Historical Antiques & Military Memorabilia

PREVIEW: Auction Preview by appointment only. Please text Marvin @ 216-496-4444 to schedule an appointment.

ITEM PICK UP: Thursday, October 22nd - 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. A Sign Up will be sent to you at auction conclusion. Please use that link to schedule a pick up time and include your Name & Bidder ID.  If you have additional questions regarding your appointment or need additional time, please text 440-305-4463 when the auction closes. 

Item pick-up will conclude at 3:00PM SHARP unless otherwise agreed upon in advance. Please come prepared and use your time wisely.

Additional pick up times may be available on a case by case basis.  Contact the auction coordinator in advance of auction close to determine if other arrangements are possible.

CATALOG ADDITIONS: We will be adding new items to the catalog on a regular basis so please check back often to see our new additions. If you have any questions about an item, please let us know and we will do our best to assist in getting you information.

ONLINE TERMS: Credit Card's & Debit Cards. 17% Buyers premium on all sales.

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS: We will charge the card on file immediately following the close of the auction. If your credit card is declined you will have until the following business day after the auction to make complete payment or we reserve the right to submit a non-paying bidder report to Proxibid.

***Declined credit cards. There will be a $10 surcharge if your payment method on file is declined and we have to contact you to obtain payment.***

Please practice social distancing during preview and item pick-up. Signs will be posted for direction into and out of the building. Hand sanitizer will be available, as well as restrooms for hand washing. MASKS MUST BE WORN WHILE IN THE BUILDING!

Winning bidder responsible for safe and proper removal of their items. Please come prepared with the necessary tools, packing materials, boxes, etc. If you are unable to personally remove your items, please contact one of the riggers or shippers from the list below or make necessary arrangements:

* Amanda McGill -National Freight Shippers Inc.  amanda224@nationalfreightshippers.com
(440) 223 -5125 SPECIALIZES IN HEAVY HAULS- OVER SIZE DIMENSIONS AND VEHICLES

* Brittany Alleman   Altracon Rigging   419-709-6337

* Keller Rigging LLC - 330-633-6160   David Keller 330-606-2394    kellerriggingllc.com

* Bill Sweress 216-421-7200 store2697@theupsstore.com  SMALLS  WILL PICK UP AND DELIVER

* Rashmi Jain 216-475-7855 store0731@theupsstore.com  SMALLS  WILL PICK UP AND DELIVER

Winning bidder may take no more than 1 foot of copper line or piping past each component when removing item(s) if applicable.

ALL ITEMS MUST BE REMOVED BY THE PICK-UP DATE SPECIFIED. ITEMS NOT REMOVED BY DATE PROVIDED WILL BE FORFEITED WITHOUT ANY REFUND. RAB WILL NOT STORE OR HAUL YOUR ITEMS WITHOUT PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS. STORAGE AND SHIPPING FEE'S WILL APPLY & BE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

ADDITIONAL NOTES: 

Though some items have been tested, the operational capacity of items is unknown and may or may not require additional servicing. Please consider this when bidding. Should you have any questions, please contact us prior to placing your bid. Thank you!

RAB does not guarantee or make warranties on any lot sold. Descriptions in the catalog are opinion. They are written as an aid to potential bidders. RAB strongly recommends that you research any item you bid on or have an acknowledged expert research the item. RAB will have no obligation, i.e., no refunds or returns will be accepted.

INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE BUT NOT GUARANTEED.

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Origin / Description: Hand crank wood auger - all metal hand crank with attached wood auger (all one piece)
Approximate Dimensions: 28" L X 18" W
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Spiral T Auger.
Approximate Dimensions: 52.5" L X 8" W

An auger used for digging post holes is called an earth auger, handheld power earth drill, soil auger, or mechanized post hole digger. This kind of auger can be a manually turned, handheld device, or powered by an electric motor or internal-combustion engine, possibly attached to a tractor (being provided with power by the tractor engine's power take-off as shown). Handheld augers can also be used for making holes for garden planting.

Wood augers have a screw to pull them into the wood, as a gimlet has, and a cutting lip that slices out the bottom of the hole. The auger bit, meant to be used in a brace, also has cutting spurs to cut a clean circle deeper than where the lips scrape out the wood.

