(2) ANTIQUE SOLID WOOD LODGE BENCHES, 11 FT. 5 IN. & 11 FT. 9 IN. LONG - ORIGINAL TO THE ST. LOUIS NEW MASONIC TEMPLE (1920S) ITEM DETAILS: ANTIQUE - ST. LOUIS HISTORY. ORIGINAL LODGE-ROOM BENCHES FROM THE NEW MASONIC TEMPLE, 3681 LINDELL BLVD., ST. LOUIS. TWO LONG SOLID WOOD BENCHES SALVAGED FROM ST. LOUIS'S HISTORIC MASONIC TEMPLE AT 3681 LINDELL BLVD. BOTH HAVE DARK STAINED FRAMES, MOLDED TOP RAILS, SQUARED ARMS, AND BLOCK FEET, WITH UPHOLSTERED VELVET SEATS. TOGETHER THEY GIVE YOU ALMOST 23 FEET OF SEATING. THEY'D WORK IN A CHURCH, RESTAURANT BANQUETTE, EVENT VENUE, LODGE HALL, OR LONG ENTRY. SOLD TOGETHER AS ONE LOT. BENCH 1: 11'9" (ABOUT 141" LONG, 41" HIGH) - BURGUNDY VELVET SEAT CUSHION - TEAR ACROSS THE CENTER OF THE SEAT UPHOLSTERY - AGE WEAR AND SCUFFS ON THE ARMS AND EDGES BENCH 2: 11'5" (ABOUT 137" LONG, 40" HIGH) - ROSE/SALMON VELVET SEAT CUSHION AND UPHOLSTERED BACK PANEL - UPHOLSTERY FADED AND STAINED BUT INTACT - CHIPS AT THE ARM ENDS AND TOP RAIL CORNER BOTH: - SOLID WOOD CONSTRUCTION WITH THE ORIGINAL FINISH - IRON FLOOR-MOUNT HARDWARE STILL ON THE FEET - SOLD AS-IS. PLAN TO REUPHOLSTER, IDEALLY IN A MATCHING FABRIC. - PICKUP: EACH BENCH IS VERY LONG AND HEAVY. YOU'LL NEED A TRAILER OR TWO LONG TRUCK BEDS AND AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE. BID BASIS: LOT; QTY: 2; SOLD AS ONE LOT. ORIGINAL ST. LOUIS MASONIC TEMPLE ITEM, PER CONSIGNOR.

ANTIQUE - ST. LOUIS HISTORY: (3) HEAVY SOLID CAST BRASS ART DECO FLOOR / WALL AIR GRILLES (RETURN AIR REGISTERS), STAR-LATTICE PATTERN, APPROX. 26 X 32 IN. & 25 X 37 IN. - PER PIECE X3 - ORIGINAL TO THE 1926 MASONIC TEMPLE ITEM DETAILS: ORIGINAL TO THE 1926 MASONIC TEMPLE AT 3681 LINDELL BLVD. IN ST. LOUIS. SOLD BY THE PIECE - BID IS PER GRILLE, TIMES 3. THREE LARGE, HEAVY ANTIQUE SOLID CAST BRASS VENTILATION GRILLES (FLOOR OR WALL RETURN-AIR REGISTERS) IN A STRIKING ART DECO STAR-AND-LATTICE GEOMETRIC PATTERN, WITH A FLAT MOUNTING FLANGE AND COUNTERSUNK SCREW HOLES. SIZES (MEASURED): TWO APPROX. 26 IN. X 32 IN., AND ONE APPROX. 25 IN. X 37 IN. (SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FLANGE AT THE BOTTOM). OLD SILVER / ALUMINUM PAINT OVER THE BRASS, WORN THROUGH IN SPOTS: STRIP IT TO BRING BACK THE POLISHED BRASS. A SPECTACULAR PIECE OF ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE FOR AN OLD-HOUSE RESTORATION, A RESTAURANT, BAR OR LOFT, OR AS WALL ART. VERY HEAVY. BID BASIS: PER PIECE X3; QTY: 3; BID IS PER UNIT; TOTAL BID IS MULTIPLIED BY QUANTITY. ORIGINAL ST. LOUIS MASONIC TEMPLE ITEM, PER CONSIGNOR.

