WHEN Inverell’s Brian Baldwin obtained his auctioneer’s licence almost 60 years ago, he could never have foreseen his extraordinary longevity in the business.
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Tomorrow he will oversee one of the largest general actions Inverell has seen in recent years, with up to 300 interested parties expected to attend the sale at 100 Old Bundarra Rd.
Mr Baldwin’s clients, Peter and Desi Kearsey, are selling hundreds of items in an attempt to empty out “The Big Shed”.
Inside the huge storage room resides an eclectic mix of antiques, farmlet and horse paraphernalia, furniture and other sought-after affects.
Everything from a fully restored 1940s sulky, early-model vehicles, Caters antique books and steel Tonka toys to a cedar glasstop chemist display, solid timber furniture pieces and other items too numerous to list, are up for grabs.
It’s a sentimental time for the couple but avid collector Peter and former physiotherapist Desi are adamant it all needs to go.
“Peter and his three boys have restored a couple of cars in the past and were going to restore a few more, but they never got around to doing it,” Mr Baldwin said.
“Two of the three boys have left town and they decided to sell everything in the shed.”
The large auction has piqued the interest of collectors from across the state, as well as a few Queenslanders.
It begins at 10am sharp.
