[RITSlist] Railroad auction - near IAIS territory.

Paul Hunnell phunnell at yahoo.com
Wed Apr 23 08:48:20 CDT 2008


>From the IAIS list...
This is the outfit that had restored the ex-RI
6-wheel Davenport #348, but I see no mention of it
here.  
Does anyone know it's current status?

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> Railroad auction - near IAIS territory.
>     Posted by: "LaVerne Andreessen"
> 
>     Date: Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:27 pm ((PDT))
> -------------------------------------> 
> The Fort Madison, Farmington & Western Railroad,
> Inc.
> Railroad Auction
> 
> Click here to see the first set of photos for this
> auction 
>
<http://www.sullivanauctioneers.com/06.16.08.Miner/photos.html>
> Click here to see the second set of photos for this
> auction 
>
<http://www.sullivanauctioneers.com/06.16.08.Miner/photos2.html>
> Click here to see the third set of photos for this
> auction 
>
<http://www.sullivanauctioneers.com/06.16.08.Miner/photos3.html>
> 
> Monday, June 16 & Tuesday, June 17, 2008 . 9:00
> A.M. Both Days
> 
> Location: TWO SEPARATE SALE LOCATIONS-READ
> CAREFULLY!
> 
> Day 1: Sale to be held at Sullivan Auction Site,
> located 1 1/2 miles 
> east of Hamilton, IL on Highway 136.
> 
> Day 2: Sale to be held at "Minerville", located at
> 2208 220th Street, 
> Donnellson, IA. From Fort Madison, IA, take Highway
> 61 to the west edge 
> of town, go west on Highway 2 approximately 3
> miles, then turn right 
> onto Golden Road (Wilson Park Sign). Take Golden
> Road approximately 1/2 
> mile and turn left on 220th Street (Minerville
> Sign). Continue on 220th 
> Street to the sale which will be on the left side.
> 
> 
>       Brief History
> 
> Dave & Carol Miner designed and built the Fort
> Madison, Farmington & 
> Western Railroad, Inc. beginning in 1990. This full
> size railroad and 
> country village, which they named "Minerville", has
> been a labor of 
> love. The Miners, along with their children, laid
> the track, constructed 
> or moved in the buildings and built this vintage
> railroad tourist attraction from the ground up.
> 
> Due to the health reasons, Sullivan Auctioneers,
> LLC will liquidate 
> everything. We will sell locomotives and other
> railroad rolling stock; 
> handcars & motorcars; railroad collectibles
> including vintage signs, 
> lanterns, depot benches, baggage carts, hand
> trucks, ticket cabinets, 
> calendars, early literature including car & train
> cyclopedias; we will 
> also sell general store items to include cast iron
> coffee grinder, candy 
> case, showcases, spool cabinet, brass cash
> register, vintage seed 
> display, advertising tins, etc. Other collectibles
> included in this huge 
> auction: Fry Visible Mae West gas pumps, gas
> station signs, barber pole 
> & chair, 1927 Model T depot hack in very good
> original condition, 1918 
> Republic truck chassis, huge selection of NOS and
> other Model T Ford 
> parts, stationary steam engine with 4' flywheel,
> fully functionable 
> sawmill, early vintage firehose cart in original
> paint & excellent 
> condition. Also selling modern shop & office
> equipment.
> 
> These mentioned items are merely the tip of the
> iceberg, check below or 
> go to www.minermfgco.com/auction.htm 
> <http://www.minermfgco.com/auction.htm> for a more
> complete and detailed 
> list.
> 
> 
>       Auction Information
> 
> Day 1- Monday, June 16th . 9:00 a.m. Sale to be
> held at Sullivan 
> Auction, Highway 136 East, Hamilton, IL. This first
> day will consist of 
> a very large quantity of railroad and country store
> antiques and 
> collectibles. This will be a sitdown style
> catalogued auction.
> 
> Day 2- tuesday, June 17th . 9:00 a.m. Sale to be
> held at "Minerville" 
> (see above directions). This will also be a very
> large auction 
> consisting of locomotives and other rolling stock.
> Day 2 will also offer 
> a very large selection of Model T and other vintage
> car parts, visible 
> gas pumps, several vintage buildings to be removed,
> large equipment, 
> crane, stationary engine, bridges, cargo trailer,
> gooseneck trailer, etc.
> 
> 
>       Highlights
> 
>     * #507 Edwards 35-passenger Motorcar
>     * #4 1913 Baldwin 0-4-0 Steam Locomotive
>     * 1940 Plymouth 35-ton Locomotive
>     * #1 1927 Vulcan 8-ton gas locomotive
>     * #13929 1913 CB&Q wood caboose
>     * Wabash boxcar
>     * US Army flat car
>     * Wood truss rod open platform coach body
>     * 3-wheel Velocipede with wood wheels
>     * 3-wheel Velocipede with wire wheels
>     * 4-wheel Velocipede (3' guage)
>     * Fairbanks Morse Sheffield 40B section car
>     * Fairmont A-3 section car
>     * Fairmont A-4 section car
>     * (4) Fairmont push cars
>     * Railroad signs such as: Burlington route
> (CB&Q); Frisco; Santa Fe;
>       Cast iron Crossbucks; Davenport station sign;
> Railway Express
>       Agency signs; Rock Island motor transit and
> numerous others
>     * Railroad collectibles to include: numerous
