LARGE PUBLIC ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES AUCTION
Monday afternoon August 20th @ 4:00PM
Location: Dutton Christian Middle School, Dutton, MI (Kent Co.)
Directions: From Grand Rapids take US-131 south to the Dutton/Cutlerville Exit # 76, (68th St.) east 5 miles to Hanna Lake Ave., north 1 block. Or from Lansing area, take I-96 west to the Holland/M-6 exit # 46, south and west 4 miles to M-37 exit # 15, south 1 ½ mile to 68th St. then west 3 miles to Hanna Lake Ave. then NORTH 1 block. (Kent Co)
TERMS: Cash / check. Master Card or VISA, w/ 3% service fee. We subscribe to CHECK ALERT INC. All items must be removed the day of the auction.
We have decided to spend more time in Florida; therefore we will sell, at Public Auction, all listed items from over 60 years of collecting. We have no room for parking at our home on Baker Rd. in Greenville, so we will move everything to Dutton Christian Middle School for your convenience. We invite everyone out to our Auction and hope each one of you have a good time. Thank you, Bill & Betty Arntz
NOTE: Bill is an accomplished clock repair man and has been repairing clocks for over 25 years. Bill & Betty are 80 year lifelong area residents. They together loved antiques, collectibles & the unusual and collected most of their lives. This is your opportunity to spend an evening in the very nice Dutton Christian Middle School gym & have the chance to purchase many very nice antiques, collectibles, guns, primitives, shop & lawn tools. Lots of off street parking, clean restroom, seating and lunch available. Doors will open at 2:00PM for your inspection time. We encourage you to bring your children and introduce them to the exciting world of live Public Auctions! ONE OWNER, NO CONSIGNMENTS!
GUNS, SPORTING COLLECTIBLES & SWORDS:
Mod. 1861 Civil War era 58 cal. Mini-ball muzzle loader. Marked 1863, E. Robinson, New York, US with eagle stamp. Rifled barrel leather sling & steel ramrod. Carried by Bills neighbors’ grandfather during the civil war. 56” over-all length. A nice piece of history!!
See bottom of listing page for history of gun provided by owner.
Winchester Mod. 1897, 12 ga. slide action with visible hammer # 408887
Winchester Mod. 74, .22 cal. auto load with stock tube # 62387
Remington Mod. 14, .32 cal. slide action, with Marbles sight & Lyman peep sight # 88060
Military US mod. of 1917 Remington, 30-06 bolt action, sporterized # 22917
12 ga. single shot shotgun
Copper powder flask
(2) Pellet guns
Sword marked US Epluribus Unum on blade, with metal scabbard & belt 35 ½” OAL
Sword marked “The Pettibone Bros. Mfg. Co. cross on handle & knight on end with metal scabbard
Split bamboo fly rod with metal case
Dozen fishing reels
(2) Shakespeare “Wonder Rods”
Fishing lures
Remington shotgun sell box
BB guns
Double barrel cork guns
Ammo box
Fishing rods & reels
Sears & Roebuck “Water Witch” outboard with twin gas tanks
Champion 1 cylinder outboard
Evinrude outboard
Snow skies
Factory built ski rope tow unit with 3 HP gas engine
Inflatable boat
1 man kayak
Etc. Etc.
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: (glassware)
Amber, green & pink Depression glass
Bavarian china
Milk glass
Shenago china pitcher
Black amethyst
Cookie jars
Covered dishes
R. S. Germany
Ink well
(10) Shelley cup & saucers, & cream & sugar
Hair receiver
Black panther figures
Dutch girl bell
Blue Shirley Temple pitcher
Chocolate set with 6 cups & pitcher
R. S. Prussia bowls
Hummel plates
Hull Vase
Royal Rudolstaot china
Royal Copenhagen plates
Carnival glass
Cranberry glass
Marble base candy dish
Haviland china
Tea kettle
Hull pitcher
Titian ware set marked England
Other collectible glassware
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: (furniture)
“Orhtophonic Victrola-Radiola 7-3” crank up Victrola with battery operated radio
Glass ball & claw organ stool
Gold framed mirror
Framed round mirror
CCC footlocker with picture of 1614th CCC, Munising, MI on lid
Leather top coffee table
Framed pictures & prints
Victorian spoon carved fern table with porcelain castors
Commode
Tea cart
Ornate framed picture
Cherry turned leg table on table with claw & ball feet
Small cedar chest
Sewing cabinet
Etc. etc.
