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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Buffalo Bill Autographed Cabinet Card Photograph95 - Buffalo Bill Autographed Cabinet Card Photograph
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Autographed Col. W.F. Cody "Buffalo Bill". Written on backside "Chicago, Ill, Sept 20, 1893". 4-1/4" x 6-1/2".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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Sitting Bull Cabinet Card Photgraph96 - Sitting Bull Cabinet Card Photgraph
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Marked Copyrighted by D.F. Barry West Superior, Wis. 4-1/4" x 6-1/2".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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Buffalo Bill Signed Framed Photograph97 - Buffalo Bill Signed Framed Photograph
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Signed "Truly Yours W.F. Cody Buffalo Bill" London England cabinet card. Image measures 4-1/4" x 6-1/2".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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Buffalo Bill Cody Signed Cabinet Card 189398 - Buffalo Bill Cody Signed Cabinet Card 1893
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Signed "Col. M.F. Cody "Buffalo Bill" 1893" on front, back of photo written "Souvenir of Chicago October 1893". Fram...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Buffalo Bill Cody Cabinet Card Photograph99 - Buffalo Bill Cody Cabinet Card Photograph
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Card marked Stacy Brooklyn NY. 4-1/4" x 6-1/2".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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Buffalo Bill Wild West Show 3 Sheet Poster100 - Buffalo Bill Wild West Show 3 Sheet Poster
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Rare 3 sheet stone lithographed Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Poster , 1908. The Strobridge Litho Company Cincinnati & New York. Frame measur...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 30,000.00
Sold to floor for (11,500.00) = 11,500.00
 
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Buffalo Bill & Pawnee Bill Wild West Show Poster101 - Buffalo Bill & Pawnee Bill Wild West Show Poster
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Advertising the "Two Bills" Show where Buffalo Bill & Pawnee Bill had a short lived partnership 1908. Image measures 27" x 40&...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,000.00) = 5,000.00
 
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Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Chief Iron Tail Poster102 - Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Chief Iron Tail Poster
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Copyrighted by US Lithograph Co. 26 1/2" x 40".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Poster103 - Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Poster
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"Buffalo Bill "Still Holds the Reins" personally directs every performance and gives daily receptions". Frame measures 43 1/2&qu...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull Oil Paintings104 - Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull Oil Paintings
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Buffalo Bill & Sitting Bull Original Oil Paintings Used by the Forbes Lithograph Co. in their advertising. With 1929 Forbes Lithograph Adver...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to floor for (7,500.00) = 7,500.00
 
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101 Ranch Chief Iron Tail Wild West Show Poster105 - 101 Ranch Chief Iron Tail Wild West Show Poster
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Image measures 39-1/2" x 29-1/2"
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (10,000.00) = 10,000.00
 
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Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Wild West Show Poster106 - Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Wild West Show Poster
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Image measures 19-1/4" x 56-1/2".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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101 Ranch Cowboys Wild West Show Poster 1914107 - 101 Ranch Cowboys Wild West Show Poster 1914
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Copyrighted 1914. Image measures 29-1/2" x 19-1/2".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,500.00) = 4,500.00
 
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101 Ranch Wild West Show Cowgirl Poster 1911108 - 101 Ranch Wild West Show Cowgirl Poster 1911
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Girl Champion Buffalo and Steer Riders. Copyright 1911. Image measures 19" x 29-1/2".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to gpsycowgrl for (4,000.00 + 600.00BP) = 4,600.00
 
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101 Ranch Chief Yellow Hat's Leggings109 - 101 Ranch Chief Yellow Hat's Leggings
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Worn by Chief Yellow Hat in Miller Bros. 101 Wild West Show circa 1918. 32" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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California Pioneer Days Mamie Francis Poster110 - California Pioneer Days Mamie Francis Poster
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"Mamie Francis Champion Lady Rifle Shot" California Pioneer Days Poster. Image measures 18-1/4" x 51"
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to gpsycowgrl for (4,000.00 + 600.00BP) = 4,600.00
 
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Nellie Brown Cowgirl Outfit111 - Nellie Brown Cowgirl Outfit
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With Provenance letter that details a Beaded buckskin vest (light colored), matching split riding skirt. Matching gauntlet gloves, small size ACME boo
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to lottassilver for (600.00 + 90.00BP) = 690.00
 
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Hopkins & Allen Arms Co. Cowgirl Litho Sign112 - Hopkins & Allen Arms Co. Cowgirl Litho Sign
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10" wide x 25" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Walk-Over Shoes Lithographed Poster 1911113 - Walk-Over Shoes Lithographed Poster 1911
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11" wide x 30" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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Cream of Wheat Cowboy Lithographed Advertising114 - Cream of Wheat Cowboy Lithographed Advertising
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29 x 39".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Early Studded Chaps by Dave Shelley Cody Wyo.115 - Early Studded Chaps by Dave Shelley Cody Wyo.
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Studded with star, heart, and horseshoes. Marked Dave Shelley Cody Wyo. Measures 38" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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Brown Wooly Chaps116 - Brown Wooly Chaps
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Unmarked. Measures 38" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to chrispeck for (500.00 + 75.00BP) = 575.00
 
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White Brown Wooly Chaps117 - White Brown Wooly Chaps
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Tooled leather floral design belt, Marked McCormick Alberta. meausres 36" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to kvnl for (950.00 + 142.50BP) = 1,092.50
 
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Donald Yena "Sometimes Friends Sometimes Foes"118 - Donald Yena "Sometimes Friends Sometimes Foes"
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Donald Yena watercolor on art board. Image measures 22 x 32
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,750.00) = 1,750.00
 