ANTIQUE DISASSEMBLED SOLID WALNUT LIBRARY BOOKSHELF / BOOKCASE SECTIONS WITH BRASS "200 RELIGION" DEWEY LABEL HOLDER - ORIGINAL TO THE ST. LOUIS NEW MASONIC TEMPLE LIBRARY ITEM DETAILS: ANTIQUE - ST. LOUIS HISTORY. ORIGINAL LIBRARY BOOKCASE FROM THE NEW MASONIC TEMPLE, 3681 LINDELL BLVD., ST. LOUIS, CAREFULLY TAKEN DOWN AND SHRINK-WRAPPED AS A KIT OF COMPONENTS ON A PALLET. RICH DARK WALNUT-TONE SOLID WOOD WITH BEAUTIFUL FIGURED GRAIN: SHELF BOARDS, UPRIGHTS / SIDE PANELS, FACE FRAMES, TRIM AND MOLDING STRIPS, MANY HAND-LABELED WITH BLUE TAPE FOR REASSEMBLY. INCLUDES AN ORIGINAL BRASS LIBRARY LABEL HOLDER STILL READING "200 RELIGION" (DEWEY DECIMAL), A WONDERFUL DETAIL FROM THE TEMPLE'S MASONIC LIBRARY. SHELF BOARDS APPROX. 36 IN. LONG (MEASURED); OTHER PIECES APPROX. 24 IN. PERFECT FOR A HOME LIBRARY, STUDY, OFFICE OR BAR, OR AS RECLAIMED WALNUT FOR A WOODWORKER. DISASSEMBLED; SOME PIECES SHOW LIGHT WEAR, NAIL HOLES AND AGE PATINA; ASSEMBLY AND COMPLETENESS NOT VERIFIED. SOLD AS ONE LOT ON ITS PALLET. BID BASIS: LOT; QTY: 1; SOLD AS ONE LOT. ORIGINAL ST. LOUIS MASONIC TEMPLE ITEM, PER CONSIGNOR.

ANTIQUE - ST. LOUIS HISTORY: (15) 1920S NATIONAL CHAIR CO. ST. LOUIS STEEL & WOOD FOLDING CHAIRS, MAPLE CITY STAMPING CO. PAT. SEPT. 16, 1924 - PER CHAIR X15 ITEM DETAILS: SOLD BY THE PIECE - BID IS PER CHAIR, TIMES 15. FIFTEEN ORIGINAL 1920S FOLDING CHAIRS MADE BY THE NATIONAL CHAIR CO. OF ST. LOUIS, STAMPED WITH ITS "WE ARE BEARS ON CHAIRS" MARK, ON STEEL FRAMES BY MAPLE CITY STAMPING CO. OF PEORIA, ILL. THE FRAMES ARE STAMPED "PATENTED SEPT. 16, 1924." EACH CHAIR HAS HARDWOOD FRAME RAILS, A PRESSED-STEEL BACK AND SEAT WITH EMBOSSED PANELS, AND FOLDS FLAT FOR STORAGE. THESE CHAIRS ARE ORIGINAL TO THE 1926 MASONIC TEMPLE AT 3681 LINDELL BLVD. IN ST. LOUIS, WHERE THEY SEATED LODGE MEMBERS AND GUESTS FOR NEARLY A CENTURY. THE FINISH IS THE ORIGINAL DARK BROWN WITH AGE-APPROPRIATE WEAR AND PATINA. A RARE MATCHED SET FROM A ST. LOUIS MAKER, GOOD FOR A PERIOD DINING ROOM, RESTAURANT, WEDDING VENUE OR COLLECTOR. SOLD AS FOUND. BID BASIS: PER PIECE X15; QTY: 15; BID IS PER UNIT; TOTAL BID IS MULTIPLIED BY QUANTITY. ORIGINAL ST. LOUIS MASONIC TEMPLE ITEM, PER CONSIGNOR.

ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MASONIC TEMPLE KITCHEN STORAGE CABINET, DOUBLE-DOOR WITH 10 SHELVES, APPROX. 77 H X 71 W X 37 D IN. - ST. LOUIS NEW MASONIC TEMPLE (1920S) ITEM DETAILS: ANTIQUE - ST. LOUIS HISTORY. ORIGINAL KITCHEN STORAGE CABINET FROM THE NEW MASONIC TEMPLE AT 3681 LINDELL BLVD., ST. LOUIS. IT STOOD IN THE MASONS' KITCHEN FROM THE TIME THE BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN THE 1920S. LARGE FREESTANDING DOUBLE-DOOR CABINET: DARK-STAINED FIR FRAME WITH TWO TALL PANELED DOORS ON DECORATIVE BRASS HINGES, AND NATURAL-FINISH INTERIORS. TWO SIDE-BY-SIDE BAYS HOLD 10 WOOD SHELVES IN TOTAL (5 PER SIDE) PLUS A FULL-WIDTH FLOOR. INSIDE ONE DOOR IS THE ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN KITCHEN NOTE, TACKED IN PLACE: "SMALL URN = 10 GAL / 200 CUPS ... LARGE URN = 20 GAL ... 1 LB. COFFEE = 40 CUPS ... LARGE BUCKET AT TEMPLE HOLDS 3 GALS WATER." IT IS A GENUINE PIECE OF THE TEMPLE'S BANQUET-HALL HISTORY. APPROX. 77 IN. H X 71 IN. W X 37 IN. D (MEASURED). USED: WORN ORIGINAL FINISH WITH SCUFFS, WATER MARKS AND SOME VENEER LOSS AT THE TOP OF THE LEFT DOOR. STRUCTURALLY SOLID; DOORS OPEN AND CLOSE. VERY HEAVY; BUYER ARRANGES REMOVAL. IDEAL FOR A RESTAURANT, BAR, PANTRY, WORKSHOP OR ANYONE WHO COLLECTS ST. LOUIS OR MASONIC HISTORY. BID BASIS: LOT; QTY: 1; SOLD AS ONE LOT. ORIGINAL ST. LOUIS MASONIC TEMPLE ITEM, PER CONSIGNOR.

