Thanks for your attendance at today’s Auction of this private museum that was formerly located in Grundy City Iowa. The museum was the lifelong work of a Grundy County hardware store operator who took great pride in his collection of items relating to the early trades of the 1900’s.            Nothing from the museum has been available to the market for a number of years. Please enjoy the Auction of this once in a lifetime collection!

Lot      Description

1.           Crescent Cracker tin storage with advertising on three different sides

2.           Swift’s Silverleaf Brand Lard Tin. This 50lb size lard has nice graphics

3.           Early double wooden pulley that shows very little use, pulley has wooden sheaves

4.           Primitive hand crank 1-quart cradle style butter churn, old and very unique

5.           Shepherd Hdwe. Co. fluting iron, clean and decorative condition

6.           Unusual vase shaped kitchen scales in proper functioning order

7.           Columbia family scale made by the Landers, Fairy and Clark Co. good clean scale

8.           Shiny Revere Copper wash boiler – ready to display

9.           Coast to Coast Hdwe store brand minnow bucket with nice graphics

10.        Super nice all in one piece wood T-handle scoop shovel, excellent shape

11.        D-handle corn cob shovel clean and in ready to use condition

12.        Store counter top display of door lathes & porclean door knobs

13.        Nice old planter with a wonderful display stand that will display well

14.        Goodell – Pratt bench top drill press in nice original condition

15.        Nice ornate table top cork sizer, nice figural design of this early             “Little Giant”

16.        Primitive wooden cabbage cutter of elaborate design

17.        Hamilton Beach mixer; Green porclean stand up milkshake maker that you grew up with

18.        5-quart glass hand crank butter churn

19.        7-inch wooden single hay pulley from Hudson Mfg.

20.        Counter top plug tobacco cutter

21.        Seldom seen double ended wooden grain measure bucket that measures oats & corn, super old relic of the past

22.        Hand crank wash board with great stenciling Pat. date Oct. 17, 1871, one of a kind

23.        Remnants from Holland Iowa railroad depot. Depot was no longer in use after 1972

24.        Early metal rack washboard

25.        Blacksmith forged snow knocker for horse hoofs, knocker was made to hang from the horse’s saddle

26.        Sugar Devil for breaking loose caked sugar which was stored in a sugar barrel

27.        National Washboard #804 brass face wash board

28.        Salesman sample of cedar shingles as produced and sold by “The Seattle Cedar Lumber Co.” Holland, Iowa

29.        Barrel butter churn in clean tight original shape

30.        Atlantic clothes wringer with nice stencils and in complete working condition for Monday wash day

31.        Early treadle jig saw (Possible New Rogers)

32.        Double pan druggist scales on a nicely boxed wooden storage box

33.        7 inch Hudson Mfg. wood hay pulley

34.        2 bentwood sad irons, one is an Enterprise

35.        Scissor sharpener, these seldom seen sewing tools rarely appear, this is only the third example I have seen in 30 years

36.        Kool cigarette match holder from a gas station near you

37.        Arcade Crystal wall mount coffee grinder with the correct glass top and bottom

38.        Diamond Self Heating Iron from the Akron Lamp Co. I.O.B.

39.        Grundy Coop milk can that will make a fine umbrella canister

40.        Double wheel Elgin National coffee grinder with correct finial, 14 ½ inch wheels, 27 inches tall with original finish

41.        Blacksmith made bridle rack

42.        Tobacco cutter and a small decorative blacksmith forged snow knocker

43.        International Harvestor Co. whip socket from an I.H.C. hay binder

44.        3 ass’t brass hose nozzles

45.        Honey Bee foundation fastener used in establishing new honey bee hives

46.        Jiffy Way egg scale

47.        Neck Yoke with cooper made buckets, this iconic relic is in super condition, a real must have

48.        Two belts commerating Wells Fargo and Jesse James

49.        New England maple syrup display

50.        Triple pulley

51.        2 sets of brass sleigh bells, bells mounted to the tongue of the horse drawn sleigh – 8 bells total

52.        Golden Guernsey Dairy wood and metal milk box

53.        2 hay knifes

54.        Very nice small “The Gem” raisin seeder and a potato ricer

55.        Wonderful sounding cow bell with original finish

56.        White Dairy ½ gallon milk bottle from Waterloo, Iowa

57.        Early wood constructed planter mounted on a well made floor display rack

58.        Double harpoon hay lifter

59.        Large gray granite ware coffee pot

60.        Well made firkin, will display nicely by fire place

61.        Shiny large copper tea pot

62.        Early style desk telephone with ear trumpet

63.        Western Electric candle stick telephone

64.        Display of wood kitchen spoons

65.        Brass bell bottom gas lamp from the Coleman Co. with a Coleman frosted pastel green globe

66.        Table mounted sieve for making tomato juice

67.        Shiny copper coffee pot

68.        Johnny Appleseed early, all wood construction apple peeler, hand crank belt driven & in wonderful collector condition

69.        Gas Iron with brass fuel tank

70.        Old framed print 28”x21” Sunlight Soap wash day scene

71.        #2 size Paull’s barn lantern in clean condition

72.        2 Coca-Cola syrup gallon bottles

73.        Weir Pottery canning jar

74.        Enterprise #2 Juicer mounted on a wall display

75.        Ropemaker’s fid for splicing and repairing rope

76.        Hand operated whisk, all cast decorative kitchen whisk from the Jaquette Bros., this whisk is just a great kitchen collectible

