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Roger & Carolyn Frens Live/Online Public Auction 100723
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Fremont, MI 49412 |
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Bidding Ends: Saturday Oct 7 |
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Art Smith Auctioneers Contact: Noah Smith Phone: 616-633-4254 Email: artsmithauctioneers@gmail.com Website: www.artsmithauctions.com EstateSale.com ID#: 9333 View company information and listings |
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LIVE ON-SITE PUBLIC AUCTION with simulcast bidding Saturday, October 7th 2023 @ 10:00AM LOCATION: 4586 Meadowbrook Ln. Fremont, MI 49412 (Newaygo Co.) DIRECTIONS: In Fremont, take Stone Rd. north ½ mile to 44th St., west ½ mile to Meadowbrook Ln, south ¼ mile OR from Grand Rapids take M-37 north through the City of Newaygo, cross the river and turn west following M-82 and go 11 miles to Stone Rd., north ½ mile to 44th St., west to Meadowbrook Lane & south ¼ mile OR from Big Rapids take US-131 south to M-20 exit #131, go west following M-20 26 miles to Stone Rd., south 6 ½ miles to 44th St., west to Meadowbrook Ln, south to Auction OR from Muskegon take US-31 north to Holton/M-120 exit, northeast 20 miles to M-82, east 4 miles to Stone Rd., north ½ mile to 44th St., west to Meadowbrook Ln then south. Having sold our home of 30+ years and moving into The Brooks Retirement Community, we have commissioned Art Smith Auctioneers to conduct a Live Public Auction here at our home to help complete our plans. We would like to invite you to our auction and thank you in advance for your time, consideration and support. Very best regards, Roger & Carolyn Frens NOTE: Roger retired from Gerber in Fremont with 41 years of service. Carolyn also worked at Gerber before she met Roger & they have been married for 63 years. Roger had a passion for John Deere tractors with a special focus on the Mod. L and has restored dozens of them over the years. He spent nearly 30 years building the Mod. 62 “Clone” and you won’t find another one as close to the original as this one. Make plans to be just North of Fremont on Sat. October 7th at 10:00AM for the start of this nice country Public Auction. For your convenience we will have a loader tractor, lunch wagon, port-a-jons and wash up station and some off road parking. TERMS: Cash, good check OR Master Card or VISA with 5% service fee. We subscribe to Pay-Tec, (A NATIONAL CHECK COLLECTION COMPANY). All items sold in as-is condition. 10% Online simulcast bidding fee for online buyers only. ONLINE BIDDING: Live/Online simulcast bidding available on tractors and other special items. Online catalog to be published closer to Auction day. 10% Online simulcast bidding fee for online buyers only. ABSENTEE BIDDING: Can’t make to the Auction and don’t want to bid online? Absentee bids are also accepted from qualified bidders by contacting Noah 616-633-4254 artsmithauctioneers@gmail.com before Auction day. INSPECTION: Friday, October 6th 5:00PM-6:00PM AUCTION ORDER: 3 Auctioneers at 10:00AM 10:00AM: Toy Collection, Shop Tools & Household Items 12:00PM: Tractors, Equipment & Parts TRACTORS: 1937 John Deere Mod. 62 CLONE, NEW 700 X 22” tires, serial number tag: Roger’s 62. This tractor started out it’s life as an unstyled John Deere Mod. L, Roger worked on this tractor for 30 years and it is as close to a Mod. 62 as you will find. 1936 John Deere Mod. B unstyled, factory flat spoke wheels #25015 1941 John Deere Mod. LA, NEW 9.5 X 24” tires #3537 1948 John Deere Mod. M, WF, 11.2 X 24” tires, rear belt pulley #13466 Family owned for 50 years Pair of F & H #HC26A round spoke wheels LAWN TRACTORS: John Deere Mod. 125 Automatic, hydrostatic, 42” deck, rear grass catcher, 20hp John Deere Mod. S-240 Hydro, 42” deck, 18.5hp COLLECTIBLE LAWN TRACTORS & PARTS: 1965 John Deere Mod. 110 garden tractor, 4 speed #A18373 Another John Deere Mod. 110, 3 speed John Deere #50 lawn cart Many John Deere 110 lawn mower parts including round fenders (4) John Deere 110 mower decks John Deere push mower ½ scale partially built John Deere Mod. 62 w/NEW garden tractor engine ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES & FARM PRIMITIVES: (175) John Deere 1/16th scale toy tractors, nearly all have boxes including: 2 Cylinder Collectors Club, complete exhibitor & show pairs, some precision tractors (all were purchased NEW, a 40 year collection!!) Approx. (15) 1/16th John Deere garden tractors Some John Deere 1/16th scale dozers John Deere toy hit & miss John Deere toy thrashing machine (12) Michigan John Deere bullet pencils (75+) Michigan John Deere dealers pocket ledgers John Deere clock (13) Farm Scene collector plates Case steam traction engine toy, water wagon & thrashing machine John Deere #191 left hand walking plow John Deere gas pump globe John Deere construction equipment panel lamp Dozens of John Deere collectibles John Deere & IHC dolls (2) John Deere battery-op hit & miss toys (2) John Deere sickle mower anvils (2) John Deere Teddy Bears John Deere comforter Repo John Deere signs John Deere wall clock John Deere oil cans Set of (28) John Deere hard cover books: The Operation, Care & Repair of Farm Machinery NEW John Deere tractor lawn sprinkler Approx. (10) tractor