A Trivia Weekly WhatIsIt....

Back in the day BumblePuppy was only doing a sale about once a month.  Does anyone know where our first sale was.  It was a fairly well attended sale.  If you missed that one, what was your first BumblePuppy sale?  Please comment on this blog post or in Facebook with your response!

Another Somewhat Weekly WhatIsIt Blog Posting... Who are these people?

This week we are featuring three autographed photos from our Hewitt St. Neenah Sale this week.  There are quite a pile of autographs at this sale.  One of the sons of the woman who used to live in the house, with the stage name Jeff Dean, was an actor.  We were told he was in a movie called the Rabbit Test (IMDb listing:  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078133/fullcredits).  However, he is not listed in the credits.  While acting, he collected a variety of autographed pictures including Peter Falk, Mae West, Zsa Zsa Gabor and many others.  Most are signed to him.  We were unable to identify the people in three pictures.  However, two pictures are of the same woman (pictures one and two).  The first pictures depict a woman with three names.  The first appears to be Patrice or Patricia and the last name seems to be similar to Shiels.   The first name of the woman in the last photo has the first name Dorothy. This week's Weekly WhatIsIt wants to know who these two ladies are.  We will post the answer if and when we find out who is in the pictures!

Weekly WhatIsIt: Ada Schwetz Lehman Doll Bust

The answer to our last somewhat weekly whatisit is that the doll bust in the picture is cast from a mold made by artist Ada Schwetz Lehman of Germany.  The bust was made in the 1930's in a popular ceramic manufacturing plant.  This is a relatively rare piece (though others are available).  Before and during World War II, Nazi soldiers took over the ceramics factory.  Many busts were destroyed during this time.  Production continued at the factory, however, the nazi regime dictated that all casts be stamped with a swastika.  The doll bust that we have does not have a swastika.  A link to more pictures of the doll bust can be found here:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/bumblepuppysales/sets/72157633421446352/


There is not a lot more information that I can find on Ada and her work other than that she was married to an Austrian artist.  If anyone else has additional information to share, we would love to hear it!

Another WEEKLY WHATISIT...

This weekend at our Neenah estate sale, we found this unique treasure.  Initially we did some pricing research on this piece and while it was priced appropriately, we did not truly understand the significance of what we had.  Now we know thanks to the keen knowledge of our estate sale regular shopper Darrell.  We'll share what we learned from Darrell and some additional research next week, but we'd love to hear from you...  What is this and what is its significance???

A WEEKLY (sometimes) WHATISIT.... Post by BumblePuppySales

We encounter a variety of oddball and one of a kind items in our estate sale adventures.  We've created a weekly (someties) WHATISIT blog post to explore some of our interesting or reminiscent treasures!

We held our last flea market for the year this weekend and had over 40 vendor booths filled with unique items.  One vendor, a 25 year flea market veteran, Ron Liszewski, had a treasure from the 1920's.  We've posted some pictures of this item below.  We'd love to hear your theories about this unique antique.  What could it be???

We'll post "the answer" later this week!

9-16 Featured Item 3: Sad Face Murray Pedal Cars

We have a few pedal cars and tractors up for sale this week including an original Murray "Sad Face" car.  This is a classic car from an important pedal car maker. 

This car contains its original parts and is from 1951-1958 and was one of the most popular lines ever produced.  It wasn't meant to be fashioned after any particular car.  This car is offered up for sale along side a Murray pedal tractor.  Come in and check out this week's vintage toys!

For more information on pedal cars you can see this link (which is also where I pulled a lot of information from)  http://ezinearticles.com/?Sad-Face-Pedal-Cars-and-Other-Popular-Murray-Models&id=2288914

9-16 Featured Item 2 FonZi Socks- new in package

The year was 1974, bobby-socks, greasers, and rock-n-roll was Americana at it’s best…




Television was filled with game shows, soaps and a popular sit-com called Happy Days. While he started out as a secondary character, Arthur H. Fonzarelli, or ‘the Fonz’ ended up being the spotlight in the lives of those on-screen and in real life.



He was a guy’s guy, greased back hair, leather jacket and motorcycle. All the girls wanted to date him, all the guys wanted to be him. He could walk in a room and start a fight, or stop a fight, which was actually the reason he and Richie became friends, but that’s another story. Even though he was a high-school drop-out (eventually getting his diploma), Fonzi was celebrated for the soundness of his moral compass. If the Fonz told you something, it was the truth, the Fonz could be trusted, and if you were his friend, he always had your back.



We celebrate our characters of tv who touch our lives through posters, music, dvd’s, and merchandising. A pair of Fonzie socks, of all things, have shown up at the shop. Granted they aren’t signed, but if they were, I would probably want them myself. Recalling the singular advise Fonzies father gave him, they have never been worn in the rain, for that matter, they have never been worn at all. So, if you’re a Fonzi fan, add this to your collection, pack it away for a day of nostalgia, or put it in your showcase next to the leather jacket and plastic comb that help us step back and remember ‘Happy Days’ and ‘The Fonz’.