77.        Wine bottle corking machine

78.        Jim Beam whiskey bottle with an Appalosa horse and an Ezra Brooks bottle of an Iowa Farmer

79.        Fries all tin footed cream whipper

80.        Universal #2 bread maker from Lander’s Fairy & Clark

81.        Thermaster beverage cooler

82.        2 kitchen tins, a sugar of milk and a Chase and Sanborn coffee tin

83.        6 harness hooks

84.        Tums for the tummy note pad holder

85.        Large #3 size juicer

86.        Emerson brass blade electric fan #243333

87.        1920’s Northwestern red base with hinged lid 1 cent vending machine with key

88.        Early wood and tin planter with a nicely crafted floor display stand

89.        Store display pegboard advertising electric fence products

90.        Very unusual, keep people guessing what it is, hand operated strawberry vine ripper for use in your strawberry patch. This is a one of a kind museum item

91.        Display board of 11 wood handle pipe wrenches

92.        Hay carrier

93.        Hibbard foot hay knife

94.        Huge double pulley iron strapped tackle block very big & very heavy

95.        True Value plumber’s brass pump torch

96.        Craftsman plumber’s brass pump torch

97.        Wheelwright’s starter set, hub boring auger hub spoon bit, an axel hub, and a hub boring machine, a very nice group of tools

98.        Hay knife and machete

99.        Foot operated corn stalk cutter

100.     The “Right Speedy Corn Sheller” pat. Jan. 30, 1877 correct in every way, mounted on a stand & is in ready to use condition

101.     Large one handed silage cutter

102.     Very nice and small pony cart wooden hand operated jack stand. Will display well & is a rare smaller version of its big brother

103.     2 small item washboards for items you do not hang on a clothesline

104.     Decker’s 50 lb lard can, nice colors & straight from the heart of Iowa

105.     Schiltz Beer promotional sign

106.     Cobbler’s shoe mending stand with 4 forms for Dad Mom brother & sis, displays nicely

107.     Small table top grindstone for home knife and tools needed

108.     Glazier Stove Co. kerosene burner for plumbing, stain glass work, & auto repair. Ornate and of a nice small display size

109.     Iron double pulley with a steel slip hook

110.     Salt pork auger, if you live in the middle of hog country this is a salt pork auger. If you lived elsewhere you might call this a sugar devil or a dried fruit auger, it all depends on where you live

111.     Early country store fruit or vegetable crate, good condition and of lathe construction

112.     2 early Model-T era automobile jacks

113.     Figural cast iron floor grate with all kinds of decorative use

114.     Horse rump hitch for putting hay up in the barn, this hitch has many names that will describe its use

115.     Horse bridle rosettes with brass hearts on the back side, 6 total

116.     Conestoga Wagon Jack, this may be the oldest item here, dated in 1839 this decorated jack is simply fantastic. You cannot go wrong with buying quality items- there’s only 37 jacks in existance in the year 1987

117.     Early Hudson single wheel pulley

118.     Country store counter top block ice shaver. Original condition with paper decal this shave is still operable

119.     Egg beater with pottery bowl, this is an earlier style of beaters. Pat. Date Oct. 9, 1923

120.     The Climax vegetable cutter circa 1880

121.     Hand held apple peeler Pat. Date Oct. 6 1863. This peeler is in great condition, freely turns & deserves to be in another museum

122.     Hudson Paper Co. apple peeler Pat. Sept. 18, 1889 is also in nice shape and a quality peeler

123.     Small all iron hand crank apple peeler of unknown make or manufacture that may be even older than the above peelers. This is a nice gear driven peeler

124.     Early agriculture flail for threshing oats, wheat, & other small grains

125.     2 sets of calf and cow weaners, these are new old stock from the Coast to Coast store

126.     Single box crank telephone, complete in original form just as it came straight from the wall

127.     Heavy duty harness hooks

128.     Early Craftsman made apple peeler that I am sure will work in its intended use, a nice addition to your collection

129.     White Cedar table top hand crank butter churn with good stencilling and quality

130.     Spyder style cherry stoner

131.     Bluegrass seed stripper in old red paint, if you lived in New England this tool was called a Cranberry Collector

132.     Primitive 3 leg milking stool for goats

133.     “The Champion” lever action cork puller, ornate & patented Sept. 7, 1887

134.     Wall mount coffee grinder

135.     Lap style coffee grinder

136.     Early Automotive tire bead breaker by the E.Z. tire puller Co. Cedar Rapids Iowa

137.     5 gallon milk can

138.     Geneva Fluting iron – 2 pcs.

139.     Western Electric Co. single box crank wall telephone straight off the wall – Original

140.     Swing arm nut cracker Patent# 2677369 C.E. Potter version

141.     Animal feed ration scoop

142.     Advertising mirror from early 1960’s showing soap box derby racecars – neat item

143.     Potato planter with a nice floor display mount

144.     Early wagon jack in old green paint

145.     Scythe blade hand crank sharpener

146.     Fencing multi-tool mounted on a display board

147.     “The American” hay knife may be N.O.S.

148.     Hand crank meat or deli slicer #2 size

149.     Early 16 dozen wooden egg case with stenciling on all 4 sides, dandy old relic

150.     Kitchen hand crank tabletop knife sharpener

151.     “Defiance Improved Pinking Machine” Patent 1911, this hand crank plinker is free and ready to use

