I hope you had fun this weekend. We sure did. On Saturday, I helped Larry Valek with the Tuma auction located on Isle Avenue in rural Webster, Mn. Larry sold many pieces of nice glassware including pink depression, Bohemian glass, a glass shoe collection and many more. There were also trumpets, a trombone, several shotguns, furniture and more. There were several hayracks full of items including many nice old toys. A Structo garbage truck (early 60’s) brought $195. It kept trying to rain all day and was sort of cold, but Larry had a nice crowd and bidding was good all the way through the auction.
All week long, Jerry and I had been getting ready for the Sunday auction at Walt Gaul’s Auction Barn near Owatonna.

This place is a real treasure. Walt has regular Thursday auctions all year round. In the summer the auctions start at 4:30 but starting on December 4, the winter schedule begins with auction starting at 12:30 PM. Walt’s auctions are always interesting. You can bid on anything from hay to antiques, chickens and geese, household items, farm machinery or almost anything else you can imagine.
We were pleased to be able to work with Walt in his building for our Sunday auction. We had items from households in Mankato and Faribault, an estate from Northern Iowa, and a nice assortment of estate jewelry from an estate in Missouri. There was a nice crowd. The building was warm, and the bidding was spirited. A yellow opalescent hobnail epergne sold for $200. Cap guns sold for $60 (choice). We sold about 600 lots in 5 hours, so the auction was moving along pretty fast. People loaded up on treasures. There were quite a few nice pieces of furniture as well as a mohair couch and chair. Walt always has a good lunch and they are known far and wide for the Thursday hamburgers.
This week I hope to spend a little time in the office. We have had quite a string of auctions. On Sunday I will be working with Larry at the Northfield Armory at an 11:00 AM auction with a lot of nice new oak furniture.