ANTIQUE - ST. LOUIS HISTORY: PAIR OF VICTOR PORTABLE STEREOPTICONS (MAGIC LANTERN SLIDE PROJECTORS), VICTOR ANIMATOGRAPH CO., DAVENPORT, IOWA, PAT. 1913/1914, ON TWIN DISSOLVING STAND - ORIGINAL TO THE 1926 MASONIC TEMPLE ITEM DETAILS: ORIGINAL TO THE 1926 MASONIC TEMPLE AT 3681 LINDELL BLVD. IN ST. LOUIS. (MASONIC LODGES OF THE ERA COMMONLY USED LANTERN SLIDES FOR LECTURES AND DEGREE WORK.) ANTIQUE, CIRCA 1914-1920S. A MATCHED PAIR OF VICTOR PORTABLE STEREOPTICON LANTERN-SLIDE PROJECTORS MADE BY THE VICTOR ANIMATOGRAPH CO., DAVENPORT, IOWA (NAMEPLATES: VICTOR PORTABLE STEREOPTICON, MODEL 2, SERIAL NOS. APPROX. 20198 / 20199, PATENTED MAY 27, 1913 AND JAN. 6, 1914). EACH HAS A BLACK PERFORATED VENTILATED LAMP HOUSE, AN ALUMINUM BODY, ITS GLASS CONDENSER LENS AND THE NICKELED BELLOWS / FOCUSING RODS, MOUNTED SIDE BY SIDE ON A SHARED SWIVEL PEDESTAL STAND: THE CLASSIC TWIN "DISSOLVING VIEW" SETUP USED TO FADE ONE SLIDE IMAGE INTO THE NEXT IN LECTURE HALLS, CHURCHES, LODGES AND EARLY THEATERS. A RARE AND HIGHLY DISPLAYABLE PIECE OF EARLY PROJECTION AND ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY. AS-IS: NOT TESTED; LAMPS / BULBS, WIRING, SLIDE CARRIERS AND OBJECTIVE LENSES NOT VERIFIED; PATINA AND SURFACE WEAR FROM AGE. BID BASIS: LOT; QTY: 1; SOLD AS ONE LOT. ORIGINAL ST. LOUIS MASONIC TEMPLE ITEM, PER CONSIGNOR.

ORIGINAL ANTIQUE COPPER/BRONZE-CLAD DOOR WITH GLASS LITE, APPROX. 36 X 88 IN., FROM THE ST. LOUIS NEW MASONIC TEMPLE (1920S) - ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE ITEM DETAILS: ANTIQUE ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE - ST. LOUIS HISTORY. ORIGINAL DOOR REMOVED FROM THE NEW MASONIC TEMPLE AT 3681 LINDELL BLVD., ST. LOUIS, DURING ITS RENOVATION; ORIGINAL TO THE BUILDING AS CONSTRUCTED IN THE 1920S. METAL-CLAD (COPPER/BRONZE-LOOK) PANEL DOOR WITH DEEP NATURAL VERDIGRIS PATINA, SINGLE UPPER GLASS LITE AND ONE LARGE RAISED LOWER PANEL. APPROX. 36 IN. WIDE X 88 IN. TALL X 1-3/4 IN. THICK (OWNER MEASUREMENTS). LOCKSET/HARDWARE REMOVED; MORTISE PREP REMAINS. HEAVY. IDEAL FOR A RESTAURANT, BAR, LOFT, OFFICE OR COLLECTOR OF ST. LOUIS ARCHITECTURE; USE AS A DOOR, WALL ART OR HEADBOARD. SOLD AS-IS, AS REMOVED: PATINA, WEAR AND MARKS CONSISTENT WITH AGE. BID BASIS: LOT; QTY: 1; SOLD AS ONE LOT. ORIGINAL ST. LOUIS MASONIC TEMPLE ITEM, PER CONSIGNOR.