152.     Rollman #2 mini food chopper

153.     Very small crown raisin seeder

154.     Union Leader Tobacco tin lunch box

155.     Union leader cut plug and a sweet Burley tobacco tin, both are 6” long

156.     Tone Bros. red coffee tin

157.     Folger’s and Hill’s Bros. coffee tin

158.     “Best Made” #8 2 pc. Waffle iron

159.     2 cornbread cast iron muffin pans

160.     44 inch cut ice saw with the correct tiller

161.     2 sets of horse hames, one set has brass caps

162.     Point of Sale Coast to Coast garden hose repair display  board

163.     Early small iron double pulley and an odd shaped 1 7/16” socket

164.     Guilltine style rope cutter, early and probably not O.H.S.A. approved

165.     Gas iron with brass pump

166.     Brass face early hide scales for small fur bearing animals

167.     Excelsior brass 50 pound scale

168.     Triple pulley for a block and tackle

169.     Full size whiskey barrel with advertising – great decorator item

170.     Solid wood line shaft pulley with 24” diameter

171.     Laminated wood line shaft pulley with 24” diameter

172.     Display stand of farrier’s tools, 2 buttress and a hoof knife with        bone handle

173.     “The Bonanza” #98 industrial size apple peeler in proper working condition, will peel apples as fast as you can bad them

174.     “Sensible” sad iron

175.     Blue enamel Coleman gas iron

176.     Enterprise double wheel coffee grinder Pat. Oct. 21, 1875 19 ½ inch wheels, original paint, with an eagle finial, this is an iconic grocery store antique

177.     “The Prize Cutter” cork sizing machine in original finish

178.     Early hand crank noodle cutter Pat. Feb. 13, 1906 gear driven and not an easy item to find

179.     Henry Disston meat slicer Pat. May 4, 1875 made of walnut, if we knew of a Disston saw collector he or she would really enjoy this item

180.     Salesman sample of a roof “Ridge Cap”, made of tin for ease of display

181.     2 strands of sleigh bells, 6 brass bells with a great sound, mounts on tongue of the sleigh

182.     Neck Yoke and 2 wooden pails, old and exceptional item

183.     2 iron pulleys and a set of ice tongs

184.     Double Yoke for oxen, in solid original detail and patina

185.     Louden Mamouth hay pulley

186.     Large 32” log tongs for lumber harvesting

187.     Cow dehorner made by Levitt Mfg. Urbana, IL

188.     Triple sheave pulley for a block and tackle

189.     23” wheelwright tire shrinker, cast iron in construction and still in good shape

190.     2 sets of horse harness hames

191.     Both ends of a block and tackle, all you need is a rope

192.     Whiffle Tree for a horse to pull a load such as ice to an ice house second floor

193.     Carpenter’s Miter Vise, will make a nice book rest

194.     Standard size notched beam wagon jack, in nice working condition

195.     3 early harness hooks

196.     Hudson Mfg. Co. 7” hay pulley

197.     Wonderful old counter top ice shaver, hand crank and with a great look, another museum piece

198.     Blacksmith made items and tools on a display board

199.     Kellogg oak hand crank telephone in complete original condition, phone could have been taken off the wall yesterday, turn the crank and listen

200.     2 extra large screw adjust hand clamps

201.     3 large blacksmith tongs

202.     Wall oil lamp with mirror reflector

203.     Small child’s or travel iron

204.     Enterprise 4-quart lard press in clean condition

205.     Fulton corn sheller

206.     Two Travellers for wheelwrights or cooper’s work, all mounted on a nice display stand

207.     5-pound heavy iron

208.     Oven peel for bread and pizza

209.     Cast iron table top pea sheller in ready to use condition for this years crop

210.     Display board of early decorative porclean electrical switches and sockets, this a dandy collection of early lighting

211.     Another display board of bathroom hardware, neat display

212.     Blacksmith made hanging hooks for a wood burning hearth or fireplace

213.     2 horse collar & harness racks, these will never go out of style or usage

214.     Walworth Mfg. Co. 42” pipe wrench

215.     Walworth Mfg. Co. 34” pipe wrench

216.     Horse bridle spreader rings made from celluloid

217.     Automobile split rim tool

218.     Iron open frame pulley

219.     Hay carrier

220.     Early 3-leg corner chair, hand made and solid

221.     Early all wood frame turning saw

222.     Cyclops hay carrier

223.     Eclipse Wall Paper Trimmer, hand crank and accurate

224.     N.O.S. New American hay knife with paper label

225.     National Washboard #860 glass washboard excellent

226.     Iwans N.O.S. step on hay knife with remains of original paper label

227.     “The Squirrel” table top nut cracker

228.     Table top Enterprise cherry stoner

229.     Keen Kutter #22 ½ food grinder

230.     Royal Mfg. table top “Practical Grinder” for kitchen chores

231.     Wooden shoe with a wooden shoe factory yardstick all mounted on an attractive wall display

232.     Extra small Montgomery Ward #57 printing press, just a wonderful size press to sit between your books on the shelf

233.     Charcoal laundry iron

234.     Rare and in excellent condition Thompson Apple Parer made by New England Butt Co. Patented Aug. 14, 1877. This lever action apple peeler still has the remains of the original paper label on the mounting board. This is a true museum quality item

235.     “The Rapid Marmalade Cutter” with wooden plunger to dice fruit into marmalade size texture. Where can you find another one

236.     Victory all wood construction washboard

237.     Cast iron #8 Teapot

238.     9 inch cast iron skillet

239.     A number 7 inside a diamond cast iron skillet

240.     8.5J cast iron skillet

241.     Keen Kutter #11 food grinder

242.     Table top “Perfection” nut cracker

243.     Griswold #10 cast iron skillet

244.     O’Brien #8 dutch oven

245.     L.S. Starrett meat cutter, vegetable hasher, or fruit dicer in solid working order

246.     Large 3 main circuit knife switch, will be greatly used by any basement hobbyist

247.     Large 2 gallon glass butter churn

248.     Wood’s And Selick’s hand crank dough mixer, all original footed and clean kitchen primitive ready to use again

249.     Shelborne Brass Railroad Caboose Whistle, polished & ready for use or display

250.     Pair of funeral Wagon Lamps or perhaps a railroad sleeping room night lamp, both are clean and extra special

251.     1930’s counter top tea leaf canister with nice old graphics, 12” tall x 10” wide, this canister will make a great storage box