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: (clocks, all in running order)
OAK Sessions mantle clock
OAK case mantle clock
Brass watch clock
OAK Sessions mantle clock
(4) 8 day coo coo clocks
Small banjo clock
Pillar mantle clock with side lions by Sessions
Pillar mantle clock with marbleized finish
Pillar mantle clock by Seth Thomas
Seth Thomas mantle clock
Several other mantle clocks, most all are striking
Coke clock
New Haven banjo clock
Etc. etc.
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: (general)
Metal toy banks
Metal toy trucks
Bissell carpet sweeper
Coke bottles
Wood boxes
Picnic baskets
Tobacco tins
Glass lamp shades
Brass horse
Clamp on ice skates
Gilbert erector set
Jewelry
Tricycles
John Deere peddle tractor
Silver plate items
Army first aid kit
Beer steins
Rockem/Sockem hand operated robots
Spoon collection with rack
Greenville Continental Bar poster
Wicker doll buggy
Marilyn Monroe poster
Philco Beehive radio
Gary Cooper photograph
WWI photo
Framed photographs
Advertising pieces
Postal scales
“The Partridge Family” plastic guitar with picture of David Cassidy
Youth books
Boy Scout items
Carpenters Grocery, Dimondale, MI advertising thermometer
Life & Look magazines with JFK
Circus “The Elvis Years”
Construction kerosene lantern
10 cent WWII Comic books “Sky Fighters” “Wings” “Flying Stories” etc.
Unusual quart oil jar, 15” tall with hinged cap reading 20 SAE
Porcelain door knobs
Borden’s malt tin
Metal doll house
Tin friction toys
Toy car radio
Toy car banks
Auburn rubber truck
Cross cut saws
Tin type photo
Jack knives
Tire gauge
Cigarette lighters
Toy guns
Iron Ferriers hoof tool Pat. 1903
Sleigh bell
Monkey wrench marked ICRR, W & B
Brace & bit
Adz
Other old tools
Marx HO train set in box
Marx “Rabbit Hunt” hunter & target set with double barrel gun, rabbit & hunting license in nice original box
Marbles
Cigarette cases
Soap dish
Dressing table mirror set
Oil lamp filler can
Budgie bird
Cast iron pans
Tyco train set in box
Rare Russian flax hand scythe
Auto Lite miner’s carbide head lamp
Copper & brass lamp 3’ tall
Mickey Mouse phone
Metal base table lamp
(3) Wood handle golf putters, MacGregor brass head, Scotland, Schenectady puller
Hubley metal toy tractor
Binoculars
(2) red EXIT signs from theater
HO train items
“Buttons the puppy with a brain” toy
Flour sifter
Easy Bake Oven
Battery op rabbit drummer
Tin litho wind up bird, 1927
(2) Charley Weaver bartender dolls in boxes
Other wind up toys
Blushing Willy in box
Mechanical banks
Rocking horse music box
Detecto Gram food balance scales with weights
Small banks
McGregor battery op doll in box
Metal plane
Harley Davidson Motorcycle phone
Desk phones
George White print
Monopoly game
1917 US mess kit
Marshal badge with picture of “Wild Bill Hicock” and Andy Divine
Junior “G” man badge
Battery op toys
Ravenna Livestock Advertising thermometer
Western Union telegraph unit including-hand key-sounder-vibroplex-telegraph switch board, plus Order of RR telegraphers card dated 1919 & other paperwork
Over 200 Louis Lamour paperback books and some hard cover too
Bull Durham poster
5’ long steer horns, mounted
Many LP records
Proof coin sets
Box & telescoping cameras
Radios
Matchbox toys
Metal toys
Wood crank butter churn
US postage machine with coins, no key
Auto poster
Table lamps
Table fans
Larkin Soap Co. wood box
English youth saddle
Art Deco ash tray
Bottle capper
CI griddle
Shoe hasp
(3) Broad axes
Mess kit
Kerosene barn lanterns
Army gas mask kit
