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Neale & Sons Inc.
History
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After serving in WWII, where Clarence Neale survived on board
the USS Honolulu, he settled
in Saratoga, California to start what was to become a 4th
generation family business.
Clarence (or C.W. as he was known),
and his father C.E. Neale established an Antique 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 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 industries. 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, including such
companies as: Google, Ebay, Apple Computer, Hewlett Packard and
others. |
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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 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. |
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C.W.
retired in 1981 and left his son Doug to continue on with the
family business. In 2003 the family tradition was strengthened
again when Doug's middle son; Austin Neale, after graduating
from Whitworth University, joined the NEALE & SONS 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. Auctioning and appraising the farms and firms that came
before this information age, has given NEALE AND SONS 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. 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, ASA, ISA, CAPP (1980)
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CURRENTLY ON
Sports Memorabilia
Autographs
Baseball Cards
CURRENTLY FOR SALE
Gutzon Borglum, Seated Lincoln
Steinway Baby Grand
Individual memberships in:
Doug Neale, Senior Appraiser
Austin D. Neale,
CEO
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