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The Bo & Susan Franks Collection Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location134 Deborah Drive, New Braunfels, Texas, 78130, United States In Person PreviewLocal Preview at Burley Auction Gallery, 134 Deborah Drive, New Braunfels, Texas on Friday, Octobe...

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Burley Auction Gallery is proud to present the lifetime collection of Bo & Susan Franks, owners of the Original Round Top Antiques Fair. Bo & Susan have spent their lives collecting & promoting antique shows together. Bo has traveled the world for 37 years as merchandising director for Willie Nelson, searching for antiques in his travels. Together, they have amassed a fine collection featuring: Early Advertising & Signs, Antique Toys, Buffalo Bill & 101 Ranch Wild West Show Collection, Antique Guns, Colts & Winchesters, Gun Advertising, Ad Topperwein Collection, Guns used in Red Headed Stranger & other Willie Nelson Movies, Spurs, Woolly Chaps, Bohlin & King Ranch Saddles, Early Texas Beer Signs, Country Store, Salesman Samples, Texana, Sam Houston & Stephen F. Austin signed documents, Plus Rockola Jukeboxes, Seeburg Coin Operated Player Piano, Gold Coins & Estate Jewelry, and Much More! 15%BP R. Burley TX#15184 Full Color Catalog Available. Complete online catalog available at BurleyAuction.com.
All items sold as is where is. See photos for condition or call 830-629-9280 (Prior to sale day) if you have specific condition questions.
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Buddy L Pressed Steel Fire Truck1 - Buddy L Pressed Steel Fire Truck
Burley Auction Group
39" long x 8" wide x 9" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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Uncle Sam American Flyer Tin Litho String Toy2 - Uncle Sam American Flyer Tin Litho String Toy
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8-1/4" L.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Coca-Cola Porecelain Button Sign3 - Coca-Cola Porecelain Button Sign
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36" D. Bottle logo.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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Lone Star Ice Works Reverse Painted Glass Sign4 - Lone Star Ice Works Reverse Painted Glass Sign
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Austin Texas, mother of pearl inlay, A.J. Zilker sole agent. Political figure and "Ice Man" of Austin in the early 1900's, president o...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (1,300.00) = 1,300.00
 
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Antique Rocking Horse5 - Antique Rocking Horse
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Horse hair mane & tail. 37" long x13 1/2" wide x 32" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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J. Chein Ferris Wheel Lithographed Tin Toy6 - J. Chein Ferris Wheel Lithographed Tin Toy
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16-3/4" H.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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Girard Fire Chief Siren Coupe Toy Car7 - Girard Fire Chief Siren Coupe Toy Car
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14" L.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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Police Car Louis Marx Tin Wind Up Toy8 - Police Car Louis Marx Tin Wind Up Toy
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15" long x 5" wide x 5 1/2" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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Louis Marx Tin Toy Car9 - Louis Marx Tin Toy Car
Burley Auction Group
15" L.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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Heinz 57 Pickle Truck Metalcraft Toy10 - Heinz 57 Pickle Truck Metalcraft Toy
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"Metalcraft Corp. St. Louis12" long x 4" wide x 5 1/4" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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Buster Brown Shoes Tin Advertising Sign11 - Buster Brown Shoes Tin Advertising Sign
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Countertop sign with wire stand on back. Acquired in Oatmeal Texas 15" wide x 13 1/2" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (750.00) = 750.00
 
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White House Shoes Embossed Lithographed Tin Sign12 - White House Shoes Embossed Lithographed Tin Sign
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Brown Shoe Co. 12-3/4" x 18-3/4".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to dodgeram52 for (700.00 + 105.00BP) = 805.00
 
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The Barry Shoe Co. Reverse Glass Sign13 - The Barry Shoe Co. Reverse Glass Sign
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Marked "Above All The Barry Shoe Made at Brockton, Mass. Trade Mark Rec. U.S. Pat. Office" on front of hanging display sign. Measures 4...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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Blue Bell Ice Cream Porcelain Sign14 - Blue Bell Ice Cream Porcelain Sign
Burley Auction Group
Brenham Texas 30" x 18".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,800.00) = 1,800.00
 
