By JOHN W. BRODT
Michigan Correspondent CANTON, Mich. — John Guenther enjoyed visiting auctions and adding to his collections for many years. One of his favorite auctioneers was Rollo Juckette. In fact, according to Guenther’s wife, Bobbie, the last auction Guenther was able to attend was one of Juckette’s.
As the time had arrived to disperse the accumulated tools, antiques, farm equipment and treasures her husband had accumulated, Bobbie called upon Juckette to sell them the auction way, just as John would have wanted. The auction took two days to complete.
The auction opened on Friday with a wagon overfilled with toolboxes, some with tools and others empty. The first item was a useful toolbox selling at $10. A brown Kennedy brand toolbox brought $37.50. The high bid getter was the Snap-On toolbox including a wide selection of tools inside for $110.
The next trailer held garden equipment piled high. A pair of pitchforks, one with four tines and the other with six, sold for $27.50 each. Frequently, items were sold in groups, which included the group of four shovels for $8, a pair of big scoop shovels at $7.50 and a maul, pick and axe bringing $10.
There was a $5 minimum for the lots off this trailer.
Following was a trailer devoted to power tools. The Craftsman 16-inch chain saw, with case, brought $40. A Craftsman table top drill press, capable of up to 3,000 rpm, sold at $15. A brand new WEN car buffer and SawZalls brought $12.50 a piece, as did a Craftsman Mouse sander, too.
Firearms continue to be popular at auctions. The first firearm on the block was a vintage single shot Winchester model 37 16-gauge announced sold at $170. A semi-automatic 12-gauge J.C. Higgins Model 60, which was manufactured by High Standard for Sears, Roebuck and Company, brought an impressive $230. The semi-automatic 12-gauge Ted Williams Model 300, which was manufactured for Sears also by Winchester, featured a vent-rib barrel with an adjustable choke was announced sold for $290. A basic 12-gauge pump action shotgun by High Standard went to a new home at $270. Of special importance was an old Daisy BB rifle, made just a short distance away in Plymouth, Mich., that had been owned by Guenther since he was a boy. It reached a winning $120 bid.
Among the antiques sold was a small set-back cupboard from the home bringing $65. Many bidders had their eye on the vintage Clark’s Mile-End spool cabinet which brought competitive bidding until announced sold at $170.
The second day featured the tractors and farm equipment, along with more shop tools and supplies. The first farming item was ready for anybody with a large garden. It was a Troy Bilt ‘Horse’ rototiller with a Kohler 8-HP four cycle engine. The instruction booklet was present and it included a plow attachment. It started right up and so did the bidding as several recognized the great condition and Juckette reached $675 before announcing sold. Also for the large home yard and garden was the Bolens Model G14 tractor, including mower, which cut a bid of $475. For the farmer was the Mechanical Transplanter, with hitch, made in Holland, Mich., bringing $750.
An IH Case model 265 tractor presented included the underbelly cultivator and side dresser. The owners’ instructions books were present and there was only 113 hours on this unit. Juckette was kept busy as the bids rose and rose again with the high bidder claiming at $11,100.
The Farmall Cub tractor has been a great workhouse for many years. The version offered today included an underbelly cultivator, side dresser and the owners’ books. It was announced that it did need the choke cable to be repaired. The selling price was $2,450. The Power Take Off pulley assembly was sold separately at $30.
The Massey Ferguson Model 135 tractor featured the wide front wheel set up. A medium size tractor, it would be useful in either a large home garden or commercial use, bringing $6,300 as the successful bid.
An International Harvester Model 544 tractor was well equipped with dual rear tires and rear wheel weights. The bidding ended at $7,000. The five front weights for this tractor were sold separately at $500.
Farming equipment that followed included an IH Cub Model L-38 small disc harrow, including manual, for $350 with a large IH disc harrow obtained $575. A 10-foot solid packing cultimulcher sold for $625 while the field cultivator turned up $500. From John Deere was a rototiller that worked off the rear Power Take Off of a tractor that brought $975. Various plows included the three bottom version by John Deere, for a three point hitch, digging up $350, an Oliver two bottom for $200 and the hard-to-find single bottom by Dearborn at $180.
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