The Bo & Susan Franks Collection Auction

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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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15" L.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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
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Brenham Texas 30" x 18".
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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...
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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
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Frame measures 15 1/2" wide x 21" tall, litho measures 10 1/2" wide x 16" tall.
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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...
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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-...
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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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