Auction 2001

Once again at our Regional Gathering, the Rainflower Chapter of Hell's Mensans will be hosting a charity auction. Taking place at the RG on Saturday, December 1, 100% of the auction's prizes will be donated by The Rainflowers, so 100% of the proceeds will go to a charity chosen by Cincinnati Area Mensa. Including the auction held at our 1999 RG, this project has sponsored six sales which have netted over $13,500 to date. Every penny has gone to charities chosen by the local Mensa chapter.

As always, there will be autographed items, rare books, curios, antiquities, leathers, fine jewelry and much more. The last auction even featured a crocodile hand!

There are several extra-ordinary items up for grabs this year. Among these are a Firestone Racing Team RACE WORN jacket. There is a Civil War veteran's grave marker; it's right at 100 years old. There are three old, hand-sewn quilts. Plus, drum roll here, please, we have a Ray Bradbury signed, advance-publication copy of Quicker Than the Eye. Wow!

The highest ticket item, yet more fanfare and drum rolls, is a 16" string of 46 matched pearls. Re-strung in October, featuring a 14 k gold clasp, these pearls are 7.5 to 8.0 mm and have a very delicate tone. The were professionally appraised by three Indianapolis jewelers; minimum appraisal $775, maximum $950.

We should all remember that our RG--and the auction--will occur just three weekends before Christmas. We should also remember that we have mothers, wives, sweethearts or some combination thereof...we can buy great gifts at minimum money. Finally, we should all remember that 100% of every winning bid goes immediately and directly to charity. No middleman!

Every item available at our auction can be bid on either in-person or by proxy (absentee). Proxy bids can be entered on your behalf, in one dollar increments, up to any maximum amount you specify. For more information, or to get an up-to-date auction listing, contact: Greg Crawford at 8262 Sobax Drive Indianapolis IN 46268-1728.

Auction Items

Antiques	cake stand--milk glass--hobnail pattern brass ink well "Carter's Ink Co." ink bottle--green glass w/ bubbles "J C Penny & Company Department Stores" button hook Celluloid box with 5 jeweled hat pins Zodian sealing wax in original box etched sundae glasses--depression era--set of six thread bobbin timer wormwood potato masher stoneware bottle 10 gallon keg w/ spout glass door knobs--three differing Magic Mixer etched silverplate child's cup cast iron frog "vegetable & hemlock oil" bottle--"Detroit, Michigan" floral paperweight Civil War cannister Civil War veteran's grave marker Occupied Japan currency Nazi Germany stamp German paper money--Baron Munchausen pictured three quilts--hand sewn salt cellar corn bread mold back to top
Books	autographed Ray Bradbury Quicker Than the Eye -- uncorrected proof edition autographed Lillian Jackson Braun The Cat Who Saw Stars -- uncorrected proof edition autographed Terry Brooks A Knight of the World autographed Lawrence Bloch A Long Line of Dead Men autographed Ruth Rendell Simisola autographed Joan Rivers Don't Count the Calories autographed Art Spiegelman Maus II -- character drawn inside w/ signature The Story of the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis -- signed by 33 survivors Sonnets from the Portuguese Elizabeth Barrett Browning -- suede leather binding Bobbsey Twins at Snowy Lodge Laura Lee Hope--First Edition Around the World in Eighty Days Jules Verne--1873 Enoch Garden Alfred (Lord) Tennyson--1864--First Edition Viscompte de Bragelone Alexandre Dumas--Leather Sapphira and the Slave Girl Willa Cather--1940--First Edition Last Flight Amelia Earhart--1937--Third Edition Audubon Field Guides--Leatherette Covers--Several Differing "Women of Mensa" Playboy back to top
Brass & Leather	Timex motorcycle clock--brass several miniature desk clocks--brass leather dice cups slide rule in leather scabbord--Picket Thermos in leather shoulder carrier brass & wood magnifying glass--5" brass & stone magnifying glass--3" pewter hip flask w/ etched inlay pewter salt and pepper shakers brass and mother-of-pearl belt buckle leather and brass telescope leather and stainless hip flask leather checkbbok cover eelskin checkbook cover leather address book leather diaries leather business card holder leather calendar--10 year Liz Claiborne shoulder bag back to top
Gadgets	9-in-One tool telescope w/ tripod light-in-the-dark pens volt/Ohm meter 15 range/6 fuction multi-tester--A. W. Sperry porcelain clock--Linden--wind up blood pressure cuff--digital hands free phone transmitter w/ headset hand-wrought iron tavern puzzles w/ display--six differing stethoscope w/ case slide rule in original box w/ instructions abacus--two differing weatherglass--mouth blown--w/ display hanger boot jack--oak water filtration unit back to top
Home & Decor	boxed Cloisonne chopsticks--14 k gold accents Wm. A. Rogers coasters--silverplate--set double picture frame w/ clock--"Dickens" tole painted baking tin--rustic dragon figurine footed mouth blown art glass vase--iron tripod birch bark basket etched glass bottle w/ stopper--Czech--leaded navy tablecloth--Visa fabric light blue table cloth w/ 4 matching napkins--round stainless steel curtain pulls w/ tassles opalescent paperweight--mouth blown art glass Tiffany plate w/ display stand pottery platter--artist signed Raku bowls--artist signed art glass vase Thomas Kincaid "The Painter of Light" limited edition prints--boxed/framed/numbered cut glass candy bowl w/ lid cut glass decanter w/ stopper Starbucks coffee press stainless steel steak knives--six--boxed--Carvel Hall--sharp! knife hone--bone handle candle holders--pair--decoupage Batik hand-painted wall hanging designer cloth shower curtains--boxed designer sheets--boxed--twin sized back to top
Jewelry	pendant watch amber in silver filagree pendant--1 1/2" Limoge brooches-two differing antique garnet necklace tennis charm--14 k--cultured pearl several onyx/silver/quartz/turquoise brooches and earrings back to top
Miscellaneous	nylon car cover Tarot cards--33 decks--all different--unopened crystal ball--baseball sized--clear fossil fish horse bone whorehouse entry token ancient Roman coins--80 b c-400 a d Firestone Racing jacket--team worn back to top

Cincinnati Area Mensa

Charity Auction

Auction Items