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Online! Always On Time! Over One Million Hits www.auctionactionnews.com Help Recycle, Buy Antiques! January 27, 2015 Vol. 20 No. 26 News Periodical Mailed on January 21 $11,000 Winchester pulled from Under the Bed! Article & photos by Curt Kramer Oct. 18th, 2014, Kramer Auction Gallery Prairie du Chien, WI. What’s under your bed? Might not hurt to take another look! Auctioneer Curt Kramer recently received a call from a gentleman who had pulled a long forgotten family heirloom from under his. It was an old Winchester Rifle from the 1800’s that had been in the family for the past 3 generations. A friend had told him it should be worth around $5,000, but after taking it to some local gun shops he was unable to Original 1876 obtain any buyers at that price. My name had come up in conversations as some- Winchester rifle brought a one whom he should talk to about this old rifle. high bid of $11,000! The rare 1873 I was however, not too optimistic, I get A LOT of calls about rare old guns Takedown rifle in 22 short brought $7,700. which seldom turn into anything of interest, but the conversation was intriguing so I thought, maybe this one would be different. A Colt 3 gun Commemorative Pistol Continued on set in nice case sold for $4,425. A Winchester matched set page 17 1 of 1000 Model 94 & 9422 rifles This nice Winchester 1866 Saddle Ring demanded $4,140. Carbine sold for a strong $6,050. Sure Cure for Cabin Fever at 39th Annual Janesville Mid-Winter Antiques Show Article & photos by Brian Maloney The beautiful Pontiac Convention Center in Janesville, Wisconsin once again At played host to one of the Badger State’s longest-running antiques events: The Janesville Tanda’s Mid-Winter Antiques Show. More than three-dozen quality dealers filled the hall with an Toy collectors found two diminutive Antiques, this interesting mix of everything from antique toys to vintage sporting collectibles, and every- Barclay cast metal car haulers at rustic wooden thing in between. Veteran show promoters Steve & Thelma Bina run the event, and the Out on the Farm bench was priced at show is in good hands with the pair, as they’ve been organizing successful Midwest Antiques, priced at $85 $95, the Structo toy antiques events for many years. Big crowds were the rule on both days of this venerable and $98. 920-294-3068 patio set atop it also priced two-day show. Continued on pages 6, 7 & 8 Here’s an odd at $95. 608-754-5414 piece of From Icon breweriana: Woodworks, from Our Piece a chunky of the Past six-board Antiques, a pine chest 1941 Schlitz sporting its Draught Beer quart A trio of original red bottle, bottled by blue & white finish, $349. 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