252.     Early hand crank key cutting machine with two drawers to hold key blanks, start your own business

253.     Depending where you grew up this is an ice crusher, a meat grinder, or a tobacco shredder. You buy it & call it whatever you want

254.     Unusual copper tube sausage stuffer, great look from the standard stuffers

255.     Small fret saw commemorating the Reeve Twsp. Stone School House, Hampton Iowa

256.     Watchman’s key and keylock

257.     German cigar press in fine shape

258.     Louden A21 wood pulley

259.     Hiland Potato Chip can with a Scottish lass and a lad playing the bag pipes circa 1950’s

260.     Flat of kitchen tins – 10 items total

261.     2 display boards of shoe lace hooks and office invoice stamps

262.     6 Tone’s spice tins and 2 pack of unopened Super Value cigarettes circa 1940 to 1959

263.     3 cigar boxes of 5,6, and 10 cent cigars

264.     2 desk phones, one is a hand crank black model the other is a newer beige rotary phone

265.     Blue Coleman gas iron

266.     Reading Hardware Co. hand crank apple peeler

267.     Goodell Co. “Turntable” hand crank apple peeler

268.     Ovoid glass 6-quart butter churn

269.     Flat of smalls razor, box opener, hard rubber tire tool, games, and a century of progress booklet

270.     Standard Oil can, 5 more small oil cans, small funnel & misc.

271.     Flat of I.O.B. medicine cabinet staples, Tonics, antacids, Dr Pierce’s change of life medicine

272.     4 different counter top store displays of different salts

273.     10 items I.O.B. of druggist medications

274.     9 more items of drug stores including Father John’s cough medicine, a bottle of swamp root, and Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery among them

275.     Elaborate double eagle head mortar and pestal for grinding and mixing drug medications. Stamped Veolan MDCL, this is a great early item

276.     Apothacary chemical ingredient index with flip up lids to prevent cross contamination. From the Manly Drugstor, Superb drug store item that will display well anywhere

277.     Flat of misc. bottles and tins of the household variety

278.     Flat of Grundy Center Iowa store give-a-ways

279.     L.S. Starrett Plumb Bob with framed picture of the bob

280.     10 cent “Street and Smiths” western story boy’s paperback novel

281.     Milkman milk carrier with 4 brown milk bottles

282.     Unusual shaped copper bottle with screw on copper lid

283.     “Winchester” brand flash light in original condition

284.     All wood construction fireplace bellows, just do not get to close to the flame, nicely made and one of a kind

285.     Early and original egg crate making machine, a real example of make it yourself or do without

286.     Brass National Cash Register Co. size 37 ¼ with marble plate and original amount purchased banner top. This is the iconic $3.00 candy store cash register you have been waiting for, clean & ready to showcase

287.     4 books of a woodworking nature for any antique tool collector

288.     3 more books of early trades of the woodworker

289.     Lever action embossing stamp

290.     Aqua Blue Coleman gas iron

291.     Display board of fence gate items

292.     Table top pea sheller is in good working order

293.     Goodell table top apple peeler

294.     Metal Roofing Hand Clamp, this is the first one of these that we have knowingly sold

295.     Jack Daniels whiskey box, matches, and bottles

296.     Cast iron planter plates, great clock making back ground

297.     3 antique tool collector books, will make good reference books

298.     Green bean slicer

299.     Wall mount coffee grinder

300.     Early outdoor flood lamp in a rather small size

301.     4 inch cut long handle adze for logs

302.     Early hand crank vegetable duster that is still very useful today

303.     National #801 washboard in like new condition

304.     Stack of M-WTCA reprints

305.     E-Z tin corn popper in great shape

306.     Small and intricate cabbage cutter marked #30 with a faint distinct maker’s mark

307.     6 gal. Ruckel’s crockery jar with matching lid

308.     2 gal. cream can with a finger grip pouring assist, great can in an uncommon size and form

309.     Flat of 4 folding carpenter rulers and some Grundy Center Iowa give-a-ways

310.     Super tone original cow bell

311.     3 woodworking books for the collector

312.     Flat of misc. small tools, wax letter stamp for envelopes, tire valve tools, and sewing notions

313.     Hand stomper wash day plunger

314.     Very early and good corn planter with a rare glass seed viewer

315.     Cast iron sausage stuffer with funnel

316.     P.J. Sorg and Co. gear driven tobacco plug cutter, Pat Dec. 11, 1888

317.     E.F. Adams countertop cork setter in extra nice original shiny condition, old and one of a kind

318.     Early electric heat lamp

319.     Wall mount hand crank sausage stuffer

320.     Early iron pressure cooker, now you can see why nobody liked using these potential bombs

321.     Wagner Mfg. corn muffin tray

322.     2 cast iron pots, the bottom is stamped ERIE

323.     5 gal. Western Stoneware maple leaf decorated jar

324.     Crockery jar for kitchen scraps

325.     2 sets of brass bells for an open sleigh, each set has 5 bells and they are all old

326.     2 jugs of Jack Daniels #7 Whiskey

327.     Cast iron small bean pot

328.     Exceedingly rare double sad iron set with trivet and heating oven

329.     All wooden wash board in great shape

330.     Swingle Tree for horses to pull loads to the hay mow, I told you that these trees went by many names

331.     Early hand crafted 3-tine split wood tine pitchfork

332.     Countertop hardware store scale, note the large Keen Kutter emblem affixed to the customer side of scale, the scale is still accurate enough to use today

