CHARLOTTE STEELE ESTATE AUCTION

Sunday, April 25, 2010 @ 1:00 p.m.

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Saturday, April 24, 2010 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

2437 Monroe in LaPorte, Indiana

Auctioneer’s Note: This is the first auction for the Charlotte Steele Estate. Her & her late husband were owners of Steele Amusements and picked up many wonderful items on their journeys throughout the summer. Some other consignments included as well.

Directions – Take SR 2 into LaPorte to two blocks east of the courthouse; turn south on Monroe/SR 4 & go 1.2 miles to auction site on left.

On-line bidding NOW AVAILABLE…ENTER CATALOG HERE…MANY PICTURES IN THE CATALOG

Catalog Notes – this is catalog is complete searchable. Once you enter the catalog you can search the catalog for key words or items. The catalog is also broken down into categories & groups. For instance, at the bottom of the catalog you will see a box that says ”Group+Category”. You can hit the arrow and a listing of the groups will appear such as “Antiques & Collectibles”, “Books – Antiquarian & Collectible”, “Books – Fiction”, etc. This feature allows you to bypass all the stuff that you are not interested in looking at. Please note – shortly we’ll be adding 300+ lots of coins to this catalog that will be sold in the morning auction that starts at 10:00 a.m. They will be the first 300 lots in the catalog.

The list below is just being developed and will be expanded as we continue to move Mrs. Steele’s items to our auction facility.

NOTE – THIS AUCTION WILL BE CONDUCTED AS A CATALOGUED SALE AND MERCHANDISE WILL BE SOLD IN THE ORDER IN THE CATALOG (SEE ABOVE CATALOG FOR ORDER). CHAIRS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR SITTING COMFORT. STILL ADDING ITEMS, SO CHECK BACK OFTEN.

ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS

Civil War – Southern Rebellion Vol. 1, 1862 & Vol. 2, 1867 by W.A. Crafts, Sparks from the Campfire Tales of the Old Veterans 1895, The Soldier in Our Civil War Pictorial History of the Conflict 1861-1865 volumes 1 & 2, 1890, History of the Great Rebellion in One Volume Illustrated w/ engravings, World War I – Liberty’s Victorious Conflict 1918, History of the World at War 1919, History’s Greatest War 1919, Columbian Exposition – Memorial of the Columbian Exposition, The Standard Guide to Chicago World’s Fair Edition 1893, several others incl. pictures of main attractions, Fiction – Keeper of the Bees by Jean Stratton Porter 1925, Slabs of the Sunburnt West by Carl Sandberg 1922, Tarzan of the Apes 1914, Sketches of Boz by Charles Dickens 1873, Twenty Years of Hus’lin by Johnston, Peck’s Bad Boy and His Pa’ 1883, A Boy’s Adventure in Australia by Howitt 1870s, others Catalogs – Hudson & Thurber Co., Hardware Implement & Thrasher Supplies 1911, Shure Winner Novelty House 1928, Brand & Co. Empire Stove Works 1880, Atlases – Rand, McNally & Co’s New General Atlas 1899, Scarborough’s New Standard Atlas of the World, Gram’s Unrivaled Family Atlas of the World 1885, Other Antiquarian – Our Wild Indians by Col. Richard I. Dodge 1882, Famous Paintings of the World 1894, Around the World with a Camera 1915, Godey’s Books (1840, 1873, 1884), Counties of Porter & Lake 1882, Thrilling Experiences in the War in South Africa 1900, McGuffey’s Eclectic Reader 1860s, The Medal of Honor, Kathrina Her Life and Mine by J.G. Holland 1867, Glimpses of the World by John Stoddard 1894, (6) Edward A. Guest books incl. Poems of Patriotism (1917-1923), African Game Trails by Theodore Roosevelt 1910, Oil Engines by Goldingham 1900, Modern Blacksmithing Rational Horseshoeing & Wagon Making by Holmstrom 1904, Stationary, Marine, Gas & Locomotive Engines by Hankins 1901, Ecce Orienti Rites and Ceremonies of the Essenes 1882, Oshkosh Up to Date 1902 by Oshkosh Fire & Police Departments, Wausau in 1900, and others Just found on April 22 – Frederic Remington’s “Done in the Open” book of drawings, 1902; Leslie’s Photographic History of the Great War (WWI) 1920, Leslie’s New World Atlas 1920,

FURNITURE

Nice bookcase, antique oak wall curio, oak Butterick pattern cabinet w/ 20 drawers.