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Vintage Boeing Clipper Airplane Ride Poster15 - Vintage Boeing Clipper Airplane Ride Poster
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"Featuring the Boeing Clipper Americas Largest Trimotor" frame measures 27 3/4" wide x 39 1/2" tall, advertisement measures 25...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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Red Man Tobacco Airplane Lithograph Poster16 - Red Man Tobacco Airplane Lithograph Poster
Burley Auction Group
Frame measures 15 1/2" wide x 21" tall, litho measures 10 1/2" wide x 16" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (450.00) = 450.00
 
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World War I U.S. Army Air Service France Poster17 - World War I U.S. Army Air Service France Poster
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"Join the Air Service and Serve in France" "Do It Now" on front. Frame measures 27 1/2" wide x 39 1/2" tall, adverti...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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1915 WW I German Airplane ID Poster18 - 1915 WW I German Airplane ID Poster
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Poster used to educate the public on the differences between German and British airships in case of an attack. Image measures 22-1/4" x 34-...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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Antique Wooden Airplane Propellor19 - Antique Wooden Airplane Propellor
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8' 4" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (850.00) = 850.00
 
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Western Electric No. 1-A Leather Pilot's Helmet20 - Western Electric No. 1-A Leather Pilot's Helmet
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Size Medium, initials "L.F., C.B., and C.K.B." inside ear protectors.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Keystone Air Mail Steel Toy Airplane21 - Keystone Air Mail Steel Toy Airplane
Burley Auction Group
measures 24" wide x 24" long x 8 1/2" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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Keystone Air Mail Steel Toy Airplane22 - Keystone Air Mail Steel Toy Airplane
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Tail number NX-273 measures 24" wide x 24" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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Antique Bucket Nose Pedal Airplane23 - Antique Bucket Nose Pedal Airplane
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Early wood frame pedal airplane
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Sturditoy Co. Pressed Steel Truck24 - Sturditoy Co. Pressed Steel Truck
Burley Auction Group
With mechanical dump bed, measures 27" long x 9" wide x 11" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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German Lithographed Tin Toy Dump Truck25 - German Lithographed Tin Toy Dump Truck
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10" L.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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Mobil Oil Pegasus License Plate Topper26 - Mobil Oil Pegasus License Plate Topper
Burley Auction Group
6-1/2" x 5-1/2".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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Recruit Cigars Lithographed Advertising Sign27 - Recruit Cigars Lithographed Advertising Sign
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Paper. Image measures 9-1/2" x 14-3/4".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (450.00) = 450.00
 
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Bull Dog Cut Plug Tobacco Flanged Sign28 - Bull Dog Cut Plug Tobacco Flanged Sign
Burley Auction Group
Double Sided, National Sign Co. Dayton, O. Measures 8 3/4" x 14".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,700.00) = 2,700.00
 
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ABC Bohemian Beer Self Framed Tin Sign29 - ABC Bohemian Beer Self Framed Tin Sign
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ABC Bohemian The American Brewing Company, Saint Louis, U.S.A. Measures 24" x 20".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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Heptol Splits Cowboy Tin Sign CM Russell 190430 - Heptol Splits Cowboy Tin Sign CM Russell 1904
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"For Health's Sake". Charles Russell Bucking Horse image. Copyright 1904 by the Harrison Co. 12" diameter.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (550.00) = 550.00
 
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National Brewing Co. Beer Sign San Francisco 190331 - National Brewing Co. Beer Sign San Francisco 1903
Burley Auction Group
Lithogrpahed Tin Pre-Prohibition Beer Sign. 1903. measures 16 1/4" diameter.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (850.00) = 850.00
 
