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Rare DISNEYLAND 1955 Yale & Towne Gold Plated Brass Key To Commemorate Opening Of Disneyland UNCUT - WOW (1)

Rare DISNEYLAND 1955 Yale & Towne Gold Plated Brass Key To Commemorate Opening Of Disneyland UNCUT - WOW (1)

Winning Bid
$125.00
Item #1824021
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Southport / Fairfield, CT 06890

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When to Pickup

Monday, 4/29
11:30 am - 4:00 pm EDT

Lot #90 of 140
Item Description

THIS IS THE SECOND TO LAST KEY. . . .THERE ARE NO MORE . . .WE HAVE SOLD THESE FOR $300-$400 . . .THIS IS IT . .NO MORE ! ! ! !

THE FOLLOWING TEXT WAS FROM A PRESS RELEASE DATED JULY 17th 1955

1955 YALE LOCK SHOP DISNEYLAND GRAND OPENING SOUVENIR KEY
Grand Opening Yale Lock Shop Souvenir Key for invited Media Guests and VIP's
through special arrangements with The Yale and Towne Manufacturing Company, a gold plated Disneyland Souvenir Key has been reserved for you. Your key may be obtained by visiting the Yale Lock Shop, 606 Main Street, Disneyland. Anaheim,Cal.

I will give you the readers digest version of these vintage Disneyland / Yale & Towne keys . . . first of all for those of you that don’t know Yale & Towne Lock Manufacturing company was located in Stamford,CT . . .they started in 1904 and I believe they closed in the 1970s . . . they were in the south end of Stamford (they occupied those huge buildings down near where Fairway Market was) . . . it was a major employer for thousands of local residents . . .for those of you out there that attended tag / estate sales in Stamford (and surrounding towns) in the 1980s / 90s / 2000s . . . it was VERY common to come across an estate sale of a former Yale employee and find brand new Yale locks that were vintage but brand new (and they were 30 - 40 - 50 years old) . . . in 2012 we purchased the estate of a former Yale employee and while cleaning out the basement we found this big box of these Disneyland keys . . .never used . . .uncut . . . gold plated brass keys that were made to commemorate the opening of Disneyland in California in 1955 . . . it was quite a score at the time . . .we started listing them on eBay and they were selling between $75 and $150 PER KEY ! ! . . we would put on a few at a time here and there . . we would wait a little while before we would list more . . (this was in 2012 & 2013) . . . . by 2014 we had sold all of them well over 150 (a lot of people were buying several at a time) . . . then around June / July of 2015 (which was the 60th anniversary of Disneyland) . . . the keys started showing up back on eBay . . .people would put the keys in little presentation cases . . . .some were making nice wooden mounts for them . . . and they would list them back on eBay . . . AND THEY WERE SELLING BETWEEN $300-$400 and they were selling like hotcakes . . . people were contacting me asked me if I had any more of them (and of course I didn’t) . . .a few weeks ago we were re-organizing my warehouse and I found a handful of the keys . . .just for the heck of it I went on eBay to see If any of these Disneyland keys were on there and sure enough there was one . . . .it’s sold recently for $500 so I figured I’d try one here on Clearing House

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Seller Info
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Auction Details & Seller Instructions

WHERE TO PICK UP:
Private Residence
Southport / Fairfield, Connecticut 06890
(Winning Bidders Will Be Given Full Address VIA EMAIL)

Monday, 4/29, 11:30 am to 4:00 pm
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ! - PLEASE READ ! - LOTS 2-19 NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP LAST PART OF MAY (they are being used for home staging ) - (if we can make date earlier we will advise - we will have help available for you for pickup)

PLEASE NOTE: auction ends Saturday 4/27 - pickup is on Monday 4/29
WE CAN SHIP . . . . . . . SHIPPING AVAILABLE

Norwalk, CT - Local Pick Up -- and-- *Third Party * Shipping Info Below -- READ ALL and ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING.

Local Pick Up
Pick Up Date: Monday, April 29th from 11:30am - 4pm - ONLY.
General Questions?
CONTACT AUCTION MANAGER:
Brian Vasquez
203-856-0891


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Bill Benedetto at 203-984-5860 to request that your items be brought to UPS.
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Seller Info
Clearing House Estate Sales
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Auction Manager

Brian Vasquez | (203) 856-0891 | newestatesale@aol.com

Pickup Details
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Southport / Fairfield, CT 06890

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When to Pickup


Monday, 4/29, 11:30 am to 4:00 pm

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