BALSLEY ESTATE

PUBLIC AUCTION

Real Estate & Personal Property

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2017 at 10:00 A.M.

511 S. CENTER ST., BREMEN, IN

(South of downtown Bremen 5 blocks.  Watch for signs.)

Real Estate at 10:00 a.m.  Stately 1½  story wood sided home originally constructed in 1875.  There is a new metal roof on the home, 2 front porches, a nice kitchen, 3-5 bedrooms, a summer kitchen, a floored attic, a basement, and over 2,000 sq. ft.  Beautiful woodwork.  Old house charm.  It is situated on .88 acre with 231’ of frontage and a 20x30 barn with loft.  Property will be offered as two tracts and as the combination.

Tract 1:  House, barn, and north half of property.

Tract 2:  Vacant building site, south half of property.

Terms:  5% non-refundable earnest money deposit due the day of auction with balance due at closing.  Property sold “as is” subject to re-platting and seller confirmation.  If property sells as individual tracts, survey and re-platting costs to be split 50%-50% between buyers and seller.  No survey if property sells as an entirety.  Taxes:  Prorated to date of closing.  Possession:  At closing.  Note:  Inspect the property, arrange financing if necessary, attend the auction and bid your price.  Don’t find out after the auction that the property sold for less than you would have been willing to pay.

Personal Property immediately after real estate

Antiques & Collectibles:  Step back wooden kitchen cabinet; cherry kitchen cabinet w/ glass doors; 5 pc. bedroom suite w/ pineapple design (twin beds, 4 dr. chest, 3 dr. chest w/ mirror, night stand); iron bed; lg. secretary; gateleg table; 4 dr. dresser w/ mirror, hankie drawers & wooden pulls; 3 dr. dresser w/ mirror & towel rack; glass claw foot table; wooden table w/ drawer; oak rocker; platform rocker; carved wooden chair; cane bottom chair; piano stool; plant stands;  claw foot bathtub; chamber pot; South Bend coal & wood kitchen range; wooden bench; train cars, tracks, transformer, etc.; carpet stretcher (June 1889); treadle sewing machine; spinning wheel; quilt rack; crocks & jugs; wine barrels; copper boiler; cast iron door stop; New England wall clock; Waterbury mantle clock; vintage hats & hat boxes; green & amber Depression dishes; milk glass; cut glass;metal Coca Cola tray; paper advertisement hand fans; metal lunch pail; apple peeler; jumbo peanut butter jars; tins; copper teapot; tin pie plates; yardsticks; kraut cutter; Hull & McCoy vases; brown pottery; ornate floor lamp; 2 elec. flower shaped lamps; oil lamp w/ floral base; glass lamp shades; pictures & frames; Imperial Universal potbelly stove; disassembled Favorite potbelly stove; Polar Club copper heater; washtubs; laundry baskets; 2 wooden feed boxes; several wooden boxes; 2 pitcher pumps; 3 cast steel croquet hoops; metal fishing box; ball bats & mitts; shoe top roller skates w/ key; carom board; records; cameras; gingerbread porch trim; oak doors; hall tree; milk cans; 4’ sawmill blade; 2 man saw; brass blow torch; wooden pulley; Christmas items; other miscellaneous items too numerous to mention.

Motorcycle, Tools & Misc. Items:  Vintage G5450 Suzuki motorcycle; Ariens ST250 snow blower; Bolens rototiller; Swisher weed eater; 2 Dixon 2 track riding mowers (1 for parts); ladder; car ramps; old hubcaps; lawn & hand tools; live traps; gas grill; patio table & 2 chairs; shop vac; air compressor; 10” table saw; cane fishing poles, rods & reels; 2 girl’s bikes; wooden swing w/ frame; watering cans; steel lawn chair; fiberglas stepladder; 2 window air conditioners; clay flower pots; much, much more!

Household:  Kenmore gas stove; GE portable dishwasher; refrigerator (2 yrs. old); microwave; stackable washer & gas dryer; loveseat; 2 wing back chairs; Eden elec. heater; dbl. bed; night stand; twin bed; Early Am. sofa; dishes, pots & pans: glass door TV cabinet; file cabinet; other misc. items.

Auctioneer’s Note:  This beautiful turn of the century home holds items that go back 3 & 4 generations of the Balsley family.  Don’t miss this auction!  Lunch wagon & port a pot on site.

Terms:  Cash or good check.  Credit/Debit cards accepted with 5% convenience fee.  ID required for registration.  Everything sold “as is.”  Not responsible for accidents or merchandise after sold.  Statements made at auction take precedence over printed & digital material.  Visit www.oakcrestauctions.com

OWEN BALSLEY ESTATE, OWNER

Larry & Terry Balsley, P.O.A.