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Donald Yena "Bad Day For Travelers" Watercolor119 - Donald Yena "Bad Day For Travelers" Watercolor
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Original watercolor on board. Image measures 12" wide x 16" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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Glenna Goodacre Indian Maiden Bronze119A - Glenna Goodacre Indian Maiden Bronze
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(1939- ) Internationally known sculptor Born in Lubbock, Texas is well known for having designed the obverse of the Sacagawea dollar that entered c
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 16,000.00
Sold to floor for (8,500.00) = 8,500.00
 
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"The Brand Inspector" Jim Reno Western Bronze119B - "The Brand Inspector" Jim Reno Western Bronze
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#08/100. 20" x 28". A resident of Kerrville, Texas, Jim Reno is a sculptor of western subjects, especially horses and the depiction of th...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,000.00) = 4,000.00
 
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"Cow Pony" Jim Reno Western Bronze119C - "Cow Pony" Jim Reno Western Bronze
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No. 17 of 24. 24"x31" A resident of Kerrville, Texas, Jim Reno is a sculptor of western subjects, especially horses and the depiction of ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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"Rim Rock" Jim Reno Western Bromze119D - "Rim Rock" Jim Reno Western Bromze
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No. 4 of 24. 18"x25" A resident of Kerrville, Texas, Jim Reno is a sculptor of western subjects, especially horses and the depiction of t...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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"Sunday Afternoon" Jim Reno Polo Players Bronze119E - "Sunday Afternoon" Jim Reno Polo Players Bronze
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No. 6 of 30. 10"x20" A resident of Kerrville, Texas, Jim Reno is a sculptor of western subjects, especially horses and the depiction of t...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Antique Figural Horse Head Country Store Scale120 - Antique Figural Horse Head Country Store Scale
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Brass With trays. Measures 56" H.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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Texas Ranger John R. Hughes Photo to Frank Hamer121 - Texas Ranger John R. Hughes Photo to Frank Hamer
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Inscribed on bottom "To Capt. Frank Hamer from his friend Capt. John R. Hughes Ex Ranger Captain." "Stout-feldman Studie El Paso, Tex...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,500.00) = 4,500.00
 
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John Wesley Hardin Attorney Business Card122 - John Wesley Hardin Attorney Business Card
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"John W. Hardin Esq. Attorney At Law Office: 200 1/2 El Paso Wells Fargo Bldg. Practice In All Courts" on business card, with decortive fr...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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Mason Roulette Wheel & Table Used in Lonesome Dove123 - Mason Roulette Wheel & Table Used in Lonesome Dove
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Used in Lonesome Dove in the Ft Worth Saloon scene. With original wheel shipping crate, Table, & Base.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,500.00) = 5,500.00
 
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Antique Kepplinger's Hold Out Machine123a - Antique Kepplinger's Hold Out Machine
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Antique Gambler's Cheating Device. The Kepplinger holdout machine, also known as the San Francisco holdout, was considered the most ingenious ho...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to rams66 for (1,050.00 + 157.50BP) = 1,207.50
 
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Antique Horn Chair124 - Antique Horn Chair
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Measures 30" wide x 30" deep x 45" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (750.00) = 750.00
 
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4 Piece Horn Parlor Set125 - 4 Piece Horn Parlor Set
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Fainting couch, 2 chairs, footstool.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,250.00) = 1,250.00
 
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Bohlin Saddle With Bridal And Martingale126 - Bohlin Saddle With Bridal And Martingale
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Bohlin Saddle attributed to Snuff Garrett. 14 1/2" Seat. Marked Bohlin throughout. Has leather covered canten with SG branded in it also SG bra...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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King Ranch Saddle127 - King Ranch Saddle
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Marked King Ranch saddle . Kingsville, Texas. Seat measures 15".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (750.00) = 750.00
 
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King Ranch Running W Leather Rifle Scabbard127a - King Ranch Running W Leather Rifle Scabbard
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27" L.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Buffalo Bill Sells Floto Circus Poster128 - Buffalo Bill Sells Floto Circus Poster
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From 1914-1915 While Buffal Bill's Wild West Show was part of the Sells Floto Circus. Lithogrpahed Poster 32 x 45.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Souvenir Statue129 - Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Souvenir Statue
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9-1/4" H.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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3 Buffalo Bill Wild West Programs130 - 3 Buffalo Bill Wild West Programs
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October 22, 1910, December 31, 1910 and 1898.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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Dale Ford Original General Store Wagon131 - Dale Ford Original General Store Wagon
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Excellent condition, 20" size.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to steamcooly for (1,000.00 + 150.00BP) = 1,150.00
 
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Hires Rootbeer Dispenser and Ugly Kid Mugs132 - Hires Rootbeer Dispenser and Ugly Kid Mugs
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"Ugly Kid" Hires Dispenser & Mugs
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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Buddy L Outdoor Railroad Toy Train133 - Buddy L Outdoor Railroad Toy Train
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4 cars, 2 sections of train track. Engine measures 25" long x 7" wide x 10" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,600.00) = 2,600.00
 
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Giant American National Pressed Steel Truck134 - Giant American National Pressed Steel Truck
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Mechanical bed, truck measures 28" long x 9 1/2" wide x 12" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Restored Antique Pedal Bi-Plane135 - Restored Antique Pedal Bi-Plane
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Fully restored Orange airplane peddle car, all original parts professionally restored. "Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Dependable Engines"...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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American National Red Pedal Car136 - American National Red Pedal Car
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Fully restored American National Pedal Car. Measures 45" long x 23" wide x 25" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,600.00) = 1,600.00
 
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Antique Victor Big Wheel Bicycle Overman Wheel Co.137 - Antique Victor Big Wheel Bicycle Overman Wheel Co.
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Victor Junior, Measures 55" long x 22" wide x 48" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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