See pictures and link for more information.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/601380047/antique-post-and-beam-auger-antique-draw?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_all&utm_custom1=b82bff6c-0df1-4260-944c-d8dc3d964184&utm_content=bing_319339186_1310617986645934_81913644654434_pla-4585513245482005:pla-4585513245482005_c__601380047&utm_custom2=319339186&msclkid=a5be6918d27f144b33e937c2a82b995f

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Origin / Description: Antique pipe reamer - Estimated to be at least 60 years old.

A reamer is a type of rotary cutting tool used in metalworking. Precision reamers are designed to enlarge the size of a previously formed hole by a small amount but with a high degree of accuracy to leave smooth sides. There are also non-precision reamers which are used for more basic enlargement of holes or for removing burrs. The process of enlarging the hole is called reaming. There are many different types of reamer and they may be designed for use as a hand tool or in a machine tool, such as a milling machine or drill press.

See pictures and link for more information
 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/MUELLER-Antique-Cast-Iron-Ratcheting-Pipe-Reamer-Large-Industrial-197009DECATR/143576523868

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Origin / Description: Antique Simpson Vacuum Tube Voltmeter 266
Approximate Dimensions: 8.125" W X 10.125" D X 11" H

Their claim: ?The Simpson Model 266 vacuum tube voltmeter is a necessity for modern servicing of FM and television receivers."

See pictures and links for more information.

History of the manufacturer:

Simpson Electric Co.; Chicago, IL - Lac du Falmbeau, WI
Founded in 1927, still in business. ?Leading producer of different measurement equipment.?

Ad for the 266 from 1946/1947https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/simpson_vacuumtube_voltmeter_vtvm_266.html

User Manual: https://www.nartlof.com/livros/SimpsonModel266.pdf

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Origin / Description: "1900 Cataract" Grate from Cast Iron Tub Antique Washing Machine. 

See pictures, link and notes below for more information.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/123803530427
 

Cataract Motor Washer

The Cataract Motor Washer was made by the Nineteen Hundred Washer Company, Binghamton, N.Y. and used 175 watts and cost about 1 ... cents an hour of continuous use in 1920. The advertising was simple and straightforward and its General Electric motor ran smoothly.

Construction ? An oscillating tub type having a steel frame mounted upon an iron base and supporting in a horizontal position a semi-cylindrical copper tub tinned inside. The one-quarter horsepower General Electric motor is located at one corner of the under frame and drives by belting the gearing chains, etc., which operate the wringer and oscillate the tub. This machinery is covered. The swinging type reversible two-roll American wringer with safety release is supported over the tub. It occupies a floor space 28 inches square and measures 38 inches to top of tub and 56 inches to the top of the wringer.

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Origin / Description: Possibly an Antique Mud Auger.  
Approximate Dimensions: 35.25" L X 5" W
See pictures and link for more information
 

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Origin / Description: Hold Heet Electric Motor Draft Regulator
Approximate Dimensions: 7.5" W X 4.25" D X 7.25" H
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Origin / Description: Just a really cool antique box!
Approximate Dimensions: 30.75" L X 8.5" H X 11.5" D
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Origin / Description: Possibly a Switchboard
Approximate Dimensions:11.5" D X 8" H
See pictures and links for more information.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/223964157399

1950s exchange areas 

https://danielebrady.blogspot.com/2017/12/lorain-telephone-company-exchanges.html
 

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Origin / Description: City of Lorain Municipal Parking Sign
Approximate Measurements: 36.25" X 24.25"
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Origin / Description: Wickens, Herzer, Panza, Cook & Batista Sign
Approximate Dimensions: 71.25" W X 42.5" H
See pictures and link for more information.

https://wickenslaw.com/our-firm/

Wickens Herzer Panza is rooted in tradition, excellence, and a history rich with leaders from the legal industry. The law firm that came to be Wickens, Herzer & Panza was founded in 1932 by William G. Wickens. The Firm grew exponentially with the addition of David L. Herzer (1970) and Richard D. Panza (1973).

Merging in the year 2000 with the law firm of Cook & Batista, the Firm became known as Wickens, Herzer, Panza, Cook & Batista Co. 

