Town-wide Tag Sale: Items, Shoppers, and Volunteers Wanted!

On Saturday, Sept. 20, 8:30–2:30, the Historical Society will again host a Tag Sale on the sidewalk in front of the Mansfield House, 151 Main St, Middletown. Please stop by to treasure hunt!

This year we aim to offer quality rather than quantity, and we hope you have some objects to donate—objects to which the labels vintage, antique, period, classic, interesting, beautiful, fascinating, unique, or, in the words of the Cartalk Brothers, historic or folkloric could be attached. We encourage you to undertake a fearless appraisal of your possessions and zero in on those you have to admit are not really your taste but are bound to be treasured by someone else.

Perhaps someone gave you an art-nouveau pitcher, but your décor is mid-century modern. Or you inherited a print by an Expressionist artist that you’ve never hung on the wall because you find it too upsetting, even though you’re aware the artist counts as one of the greats. Or a third edition of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, because, well, you know…High-quality hand tools you no longer use, excellent new or hardly worn attractive articles of clothing, out-of-the ordinary cooking vessels —the possibilities are many. If you have something you’d like to donate and want to be sure it will be suitable, please email Krishna Winston: kwinston@wesleyan.edu, or text her at 860-918-8713. Photos always help.

Donations can be dropped off at the Mansfield House (151 Main Street, Middletown) between 10 AM and 3 PM from Monday, September 8 through Thursday, September 11. Enter through the front gate and ring the bell by the porch door.

If you’d enjoy volunteering at the sale, extra hands are always welcome and it’s a chance to make new friends!