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THE AUCTION EXCHANGE ® nd COLLECTORS NEWS $150 AANTIQUES • COLLECTIBLES • ESTATES • FARM • REAL ESTATE • COMMERCIAL www.eauctionexchange.com September 1, 2020 Vol. 43, No. 38 FEATURE Sinclair porcelain sign pumped up a $12,100 bid By Pete Prunkl Right: Early bidding gave this 36-inch two-sided near-mint Sinclair sign a $5,000 opening bid. It was the top lot WOLCOTTEVILLE, Ind. — Richard Cripe at $12,100. (1932-2019) was that unique high school shop teacher who could fix your car and your outlook on life. His dual master’s degree in industrial of repairs. Cripe also collected arts and counseling qualified him for both types antique autos and Sinclair Oil maps, handbooks, signs, shirts, caps, oil cans, mugs, promotions, toy trucks, pumps and bug spray- ers. His family chose Strawser Auctions to disperse his collec- tions on Aug. 1. “We reached out to Sinclair and petroliana collectors,” said auctioneer and owner Michael Strawser. Outreach brought results. Two days before the sale, several high dollar lots that Strawser saved for the end of the 376-lot sale, had already exceed- See Strawser, page 8 Left: Not everything in the sale was oil and auto related. This 1950-1960 Howard Miller Spike clock #2202 designed by George Nelson sold to the floor for $385. FEATURE Griffith milk glass spiced up the kitchen By Larry many of the jars spice jars were not sold LeMasters “Purified.” The jars individually (although were refillable and they are sold separate- Enoch L. Griffith reusable for many ly on today’s secondary founded Griffith other items. Griffith markets, usually aver- Laboratories in 1918. reasoned that most aging $5-8 each). Griffith, a former bak- housewives had to buy Griffith sold all jars in ery supplies salesman, spices, so why not offer sets of 8, 12, 16, 18, 22, specialized in bakery spices in distinctive or 24. The earliest sets, supplies, including his Art Deco milk glass during the 1930s, were first successful product jars? Housewives loved sold with their own — Aquatex. Aquatex the jars and Griffith metal stands, which was a gelatinized Laboratories, just as would hold all the jars starch sold to bakeries Griffith wanted, in the set purchased. around America. became a household During the war years When the Great name. of the early 1940s, Above: Set of 18 Griffith’s milk glass spice jars, from the 1940s, in original wood rack and Depression hit, Griffith From the 1930s until metal stands were that are valued at $70. searched for ways to the 1950s, Griffith replaced with plastic keep Griffith milk glass spice jars stands as all metal in doors. While wooden were white; although, All of Griffith’s milk Laboratories profit- added glamour to the United States went cabinets complimented milk glass (thought of glass spice jars are able. Seeking “house- kitchens across to war production. the décor of most ‘50s as a milky-white glass clearly labeled hold name” status, America. During the Following Wworld War homes, collectors pre- only) comes in pink, “Griffith’s” on a dis- Griffith decided to Depression and War II, Griffith spice jar fer the metal stands blue, green, purple, tinctive Art Deco, begin producing beau- years, housewives were stands were once again when displaying brown, and other col- attractive vertical label tifully designed milk on strict budgets, but made of metal. In the Griffith milk glass ors. Milk glass is char- that runs down the glass spice jars. Each Griffith milk glass 1950s, when wooden spice jars. Complete acterized by its creamy, front of the jar. The jar was filled with a spice jars rose in popu- wall mounted items, sets of these spice jars thick, milky texture. earliest jars had mold- high-quality spice. larity since they offered such as shadow boxes, with original stands Milk glass possesses a ed labels while the Griffith used special beauty with functional- became popular, sell for as much as beautiful elegance to later jars had paper production methods to ity, all at an affordable Griffith sold spice sets $200 today. it, and this glass is labels, so the type of guarantee the species price. in wooden, wall-mount- The majority of often used for a purely were sanitary, labeling Griffith milk glass ed cabinets with glass Griffith milk glass jars decorative purposes. See LeMasters, page 4 SINCE 1978 THE WEEKLY AUCTION & COLLECTORS GUIDE FOR THE GREAT LAKES REGION Page 2 THE AUCTION EXCHANGE – www.eauctionexchange.com September 1, 2020 Showtime Auction Services Presents It’s Summer, 2020 Online Only Auction Featuring... 