333.     Store clerk’s third arm to grab cans off the top shelf, nice and clean condition

334.     Pig snooter’s and horse twitch, snooters were used on a pigs nose to keep said pig from rooting around fences, horse twitch used to aid in opening a horses mouth

335.     Cow head skeleton ready to display, all you need is one cactus

336.     Early Oliver wagon or implement jack with display board

337.     Wooden tine rake

338.     Disston dehorning saw

339.     Stearns tabletop saw vise

340.     This sign hung in the museum that Mr. Mutch owned

341.     Miller Falls #12 Breast Drill I.O.B. The box is made of wood and has a paper MF label inside the top lid. Drill has been broken down to fit into the box. Uncommon to find an original wooden box

342.     Miller Falls #100 Breast Drill in nice shape, this drill has the often missing bigger pad still mounted on this drill

343.     Barn Beam Mortising Auger, this any angle beam drill also comes with 3 boxed auger bits plus another 2” bit in the chuck, drill appears to have quarter sawn oak uprights. This saw would be a dandy example for any collector

344.     Hand crank grinder and a vise

345.     Boiler room cleaning rods for the boiler tubes

346.     Extra large 4-tine barley fork in great shape

347.     Another hog snooter & a large saw set for large circular saw log blades

348.     More boiler room tools, this is a flue cleaner rod

349.     4 wood carpenter planes for parts or restoration

350.     Tabletop #2 size grist mill

351.     Coach Builders curved draw knife

352.     Ceremonial Shovel for the Mutch and Lynn Trucking Co. dated 1945-1953

353.     Cooper’s hand adze

354.     Carpenter’s “Door Buck” made by Dutro Mfg. patent date Sept. 11, 1906

355.     2 wooden bar glue clamps

356.     Early harvesting flail for rye, wheat, and grains

357.     Hard to find 2-tine hay bundling fork, nice shape to display or use

358.     Rare to see Corn Fodder Fork, this fork had a swinging thumb to aid in the moving of limp fodder, a real nice item for the collector

359.     Blacksmith made machinist double calipers

360.     Ox yoke with solid wood beam wrought iron hardware and bentwood collar, everything you would want

361.     Hobart Counter Top Electric Coffee Grinder, Art Deco styling, black with aluminum jets. Grinder reminds you of buying A&P 8 o.clock coffee

362.     Woodward’s fine candies tin with red and gold stripes

363.     Enterprise cherry stoner

364.     Pumpkin slicer, note the large hopper which would have been to big for cabbages but just the size for pumpkins to be turned into feed

365.     Hay Trolley Carrier by NEY Mfg.

366.     Dazey tin butter churn, all original and complete

367.     Electric fence charger that was used as a possible security devise

368.     Very early cooper made large water canteen, wonderful display item

369.     N.O.S. Coast to Coast tin 5 gal. cream can

370.     Large tapered side mount wooden water canteen, cooper made primitive

371.     Conservo oven

372.     The best water jug we have ever sold! This cask or canteen will hold 3 or 4 gallons of water. Cooper made with a very unique spout, which was whittled down and incorporated into the stave of the canteen, a strap was mounted on either side of mouthpiece to hang under the wagon. Canteen is way to big for a St. Bernard ski patrol dog, super museum item

373.     Dainty all cast iron table sewing bobbin thread winder

374.     Goodell apple peeler

375.     Goodell turntable style apple peeler

376.     Wood frame meat slicer made from oak, this slicer could still be used

377.     Dazey red top 8 quart glass butter churn

378.     Wooden Cranberry Snapper, unusual for this area

379.     2 hand railroad track iron saw

380.     Strickler Hay Trolley #2277 Janesville WI. Nice clean original paint showing shape. Patent date Aug. 10, 1905 & is an uncommon item

381.     Wooden sugar bucket with bentwood handle excellent old example

382.     Atlas Fire Ext., this brass & copper fire extinguisher in original shape

383.     Factory made wagon jack mounted on a display stand

384.     Mud or Ice Horseshoes, two sets of N.O.S. shoes for inclement working environment

385.     Footed cast iron bean pot

386.     Superb bentwood arched scoop for corn cobs, very early and no question the best shovel of its type. Please take a picture to remember this shovel

387.     Two baseball bats and an old Hutch ball glove

388.     Green metal fish tackle box full of reels, lures, & various fishing needs

389.     Lonergan brass oiler with embossed Lonergan sight bowl, mounted on a pedestal stand

390.     Nice medium size Lunkenheimer & Co. brass oiler mounted on a display stand

391.     Pair of nickel plated DeLaval cream separator oilers

392.     3 small brass grease cups, the largest is a Michigan brass screw type

393.     Elgin National Floor Model Coffee Grinder made by the C.H. Woodruff Mfg. Co. Elgin ILL. This is the grand daddy of all coffee grinders. This iconic heavy cast iron grocery store relic is one of the truly recognized antiques or our time. Be the next owner of this show stopper from the Grundy Center Museum

394.     Post hole crumber, this tool will drop down into any post hole and by working the side lever the scoop will move 90 degrees to pick up the soil crumbs left behind. I have used one of these shovels many times and they work very well

395.     Line shaft pulley, this pulley measures 24” tall x 12” wide. The stories that this wheel has heard

396.     Extra large laminated pulley wheel, 45” tall by 9” wide with a display clock

397.     Display board of Farrier’s tools, included is a hoof pitch gauge, different styles of hammers, and pinchers

398.     Draft Horse Bog Shoe, these oversized shoes enabled the large draft horse to stay higher above the mud, snow, or marshy soils, open frame style shoe

