1/31/12

Selling the Trundle Hauler








Are you tired of looking like a douche bag driving around in a volkswagon rabbit? Do you hate the idea of looking like a hick in your truck while hauling large things around? Have a huge family and hate the idea of a minivan? Would you like to go on long car trips and be able to bring things home as souvenirs? Want people to think you’re a responsible person by hiring a limo for Saturday nights? Then BUY THIS LIMO!

Bought to take to flea markets so he could haul cool things for his local weird tourist trap, Trundle Manor, Mr Arm has deemed this the perfect car for those wishing to have some panache while still being able to haul things around. As long as a full size extended cab truck and as easy and comfortable to drive as a Cadillac, this is a true luxury hauler.

This limo has been modified to allow the maximum storage space by having the center row of seats removed but they are completely in tact and will be included and installed upon completion of the sale. They are the same seats as the front ones and are in great shape. Also I have all of the headrests, which I have made removeable for convenience. This is an airport style limo with all front facing seats and 6 DOORS! Makes it easy to pack in people or things! Don’t get us wrong; the inside is clean and well maintained! This is no trashy mess! Mr Arm is simply in need of an older daily driver and would like to unload this newer model.

The inside is blue leather with matching carpet. Lean the seats all the way back in the front or middle to take a nap or watch a drive in movie in style! Power seats, windows, new CD player stereo, rear AC and Heat.

The engine and transmission are the same used in Corvettes of this year and are the classic 350/350 combo. The transmission was recently rebuilt for $2000 in 2011 and is like new. This car has huge ****s and often ends up doing a burn out while leaving others in the dust. You could even put a hitch on the back and tow a full size trailer. None of the indicator lights are on and a tune-up was performed 5000 miles ago. Buy this car and go on a road trip!

Stop driving depressing normal cars and grab this beast for your daily driver. You will not be disappointed.

The downside is the roof will need new vinyl. This does not need to be redone immediately for it to be driven though. The underside is clean and the body has no rust on it. This is an amazing car and needs a good home. Stop getting into a normal car and make this growler yours!

Contact us for any other information or to submit other offers.

mrarm@trundlemanor.com
412-916-5544

1/26/12

Trundle Etsy Store is UP!

Velda has been hard at work putting up our art and wares on Etsy! Buy yourself a piece of the manor today!


http://www.etsy.com/shop/TrundleManor

1/20/12

Squirrel Machine

Dedicated to an amazing book. Some things defy explanation.


1/17/12




Charlie McCarthy's head in front of signed photo of John Astin, the original Gomez Addams and obviously huge inspiration to us.


1930s wooden, handpainted carnival wheel in use until the early 21st century. Donated by Velda's father.


Little O scale model railroad people, hand carved by Mr. ARM and cast in plastic. Believe it ir not, they are about 1 1/2" tall and completely to scale. To date, he's made over 260! Featured here are Bigfoot, a circus clown, and a drunken hillbilly!



Poor little Gimpy Gator.


Portrait by me of Trundle ancestor Auntie Philomena O'Comal Trundle. She has an unnatural love of hair.


Our happy little rat has a gleeful conversation on an invisible telephone from inside his cozy jar.


Dog skull on brass cannon wheels, inspired by the artwork in the graphic novel The Squirrel Machine.



Oh hey, little guy! A kitten skull in a tarnished horn is the centerpiece to this lovely bouquet.


Donated from a local Retirement Home, a lace-up prosthetic leg dating from the 1940s. It was being used by a resident until recently, when his earthly body no longer needed it. Soon to be featured in our Great North American Bindle Museum!



"Mr. ARM's Spirit Board" designed by Mr. ARM himself. We used it once, attempting to contact a real-life tragic former resident of the house before it became known as Trundle Manor, but he didn't feel like talking. Maybe someday Charlie will say hi to us.


This was the first thing I ever bought Mr. ARM for Xmas. It is by far the crappiest looking, most dilapidated fish taxidermy I ever saw, and when I found him he had a cigarette hanging from his cracked, moldy, fishy lips. He was, of course, the perfect gift.



Original autographed photo of 1930s sideshow performer Frieda Pushnik, a beauty and a wonder born without arms or legs in 1923! She appeared in Ripley's Odditorium and Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey circus until the mid 1950s. In case you're wondering how she had such beautiful penmanship, she used only her mouth!

Hidden Wonders of the Manor Part 2

Velda here again! This time I'll be showcasing the wonders of our dining room, the first room that tour guests get to see! It was hard for me to decide what qualifies as "hidden" since people are always able to tour this room, unlike the kitchen which was featured last time. Here are a few of my favorites!

The G.N.A.B.M.

A museum inside of a museum? That's crazy... well, yeah, but that's the Manor for you! Trundle Manor has begun work on its newest project, the G.N.A.B.M., or the Great North American Bindle Museum! We will be showcasing the stereotypical Bindle carried by hobos for centuries. We will have special TM memorabilia for our newest exhibit and will offer information and displays of this great American treasure and what might be found inside! So visit Trundle Manor and see the progress of our newest work.


1/9/12



The most dapper little wine bottle opener ever!


Saint Groucho. Patron saint of greasepaint, cigars, and anarchy.


"Four-eyed" drunk bottle opener on the front of our bar, handmade from an old fireplace front.





Vintage plastic Halloween devil masks! We are always on the lookout for these, especially ones still in the box which actually says "Flame Retarded!"


"God Bless Our Mobile Home" hanging plate. The exact same one can be seen in Pink Flamingos behind Miss Edie the Egg Lady's playpen!



Baby photos of Mr. Arm (up top), helping make Pops' pizza, a Miriello family tradition every Friday night for over 25 years! Below is tiny Velda Von Minx being fed her first slice. If it had been Miriello pizza, she would have never eaten anything else.


Mmmm...disembodied baby legs and sugar, the key to any good recipe!


Found signage from a local law office. The name is just too awesome to be real, and his hours of business are amazing!


Stunningly beautiful pressed copper piece by Suzanne "Mom" Miriello, featuring mermaids and octopi! Mr. Arm has VERY talented parents!



Vintage 1970s Addams Family lunchbox (Happy 100th Birthday to Charles Addams yesterday!)


From our kitchen- small collection of salt and pepper shakers. The silver canister that says Flour contains neon orange popcorn salt, and the one that says Sugar is indeed full of sugar that I sprinkle on EVERYTHING. My massive sweet tooth will be my downfall...

Hidden Wonders of the Manor

Velda Von Minx here! I figured that since I live at Trundle Manor and get to experience its mysteries every day, I would share with everyone some of our lesser known objects! We do have a plethora of THINGS and to introduce them all on a tour would be tedious, so enjoy the sometimes hidden, sometimes kitschy side of Trundle Manor!