Jillian English

Estate Sale

Estate Sale Project

Jillian English
2915 Potomac Ave
Mesquite, Texas
 The owner of this house seemed to have an
interest in collecting different china and various
antiques. The china all had display stands which
led me to believe that these plates weren’t just
hidden in a drawer but rather showcased
throughout the house.
In the garage there were various
gardening tools and out door
furniture. This person must
have enjoyed the outdoors since
they not only had a manicured
lawn and flowering pots
through out the garage, but also
many do it yourself tools that
only on with a “green thumb”
would posses.
 In the same room next to the baby
clothes were toys from what appears to
be the 1960s, but also toys that look
more recent. This allowed me to
conclude that the owners of this house
were not just parents but grandparents.

Based upon homemade baby clothes,

it was obvious the mother of the
house enjoyed knitting clothes for
not only her children, but possibly
even grandchildren.
 The owner held on to items such as “In time of
EMERGENCY” which was a book that aided families
on what to do during nuclear fall out. This led me
to believe that 1) There was certainly a family of
more than a husband and wife and 2) The parents
were concerned about the family’s safety

The display case to the right was

very interesting to me. On top of it
sat two old bibles, the Emergency
pamphlets, an old picture, and a
collection of encyclopedias from the
early 1970s. This led me to believe
that the family was probably old
fashioned and conservative.