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Neale & Sons Inc.
History
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After serving in WWII, where Clarence Neale survived the Pearl
Harbor attack on the battle ship USS Honolulu, he settled
in Saratoga, California to start what was to become a 4th
generation family business.
Saratoga, located in Santa Clara County, a short one hour
south of San Francisco, soon became the business headquarters of
NEALE & SONS INC.
Clarence (or C.W. as he was known),
and his father C.E. Neale established an Antique/Collectibles
shop named THE BARN along with a budding new business called
NEALE & SONS, located in one of Saratoga's historical sites
from the 19th century. Starting in 1947, Clarence and his
wife Laura bought and sold many of the valley's historic estates and
businesses while providing
on-site estate liquidation services as well as appraisals from their
roadside antique store: THE BARN. |
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Together the Neales bought, sold and appraised many sites that were
later torn down to give way to the valley's historical boom in the
aeronautics, computer and the internet industry. With NEALE & SONS
early roll starting in 1947, the vast orchards and
farm lands in this fertile valley, gave way to the inception and
development of what was to become Silicon Valley. |
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In 1963
the highway bordering THE BARN was widened and the Antique store
had to be torn down to make way for progress. But, C.W. Neale
embraced the changes and built NEALE'S HOLLOW BUSINESS CENTER a stone's throw
away from where the original THE BARN stood. There he continued
his appraisal and on site estate sale business. In 1974 his son Doug
Neale,
upon graduating from the University of California Santa Barbara, joined his father
in business and developed the company toward on- site auctions and a
more diversified appraisal base. Father
and son experienced the tremendous growth in business, appraising items
from the Valley's famous and historical companies and individuals.
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C.W.
retired in 1981 and left his son Doug to continue on the family business. In 1999 the family
tradition was strengthened again when Doug's middle son; Austin Neale,
after graduating from Whitworth University, joined the NEALE & SONS INC team to focus on the the expanding
world of the internet. These four generations have seen vast changes take
place in this last half century, as a rich agricultural economy gave way
to the e-commerce community. The Neales have appraised and sold the
history that has changed thousands of acres of orchards into buildings
that house companies such as Hewlett Packard, Cisco Systems, 3Comm and
Apple Computer, just
to name a few. Liquidating and appraising the farms and firms that came
before this information age, has given NEALE AND SONS INC a depth and
understanding that can only be born from being a part of this tremendous
evolution. |
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The
evolution continues as NEALE & SONS INC. Appraisers and Auctioneers turns
there focus to
internet auctions and the e-commerce community. |
-Neale & Sons Inc.
Austin Neale (age 10), spotting bids at a Neale and Sons FDIC bank
auction
Laura Neale inside The Barn (1950's)
Clarence and Laura Neale representing The Barn in the Saratoga
Parade (1950's)
Clarence Neale posing in The Barn (1950's)
Doug Neale, A.S.A., I.S.A. (1980)
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FOR SALE NOW
EDGAR PAYNE
Individual memberships in:
Douglas Neale, President
Austin D. Neale, Vice President
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