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Lone Star Brewing Co. Self Framed Tin Beer Sign32 - Lone Star Brewing Co. Self Framed Tin Beer Sign
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Pre-Prohibition. Phillip R Goodwin "The Buffalo Hunt" Self framed tin sign measures 14" wide x 14" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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Lone Star Beer Tango Lithographed Tin Sign33 - Lone Star Beer Tango Lithographed Tin Sign
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"Made by Lone Star San Antonio, Texas" "The Popular Beverage Pure & Wholesale" self framed advertising sign Pre-Prohibitio...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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San Antonio Brewing Association Texas Beer Sign34 - San Antonio Brewing Association Texas Beer Sign
Burley Auction Group
Pre-Prohibition Texas Beer Sign. Early Lithograph. Image measures 15-1/2" x 21".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to dodgeram52 for (1,050.00 + 157.50BP) = 1,207.50
 
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Alamo Girl Lone Star Beer Advertising Sign35 - Alamo Girl Lone Star Beer Advertising Sign
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Pre-Prohibition. Drink Alamo Bottled Beer. lone Star Brewing Co. San Antonio, Texas. Frame measures 24 1/2" wide x 30 1/2" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to bcsanorton for (550.00 + 82.50BP) = 632.50
 
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Colt Officer's Model National Match .38 FFL36 - Colt Officer's Model National Match .38 FFL
Burley Auction Group
Excellent condition. With display case. Ser #909252.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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Smith & Wesson Hand Eject .38 Steer Head Grips FFL37 - Smith & Wesson Hand Eject .38 Steer Head Grips FFL
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Excellent condition. With carved steer head mother of pearl with ruby eyes. Ser #94506.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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Engraved Smith & Wesson M & P .38 FFL38 - Engraved Smith & Wesson M & P .38 FFL
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Fully engraved pre-WW2. Ser #673555.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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Colt Model 1905 .45 Pistol FFL39 - Colt Model 1905 .45 Pistol FFL
Burley Auction Group
Serial # 1795
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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5 Gallon Two Handled Jug Marlin, Texas40 - 5 Gallon Two Handled Jug Marlin, Texas
Burley Auction Group
Stamped "Return Me to E.F. Smith, Marlin, Texas". 17" H.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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Cast Iron Turtle Saloon Spittoon41 - Cast Iron Turtle Saloon Spittoon
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Marked Royal Chicago 15" L.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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Nutwood Whiskey Saloon Sign Max Selliger & Co.42 - Nutwood Whiskey Saloon Sign Max Selliger & Co.
Burley Auction Group
Reverse painted glass, measures 23 1/2'' x 17 1/2''.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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Teddy Roosevelt Moxie Nerve Tonic Sign43 - Teddy Roosevelt Moxie Nerve Tonic Sign
Burley Auction Group
Frame measures 32 1/2" wide x 26 1/2" tall, advertising measures 28" wide x 22" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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Theodore Roosevelt 1905 Austin Texas Photograph44 - Theodore Roosevelt 1905 Austin Texas Photograph
Burley Auction Group
"Theodore Roosevelt - Austin, Texas April 6,1905 Photographer: Emil Risse Roosevelt became president after McKinley was assassinated in Septemb...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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Golden West Coffee Cowgirl Advertising Sign45 - Golden West Coffee Cowgirl Advertising Sign
Burley Auction Group
27" x 38".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,950.00) = 1,950.00
 
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San Antonio Drug Co. Counter Top Display Case46 - San Antonio Drug Co. Counter Top Display Case
Burley Auction Group
With brass plate: "San Antonio Drug Company, San Antonio, Texas". 23-1/2" x 21" x 35".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (450.00) = 450.00
 
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Merrick's Spool Cabinet47 - Merrick's Spool Cabinet
Burley Auction Group
Brass plate on top reads "Pat. July 20, 1898". 20" H.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (2,600.00) = 2,600.00
 
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Clark's Spool Cabinet48 - Clark's Spool Cabinet
Burley Auction Group
6 Drawer. Original water labels. 26" x 23" x 23-1/2" H.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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Studebaker Junior Child's Wagon48A - Studebaker Junior Child's Wagon
Burley Auction Group
27" wide x 45" long x 29 1/2" tall. Pull measures 40" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (850.00) = 850.00
 
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Child's Barber Chair With Carousel Horse Head49 - Child's Barber Chair With Carousel Horse Head
Burley Auction Group
Theo. A. Kochs Co. Chicago. 43-1/2" H.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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