Late Gene Crouch Auction – Mike & Karen Crouch

Date: Sunday, April 30, 2023
Time: 10:30am - Doors open at 9:00am
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 stoplight, 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 in be held indoors so come rain or shine.

Auctioneer’s Note: Gene was raised in Hawk Point & owned & ran Crouch’s Service Station in Hawk Point until he retired and moved to Florida, where he ran Crouch’s Auction Barn. Gene has an extensive collection of oil & gas memorabilia; the Model T has been in their family for 3 generations. Several boxes still to unpack. Sale will be held indoors, so come rain or shine.  See you at the sale. David, Dusty & Bill.

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MODEL T TOURING CAR SELLS AT 1:00 P.M.

  • 1917 Model T, 3 door Touring car w/title, to restore (This was Gene’s dads’ car) Gene was in the process of restoring when he got sick

LAWN TRACTOR SELLS AT 1:00 P.M.

  • 2020 Kubota T2290 lawn tractor, hydrostatic w/48” deck, like new

CLUB CAR SELLS AT 1:00 P.M.

  • 2014 Model 12 Club Car, 10” wheels, new batteries in 2022, tinted windshield, bag cover, like new

CHEVY TRAVERSE SELLS AT 1:00 P.M.

  • 2017 Chevrolet Traverse LT LUTL 4×2, 3.6L gas, CD player, metallic black with only 28,XXX actual miles, one owner, kept in garage, new tires, nonsmoker, no pets, VIN 1GNKRGKD5HJ330513 (This is my mom & dad’s car, Earl & Mildred Thornhill, they bought it new, it’s showroom condition)

ANTIQUES & COLLECTABLES, GAS & PETROLEUM SIGNS & MEMORABILIA

  • Antique double sided Phillips 66 Service Station sign
  • Approx. 150 oil cans: Maytag, Ford, Sunoco, 66, Esso, Conoco, Shell, Gulfoil, Gulf, Singer, etc.
  • Mobile oil bottle
  • T Kettle oil can
  • Fox Head motor oil can
  • Spark plugs
  • Camel tire repair tins
  • Texaco, Sky Chief, Sinclair (new signs)
  • Mobil, Shell, Gulf ( new signs)
  • Lot rubber tire ash trays
  • Phillips 66 tanker truck
  • Co-op tanker
  • Dale Earnhardt Budweiser glasses
  • Lot miniature gas pumps
  • Very partial list

MAYTAG MOTOR

  • Model 92M Maytag motor, good condition

BAR & SODA SIGNS & MEMORABILIA

  • Budweiser bow tie neon sign
  • Marlboro neon sign
  • Falls City lager beer lighted sign
  • Anheuser Busch St. Louis MO beer box
  • Pepsi 25 cent soda machine, small machine, works
  • Coors Light hockey sign
  • Budweiser Goodyear #8 blow up advertiser
  • Coca Cola clock
  • Set Spuds MacKenzie beer glasses
  • Lot soda bottles
  • 50th Anniversary Busch Bavarian beer advertising tin
  • Lot Budweiser memorabilia
  • Lot beer buckets: Budweiser, St. Louis Fair
  • A&W mugs
  • Lot bar memorabilia
  • Budweiser menu board
  • Partial list

POCKETKNIFE COLLECTION – 30+

  • Purina, Jacques, Texaco, Sky Chief, etc.

DU PRINTS, DECOYS & MEMORABILIA

  • 1989 American Eagle $5 gold coin
  • 200+ Walking Liberty silver half dollars; 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946 & 1947
  • 19 Eisenhower dollars
  • 4 Kennedy half dollars; 1967, 1968 & 1969
  • 10 Bicentennial Kennedy half dollars
  • 3 Indian Head pennies; 1901, 1906 & 1907
  • 1965 & 1966 uncirculated dimes
  • 4 Susan B. Anthony dollars; 1979, 1980, 1981, & 1982
  • 2014-1989 JFK half dollar 25th anniversary silver dollar
  • George Washington 250th anniversary half dollar
  • 2006 St. Louis Cardinals World Series champion coin
  • 4 uncirculated 2007-2008 President coins

SHOP TOOLS

  • Coleman 6250 generator
  • Lincoln 110 welder
  • Acetylene set
  • 8” bench grinder with light
  • Shop lights
  • Porter cable 150 P.S.I. portable air compressor
  • Large lot N.O.S. hardware

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS & SPORTS MEMORABILIA

  • 2 – 2002 team signed baseballs
  • Lot signed baseballs; Mark Gulzlenski, Darren Oliver, Jose Oquendo
  • Brett Hull, The Golden Brett
  • Mike Liut signed autograph
  • Albert Pujols
  • 2006 World Series memorabilia
  • Lot Brett Hull memorabilia
  • Lot St. Louis Cardinals memorabilia
  • Kansas City Chiefs décor
  • Partial list

TOY TRACTOR & TOY COLLECTION

  • Farmall 460 & accessories, NIB
  • ERTL Case IH Farmall 300, NIB
  • JD model H, NIB
  • Ford model NAA, NIB
  • Kenworth long hauler, NIB
  • Case 970 tractor w/plow, NIB
  • JD Row Crop, NIB
  • New Holland spreader, NIB
  • JD restoration tractor, NIB
  • JD 1953 model 70 row crop, NIB
  • JD 3140, NIB
  • Model airplanes, NIB
  • AC 1948 model G, NIB
  • 2001 Mini Cooper, NIB
  • JD grain drill, NIB
  • IH backhoe
  • Very partial list

