shannonc60 Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Aww that sucks…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Mid-life madness said: Yikes! I just glimpsed into my future.....except there would be cats involved That may be what I find compelling about it... OMG that could be me! I'd better go organize the collection. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 At the same time, if all the stuff comes with the house I'd kinda see that as a selling point. I know I'm in the minority there but I "get" it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Island-Shack Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Elsbeth said: At the same time, if all the stuff comes with the house I'd kinda see that as a selling point. I know I'm in the minority there but I "get" it. I just hope whoever bought it consulted someone about any value and didn't just trash it all :-( I can't imagine what kind of tiny treasure you can't see in the pics. I lost count on just the houses alone, but they're definitely vintage so the minis must be too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FurMama Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 17 hours ago, Mid-life madness said: Yikes! I just glimpsed into my future.....except there would be cats involved Finally a house that looks worse than mine! I can't wait to show my cats. Maybe now they will stop glaring at me when another mini package comes through the door!😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fov Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 Oh wow, that house! That's amazing. I Googled the address and found this: http://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/news/the-macopin-homestead-BPWM20080125301259834 The person in the article must be whoever owned the house before it sold in May. The listing says it was a preforclosure. My guess is that the owner died and whoever inherited it just left all her stuff in there and didn't take care of it... I'd rather that was the story than that the owner let it get into that state. From all the stuff on the walls and the dollhouses, and based on the details in that article, it seems like it was a quirky old house that somebody loved. EDIT: Here's the Google street view as of Sept 2019. Seems like it was being used as an antique store then. That explains the decor. EDIT: Here are some more articles: http://www.westmilfordmessenger.com/news/something-old-something-new-at-red-sled-antiques-YAWM20111216312169807 https://www.northjersey.com/story/life/columnists/2017/12/20/other-vreelands-and-their-macopin-buildings-west-milford/948909001/ EDIT: Okay this is the last one! I found minutes from some recent meetings of the West Milford Historic Preservation Commission regarding the house's historic designation and the sale of the house. I'm going to email them and see if they can tell us what happened to the dollhouses. Inquiring minds want to know! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 I'm looking forward to what you find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fov Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 I emailed the West Milford planning board and a real estate agent whose name was on an earlier listing. I'll let you know if I hear anything back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Island-Shack Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 6 hours ago, fov said: I emailed the West Milford planning board and a real estate agent whose name was on an earlier listing. I'll let you know if I hear anything back! Oh yay! I'd love to know too. Thanks for all that research. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngeH Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 On 6/12/2021 at 3:24 PM, Elsbeth said: Oh this is sort of sad - I happened upon this house listing in NJ - and there are dollhouses smashed on the front lawn. Multiple houses. And there are more houses inside. And in the basement - a TON of houses. Possible hoarding situation, but I can't tell. It's just rather sad...but if I bought it I'd be going through the miniatures...looks like they come with the house. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1299-Macopin-Rd-West-Milford-NJ-07480/39806556_zpid/? Holy Cow, I just moved to a different state, but six months ago I could have practically walked over there from my mother's house to check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Island-Shack Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 This Beaumont was done pretty well, but it's seen better days so not quite worth $11,760.00 LOL. The listing says they ship too - can't image how much that would cost! https://www.ebay.com/itm/324107740987?hash=item4b7653a73b:g:EfMAAOSwktpectO- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Interesting how they have modern indoor bathroom but the family appears to be the Quaker Oats man & his family from the 18th Century. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 16 minutes ago, havanaholly said: Interesting how they have modern indoor bathroom but the family appears to be the Quaker Oats man & his family from the 18th Century. The best of two possible worlds. Hard to achieve in real life. What better place to find it than in a doll house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Ah, but the 18th Century had thunder boxes built into the dining room sideboards! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, havanaholly said: Ah, but the 18th Century had thunder boxes built into the dining room sideboards! My point, exactly! Definitely not the best of that world. Edited June 15, 2021 by KathieB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaJC Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Here's an Artply Highland in western PA. Fairly cheap. The seller is threatening to cut it up into room boxes of noone buys it. Please someone snatch it up! https://m.facebook.com/marketplace/item/849130942479266/?sfnsn=mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbnmini Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/15/2021 at 7:29 PM, AmandaJC said: Here's an Artply Highland in western PA. Fairly cheap. The seller is threatening to cut it up into room boxes of noone buys it. Please someone snatch it up! https://m.facebook.com/marketplace/item/849130942479266/?sfnsn=mo Well dang. LOL Now if I could get someone from our store in Butler to go pick it up....box it and convince our delivery truck driver that it needs to come back to the corporate office (in SE Penn)....... 🤔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muriel Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 36 minutes ago, jbnmini said: Well dang. LOL Now if I could get someone from our store in Butler to go pick it up....box it and convince our delivery truck driver that it needs to come back to the corporate office (in SE Penn)....... 🤔 Sounds like a good and plausible plan! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid-life madness Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Hard to find fancy door by Houseworks....I wonder if it will sell at this price? https://www.ebay.com/itm/144079504635?hash=item218bcec4fb:g:GxgAAOSwCeRgy6Gc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madtex1967 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 19 minutes ago, Mid-life madness said: Hard to find fancy door by Houseworks....I wonder if it will sell at this price? https://www.ebay.com/itm/144079504635?hash=item218bcec4fb:g:GxgAAOSwCeRgy6Gc Ouch! If it does, I may list my doors and windows I have in this style. I can make a fortune! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 2 hours ago, Mid-life madness said: Hard to find fancy door by Houseworks....I wonder if it will sell at this price? https://www.ebay.com/itm/144079504635?hash=item218bcec4fb:g:GxgAAOSwCeRgy6Gc *snort* rotflmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madtex1967 Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 An Excellent Willowcrest bash. Wow! Price is high, but the details are amazing. https://www.ebay.com/itm/224503124970?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3Da206b581116f40818f977ce4e4921ef2%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D194211379481%26itm%3D224503124970%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057&_trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A2c7b0839-d35a-11eb-962f-e2dee41e9eaa|parentrq%3A33d1200817a0a9f7369dfaa3fff7e8ba|iid%3A1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fov Posted June 22, 2021 Author Share Posted June 22, 2021 Wow, that's beautiful. The shingles are incredible! Interesting how they used a railing as lattice under the porch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 3 hours ago, madtex1967 said: An Excellent Willowcrest bash. Wow! Price is high, but the details are amazing. Wow! says it all. Beautiful to look at. Here I am near Atlanta, but ... no place to put it and knocked out by the price. Besides, my favorite part is the building. I don't have many collector chromosomes on my DNA helix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid-life madness Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 (edited) On 6/22/2021 at 7:09 AM, madtex1967 said: An Excellent Willowcrest bash. Wow! Price is high, but the details are amazing. https://www.ebay.com/itm/224503124970?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3Da206b581116f40818f977ce4e4921ef2%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D194211379481%26itm%3D224503124970%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057&_trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A2c7b0839-d35a-11eb-962f-e2dee41e9eaa|parentrq%3A33d1200817a0a9f7369dfaa3fff7e8ba|iid%3A1 That is swoon worthy due to both its beauty and craftsmanship as well as price. Thanks for sharing. Edited June 23, 2021 by Mid-life madness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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