In May of 2018, the Firm simplified its name to Wickens Herzer Panza.

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Origin / Description: Black River Title Agency Sign

Approximate Measurements: 32" L X 7.5" H

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http://www.buzzfile.com/business/Wickens,-Herzer.And.Panza-440-937-4170
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Origin / Description: Black River Title Agency Sign

Approximate Measurements: 68.75" L X 15" H

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http://www.buzzfile.com/business/Wickens,-Herzer.And.Panza-440-937-4170
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Origin / Description: Black River Title Agency Sign

Approximate Measurements: 32" L X 7.5" H

See pictures and link more information

http://www.buzzfile.com/business/Wickens,-Herzer.And.Panza-440-937-4170
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Origin / Description: Antique Wheel Chair

Approximate Measurements: 27" W X 48" H X 39" D

See pictures and link for more information.

https://www.ebay.com/b/Antique-Wheelchair-Antique-Chairs-1900-1950/63568/bn_108381974
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Origin / Description: Gerald L. Prucha Sign.

Approximate Dimensions: 36" W X 12" H

See pictures and link for more information

https://www.legacy.com/guestbooks/louisville/gerald-prucha-condolences/16149760?cid=full
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Origin / Description: Vintage Red Metric Metal Works Erie Pa Gas Meter

See pictures and links for more information and ideas.

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-residential-metric-metal-1909148294

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/403705554087923503/?nic_v2=1a6DuKcMH
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Origin / Description: Vintage Rockwell EMCO No.1 Gas Meter

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Origin / Description: Vintage American Meter Company - Albany New York
Very Rare. See pictures for more information.
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Origin / Description: "Luke's Bar" Vintage Gas Meter with "Horns"

Pittsburgh Meter Company No. 1 Ironclad Gas Meter

See pictures and link for more information.

https://www.eei.com/recognize-any-of-these-gas-meters-a-look-at-eeis-wall-of-fame/
 
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Origin / Description: Vintage American Meter Company - Singer Division AC-175 Gas Meter

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/American-Meter-Singer-Division-AC-175-Gas-Meter-Vintage-untested-/133203934589
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Origin / Description: Vintage Westinghouse No. 3 Gas Meter
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Origin / Description: Vintage Blacksmith Jaw Post Leg Vise

Estimated: late 1800s

Approximate Dimensions: 40" L X 18" W

The blacksmith leg vise or "solid box vise" is one of the most important tools in the blacksmiths shop. It firmly holds hot iron while it is hammered, chiseled or twisted. These are the only vise that is designed to take this kind of use day in and day out. A small 30 pound blacksmith's vise can survive pounding that would wreck a much heavier cast iron bench vise.

See pictures and links for more information.

https://www.ebay.com/b/Post-Vise/13869/bn_55191956

https://www.anvilfire.com/FAQs/blacksmith-vise.php#:~:text=The%20blacksmith%20leg%20vise%20or,is%20hammered%2C%20chiseled%20or%20twisted.&text=One%20is%20that%20they%20are,or%20from%20a%20sunken%20post.

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Origin / Description: Cast Iron Widow's Walk Metal Grates / Fencing X 3
Approximate Measurements: Each Grate - 13.5" X 18"

Amazing pieces of Architectural Salvage!

See pictures and link below for more information.

PLEASE NOTE:  Pictures represent multiple grates to show detail, however, there are 3 GRATES available to bid on in this lot. Please ask any questions prior to bidding.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/508130829/cast-iron-widow-walk-metal-5ft-square?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_a-home_and_living-outdoor_and_garden-garden_decoration-yard_art&utm_custom1=bd805cde-8799-40ba-853d-bf012b1b59f7&utm_content=go_1843970809_72389330329_346364682678_pla-310643597252_c__508130829&utm_custom2=1843970809&gclid=CjwKCAjw5Kv7BRBSEiwAXGDElYpI_YoKElvUFM0kaUrkF-S4N-vxfJLMSREvidRHLUbvgLasdQvhzRoCkNEQAvD_BwE

http://www.islandinstitute.org/working-waterfront/myth-and-reality-widow?s-walks
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