{"id":764,"date":"2009-04-23T13:44:29","date_gmt":"2009-04-23T20:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=764"},"modified":"2011-08-11T16:43:40","modified_gmt":"2011-08-11T23:43:40","slug":"photos-the-old-hessel-store-yard-sale-extravaganza-sebastopol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=764","title":{"rendered":"Photos: The Old Hessel Store Yard Sale Extravaganza, Sebastopol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"flickr-image alignnone\" title=\"Vintage Signs on Side of Hessel Property\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/3457714893\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3624\/3457714893_48d2290c3e.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage Signs on Side of Hessel Property\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vintage tin signs. Old automobile insignias. Animal skulls.\u00a0Eye-candy galore &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Check out the gallery.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Our friends Candy &amp; John are clearing out their house, what used to be an old market and gas station, nestled on the windy <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=4660+Hessel+Road,+sebastopol,+ca&amp;sll=38.347681,-122.777689&amp;sspn=0.009138,0.017724&amp;g=4700+Hessel+Ave,+sebastopol,+ca&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=38.347105,-122.777721&amp;spn=0.001142,0.002216&amp;t=h&amp;z=19&amp;iwloc=A&amp;layer=c&amp;cbll=38.347196,-122.777717&amp;panoid=0Z5ZGNkNoegLzXwGza0Xvw&amp;cbp=12,252.3124309917022,,0,6.852300242130753\" target=\"_blank\">Hessel Road in Sebastopol (Google Street View<\/a>). This was the 2nd yard sale in an ongoing series. They&#8217;ve got a ton of stuff. Search &#8220;Hessel&#8221; on <a title=\"Craigslist\" href=\"http:\/\/www.craigslist.org\" target=\"_blank\">Craigslist<\/a> for the next sale.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flickr-image alignnone\" title=\"Hessel Property\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/3457737117\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3538\/3457737117_b39f095503.jpg\" alt=\"Hessel Property\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flickr-image alignnone\" title=\"Vintage Tin Signs Outside Hessel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/3457717285\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3495\/3457717285_4a47401e79.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage Tin Signs Outside Hessel\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flickr-image alignnone\" title=\"August with Calf (Goat?) Skull\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/3457719039\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3531\/3457719039_4826d4816a.jpg\" alt=\"August with Calf (Goat?) Skull\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flickr-image alignnone\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/3457718293\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3584\/3457718293_fa4d783100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flickr-image alignnone\" title=\"IMG_5707\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/3457723413\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3584\/3457723413_287db1acfb.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5707\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>I&#8217;m a sucker for old lettering and typography.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flickr-image alignnone\" title=\"IMG_5710\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/3458540764\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3602\/3458540764_0e0fe79540.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5710\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>These are all vintage automobile insignias except for &#8220;Revolute Star.&#8221; Those are from an old blueline printer. John peeled&#8217;em off when he worked at a San Francisco printing press many moons ago. He said the printers were the size of three refrigerators and would permeate the building with the smell of ammonia, much like how old bars just\u00a0reek\u00a0of smoke and booze.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flickr-image alignnone\" title=\"Burgermeister Beer Can\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/3457721153\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3656\/3457721153_996ed73380.jpg\" alt=\"Burgermeister Beer Can\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Burgie! beer can from the now defunct San Francisco Brewing Corporation.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flickr-image alignnone\" title=\"Mercury Hubcap\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/3458538592\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3503\/3458538592_39a08e45fe.jpg\" alt=\"Mercury Hubcap\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Vintage Mercury and Studebaker hubcaps.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flickr-image alignnone\" title=\"Vintage Washing Machine with Prickly Pears\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/3458536726\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3631\/3458536726_baf51601bb.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage Washing Machine with Prickly Pears\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flickr-image alignnone\" title=\"Vintage Signs: Shell, California State Line\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/3457727341\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3582\/3457727341_94fe678704.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage Signs: Shell, California State Line\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flickr-image alignnone\" title=\"August with 3000z Insignia\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/3457725409\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3657\/3457725409_d83834f540.jpg\" alt=\"August with 3000z Insignia\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>August picked out the 3000Z, a fine choice.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flickr-image alignnone\" title=\"Shriner Decorative License Plate \" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/3457730523\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3653\/3457730523_652224d0bf.jpg\" alt=\"Shriner Decorative License Plate \" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flickr-image alignnone\" title=\"Vintage Sign: Trojan Batteries\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/3457731831\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3626\/3457731831_35ac64e460.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage Sign: Trojan Batteries\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flickr-image alignnone\" title=\"Singer Sewing Machine Pedal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/3458561488\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3480\/3458561488_d19b01ecc9.jpg\" alt=\"Singer Sewing Machine Pedal\" width=\"400\" height=\"259\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flickr-image alignnone\" title=\"Vintage Sign: Sonoma Valley of the Moon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/3457741221\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3639\/3457741221_6cd0ac9b25.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage Sign: Sonoma Valley of the Moon\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Did you know in Native American, Sonoma means &#8220;Valley of the Moon&#8221;?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sonoma_Valley#The_Valley_of_the_Moon_.28legend.29\" target=\"_blank\">Get the story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flickr-image alignnone\" title=\"Old Frigidaire and Gaspump Glass Top\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/3458559304\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3495\/3458559304_98104046ce.jpg\" alt=\"Old Frigidaire and Gaspump Glass Top\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>We snagged this cool old Frigidaire for Mel&#8217;s <em>Blue Ribbon Salvage<\/em> items. Perfect fit.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flickr-image alignnone\" title=\"Frigidaire Cold Control Switch\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/3457743827\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3540\/3457743827_3eb0f534ed.jpg\" alt=\"Frigidaire Cold Control Switch\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flickr-image alignnone\" title=\"Vintage Sign: Cofranc Motor Oil\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/3457738615\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3612\/3457738615_9cd1817b1b.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage Sign: Cofranc Motor Oil\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flickr-image alignnone\" title=\"Aerial View of Hessel Property in Sebastopol\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/3457742029\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3511\/3457742029_85ee202106.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial View of Hessel Property in Sebastopol\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Aerial shot of the property circa &#8217;70s.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Hessel House Yard Sale on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/sets\/72157616982199969\/\" target=\"_blank\">Complete set on Flickr<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vintage tin signs. Old automobile insignias. Animal skulls.\u00a0Eye-candy galore &#8230; Check out the gallery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3352],"tags":[335,336,331,334,330,333,332],"class_list":["post-764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-random","tag-burgermeister-beer","tag-burgie","tag-hessel","tag-lettering","tag-sebastopol","tag-vintage-signs","tag-yard-sale"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=764"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8180,"href":"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764\/revisions\/8180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}