399.     Wooden platform style Bog shoe, this is a different style of shoe, shoe has the function as Lot 398

400.     Another wooden shoe for horses, on this shoe you can see more clearly how the shoe fits the horse

401.     Display board with three snow knockers

402.     Wagon post to lever the wagon thru the rocks, mud, and snow, I bet you thought this was just a skinny fence post

403.     Leather horse blinds and bridle, bridle has brass rosettes and comes complete with a jointed bit

404.     Two sets of ice skates, one is an early extra long wood frame set and the other was made by Barney & Berry

405.     Men’s leather hi-top roller derby rolling skates, just what you need for crack the whip

406.     Janesway harness holder. This is the Janesway holder with cutout letters, nice clean example with post, whip, and bridles

407.     Primitive early Schnitzerbunk or as we say shaving horse, this woodworker’s bench is ideal for drawknife work

408.     Display board of four different styles of cooper and one carriage maker shave – 5 pcs. Total

409.     Barb wire dispensing roll, another museum item, this seldom seen wheel of barb wire would lay against the side of the work wagon, the purpose would be that the wire could be slowly unrolled as you made your fence. Anyone who has worked with barb wire will appreciate this wheel

410.     Hand braided bull whip of the classic size and length, outdoor use only

411.     Early high back Wagoner’s saddle, this old distintive style saddle is a piece of history. Saddle should be honored as a museum display

412.     Hand braided bull whip of a smaller size than the whip in lot 410 but just as nice

413.     Square Fendered high back Wagoner Saddle, this saddle is very similar to the saddle in lot 411 and just as wonderful

414.     N.O.S. horse collar w/ original paper label of Jim Dandy on this Heffer and Rossum two-tone color collar

415.     Double tree for wagon harness

416.     Double tree

417.     Double tree with large iron ring

418.     Adler size medium leather vest in very nice condition

419.     Great set of double leather saddlebags, anyone could use and be proud of these bags

420.     N.O.S. horse fly netting, give your horse a pampering while he waits for you. There are 2 nets, you may buy one or both as you see fit

421.     Nice brass wooden hame collar that could still be put to use

422.     Extra large brass wooden hame collar in excellent shape

423.     Large set of 30 sleigh bells, this set may be among the largest single strand sleigh bell straps you will ever see

424.     Set of bentwood saddle stirrups, will make a nice napkin ring

425.     Cleveland Stone Co. Treadle Grindstone, Grindstone wheel is crack free, fairly square and measures 20” across by 2” wide. Machine peddles easily

426.     Another nice wooden hame brass finial horse collar

427.     Oak leather worker’s stiching horse, made from oak, the vise jaw is straight and true

428.     Two display signs from the museum, buy these & make your own sign

429.     Old cast iron screw adjust house jack

430.     Decorative fireplace items, two brass ball hames on a base, hames are holding a nice footed bean pot

431.     Wooden store sign for a gift shop

432.     Gladding child’s snow sled with nice graphics

433.     Two seed corn driers for next years corn crop. Have Vernon tell you why you have white and red corn cobs & you use them

434.     Display board of thirty two can and bottle openers as well as an ass’t of keys and matchbooks

435.     Display board of advertising matches

436.     McCormick Deering hand crank scythe sharpener

437.     Never fail hand crank corn sheller

438.     Early tin tube corn planter

439.     Display board from the museum about steam engines, buggies, and automobiles

440.     Another display from the museum about tractors, & automobiles

441.     Wood cheese box 16” diameter x 11” tall

442.     General fire extinguisher, nickel plated & ready to display

443.     Harvestor brand cream can

444.     Coast to Coast graphic design picnic thermos

445.     2 small wooden screw glue clamps

446.     Fishing tackle box with some gear

447.     Cast iron griddle

448.     Two #8 sad irons

449.     Two medium size wood screw glue clamps

450.     Hibbard Hardware “Red Cross Fruit Crusher” great graphics on this gear driven wooden fruit crusher – very nice

451.     5-tine hay fork for farmers or a 5-tine weenie roasting stick for city folks

452.     Brush hook for trail clearing

453.     Another 5-tine fork, you decide what to use it for

454.     Strapped cutting blade bush hook

455.     3-tine pitch fork for straw

456.     J. Harrison marked hand held billhook, these were used in the same

457.     Foot operated hay knife

458.     Machete

459.     Long forgotten “Ash Shovel” used to cherry pick clinkers and larger ash remains from a coal furnace or boiler, great shovel with nice cond.

460.     Double box oak wall telephone, this style of phone pre dates the smaller single box phones. Great condition and ready to once again be hung on the wall

461.     Blacksmithing, welding, horseshoeing wooden sign that hung in the museum, ready to be used again

462.     Circa 1826 42” 3-legged torpedo style cooper stave jointer. In decorated letters the plane is marked C.C.C. and M.P. although I think the C’s may be G.G.G. and M.P. you decide. The blade is marked 10D the original tripod legs have been long gone from this decorated stylish stamped 1826 plane – great tool

463.     2 pc. Horse shoeing, blacksmithing wooden sign

464.     Strapped set of 4 large sleigh bells, two bells are marked #13 and the other two are #11, nicely decorated larger brass bells

465.     Set of N.O.S. ice or snow horse shoes

466.     Marsh wells No. 2 barn lantern in very clean condition

467.     Farrier’s nail bin full of several pounds of cut nails, everything to start work

468.     16” x 4” wood line pulley in excellent shape, pulley is as good a shape that you find

469.     Short Blacksmith made reaping scythe, this 31” “fawn’s foot” scythe has a 17” cut

470.     Greenlee Drawknife with scabbard, this large drawknife was the preferred blade to cut off the splinters on the telephone left from there climbing spikes. This would make sliding down the pole much easier for the next guy.