dealer manual binders including: I&T in metal binder, John Deere Hard & soft cover John Deer books including: Sales & Delivery Records Production Records Collection of approx. (100) monkey wrenches 7”-22” Dozens of other vintage wrenches John Deere wheel wrenches (6) John Deere plow clevises Other vintage John Deere items John Deere steering wheel- flywheel crank John Deere pedal tractor for parts Milk can Cylinder locking wall safe Press metal implement seats 1950 Mercury girls’ fat wheel bike (1-owner for 70 years!) Gerber & Fremont collectibles of every description (60) Farm & tractor caps Quantity of tractor manuals (7) Danbury Mint 3D farm scenes Wooden fire engine ladder truck Hay grappling hooks Other farm primitives (3) OAK T-back chairs (100+) salt & pepper collection OAK curved glass corner China cabinet Armchair Framed pictures & prints Tall vase w/flowers 48” round OAK claw foot pedestal table w/18” leaf & 4 chairs Drop front desk Floor lamps Platform rocker & foot stool Ornate storage chest 36” tall Grandma & Grandpa dolls on rockers w/farmers & Christmas clothes Vases OAK small display cabinet OAK commode w/towel bars Lane cedar chest Approx. (60) bell collection 3-shelf display cabinet (3) Porcelain lighted Christmas houses OAK 5-shelf display cabinet Glass ball & claw organ stool Quilt rack Kerosene lamps #40 Dazey glass butter churn Lionel train set MARX train set Seed bags Wall display w/(40) 1/64th scale tractors Miniature tool collection Wooden hand carved Allis Chalmers toy tractor Walnut wall clock w/German works Collection of adv. yard sticks Nativity set Pyrex bowls Carnival glass Boxes of collectible glassware Crochet handmade tablecloth Glass bucket Tins Set of Fine China Iron Stone items Ornate cast mailbox on pedestal Wicker rocker Steel wheels 4’ Teddy Bear (7) Lanyard scales Ice tongs Buzz saw blade Walk/Don’t Walk electric sign Screw jack Broad axe Cast iron & press metal seats Hay hook Hog scrapers Brass torches (2) Corn knives Snow sled Milk can Square chain tool Hand potato planter 25MPH speed limit sign Snowmobile road sign Nail keg Many other items not mentioned PICKUP & TRAILERS: 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, ¾ ton, 4X2, 2-door extended cab, long box, V8 automatic, 100K miles Load Trail 18’ beavertail, tandem axle, equipment trailer w/2” ball, NEW deck boards, ramps & hand cable winch 55” X 8’ single axle heavy duty utility trailer w/16” side racks & 2 5/16” ball & winch Pickup 5th wheel tail gate fits Chevrolet WORKSHOP ITEMS: 1956 Clark warehouse LP forklift Atlas metal lathe, 10” throw, 20” bed Large shop press Lincoln 225 arc welder Delta table saw Many log chains & chain binders Ratchet chain binders Battery charger/engine starter (2) Large tap & die sets 2-ton floor chain jack Router & bits in wooden box Small tap & die set Hyd. floor jack Wood planes Axe handles 70-unit parts bin full of misc. 64-unit bolt bin full Several parts bins full Floor model drill press C-clamps Socket sets Sets of end wrenches Roll-a-bout tool chest Chanel locks ½” drill ¾” socket set (2) chain falls All kinds of hand wrenches Other tools and misc. found around the shop ENGINES: 1 ½ hp John Deere Type E hit & miss gas engine, 18” dbl. flywheel on John Deere steel wheel cart (4) John Deere Mod. LUE stationary power units John Deere Mod. LUI stationary power unit Several John Deere stationary power units for parts or rebuild TRACTOR PARTS: John Deere Mod. BO or BR radiators John Deere wheel weights Many John Deere Mod. L & LA parts, tin & wheels John Deere radiators John Deere plow parts Pair of large unknown orchard fenders Several John Deere Mod. LUC gas tanks Pair of L or LA Bug Eyed wheels w/NEW mounted tires Lots of other tractor parts Hercules parts Early John Deere LUPE drawbar Unstyled John Deere BO or BR radiators (2) John Deere Mod. L wheel weights John Deere gaskets Several magnetos Carburetors Several John Deere hyd. outlet plugs EQUIPMENT: John Deere Heavy Duty brush hog (rough) John Deere 1bt. mounted plow fits JD M or MT John Deere cultivators fits JD M 3pt. boom 3pt. 8’ back blade 3pt. forks 5’5” drag MISCELLANEOUS: Homelite 5500 watt generator Pad locks 10’ X 20’ portable canopy Lawn chairs (2) Aluminum crutches Welcome sign Bird baths Bird houses (2) Garden hoses on reels Park bench Yard swing Trailer load levelers Tractor chains Joyce RR jack Heavy duty pulleys Pole saw Misc. lumber Fish spears Box traps Wheelbarrow (4) Walking sprinklers 4-wheel lawn wagon Endless drive belts (15) Wooden crates Large block & tackle Deer antlers (2) Fireproof file cabinets Other file cabinets Elect. motors 20’ aluminum extension ladder 32’ wooden extension ladder Elect. wire NEW fabricating steel angle iron & channel iron Trailer ramps Pull type lawn fertilizer spreader Several #220 conibear traps Scrap iron Croquet set Hand auger post hole digger Rakes, hoes, shovels, mauls etc. etc. HOUSEHOLD: Flex-Steel sofa sleeper Side tables Jewelry cabinet Christmas decorations Christmas tree Bedding Quality pots & pans Pillows Several 6’ white plastic folding tables (2) 10’ X 3’ wooden folding tables Pamper Chef items Roasters Canner Cook books (10) Metal folding chairs Board games Casio WK-3000 keyboard Other items from around the house |
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