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PUBLIC ESTATE AUCTION

 

To settle the estate of the late Elwyn & Ruth McGrady, a Public Auction will be held.

 

Thursday Afternoon October 4th, Starting at 10:00AM

 

LOCATION: On the farmstead at 14930 Bailey Road, Bailey, MI  49303

 

DIRECTIONS: From Grand Rapids take M-37 north 20 miles to Bailey Rd. west 3 miles. OR from Muskegon take M-46 (Apple Ave.) east 13 miles to Ravenna Rd. north 3 miles to Bailey Rd. east 3 miles. OR from Newaygo take M-37 south 10 miles to Bailey Rd. then west 3 miles. (Muskegon Co.)

 

TERMS: Cash or good check. Master Card or VISA with 3% service fee. We subscribe to CHECK ALERT INC.

 

NOTE: Elwyn & Ruth McGrady were 90+ life long area residents with Elwyn living in this farm house for 90 of his 93 years. Elwyn retired from Continental Motors in Muskegon in the early 70’s and farmed these 120 acres for nearly 70 years. Ruth had a career teaching in Muskegon County that spanned over 40 years, retiring from Ravenna Schools in the early 70’s. Both were active in 4-H, The Grange, lifelong members & were active in the North Casnovia Baptist Church. There are many items from past generations on this Auction. Make plans to be there at 10:00AM for the start of this nice country estate Auction. We will be running two Auction rings right from the start at 10:00AM. Lunch wagon and port-a-jon on site. Children are welcome!

 

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES:

 

MABC Breeders box

Surge oil cans

Hand crank milk centrifuge

Salve tin

Blow torch

Leg hold traps

Horse anchor

Sled

(5) Milk cans

Push garden cultivator

Buggy phils

Wagon springs

(2) Wood spoke wagon wheels

Neck yoke

Gunny sack holder

GR School Furniture Co. school desk

Metal 4 horse evener

Piston pump

Milking vacuum pump

Odd chairs

Monkey wrench

Hand saws

Corn knife

Advertising yard sticks

Wrenches

Adirondack toboggan

Snow shoes, made in Main

Metal lawn chairs

Michigan Central RR spike sledge

Baseball bats

(2) NY Central RR lanterns, one with red globe

PM RR lantern

City of Milwaukee kerosene lantern

Kerosene barn lantern

Large tent stakes, 36”

Wood corn sheller

(2) Surge mike buckets

Milk strainer

Ornate OAK bed

Wood pulleys

Firestone tire ash tray

P. RR padlock Pat. 1915

(6) Adlake padlocks

Wine kegs

Copper boiler

(2) Wood sap buckets

Many milk bottles including Ionia, Lamoreaux, Sullivan, GR, Fremont, Muskegon & others

 

Big H feed bucket

Oil lamps including finger lamps

Coke Cola case

(23) Tobacco tins

Tonka toys

Other tins

Ice tongs

Cross cut saws

(10) Assorted crocks & corked jugs

Pitcher pump

Egg crate

Anchor clothes wringer

Folding OAK table

Mich. 1910 license plate # 2611

Many other old Mich. & Ill. Sets of license plates dating back to 1927

China

Several types of old barbed wire

300-400 glass insulators

Fruit jar collection, dozens of different types

Jay B. Rhodes Co. oil jar

STANDARD oil Pin Oil tin

Cruets

5 cent store bottle universal

Lanyard scales

Beer & medicine bottles

Egg baskets

PeCo. Buckets

Car heater

Wood & glass store candy dispenser

Toaster

Light fixtures

Apple peeler

Prairie Farmer tin sign

Combination floor safe

Hand meat grinder

Balance scales

Carpet stretchers

National hand pump vacuum

Wash boards

Breast drill

Wood boxes

Framed oil on canvas “Hotirolf”

Cherry pitter

Granite ware

Ship clock

Roaster

Mangle iron

Straight razors

Silverware

M. L. Twing, Grant, MI advertising mirror with bird dogs

Photographs

Light globes

Many local dairy ½ pint milk bottles

Sad irons

Budweiser team (cast iron re-po)