471.     Deep dish cooper’s knife

472.     Traditional curved blade cooper’s knife

473.     Short handle carriage maker’s drawknife

474.     Harder to find carriage maker 4” scoop router

475.     Louden wooden spool hay carrier pulley

476.     Cattle rancher’s Emasculator, this tool when used properly took some of the fighting instincts away from the younger soon to be steers

477.     N.O.S. ice or snow horse shoes

478.     Brass General Fire Extinguisher with wall mount holder, this is the smaller kitchen style

479.     Hard to find farm wagon axel tugs, plus an early metal yard sprinkler and a flex hinge for a large door

480.     Two N.O.S. 8” harness hooks

481.     Two N.O.S. large 12” harness hooks

482.     Display of five “Perfect Handle” screwdrivers

483.     Three leather straps of “Drop Down Bells” These 18” leather straps hold a cluster of 3 decorated brass bells, these bells will give a nice sounding good bye from any sleigh

484.     Centrifical style clutch pulley to attach the motor to the equipment, could still be used

485.     Grundy National Bank Sign, this 80” green porclean sign is in original unrestored condition

486.     2 wooden levels and a cooper’s marking gage

487.     3 advertising signs for farm close out sales

488.     8” round soapstone foot warmer for bed or buggy, good clean condition

489.     “Fries” whipped cream maker, this early footed tin hand crank whipper will display and work well

490.     Enterprise #36 raisin seeder

491.     Box of amber milk bottles & 3 zinc lid canning jars – 10 pcs total

492.     Large box of 15 bottles, everything from drug store to pop & whiskey

493.     Large display board of 7 “Perfect Handle” nut wrenches

494.     3 wooden levels, one level has brass end caps

495.     Early Shaker “Weasel Yarn Winder” in original early 1800’s condition, this is a nice smaller three footed all wood construction museum piece

496.     Two early iron 4” “C” wrench

497.     Early all iron ratchet wrench

498.     Two early iron clamps, one has large wingnut adj. and the one has a cam action lever

499.     Folding gardener’s shovel & cultivator, this spring loaded hand tool works well, I still use mine

500.     Iron string winder of excellent design, form & function all in one tool

501.     Five plumber or tinsmiths heating irons

502.     Point of sale hardware store display of Victorian door hinges, take off the hinges and put them to use, they are that nice

503.     Wall mount oil lamp with reflector

504.     54” ice harvest saw, correct tiller & in unrusted working clean condition

505.     Long handle ice tongs for use after the ice saw or to carry railroad ties, appears to be N.O.S.

506.     Wood Anheuser-Busch Inc. beer box with lid

507.     Buck saw with original red paint possible N.O.S.

508.     Sad iron with 2 extra irons, all displayed on an oven stovetop

509.     Short handle “Patty” saw

510.     N.O.S. “Little Giant” long handle coal or ash shovel

511.     Table top double geared dough mixer. Heavy duty hand crank mixer that was Patented 1-14-1902

512.     “The Monitob Planter” mfg. by Babcock Planter Co. Adrian Mi. Pat. Date May 8, 1836 wood and tin planter still some original yellow paint. This planter is old, clean, & special with factory information on the side panel

513.     Two iron sad irons

514.     Early tin stovetop bread toaster, plus 2 electric toasters. One is an open frame the other is a nice art deco style. 3 toasters one money and nobody saying I’m next.

515.     Point of sale hardware store key lock porclean knob door display. A nice advertising piece. Again you can feel free to use the hardware in new construction

516.     Unusual lever adjustable buck saw, original paint in spots. We have never seen another lever tensioner adjustment for the saw blade. We will guess most of you have never seen one like this also

517.     2 tin potato ricers

518.     Tabletop “Squirrel” nut cracker in nice user shape

519.     Coleman gas iron in the blue finish

520.     Tabletop cheese or fruit grater

521.     Small cast iron bean pot

522.     Extra special girls wooden ironing board, original dark red paint with gold accent pin striping, this young ladies toy will make a great gift or accent piece

523.     Three cigar boxes, one is a blue tin “Humo” scent cigar box. The other two wooden boxes include “Crado” 2 for 5 cents box

524.     Frontenac washboard with heavy gauge metal rubbing cleats, original stencil in readable condition

525.     4” diameter Lunkenheimer brass & glass engine oiler in polished clean shape, mounted on a flange base, the oiler displays well, see lot 527

526.     Mounted on a flange this brass steam whistle measure 5 1/2” tall by       2 ½” in diameter with an acorn finial this clean & polished whistle in excellent condition

527.     4” brass and glass Lunkenheimer mounted on a flange base oiler is the twin to lot 525

528.     7’ wood well pump by Furber Pump, this pump has been kept dry & retains most of the reddish brown with yellow fancy paint steciling, a nice example from the museum

529.     Double ox yoke with old blue paint and bentwood collars, a nice fireplace hanger

530.     Old chain style hand crank metal frame water pump in a pretty red paint background with a horse head on both sides and a sunflower at the narrow end- a pretty decorative pump

531.     74’ of one-inch hay rope, this N.O.S. with the original Coast to Coast store tag is just what you need at the swimming hole. Rope is also a great leg burner in gym class

532.     N.O.S. red & yellow Coast to Coast Hardware store wake board, measuring 6’ by 2’- this board has never been wet

533.     Goat wagon for 2 goat hitch, wagon is 4’ long & 18” wide with iron ring tires over wooden spoke wheels, unpainted natural finish

534.     I.O.B. 100 yr. centennial limited edition Flexible Flyer 55” sled is from 1989. The sequence # is 12103. Display or use this winter you will not go wrong

