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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Houston Police Badge243 - Houston Police Badge
Burley Auction Group
Badge number 514. Measures 2 1/4" x 2 1/4".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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Southern Prison Co. Badge San Antonio Texas244 - Southern Prison Co. Badge San Antonio Texas
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Badge number 200. Measures 1 3/4" x 1 1/2".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (75.00) = 75.00
 
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Upton S. Crooks' Colt 1860 Army Confederate Pistol245 - Upton S. Crooks' Colt 1860 Army Confederate Pistol
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Engraved backstrap reads "Upton S. Crooks Co. H 3rd Ky Mtd Inf Harrisburg Miss. July 14 1864" With photo & Confederate holster. Ser....
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (6,500.00) = 6,500.00
 
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Colt 1860 Army Conversion246 - Colt 1860 Army Conversion
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Converted to fire cartidge ammunition. 8" barrel, Ser# 194855.
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,250.00) = 1,250.00
 
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General J.B. Hood Civil War Letter 1864247 - General J.B. Hood Civil War Letter 1864
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Civil War letter by Confederate General John Bell Hood to the Army of Tennessee after he was appointed Corps Commander of the Army of Tennessee by Jef
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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1852 Runaway Slave Reward Poster St. Louis247a - 1852 Runaway Slave Reward Poster St. Louis
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l"Negro Man named George." "A Negro Man Slave, Named Noah." "Also--- A Negro Man Named Hamp." "Also, Negro Man ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Model 1860 Cavalry Sabre248 - Model 1860 Cavalry Sabre
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Sword with scabbard measures approx 42 1/2" long with letter stating provenance.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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United States Marked Sword With Leather Scabbard249 - United States Marked Sword With Leather Scabbard
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U.S. marked sword measures 36" long, with leather scabbard (scabbard not original to sword).
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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Colt 1849 Pocket Pistol250 - Colt 1849 Pocket Pistol
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Ser #152467
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (1,800.00) = 1,800.00
 
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Texas Confederate Civil War Bowie Knife251 - Texas Confederate Civil War Bowie Knife
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Stamped Tyler Texas on under side of handle. Blade measures 9 3/4" long, overall length 15". Very similar to the knife show on pages 3...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,300.00) = 1,300.00
 
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