Wood alphabet blocks

Games

OAK fern table

Quilts

Rug material

Wood framed rocker

Singer portable sewing machine

McDonald toys

Adv. match books

Silverplate items

China cupboard & buffet

Dinning room table with leaves

Violin-Uke with bow

Tremoloa

Framed colored prints

Collectible glassware

Matchbox cars

Dolls

Books

1940’s teacher’s manuals

Shoe hasp

OAK spindle back rocker

Desks

Dressers

Ornate picture frame

OAK framed mirror

OAK secretary/bookcase with drop front, leaded glass & mirror

Looney Tunes Cartoon-O-graph

Punch bowl set

Harmonica

Box of 1960’s Barbie dolls & assesories

Jewelry

#2 dinner bell with post yoke

(2) Pump organs, one with ornate top

Several OAK rockers

Platform rocker

Piano bench

Large trunk, crossed the Atlantic with family in 1899

Single bed

Slate trunk

Silvertone floor radio

OAK Morris chair

Floor lamp

Primitive desk

Drop front secretary/bookcase with mirror

Dresser mirrors

Church collection boxes with long handles

Organ stool

1930’s & 1940’s school teacher aids

Papier-mâché rabbits

Metal toy cars & trucks

Carom boards

Avon bottles

Cain bottom chairs

OAK rockers

Approx. 12 scale model farm tractors, new in box

Cradle

Cow bell

Waterfall, Montgomery Airline floor radio

July 3, 1925 Casnovia Herald newspaper

Small hot water bottle

Several glass candy containers

The National Call Co. 8 day alarm clock

Wood toy church dated 1951

Several folk art carved farm people

Lard tin

Spoon carved 4 drawer dresser with mirror

Rayco lamps

Table phonographs

OAK treadle sewing machine

“Ugly” Bags

Western Super X wood ammo box

Many coin banks including Grant Bank, Ravenna Bank, Muskegon Bank & others

OAK dresser with mirror

OAK ash tray

Cast iron with porcelain spittoon

March 3, 1922 Ravenna Times newspaper

Unico Bulk Milk Cooler tin sign

(2) 4-H tin signs

Slide projector with screen

Wood planes & levels

Barracuda fishing pole

RHSB & Co. Rev-O-Nock fly rod in case

Crock bottle

Etc. etc.

 

FARM, SHOP, LAWN & MISC. ITEMS:

 

John Deere Sable lawn tractor

Dust collector (for hammer mill)

Dehorners

Gas engine

Vise

Used lumber

Case mounted 2 row corn planter

Stanchions

Bolt cutter

Post hole digger

Live trap

Pitch fork

Elect. drill

Campbell Hausfield air compressor

Skill saw

(2) Mountain bikes

Step ladder

Elect. cords

Log chains

Clevises

Power mower

Lawn dump cart

Craftsman socket set

Floor jacks

Wash tubs

10’ cultipacker

Lawn hand cart

20’ aluminum extension ladder

Pipe threader

Delta pickup tool box

Rope

Chain binder

Canes

Cordless drill

LP tank

Grill

Grease gun

Pipe vise

Elect. fencer charger

Oil space heater

Chicken feeders

275 gal. fuel tank

Furnace stoker

Walker with wheels & seat

Humidifier

TV

Bedding

Sofa hide-a-bed

End tables

Folding chairs

Exercise bike

(20) hunting knives

Troy Bilt 10 HP, 26” elect. start, self propelled snow blower

Ariens snow thrower

Band saw

Table saw

American double tank, air compressor with Honda gas engine

Acetylene torch outfit, complete on cart

Hand log splitter

Handyman jack

Sears 200 amp battery charger

Pancake air compressor

Power washer with 5 HP gas engine

Troy Bilt small rototiller

Troy Bilt 8HP chipper/shredder

Folding lawn cart

Aluminum folding truck ramps

Troy Bilt leaf blower

Jig saw

Garden rototiller

Rakes, hoes, shovels etc. etc.

 

PICKUP:

 

1999 Dodge 2500, ¾ ton, long box 4X4 pickup, V-8 Automatic, nice truck!

 

GUNS:

 

Rem. Mod. 870, 410 pump

Win. Mod. 77, .22 auto load with scope

Marlin .22 single shot

Rem. Mod. 521 T, .22 bolt

Sheridan pellet guns

Daisy Power Line 990 pump up BB gun

Rem. 300 Savage, recoil barrel

Rem. 30-06 bolt action

Savage 270 bolt action

Rem. 30-06 auto load

8mm mouser

Marlin 22 magnum

Double barrel 20 ga.

Mossberg 12 ga. 75 year special edition

Western Field 12 ga. bolt

Magtech, 16 ga. new never fired, made in Brazil

Sears 12 ga. pump

Baikal Russian 20ga. single, new

Rem. 12 ga. pump with lighted scope

Marlin 12 ga. magnum pump

Revelation 12 ga. pump

Stevens 12 ga. pump

Western Field Deluxe 16 ga. pump

Stevens 12 ga. pump

Sears “Ted Williams” Mod. 21, 12 ga. pump with vented rib & vari-choke # 5832025

Mossberg Mod. 500-A, 12 ga. pump, vented rib, with slug barrel, # P839200

Smith & Wesson .22 cal. 6 shot revolver

Excel 16 ga. single shot

Stevens 12 ga. single shot

Mossberg 12 ga. pump, new never fired

Etc. etc.