Donald (Dean) & Rita Tapley Auction

Date: Monday (Memorial Day) May 27, 2019
Time: 9:30am Doors open at 8:00am
Location: Thornhill Auction Barn; 421 John Deere Drive; Troy, MO 63379
Directions: From Troy, MO go south on Hwy 61 to Moscow Mills Hwy C Exit. Go east on Hwy C to first 4 way stop, turn left on John Deere Drive (by Bank of Old Monroe) and go approximately 1 mile to sale on right, next door to Thornhill Real Estate Office. Note: Sale will be held indoors, come rain or shine.

Auctioneer’s Note: Dean and Rita have a wonderful collection with several museum quality pieces. Dean’s a Vietnam veteran and member of Lincoln County Old Threshers. His father-in-law ran Kerpash Auto Body in Elsberry, MO after the war in 1945 and Dean went to work there after Vietnam. He loves old engines & tools. Dean & Rita have been married 50 years, are members of the Christian church in Elsberry, just great people and no matter what he was doing, Dean always took time to visit or share a story. Here’s a sale you won’t want to miss. See you at the sale. David, Dusty & Bill

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TRACTOR & LOADER SELL AT 12:00 NOON

  • 1973 Ford 4000, 3-cylinder gas tractor, wide front-end, 3-pt. w/power steering, like new, 16.9-30 tires, sells w/a Farmhand hydraulic front-end loader, super clean(this was originally Louis Mordt’s tractor), should be 2nd owner

3 WHEELER SELLS AT 12:00 NOON

  • 1985 Honda 250ES Big Red 3-wheeler, shaft driven w/reverse, manual, like new

GOLF CART SELLS AT 12 NOON

  • Yamaha gas club car, approx. 2000 w/2nd fold out seat, hub caps & canopy w/step, super clean
    ZERO-TURN LAWN MOWER
  • Huster Fastrak SDX commercial-duty 54″ zero-turn lawnmower, Kohler 23hp, gas, only 3 hrs., new machine

ANTIQUE WASHING MACHINES

  • 2 Maytag gasoline foot-start washing machines w/Maytag gas engines & exhaust, both run(1-w/original paperwork, museum pc.)
  • Primitive H.F. Brammer Flyer wood washing machine w/hand & foot pump & Eagle wringer, museum quality

ANTIQUE GAS ENGINES

  • Cunningham 1930’s gas engine on skids, super pc.
  • Briggs & Stratton conversion kit, Hit & Miss gas engine w/cart(Dean built this), one-of-a-kind pc.
  • Keen Kutter push lawn mower

BLACKSMITH TOOLS

  • Trenton blacksmith anvil, approx. 100lb.
  • Blacksmith forge(from Bohemian settlement, Hawk Point area), excellent condition
  • Approx. 20 blacksmith tools
  • 2 post vises

ANTIQUE TOYS – DOLLS – ENGINE

  • John Deere Model E ERT, Hit & Miss engine w/box, repo
  • Electric child’s cook stove w/white porcelain doors(salesman sample)
  • 1950’s pink 3-pc. Wolverine Coronado wash machine, refrigerator & cook stove set
  • 3 Model T battery tin cars
  • Rotate-O-Matic Super Astronaut w/box
  • Charley Weaver bartender w/box, works
  • Smoking Grandpa w/pipe in box
  • Chef cook w/box
  • 1890’s 3-wheel tricycle, neat pc.
  • Silver Mountain Express w/box
  • Skipping Monkey w/box
  • Grandpa’s car w/box
  • Scale Model Ford T w/box
  • ERTL 8N Ford w/flare bed wagon w/box
  • Poosh-M-Up Jr. 4-in-1 game in original box
  • Child’s Singer sewing machine
  • Celluloid toys
  • Lot Holiday Barbies
  • Fisher-Price toys
  • Black Beauty dominos
  • Lot 1966’s and up Barbies: 1 Ken + lot clothes
  • 1953 Effanbee Baby Cuddle-Up doll
  • Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Walt Disney “Song Of The South” poster
  • The Heritage Soft-tail Classic Franklin Mint signed by David Stone
  • 1950’s tin child’s telephone
  • Child’s wooden ironing board
  • Mickey Mouse rotary dial telephone
  • Toy farm tractors: IH, John Deere, Ford
  • Lot Beanie Babies
  • Lot tin toy pots & pans
  • Child’s sewing machine
  • Children’s watches: Mickey, Cabbage Patch, E.T.
  • Toy tops
  • Lot toy trucks: 1 Oven Fresh Bread & Cake, Some cast
  • Howdy Doody
  • Talking ALF character doll
  • Teddy Ruxpin w/clothes & box
  • Grubby
  • Teddy Roosevelt talking bear, works