OTHER ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES

Hull Blossom Flite handled vase T7, Cracker Jack Rueckheim riddle card, lot of 19 pin-back style campaign buttons incl. McKinley, Nixon, Wilkie & McNary, Eisenhower, Dewey & Warren, & more, Outdoor Sportsman knives (older, but new with sheaths), First National Bank of Valparaiso mechanical bank, album w/ stamps (Perfins & Air Mail mostly US but some foreign), 1934 Union Pacific Lucky Piece (sample of Aluminum from new Union Pacific train built by Pullman Cars & Mfg. Co. ALCO), older Imperial stamp album w/ small quantity of world & US stamps, Apollo chocolate box w/ older artwork, (2) framed horse prints (each has 3 prints in older oak frames adorned w/ shoes, bits; one has real crop & one has faux crop), Royal Doulton Night Watchman flask w/ stopper (nice piece), red glass decanter w/ gold adornment w/ 6 cordials, West German crystal & yellow decanter w/ cordials, Gorham sterling salt & pepper, brass candelabras w/ clear & amethyst lights, Phoenix oil lamp w/ painted glass shade & bottom, slag glass eggs, Louis Vuitton purse (authenticity unknown), (6) Aynsley individual salts, Emergency metal lunch box, (5) Hallmark Peanuts ornaments, few spaghetti poodles, Bausch & Lomb binoculars, and much more.

JEWELRY & WATCHES

Bulova 23 Lady’s wath 10k rolled gold, Elgin 17 Jewel Lady’s watch 10k RGP, Hampden 14k gold Men’s watch (no band), Lady’s Buolva M5 10k gold filled, Hamilton 14k gold Men’s watch, large Eisenberg clip, Eisenberg bracelet, sterling jewelry, brooches, & other costume jewelry, purses, Lucite purse, Lucite clutch purse, couple other Lucite purses w/ some damage (1 w/ crack in handle & 1 w/ repaired crack).

EPHEMERA

Eigh New Remington Paintings (circa 1903), quantity of post cards (incl. older Butler, IN, older Michigan, older Wisconsin, Black Americana, real photo post cards, & more), International Harvester 100 Years in Agriculture & Industry pamphlet along w/ program for celebration in Chicago, Singer Souvenir Views of Great Lakes Cities (Chicago – showing some interesting sites around the city incl. the old Singer store, railyard & much more), Approximately 69 Hood’s Photos of the World (First Series), variety of photos, Bankazines from 1910-1920, North Judson Fire Department Photo,

TOYS

Pal Superbike made by La Porte Corporation in La Porte (missing rubber on front wheel), older Nylint T-24 Michigan shovel w/ clamshell (needs to be restrung), Vintage Barbie Ponytail single & double trunk cases, vintage Barbie clothes, Sugar & Spice rubber doll w/ clothes & case, gas-powered string-type airplanes, Pepsi toboggan (new never used), few HO scale train cars, Daisy Model 1894 BB gun w/ box, Doepke Rossmoor pumper fire truck, Structo Transport, Lionel 665 cast engine, tender, cars, track, transform, Lionel 2053 cast engine w/ cars, track, transformer, Mt. Palomar Telescope, 1974 Wind-up train engine (Mr. Machine style), and more.

AND MUCH, MUCH MORE…CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES…LOT OF NICE ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES IN THIS ONE.

TERMS & CONDITIONS – Cash, checks & credit cards accepted. 7% sales tax collected. 5% Buyer’s Premium only for on-line bidding.

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