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OR From The M-55 & M-65 Intersection (Whittemore), Go West 11 Miles On M-55 To Peterson Rd., Then South ¼ Mile. zone PRESCOTT, MI 3 Having Sold My Home, I Will Sell The Following At Public Auction. TRAILERS, UTILITY VEHICLES, J.D. FRONT RUNNER RIDING MOWER & MISC. ITEMS AROUND THE FARM: 22’ Goose Neck T.A. Livestock Trailer • Hillsboro 26’ Goose Neck Flat Bed Trailer • Yamaha Rhino 700 EFI Sport Edition Utility Vehicle • Polaris Ranger 6X6 Utility Vehicle • John Deere F935 Diesel Front Mount Riding Lawn Tractor W/ 72” Mower Deck • 16’ T.A. Trailer, Needs Deck • 10’ Pull Type Cultipacker • Pull Type 8’ Disc • 3 Pt. 7 Row Cultivator • 200 Bushel Gravity Wagon • Farm Wagon W/ Steel Deck • Snapper SR928 Riding Lawn Tractor • Troy-Bilt Push Lawn Mower • Lawn Mower Lift/Jack • Craftsman 10” Table Saw • Craftsman 10” Band Saw • Craftsman 12” Wood Lathe • Craftsman Radial Arm Saw • Craftsman 12” Wood Planer • Craftsman 16” Scroll Saw • Floor Mod. Drill Press • Workmates • Misc. Tools • Champion 8,000 Lb. Winch, Like New • Large Wooden Snatch Block Pulley • Engine Stand • Small Engine • Creep Livestock Feeder • Livestock Coral System • (2) 14’ Steel Livestock VERY LARGE Gates, New • (4) Round Bale Feeders, 1 Is New • (3) Square Hay Feeders • Set Of (4) 17” ONLINE ONLY X 8.0 Aluminum Rims • 300 Gallon Fuel Tank • Treated 2”X10’ Boards • (6) 16’ Sheets AUCTION BIDDING Of Barn Siding • Set Of (4) 16” Tires On 8 Lug Rims • 1987 F-350 Dually Pickup, Parts Or Scrap • 2000 To 2010 Ford Truck Cab • (4) Other Vehicles For Parts Or Scrap • Misc. NOW OPEN! Alum. & Related Scrap • FIREARMS, GUN SAFE, POOL TABLE, BOAT, CANOES 100+ Collector IH Tractors - Many Implements & SPORTING RELATED ITEMS: Savage #11 .243 Bolt Action L.H. Rifle • Remington #7600 Pump Action 30-06 Rifle W/ Bushnell Scope • Savage #110 BL Bolt Action 30-06 Hundreds of Pallets of IH Tractor Parts Rifle • Savage #93 .22 WMR Bolt Action Rifle W/ Scope • (2) Marlin 12 Ga. Bolt Action Misc. Small IH Tractor Parts Goose Guns • Mossberg #715T .22 Cal. A.R. • Hi Point S&W 40 Cal. Semi-Auto. Rifle • New England Versa-Pack .22/.410 Shotgun/Rifle • Mossberg #183T Bolt Action.410 Ga. Shotgun IH Tractor Literature & Collectibles • H&R .410 Break Action Shotgun • Marlin #60G Bolt Action .410 Ga. Shotgun • H&R 12 Ga. Break Action Shotgun • (2) East Field #916-T Pump Action 12 Ga. Shotgun • (2) 50 Auction Ends: September 25 & 26 Cal. Muzzle Loaders • Diana Mod. 54 Pellet Rifle W/ BSA Scope • Diana Mod. 34 Pellet Rifle W/ Scope • Misc. Ammo. • Fort Knox 42 Place Gun Safe • Wolverine Pool Table • Location: 32948 Tamarack Ave - Minden, IA Air Hockey Table • Asst. Collectible Beer Signs • 14’ Alum. Fishing Boat • (2) Fiberglass Preview Dates: September 17 & 18 from 8 to 5 PM CST Canoes • Yamaha Excel Snowmobile • Snowmobile Dolly • (4) Compound Bows • Darton “Lightening” Cross Bow W/ Case • Hunting Tree Stands • Powermax LV Weight Set • Misc. Pick Up Dates: October 1 & 2 from 8 to 5 | October 3 from 8 to Noon Fishing Rods • Several Duck & Goose Decoys • Skeet Throwers • Misc. Household Related Items• This Is A Partial Listing! For Online Bidding, Terms, Listing & Photos, Visit: TERMS OF SALE: Cash, Check Or Credit Cards Are Accepted. TO VIEW A COMPLETE LISTING WITH PHOTOS VISIT www.polkauction.com JOHNPECKAUCTIONS.COM RANDY STEPHENS, OWNER JOHN PECK AUCTIONS LLC 1.877.915.4440 2252 Peterson Rd., Prescott, MI 48756 Gladwin, MI (989) 426-8061 12 12 12 NEW TOOL INVENTORY REDUCTION, GUNS, AND PERSONAL PROPERTY NEW TOOL INVENTORY REDUCTIONNEW TOOL INVENTORY REDUCTION, GUNS, AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND PERSONAL PROPERTY SALE JUDITH CLARK & OTHERS SALESALE AUCTION AUCTION HOMESTYLE BENEFIT DINNER PROCEEDAUCTIONAUCTIONS FOR THE LOCAL SCHOOL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 10:00 AM HOMESTYLE BENEFIT DINNER PROCEEDHOMESTYLE BENEFIT DINNER PROCEEDS FOR THE LOCAL SCHOOL LOCATION: 5726 CURTICE RD. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 DIRECTIONS: M99 to Columbia Rd., east on Columbia Rd. 1 mile to Gale Rd., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 SALE BEGINS AT 4:00 PM south 1 mile to Curtice Rd., east to the sale. SALE BEGINS AT 4:00 PMSALE BEGINS AT 4:00 PM zone COUNTY LINE METAL SALES MASON, MICHIGAN 48854 5 8636 SKEELS ROAD COUNTY LINE METAL SALESCOUNTY LINE METAL SALESHOLTON, MI 49425 Come see this wide selection of vintage goods.