FIREARMS

  • Whippet Model C Steven’s Arms, 22 rifle
  • Savage Arms 22 LR bolt-action, Pat. 1905-1917
  • Springfield Arms Model 1929, 20 gauge
  • Daisy Red Rider BB gun

ALL FFL LAWS APPLY. ALL OUT OF STATE FIREARM BUYERS MUST PRESENT A CURRENT FFL LICENSE. NO EXCEPTIONS

2 VIOLINS

  • Late 1800’s violin (Jacob Vardaman Whiteside’s), bought on Eddie Whiteside auction, Elsberry pc.
  • Violin w/case

BEER & BAR SIGNS

  • Busch guitar bar sign
  • Coors neon bar sign
  • Miller’s neon bar sign
  • Budweiser neon bar sign
  • Budweiser electric clock
  • Budweiser guitar sign
  • Miller High Life mirror
  • 2 Coca-Cola trays

FARM PRIMITIVES & BARN FINDS

  • 12 cast iron horse head ornate steel fence posts, yard-type
  • #2 cast iron CS Bell Co. Ohio dinner bell w/yoke
  • R&W pedal grindstone on stand
  • Large cast iron kettle & stand
  • Enterprise lard press & stuffer
  • Gem cistern well pump
  • 1-man corn planter
  • 3 galvanized washtubs & stands
  • 1 double washtub & stand
  • Copper steam engine can
  • Lot milk cans
  • Iron wheel garden plow
  • Metal lawn chairs
  • Wooden egg crate
  • Large cow bell
  • Implement iron wheels
  • 1-man & 2-man cross-cut saws
  • Army shovel
  • Coal shovel
  • Ear corn dryer
  • Ice tongs

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT

  • NordicTrack audiostrider 800 elliptical
  • Total gym force, new in box

100+ VINTAGE COMIC BOOKS

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES

  • Peoria, IL ornate cast iron wood heating stove
  • Porcelain wood-burning laundry stove
  • Oak curved-sided spindle & pressed back ladies rocker
  • Drop-front secretary bookcase
  • Salesman sample curved glass china cabinets
  • Primitive hand-pump floor vacuum
  • Table-top barber display case
  • Repo corner china cabinet
  • Gas station tin trash can, united metal
  • 2 Sleepy Eye milk pitchers, large & small
  • 2 Hull vases
  • Cast iron black memorabilia bottle opener
  • Cast iron mule bottle opener
  • 2 1950’s stools
  • Early vanity bench
  • Perfume bottles
  • RR buttons, pins
  • Lot straight razors
  • Purina pocket knive
  • Locks
  • Jumbo folding knife
  • Ironstone water pitcher & bowl, Meakin
  • 6 tube-type radios: GE, RCA, Victor, Philco
  • 4 transistor radios
  • Automatic electric space saver wall phone
  • Western Electric & Kellogg candlestick phones
  • Dandy 2-qt. primitive ice cream freezer
  • 5-gal western jug
  • Blue Band milk crock
  • #40 Dazey churn
  • Lot marbles
  • 65pc. Noritake china, Bryce pattern
  • American Family scale
  • Lot 1950’s tin & bake ware
  • 1930’s floor lamps
  • 20+ cast iron skillets, muffins & grills
  • Lot sewing collectibles
  • Vintage Christmas tree stand
  • 7 Bradford Exchange “The Wizard of Oz” plate collection
  • 3 Little Rascals framed pictures
  • Flip toaster
  • Sad irons
  • Lot kerosene lamps & lanterns
  • 5 spouted oil bottles
  • Keen Kutter hatchets
  • Keen Kutter flatware
  • Keen Kutter pocket watch
  • Disney Express lunch box
  • Porter microscope lab
  • Gordon’s potato chip can
  • Woven market basket w/bentwood handle
  • Old Judge coffee jars
  • Lot collectors books
  • Set 1950’s satin dresser lamps
  • Lot Elvis Presley un-cut stamps, 29¢ Rock & Roll
  • 6-pack wooden Pepsi carrier w/bottles
  • Metal milk carrier
  • Kraut cutters
  • Flour sacks
  • Lot 1950’s aluminum colored pitcher/glass sets
  • Pepsi wood box
  • Arm & Hammer wood box
  • Copper wash boiler
  • Brass bucket
  • Standard Oil Co. bucket
  • WWI artillery shell casing
  • Buffalo Bob framed picture
  • 3 rug beaters
  • Cast iron claw-foot bathtub
  • Lot old bottles
  • Amos-N-Andy cigar box
  • Mars Milky Way box
  • Lot Howdy Doody drinking glasses
  • Lot salt & pepper sets
  • Quilt
  • Signed pictures: Jack Clark, Statler Bros.
  • 41-pc. 1940’s Pricilla pattern dishes
  • Oil lamps, 1 Aladdin
  • Match tins
  • Crock bowls
  • Washboards
  • Lot blue jars
  • Decoys
  • Sifters
  • Practice bomb
  • Lot rolling pins
  • Street lights

