This 1853 fire pumper from
the Trice Museum sold for $20,900.
MOUNT MORRIS, N.Y. - Two huge, lifelong estate collections were
recently offered by Cottone Auctions.
The first, a two-day sale consisting of the clock collection of
Harold Day from Wellsville, N.Y., was held on October 11 and 12.
Day started collecting in the 1950s, and accumulated a vast
collection of many interesting timepieces. The highlights of the
sale included a Treat and Bishop 30-hour wooden works miniature
shelf clock, which sold to a Midwest collector for $8,140.
Found in the attic along side the Treat and Bishop was a unique
trade sign with original gilding, advertising jewelry, watches
and clocks. The sign sold to a Wisconsin collector for $7,150. A
large swinger realized $3,300, while a Munger flat-top brought
$3,740.
Several advertising clocks were offered at the sale. One for
Perry Buggies sold for $3,630, while a Fred Frick advertising
clock brought $2,750.
A Seth Thomas #1 Extra realized $4,400, a jewelers wall
regulator, with replaced dial, brought $2,651, and a rare
miniature ogee sold for $3,190. An E.C. Brewster beehive shelf
clock with detached fusee brought $5,060.
Among the many parts and cases sold was a rare Norris North
miniature clock case that sold for $3,575. During the two-day
event, more than 800 lots were sold, with the remainder of the
collection to be auctioned at a later date.
On October 26 and 27, in less than ideal weather conditions,
Cottone conducted the estate auction of Ted Trice from Sennett,
N.Y.
On Friday, railroad memorabilia of all sorts brought in
collectors from every part of the country. An item discovered
late, and not advertised, did not go overlooked. It was a
demitasse cup and saucer from the Lehigh Valley railroad that
brought $3,410.
Top lot among the many railroad lanterns offered was a D&H
Co. green globe lantern, which brought $3,960. Hundreds of
railroad locks, maps, photographs and hats were offered that
ranged in price from hundreds to thousands of dollars.
Also sold was a pair of hitching posts that sold to a phone
bidder from New Jersey for $3,190, and a large, 32-inch diameter
bell from Jones & Co. Troy Bell Foundry that brought $3,850.
Western Union lamp, $6,875.
On Saturday, the Trice Museum and metal shop were sold. The
museum was the home to several antique cars and fire engines. The
top lot of the sale was an 1853 fire pumper that brought $20,900.
A 1923 Model T "Woody" brought $11,000, and a 1910 Ford Speedster
sold for $9,625, as did a 1920 Dodge truck, "Trice Sheet Metal."
A Model 57, 1918 Cadillac brought $17,250, while a 1922
Studebaker five-passenger touring car brought $9,900.
A rare Western Union lamp drew much pre-auction attention and
sold for $6,875. A 1903 auto-racing trophy from Syracuse, N.Y.,
brought $3,025. A horse weathervane, in original patina, sold to
a phone bidder for $3,135.
A pianolin, one of several mechanical pianos sold, brought
$7,700, selling to a phone bidder from Arizona. Four paintings by
local artist F. Barney were also sold, the top lot bringing
$2,400, and selling to a California collector. Advertising items
included a GAR poster that realized $1,815.