> great lanterns
>       including Santa Fe; NOS push pole; Santa Fe
> ticket cabinet; ticket
>       window; CB&Q; ASTSF & other large maps;
> locks; keys; conductor
>       hats; photos; calendars; fantastic books of
> literature; marker
>       lamps; telegraph keys and sounders;
> locomotive and car
>       cyclopedias; wood & metal depot benches;
> depot stoves; potbelly's
>       & caboose stoves; Semaphore signal with
> levers; rail drill;
>       railroad receipts; cans; oilers; steam
> whistles; block signals;
>       switch stands; baggage carts; depot gift shop
> inventory; rail saw;
>       dozens of walkover seats; woodpecker spike
> drivers; spike mauls;
>       lining bars; track wrenches; rail tongs; tie
> tongs; rerailing
>       frogs; bridge planks; 30' pony truss bridges;
> hundreds of railroad
>       ties; and the list goes on and on!
>     * Country store and other collectibles such as:
> wooden circus wagon
>       wheel; visible gas pumps; other vintage gas
> pump; large cast iron
>       general store style coffee grinder; candy
> case; numerous show
>       cases and hardware store style fixtures;
> spool cabinet; brass cash
>       register; very neat seed display with
> original seed packets;
>       barber chair; barber pole and barber shop oak
> cabinets; numerous
>       old radios and phonographs; large antique
> safe; numerous wringer
>       washing machines; large working saw mill, saw
> mill parts;
>       stationary steam engine with 4' fly wheel,
> popcorn steam engines.
>     * Large quantity of NOS railroad and steam
> supplies; some highlights
>       to include: Kalamazoo handcar gears;
> Kalamazoo Valocipede wheels;
>       steam valves; steam guages; guage glass;
> boiler reams; taps;
>       journal pads; injectors; salesman sample
> journal box seal;
>       numerous other NOS parts.
>     * Model T & other antique car parts. Please
> note: This sale will
>       include a very large selection of antique
> automotive items
>       including one of Dave Miner's professionally
> built custom Model T
>       concession wagons. Dave's popcorn wagons and
> caliopy wagons have
>       been featured on numerous nationally
> televised antique car
>       auctions. This particular Model T was
> completed in the late 1980s,
>       and was built for a local business man. This
> one item is consigned
>       by this gentleman. It has been driven very
> little since completed.
>       The workmanship is second to none. 1927 Model
> T Depot Hack. This
>       is an all original and exceptionally solid
> example of an early
>       railroad hack. 1918 republic truck chassis
> (unrestored). Huge
>       selection of Model T inventory such as:
> frames, axles, wheels,
>       fenders, radiators, coils and boxes, steering
> wheels, engine
>       blocks and parts, TT truck parts, Ford Script
> bed, lots of NOS
>       parts, brass carburetors and much more.
>     * Several tourist store fronts and buildings to
> be removed. These
>       "Minerville" buildings were built by Dave and
> his family and are
>       very nice. We will also sell a large wooden
> water storage tank
>       with D&RGW spout.
>     * Heavy equipment and modern shop items
> including badger 18-ton
>       rough terrain crane (runs good, needs TLC);
> 34' enclosed car
>       hauler style gooseneck trailer; Heavy duty
> 30' tandem flatbed
>       gooseneck trailer; Honda DC welder/generator;
> Joy Model 150 gas
>       compressor; sandblasting equipment; bridge
> crane; 5-ton crane
>       hoists; shaper; cylindrical grinder; metal
> lathe and chucks;
>       numerous cables; slings; chains; binders; tie
> downs; etc.
> 
>       Please note: The above listing has been
> greatly abbreviated. We
>       will simply tell you that if you are a
> railroad collector you will
>       not want to miss this interesting auction for
> the Dave & Carol
>       Miner family. Both days will be large and we
> will offer live
>       internet bidding from both locations. With
> the exceptions of the
>       #507 Doodlebug and the #4 Baldwin locomotive
> all items will sell
>       to the highest bidder without reserve or
> minimum. All other items
>       being sold both days will sell "No Reserve".
> There will not be an
>       onsite buyer's premium. Feel free to call
> Dave with any questions,
>       phone number 319-837-6486 or contact Sullivan
> Auctioneers, LLC at
>       217-847-2160. Lunch provided by Sly Fox Food
> Service. All
>       announcements sale day take precedence. Not
> responsible for
>       accidents, errors or omissions.
> 
>       Great collectibles to sell throughout both
> days!
>       Exact sale order to be decided, watch our web
> site for info.!
> 
>       Online bidding both days!
> 
>
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> 
> DAVE & CAROL MINER - OWNERS
> 
> 
> 1066 E. US Highway 136, P.O. Box 111
> Hamilton, IL 62341-0111
> 217-847-2160.




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