Floor lamp
Commercial gas hand iron Pat. Date 1903
Auto head lamps
Wood planes
Blow torch
Bissell carpet sweeper
Base ball bats
Metal 4 dozen egg shipping crate
Carom board
Wicker trunk
Cruisers roller shoes
Carpenters tool chest
School wall maps
Wash boards
Tonka toys
Pabst advertising sign
Leaded glass hanging light fixture
Wood sled
Draw shave
Hand saws
Cant hook
Scythe
Wood burning water heater
Corn knife
One wheel push cultivator
Planet Jr. two wheel push cultivator
Baby scales
TOOLS & MISC. ITEMS:
Camera tripod
Paper cutter
Elect. motors
Mini bike
27” color console TV
Craftsman drill
Slim Mate 2000 exerciser
George Forman grill
Butane torch
(50) Golf clubs
Snow skies & boots
Check machine
Skil saw
(3) Pull golf carts
Jig saw
Telescope
Wheel chair
Typewriter
Electronic dart board
Extension cords
Flat garden hose
Metal lathe, 6” swing, tail stock, 18” bed, threading gears, Jacobs chuck, 4 jaw chuck & new 110V motor
Craftsman 5HP chipper/shredder
Hose real
Ortho fertilizer spreader
Double bit axe
Pitch forks
Crow bars
Trenching shovel
Cable
Level
Dip net
Pipe threader
(3) Weed wackers
AND MORE, LOTS MORE!!
MUZZLE LOADING MINNIE BALL MUSKET
STAMPED; E. ROBINSON-NEW YORK US (WITH EAGLE) 1863
HISTORY
This gun was carried in the civil War by Hoel C. Wright (sometimes spelled Heoll or Hoell). He was a Private in the 16th Michigan Regiment organized at Detroit. It is not known when Hoel C. Wright entered the service, but it is known that he survived the war. Two of his cousins were killed in the Civil War.
Part of the Wright family moved from Vermont to Wisconsin and established the town of Wrightstown, Wisconsin. Later, that same family moved to Greenville, Michigan where they established series prominent citizens in the Greenville area.
The direct line between Hoel C. Wright, his cousins that were killed and this part of the Wright family is not completely known. They all appear to have been cousins of the Wright family group and the great uncle of Euloh (Wright) Albertson and her brother Lyle Wright. They were our neighbors in Greenville.
I helped Euloh around her yard, etc, as she was an elderly widow. One day in about 1952, she asked me to check her attic, as she thought there was a squirrel up there. I didn’t find the animal but I did spy the musket. I mentioned it to Euloh and she asked if I was interested in guns. I assured her that I was a gun nut and had my first 22 rifle at 10 years old.
About a week later, she mentioned that she had talked it over with her brother Lyle and they wanted me to have the gun. She said it had belonged to her great uncle Hoel C. Wright who carried it in the Civil War. I was extremely pleased and tried to make it up to each of them through the years.
I recently contacted Lyle’s daughter, who still lives in Greenville and she verified her great great uncle was Hoel C.Wright and that he did serve in the Civil War.
Unknown to me my wife Betty had the gun reworked and put into firing order. The gunsmith who worked on it said he was startled to find that it was loaded and would have probably fired if a cap had been put on it. Luckily, I had never thought of firing it. I doubt that it has been fired in the last 100 years.
The only reason I am selling this weapon is than we have three sons and I can’t cut it into three pieces. My wife and I are in our eighties and are dispensing with a lot of our collections.
The history is accurate to the best of my knowledge.
Ivan W. (Bill) Arntz
August 2007