(3) MATCHING ANTIQUE GEORGIAN / CHIPPENDALE-STYLE UPHOLSTERED ARMCHAIRS (LIBRARY / GAINSBOROUGH CHAIRS), FROM THE ST. LOUIS NEW MASONIC TEMPLE (1920S) - PER CHAIR X3 ITEM DETAILS: SOLD BY THE PIECE - BID IS PER CHAIR, TIMES 3. ANTIQUE FURNITURE - ST. LOUIS HISTORY. MATCHING SET OF THREE ORIGINAL ARMCHAIRS FROM THE NEW MASONIC TEMPLE, 3681 LINDELL BLVD., ST. LOUIS (1920S, ORIGINAL TO THE BUILDING). GEORGIAN / CHIPPENDALE-STYLE "LIBRARY" (GAINSBOROUGH) ARMCHAIRS: SHAPED UPHOLSTERED BACKS, PADDED UPHOLSTERED ARMS ON REEDED/FLUTED DARK MAHOGANY-TONE ARM SUPPORTS, STRAIGHT SQUARE LEGS JOINED BY H-STRETCHERS, AND BRASS NAILHEAD TRIM. UPHOLSTERED IN MATCHING BROWN-AND-TAN TEXTURED JACQUARD FABRIC. SOLD AS-IS: FABRIC SOILING AND FADING, LIGHT FINISH WEAR. A GREAT SET FOR AN OFFICE, BOARDROOM, LIBRARY OR LODGE. BID BASIS: PER CHAIR X3; QTY: 3; BID IS PER UNIT; TOTAL BID IS MULTIPLIED BY QUANTITY. ORIGINAL ST. LOUIS MASONIC TEMPLE ITEM, PER CONSIGNOR.

ST. LOUIS HISTORY: HEAVY-DUTY STEEL COMBINATION WARDROBE / STORAGE CABINET, 2-DOOR, GRAY, APPROX. 38 W X 18 D X 78 H IN. - ORIGINAL TO THE 1926 MASONIC TEMPLE ("RUTH CLUB") - USED ITEM DETAILS: ORIGINAL TO THE 1926 MASONIC TEMPLE AT 3681 LINDELL BLVD. IN ST. LOUIS. A TALL HEAVY-GAUGE STEEL COMBINATION CABINET IN GRAY ENAMEL, APPROX. 38 IN. WIDE X 18 IN. DEEP X 78 IN. TALL (MEASURED). DOUBLE DOORS WITH CHROME LEVER HANDLES AND TWO PADLOCK HASPS. INSIDE: A FULL-WIDTH TOP SHELF, A LEFT-SIDE COLUMN OF 5 SHELVES, AND A RIGHT-SIDE WARDROBE SECTION WITH A HANGING ROD. FOR A MAINTENANCE SHOP, JANITOR CLOSET, LOCKER ROOM, GARAGE OR OFFICE SUPPLY STORAGE. USED, STRUCTURALLY SOLID, WITH SCUFFS AND LIGHT WEAR ON THE FINISH. ORIGINAL "RUTH CLUB" AND "68" NAME PLATES ON THE TOP RAIL (RUTH IS ONE OF THE HEROINES OF THE ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR, THE MASONIC WOMEN'S ORDER). BID BASIS: EACH; QTY: 1; SOLD AS ONE LOT. ORIGINAL ST. LOUIS MASONIC TEMPLE ITEM, PER CONSIGNOR.

ANTIQUE - ST. LOUIS HISTORY: (15) VINTAGE BROWN STEEL FOLDING CHAIRS WITH DECORATIVE PERFORATED DIAMOND-PATTERN SEATS - ORIGINAL TO THE 1926 MASONIC TEMPLE - PER CHAIR X15 ITEM DETAILS: SOLD BY THE PIECE - BID IS PER CHAIR, TIMES 15. FIFTEEN VINTAGE ALL-STEEL FOLDING CHAIRS WITH TUBULAR FRAMES, CURVED STEEL BACKRESTS AND PRESSED-STEEL SEATS PUNCHED IN A DECORATIVE DIAMOND-AND-STAR PERFORATED PATTERN. THEY HAVE THE ORIGINAL BROWN ENAMEL FINISH, AND THE MAKER'S OVAL FOIL LABEL IS STILL ON THE SEAT UNDERSIDE. ORIGINAL TO THE HISTORIC 1926 MASONIC TEMPLE AT 3681 LINDELL BLVD. IN ST. LOUIS. STURDY, THEY FOLD FLAT, AND THEY STACK NEATLY ON THE PALLET. SOME RUBBER FOOT CAPS ARE MISSING. WEAR AND SCUFFS ARE CONSISTENT WITH AGE. A GREAT MATCHED SET FOR A VENUE, CHURCH HALL, RESTAURANT PATIO OR VINTAGE DÉCOR. SOLD AS FOUND. BID BASIS: PER PIECE X15; QTY: 15; BID IS PER UNIT; TOTAL BID IS MULTIPLIED BY QUANTITY. ORIGINAL ST. LOUIS MASONIC TEMPLE ITEM, PER CONSIGNOR.