Three Days of Sun & Fun at Minnesota's Downtown Oronoco Gold Rush Days Antique Show UP-N-AT-UM Estate Sales Sells Eclectic
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Online! Always On Time! Over One Million Hits www.auctionactionnews.com Help Recycle, Buy Antiques! October 23, 2013 Vol. 19 No. 14 News Periodical Mailed on October 17 UP-N-AT-UM Estate Sales Sells Eclectic Plymouth, Wisconsin Living Estate at Auction Furniture Article & photos by Brian Maloney winner of the Perfect autumn weather meant a great crowd of sale – a fancy bidders for an UP-N-AT-UM estate auction, held just oak buffet that outside of Plymouth, Wisconsin on September 22nd. sold for $500. Sold was the living estate of Patt and the late Bud Dick, lifelong collectors and owners of the former Moby Dick’s Campground. There was something for everybody at this one, with plen- Jackie & Jim Pottratz of UP-N-AT-UM ty of furniture from Victorian to vin- Estate Sales (right) decided to sell this Auctioneer tage, two mechanical pinball estate by auction - so hired Tim & Dawn Tim Schwartz machines, and some choice vin- Schwartz of Schwartz Auction Service for sells the best tage lighting. Among the many bid-calling duties. That 1998 Jaguar of the vintage auction highlights: A 1930’s Caille XK8 in the photo? A little rough firearms – a Superior Bell ‘Sphinx’ slot around the edges and not running, Winchester It took a machine that made $725, and a it still sold for a solid $3,900. Model 94 30/30 surprising $350 to 1998 Jaguar “project car” that that fetched buy this Kalamazoo There was lots of interest in this drove off for $3,900. $400. Elite enameled original-condition 1930’s Caille Superior Bell “Sphinx” slot cast iron stove. Continued on pages 20 & 21 machine, which later sold for $725. Three Days of Sun & Fun at Minnesota’s Downtown Oronoco Gold Rush Days Antique Show Article & photos by Brian Maloney Oronoco, just the name conjures up visions of streets filled with antiques & col- lectibles for as far as the eye can see. It wasn’t a dream though on August 16th through the 18th - it was real - for those were the dates of this summer’s venerable Downtown Oronoco, Minnesota Gold Rush Antique Show & Flea Market. Judging from the Interesting crowd I’d found there, it seems like just about every antiques enthusiast in the Americana Midwest turned out along with me. The tiny town of Oronoco, Minnesota sponsors at Van the event, where several-hundred dealers line nearly every street and park - selling Deest to a crowd of thousands of folks from near and far. Antiques & Art Mint-condition Schmidt’s City Club Beer sign, At Horsefeathers I found these included this Burlington, from Miller’s Antiques – Antiques, a 4’ long embossed steel Iowa pair of Masonic 30” x 38” and Kraft Foods advertising cow ($1,400) automotive battery Temple celestial and priced at $1,000. rides atop a bead-board oak country store signs in Rick terrestrial globe-topped 715-963-1100 counter with cubbies in back - $600. Simpson’s display, wodden columns, 913-677-5566 the 5’ Willard example asking price $875. The priced at $500, the gilt-lettered carpenter’s Here’s a rare one: from Lincoln County 54” Grant at $450. trade sign to the right Antiques Center, a distinctive Heron 320-677-2307 was priced at $385. Lake, Minnesota mallard drake decoy, Continued on pages 319-363-1417 price tag $2,500. 605-987-4114 6, 7 & 8 2 THE BREW CITY ADVERTISING & REC ROOM DECOR SHOW SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2013 - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Serb Hall - 5101 W. 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