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Beautiful day to buy some Rehoboth Beach memorabilia

Hundreds turn out for city’s annual equipment auction April 22
Dale Perry holds an old Rehoboth Beach Patrol sign. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
Chris Flood
April 26, 2023

Story Location:
Rehoboth Beach Convention Center
229 Rehoboth Avenue
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
United States

Rehoboth Beach hosted its annual equipment auction April 22 in the parking lot of Rehoboth Beach Convention Center and city hall.

Hundreds of people showed up to bid on more than a dozen vehicles, a variety of maintenance equipment, single-head parking meters, old lifeguard stands, old signage, furniture, jewelry, bicycles and electronics. Emmert Auction Associates conducted the auction. As of press deadline April 26, the city was still waiting on the final dollar amount figures.

 

Rehoboth Beach held its annual auction April 22. A large crowd gathers as the crew from Emmert Auction Associates works its way through the old vehicles.
Mark Grahne makes his selection after purchasing old parking meter heads.
Like a lot of winter-related equipment, it appears this old plow didn’t get too much use this past winter.
Some old, rusty dumpsters make perfect holders.
It’s faint, but the side of this old tractor still has the Rehoboth Beach logo.
This old Rehoboth Beach Patrol UTV will be used for parts.
A list and description of the larger items for sale.
Looks like this family will be enjoying a new lifeguard stand by the pool this summer.
All kinds of lawn equipment was up for sale.
Emmert Auction Associates’ Herb Kenton sees the bid.
The moment you realize buying a four-wheeler was not a good idea.
Auctioneer Efrem Phillips makes sure a bid is recognized.
Carol Emmert does important work keeping track of the winning bids and the people who made them.

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Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.

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