CLOCKS

  • Oak case Session kitchen clock
  • Seth Thomas shelf clock
  • 1950’s Telechron art-deco clock
  • Seth Thomas kitchen apple clock
  • Lanshire ornate clock
  • Session mantle clock
  • 2 Master Crafters fireplace & lantern clocks
  • Brass Bulova desk clock

CAST IRON BANK COLLECTION

Elephant – Pig – Camel – Rooster – Cows – Etc.

JUKEBOX

  • 1950’s Wurlitzer Model 2404 coin operated jukebox, works great
  • Jukebox radio cassette player w/box, repo
  • Wurlitzer micro-cassette jukebox w/box, repo
  • Lot 45-78 records
  • Retro record rack

TO BE SOLD IN CATALOG FORM

COINS SELL IN 2ND RING AT 10:00 A.M.

  • Morgan dollars, silver: 1-1880 S, 4-1921, 2-1921 D
  • Peace dollars, silver: 3-1922, 2-1922 S, 9-1923, 4-1923 S, 1-1926, 1-1926 S, 1-1928 S
  • Eisenhower silver dollars, silver: 1-1971 D, 3-1978 D
  • Walking Liberty ½ dollars, silver, 52 total: 2-1934, 1-1936, 1-1936 S, 5-1941, 2-1941 D, 6-1942, 2-1942 S, 5-1943, 3-1943 S, 1-1943 D, 8-1944, 1-1944 D, 1-1944 S, 10-1945, 1-1945 S, 1-1945 D, 2-1946
  • Franklin ½ dollars, silver: 1-1951, 1-1951 S, 1-1952 D, 1-1954, 1-1954 D, 1-1963
  • 9 Standing Liberty quarters, silver
  • 37 Washington quarters, silver
  • 77 Washington quarters, 40% silver
  • 110 Mercury dimes
  • 29 Liberty V nickels
  • 250 Roosevelt dimes, silver
  • Kennedy ½ dollars: 3-1964(silver), 80-1965 & up(some 40% silver)
  • 110 Buffalo nickels
  • Indian head pennies: 1-1889, 1-1890, 1-1892, 1-1896, 1-1897, 1-1899, 2-1902, 1-1903, 1-1907, 1-1908
  • 1857 Flying Eagle cent
  • Barber dimes, silver: 1-1897, 1-1916
  • 1847 Large cent
  • 1901 Barber quarter, silver
  • 400 Wheat pennies: 1909 & up
  • 2 ½ rolls early Jefferson nickels
  • Golden Susan B. Anthony dollars, 2 rolls
  • 1 box foreign coins
  • 1993 Mint Proof set
  • 1986 Proof American Eagle, silver
  • Large note series 1899, $5 Indian Chief silver certificate, nice
  • Large note series 1917, $1 George Washington, nice

OWNER: DONALD (DEAN) & RITA TAPLEY

AUCTIONEERS:
DAVID THORNHILL
314-393-7241

DUSTY THORNHILL
314-393-4726
TROY, MO

BILL UNSELL
573-470-0037
FRANKFORD, MO

Lunch will be served.
All buyers will be photographed.
Terms: Cash or Good Check with Current Photo ID.
Out of State Photo IDs and Out of State Checks must be accompanied with a Bank Letter of Credit, call for details.
We do not accept Cashier Checks.
Items sold with no warranty.
They stand sold AS IS.
Owner & Auction personnel not responsible for accidents day of sale!
Announcements made day of sale take precedence over any advertisement!