Indeed, less than an hour after yesterday's post went up, Mike sent the following:

X marks the spot where I took the photo. I think I was standing on a bench - no tree climbing sorry.

Another of life's great mysteries ... solved.

Okay, so if the amount of emails I've received is any indication, those 19 porcelain urinals are going to be the hot item on Saturday.

It'll be such a relief to see them go.

(Sorry. After those puns, I'm flushed with shame.)

Rachel and Joe put their heads together and assembled the requested list of items, as it now stands. (Many thanks to them both.)

Here is the list of auction items, in no particular order.

• Popcorn Wagon
• Plush Animals
• Wacky Wire games (3)
• Dead Man's Curve games (2)
• Tic Tac Toe arcade games (3)
• Bowler Roller games (5)
• Coin Changers (4)
• Assortment of Roll-up Doors with Track
• Steam whistles and other antiques
• Disco ball
• Spinning Wheel

   

  

• Large Brass Horn (like a megaphone with no mouth piece, nearly five feet tall)
• Assortment of 3'x5' American Flags (from the Avenue of Flags)
• Gas-Fired Caramel Corn Kettle
• Gas-Fired Candy Apple Stove, no kettle
• Miniature Woodworking Shop (collector's piece)
• Large Indiana flag (all wool; at least 10'x12')
• Large amount of poly garland (some new, some used)
• Large Copper Kettle (at least 100 years old)

   

  

• Holstein Corn Roaster, trailor-mounted ($3,000 reserve)
• Ditch Witch Trencher
• Exhaust System
• Electric motor 100 h.p. (from The Raven)
• Children's crawl-through train
• 2 Roller Racers, new used
• Miscellaneous vinyl siding
• Assortment of Food Service Equipment
• Tiller
• Assortment of electrical supplies including some fixtures
• Large amount of primitive tools (over 100 years old)

   

  

• Wooden shoes and patterns
• Oil painting by Wylie Rigsby
• Assortment of track lighting
• Ceiling Fans
• Lark Motor Scooters, battery-operated with chargers (5)
• 80 lounge chairs
• Headless Horseman costume
• Snow-making machine
• Toddler ball crawl
• 220 sand chairs
• Broasters (2)
• Flav-R-Savor Cabinet
• Taylor Softech Ice Cream Machines (2)
• Wooden Desks (2)
• 40'x60' Tent with poles ($6,000 Reserve)
• Miscellaneous roofing
• Porcelain urinals (19)
• Hand sinks (4)
• Turnstiles (2)
• Washing Machines (2)
• Singer Industrial Sewing Machine (may be used for embroidery and on leather and upholstery; used only 2 or 3 hours)

   

  

• Tascan 4 Track Reel to Reel Recorder
• Pioneer 4 Track Reel to Reel Recorder
• 2 DC Power supplies
• Light Sculpture (2)
• Base for Lava Lamp
• Solar System Mobile
• Rotating Police Light, red
• Teal 2 well cassette deck
• Approximately 200 light bulb bases, plastic/ceramic
• Teatronics Tech Director Light Board (Channels 1- 12 work, others unknown)
• Tapco 6 channel Audio Mixer
• 6 Channel Teatronics Lighting Dimmer, needs work
• Indoor Ceiling Light Fixture (in box)
• 3 DC Car Effects Lights
• 2 Channel Bolen Audio Amp, operational unknown
• 7 Channel Teatronics Control Board
• Lighting Controller, Superstar
• 2 Yamaho 1602 16 channel sound boards
• Colortran Encore 24/48 Digital Light Board
• Saluin Moon Beam Lighting Effect Unit/Controller
• 3 Color R-40 Boarder Lights (5)

   

  The auction is this Saturday, October 21, at the Lakeside Picnic Shelter (use the Raven parking lot) at 10:30 am CDT.