Our museum has recently removed some items that did not belong in our collection anymore or were in poor condition. Per City policy, they are now available for online auction with the Michigan Inter-governmental Trade Network. It looks like the bidding ends Monday night, so look soon! Go to http://www.govbids.com/scripts/surplusauctions/default.asp?public_Groupi d=1077&agroupname=MITN&GroupAbbrev=MITN&pid=1&pto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Egov bids%2Ecom%2Fscripts%2FMITN%2Fpublic%2Fhome1%2Easp and click on "Antiques" No shipping is provided. Be sure to note the condition of the objects: some are good but some are fair or poor. Right now a lot of the bids are very low (under $10). Items include: Brother ElectroKnit Knitting Machine Friden Automatic Calculator (adding machine) Adding Machine -Burroughs Water Pump (Duro Company) and Electric Motor (LeLand) c 1930-50 Royal Typewriter with case c 1945-50 Fairbanks scale Misc. printing equipment c 1950s Franklin stove Kenwood stove Cattaragus Knife Display Case c1910 Bicentennial Commemorative Bell with stand (non-ringing) c 1976 Edison's Handy Encyclopedia Book c 1900 Civil War Times Illustrated magazine collection c 1988-92 Textile Art c 1950 Sickles and Sheep shears Bucksaw Nail kegs and buckets Misc. garden tools Grain cradle Rag rug Leather satchels/bags Wooden table Cast iron bathtub Anne Nagrant, Public Programs Troy Museum & Historic Village [log in to unmask] www.troymi.gov/museum 60 W Wattles Rd (just west of Livernois) Troy, MI 48098 USA (248) 524-3570 main phone (248) 524-3598 direct office Read about all our great fall programming online at http://www.troymi.gov/TroyToday/Fall2009Museum.pdf <http://www.troymi.gov/TroyToday/Summer-Museum.pdf> P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).