It is arguably a — call it what you want — yard, garage, parking lot, or vintage sale for the decades.
Everything from pristine vintage clothing approaching a century in age to mannequins and old costume jewelry is being sold Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Manteca Historical Society museum’s parking lot at 600 West Yosemite Ave.

It is the result of the historical society cleaning out the second floor of the museum for items that have been donated over the years due to being vintage in nature but not having a direct tie to Manteca’s history.

The items are in addition to vendors who have paid for booth space to offer their own antiques and craft items for sale.

You are likely to find items you never will at a run-of-the-mill garage sale.

“We have tons of vintage clothing in good shape,” museum board member Mary Del Pino said.

As such, you may find retro fashion you can press back into use or items that may be especially useful for costumes with the approach of Halloween.

The sale will include prom dresses that were donated to the museum and an extremely large number of wedding dresses.

Del Pino said there are so many wedding dresses that the museum volunteers will only be able to put part of them out for sale.

There are dozens upon dozens of mannequins that could come in handy to create Halloween decorations including a number of headless wicker mannequins.

The sale will include costume jewelry, items like old-fashioned crochet table cloths, dishes, ornamental bric-a-brac, smaller furniture items, and more.

The items have been donated over the years.

In doing a reorganization and inventory of the Museum's many items, it was discovered that many of the items have no significance to Manteca in any way. 

It was then decided by the Board of Directors that these items could be sold and bring in needed funds to the museum.

The museum is also accepting last minute vendors who may also want to sell their antiques or creative crafts. 

Each parking lot space costs $25.  Vendors should bring their own tables and canopies, as the museum's pop-ups are limited.

 Those who wish to participate in the Vintage Sale may sign up by calling  the museum executive director, Melissa Salazar at (209) 605-0358.

The museum was founded by the Manteca Historical Society. It was chartered as a nonprofit organization in 1990.

Included are more than a dozen exhibits along with a museum gift shop featuring items ranging from collectible to memorabilia

To contact Dennis Wyatt@mantecabulletin.com