535.     “The American” stand up shoe cobbler’s machine. Found in every shoe repair shop, this upright foot operated cobbler’s machine is fine working. Now that the shoe repair shops have closed you may be on the path of a new side hustle career

536.     34” double yoke goat collar with segmented yokes. Extra special attractive yoke that everyone will appreciate, if you bought the wagon do not miss out

537.     Wood fruit crate, this 4 board high crate is in nice shape

538.     Two sets of ice or snow horse shoes – all are N.O.S.

539.     28” wooden kraut stomper or berry masher is all wood and has a nice old patina

540.     Farmers Cry Hull Iowa embossed lettering 5 gal. milk can is ready for your kitchen

541.      Pair of Northland N.O.S. snow or water skis, these ebonite bottom        6 ½’ wooden skis hung from the ceiling in the museum. Skis have never seen water or snow – Northland #2047

542.     3 farmers advertising yard sticks

543.     Point of sale swinging barn door display

544.     Old wood high front child’s sled that appears to have been used

545.     Carpenter’s drop front tool box for jobsite work

546.     N.O.S. 54” water skis with adjustable straps and a wooden tiller underneath

547.     Carpenter tool box with tray for small tools

548.     2 reaping scythes for fall harvest

549.     Group of hoof and harness books

550.     String of wooden floats used in fishing or crab/ lobster pots

551.     44” 5-tine cradle scythe, all intact no broken tines, straight from the museum display

552.     Display board of grind stones

553.     Badger brass gas meter

554.     Jimmy Carter yardstick and another yardstick from a Grundy County Politician

555.     “The Triumph” corn planter, clean with a nice stencil. You could still use this planter right now!

556.     20” buzz saw blade

557.     3 Trimo Mfg. Co. nut wrenches

558.     Brass Keystone gas meter

559.     One of a kind blacksmith made 15” bentwood handle with a 7” cut hand scythe. This is one of the most unusual museum pieces we have for sale today- not enough O’s in cool

560.     Larger 15” family size Kraft cheese box

561.     Industrial Lamp from the remolded Grundy County Airport

562.     Equitable brass gas meter

563.     Cyclone shoulder strap grass seeder

564.     Howe Scale Co. 700 lb. stillyard – nothing to wear out still in nice shape

565.     Horse or cow neck goad, used to keep said animal from where you do not want them to eat

566.     Another Keystone brass gas meter, I guess the folks in Grundy County must have went solar

567.     Medium size smelter’s lead pot

568.     Smaller size smelter’s lead pot

569.     Memorial Harold Mutch sign, Harold was the Coast to Coast hardware store owner and the owner of the museum and contents you are buying today. (R.I.P. Mr. Mutch) please see both sides of sign

570.     Telephone switchboard operator’s swing arm Telephone set – Circa early 1900’s

571.     Tinsmiths or plumber’s furnace to heat smelting pots. Made by Clayton & Lambert

572.     6 pruning tools mounted in a nice display. Please look & enjoy, trimmers by Cyclone, Trenton, Stand Equipment Co. among them. Also included is an 18” reaping hook, 2 small hand trimmers

573.     Display board of hang hooks for butcher shop

574.     The smallest tabletop Enterprise coffee grinder, Pat. Date Oct. 21, 1873. Porclean knob metal retention box & S-shaped hand crank

575.     Burrough’s Recorder, machine was used to record the weight of railroad cars as they passed over the scales. The railroad would than charge the customer the proper rate

576.     Display board of nut wrenches

577.     Hand operated dandelion puller, insert blade squeeze handle and pull out the dandelion

578.     Display board of 3 large heating irons

579.     Trident brass gas meter

580.     Keystone brass gas meter

581.     Group of north central Iowa yardsticks

582.     Royal Typewriter

583.     Original “Poosh-M-Up” marble game, great graphics of northwestern products baseball game

584.     Wood bound framed book of the “1911 Grundy County Atlas” the who’s who of Grundy County in the 1900’s

585.     Display board of 3 child’s sandbox shovels, the middle shovel says Big Boss & has a litho of a bulldozer, very pleasing toy shovel

586.     Fancy brass Juno Lamp country store oil lamp Pat. July 1875, this is a very different shape than other lamps

587.     Ingraham key wind mantel clock that still ticks

588.     Universal Family Scales, super original condition with red pinstriping and shiny nickel plated hopper

589.     Coast to Coast Hardware Store N.O.S. tin wall mount match safe

590.     Horseman’s sweat scraper displayed on a nice hanging rack – N.O.S. and unusual

591.     Super clean “Acme Hand Corn Planter” Pat. Sept. 11, 1900 very little to no use and ready for a new museum!

592.     Coleman Quik lite desk lamp, nickel plated font with the correct green office globe shade

593.     3 jars of iron cut nails – clean and usable

594.     1941 poster of John Deere day with Slim Summerville Zasu Pitts & Gale Storm. Curtesy of the Daniels Implement Co. Grundy Center Iowa- great for the John Deere collector

595.     Display board of measuring tapes and small levels. Attractive display with a pipe display as a bonus

596.     Wood stave cooper made ballot box. Who knows what would have happened had the state of Georgia still used these

597.     23” circular baker’s cooling rack

598.     2 gambrels, one is made of wood the other is made of iron

599.     Nice board advertising “Dietz” lamps and lanterns, two sided framed print

600.     Andrew Wyeth reprint of the “Farmer and his Wife” One can only imagine the tools and chores that this couple would have used in there everyday farm life. Even @ there age and time there are antiques in this sale that the couple would not recognize.

The Tri-County Auction Company thanks you for your attendance today. We hope that you have had as much fun as we have had in presenting this offering for your enjoyment!                           

Have a safe trip home and stay safe till we meet again.

                                                                               - Vernon