LAWN & GARDEN

  • Lot metal animal yard art
  • Lot spinners
  • Weathervanes
  • Lot iron wheels
  • Metal flower cart
  • Lot hanging lanterns/baskets
  • Large metal rooster
  • Partial list

HARLEY DAVIDSON

  • Lot décor
  • Lot accessories
  • Bike gear
  • Signs
  • Partial list
ELVIS PRESLEY MEMORABILIA

  • Elvis Presley World doll in box
  • Barbie loves Elvis
  • Elvis Presley 2002 colorized U.S. Tennessee quarter
  • 3 Elvis 25th anniversary collector coins
  • Decanters
  • Books
  • Mirror
  • Partial list

BELT BUCKEL COLLECTION

  • Hesston Rodeo, Woods Mower, State Fair, etc.

MARBLE COLLECTION

  • 25+ jars & bottles of marbles

ANTIQUES & COLLECTABLES

  • 2 door oak bookcase
  • Drop front secretary
  • 4 oak, 1 door china cabinets; 1 corner type
  • Waterfall pattern bedroom set; bed, dresser w/bench, & chest of drawers
  • Duncan Phyfe drop leaf dining room table
  • Oak bow front dresser with mirror
  • Oak 5 drawer chest of drawers
  • Turn legged oak lamp table w/glass ball & claw foot
  • Singer treadle sewing machine w/oak cabinet
  • Wolverine Sunny Suzy kitchen in box
  • Barbie beach bus w/box
  • Class A racing set in box
  • Counter scale
  • 2 barn lanterns; 1-Dietz & 1 Wizard
  • Lot sad irons
  • St. Louis cast iron tea kettle
  • Griswold skillets
  • Duncan Parking meter
  • Doll & buggy
  • Match collection
  • Acdelco Track side collection; Monte Carlo, Chevy crew cab & trailer set with box
  • Dazey butter churns; 1 quart to #40
  • Clown-N-Up pinball game
  • Arrow tobacco cutter
  • Buffum Tool Co, Louisiana MO barn door latch
  • Ruckels 3 gallon crock
  • 1950s Charlie Brown on surf board
  • Oil lamp
  • Repo Aunt Jemima cookie jar, bank, teapot, salt & pepper
  • Sugar jars
  • Coffee jars
  • Lanterns
  • Brown jug
  • St. Charles Dairy memorabilia
  • TWA memorabilia
  • Xylophone in box
  • McDonald Douglas memorabilia
  • Occupied Japan figurine
  • Spun salt glazed crocks
  • 2 gallon crock jug
  • Tootsie toy concrete truck, metal truck, etc.
  • Western comic zig zag windup toy train
  • Advertising yard sticks
  • Pyrex bowls & refrigerator dishes
  • Cake stand
  • Crock bowls
  • Fenton glass baskets
  • Wedgewood
  • Art & blow glass
  • Kings crown glass
  • Lot cobalt blue
  • Lot old bottles
  • Hens on nest
  • Lot milk glass
  • Paperweights
  • 2 Radio Flyer child’s wagons
  • Rockford Ill toy midget
  • Dinky toy tractor
  • Tonka toys
  • Lot blue canning jars
  • Goodwrench Dale Earnhardt Monte Carlo, 3 car set in box

Also to be sold for the Ernest (Hop) Woolfolk Estate:

ANTIQUES & COLLECTABLES

  • 2 Pierced tin front pie safes (painted)
  • Walnut Victorian parlor set; love seat & 2 chairs, beautiful set
  • 2 walnut cane & spindle back parlor chairs
  • Early cast iron mechanical owl bank
  • 5 & 8 gallon 2 handle crocks
  • Youth size camel back trunk
  • Small walnut umbrella stand
  • Lot crocks; 2 gallon Western, 2 gallon Monmouth Ill
  • 2 cedar chests
  • Iron kettle
  • Large ship type lantern
  • Dining room set table & chairs
  • N.O.S. pressure canner in box
  • Carpenters’ toolbox
  • Brass fan
  • Small lard stuffer
  • 2 flat top trunks
  • Dinner bell complete w/yoke
  • Stain glass window
  • DA oil can
  • 2 galvanized water cans
  • Set Pyrex nest bowls
  • Master portable heater thermometer advertiser
  • Box type coffee grinder
  • Straight razor & hone
  • Lot cameras
  • Partial list

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Hop was just 2 weeks from turning 97 when he passed. He served our country in the US Navy from 1944-1946. He retired from Cuivre River Electric Cooperative after 43 years as a warehouseman. He was married to Barbara Jean Taylor. A lot of the antiques to sell are family pieces.

OWNER:LATE ERNEST (HOP) WOOLFOLK

OWNERS: LATE GENE CROUCH – MIKE & KAREN CROUCH

AUCTIONEERS:
DAVID THORNHILL
314-393-7241
TROY, MO

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.
On any item purchased through our auctions, we are not experts on description or authenticity of item, buyers, it is your decision to purchase item as it appears day of auction.
Owner & Auction personnel not responsible for accidents day of sale!
Announcements made day of sale take precedence over any advertisement!

 

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