openers, few clothes, flags, papers, documents, ephemera, vintage Joint Chiefs of Staff signs Clothes-lots of men’s clothes, size medium/large, 42-44 regular, large number of very nice sport jackets, tweeds, some Burberry, vintage men’s clothes, many pairs of Levi jeans (most jeans are sizes 33-38x36), many are new, some “Big E” vintage Levis, “Big E” vintage Levi jacket, vintage Carhart jackets, vintage work gear, nice men’s suits, vintage rugby shirts, vintage Pendleton and other wool shirts, men’s shirling coat, vintage tee shirts, men’s cowboy boots size 101/2-12, many nice men’s belts and buckles, men’s Stetson cowboy hats, other cowboy hats and men’s hats, smaller amount of women’s clothes and a few vintage women’s clothes (women’s clothes are various sizes), a few furs, cool vintage women’s hats, cat eye and other vintage eye glasses Décor-midcentury décor, cool midcentury lamps, pottery, inexplicable number of “Oriental Express” style brass lamps, original art, prints, maps, Ballard Design curtain panels in packages, a few rugs, small amount of art glass, flowerpots, vintage wooden crates, artist signed bronze of winged victory on marble plinth, lots of glass blocks, vintage embroideries, brass decor, brass candelabra, Tiffany style light fixture, baskets, a few clocks including a chess clock Collectables-many, many, pocketknives (Victorinox, Swiss Army, Ka-bar, most new, oily blades with snap) (sorry, neglected to get pics! ), fountain pens (Sheaffer, Parker), Zippo lighters, small amount uranium glass, vintage license plates, inexplicably large collection of lanterns, large box set with Swiss lantern, many pieces of Frankoma pottery, vintage Dansk pieces, inexplicably large collection of Russian submarine clocks, cow bells, Slovenian wood carvings and collectibles, nesting dolls, French tiles from the 1800’s, vintage games, galvanized metal, smoking pipes, nice variety of ephemera, also vintage post cards, newspapers and magazines, old coins, proof sets, collector coins, vintage marbles, White House and similar ornaments, vintage linens, vintage quilts, newer handmade quilts, vintage beer glasses, mugs, steins, trays, and paper coasters, 2 vintage scales, perfume (mostly Chanel no. 5) Holiday-vintage Christmas décor/ornaments, Haviland “12 days of Christmas” plates, ribbon, paper Kitchen/Entertaining- (house has 2 kitchens!) lots of cookware and bakeware, lots of enamel cookware, le Creuset, lots of cast iron, cute canisters, lots of Pyrex measuring cups in many sizes, Pyrex, some vintage Pyrex, Corningware, pots and pans, a few copper pans, lots of vintage stainless steel entertainment ware, many serving pieces, lots of white dishes (multiple sets) large set of Royal Doulton “Tiera” china, unused, very large number of nice chef knives, so many scissors, beautiful Noritake “Regina” china, inexplicably large collection of vintage Wedgwood “Hedgerow” dishes, unused, Dansk “Bistro” dishes, multiple sets of cutlery, vintage barware, loads of glassware, silverplate tea set and cutlery, sterling flatware service for 12 from Wallace “Sir Christopher” pattern, many small appliances Electronics- vintage tube breadboard style radio, vintage radios, audio/visual components, some vintage, 4 vintage typewriters, satellite radio, printers, speakers, cassette players, digital and film cameras and accessories, vintage Mac Se/30 computer, vintage Mac M0001 computer, small electronics, binoculars, telescope, albums-mostly country and easy listening, some rock from the 1980’s, vintage rotary phones Books-large library plus books in many other rooms, vintage books, vintage kid’s books including “new better little books”, Nancy Drew and Hardy boys, history sets, military sets, Joint Chiefs of Staff books, cookbooks Household goods-lots of cleaning supplies, lots of chemicals, lots of office supplies, calligraphy supplies, vintage office supplies, toiletries, lots of desk lamps, household linens, vintage linens Other-3 sewing machines (vintage Singer treadle machine, 1970’s Kenmore, 1950’s Singer), sewing patterns, sewing supplies, some fabric, vintage Nordic Track machine, “exerpeutic” folding recumbent exercise bike, weight bench, hand weights, vintage baseball gloves, few wooden golf clubs, 2 croquet sets, bocce ball set, rollator, shower bench, walker, camp stoves, lanterns, luggage, vintage luggage, “Anvil” equipment case, briefcases, computer bags, 2 nice accordions, banjo, small keyboard, playing cards, greeting and note cards, gun accessories (no guns)