Merrill’s Auction Gallery – Sporting & Historical Americana Auction
Friday, February 21st, 2025
137 James Brown Drive, Williston, Vermont
www.merrillsauction.com

Martin Luther King, Jr Typed Letter Signed
1852 California Gold Rush Half Plate Daguerreotype
1800 John Adams Twice Signed Bounty Land Grant
Frank Howell (Am 1937-1997) “Sky Prophet”
FrankW Benson (1862-1951) “Old Tom” Drypoint
Mobilgas Pegasus Porcelain Enamel Sign 72″ x 75″
Conklin Confidence Crane Decoy
Civil War Revolvers Carried by Maj David R Hastings
1758 American French & Indian War Powder Horn Signed by The Maker
Parker Bros 10 ga Side-by-Side Shotgun
Payne for Abercrombie & Fitch Fly Rod
Susan B Anthony John Brown Pamphlet Inscribed to Her Brother Merritt
Mills Novelty Co Bell-Fruit-Gum 25 Cent Slot Machine
Mobil Oil Lollipop Porcelain Enamel Sign & Base ht 84″
Oilzum Motor Oil 48″ Metal Sign
19th c Native American Silver Gelatin Photo Prints
Merill’s Auctioneers and Appraisers is pleased to offer Historical Americana, sporting and antique firearms including fine sporting shotguns & vintage lever action rifles, Civil War era firearms, powder horns, flasks, & tins, a collection of knives incl US WWII fighting knives, duck decoys, Arts & Crafts furniture & accessories, Native American weavings & accessories, Petroleana including large porcelain signs, Vennont coin silver, sporting art, country store, pharmacy, apothecary, advertising, blue decorated stoneware, baseball memorabilia, ethnographica, books, paper, handwritten material, maps, & ephemera.
This sale features an important signed American French & Indian War powder horn owned by John Trowbridge Cape Breton July 26, 1758, made & signed by fellow soldier William Holden. This sale also features an extremely rare half plate 1852 dagueneotype of four ‘49er gold miners at their sluice box, an 1800 Jolm Adams twice signed Revolutionary War bounty land grant, 1891 “A Sketch of the Life of John Brown” twice inscribed by Susan B Anthony to her brother Merritt, who fought in battle against slavery in Kansas alongside Jolm Brown, and a 1967 Martin Luther King, Jr typed letter signed.
Preview in person THURSDAY, February 20th from 1 to 6 pm, & FRIDAY, Febmary 21st from 8 am until 9:30 am sale time, or by prior appointment. Please review our catalog through
our on-line selling platforms- Live Auctioneers, Invaluable, & Auction Zip. Payment can be made with a credit card over the phone, secure billing provided for on-line purchases. Our third party shipper can use UPS & USPS package delivery. A list of private caniers is available for larger items, and curbside pick-up is easily arranged.
BID ONLINE, IN PERSON, BY ABSENTEE BID, OR PHONE BID, AND SIGN UP FOR EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS ON OUR WEBSITE:
WWW.MERRILLSAUCTION.COM
TERMS: Major credit cards, wiie transfer, cash, or approved check.
All Items Sold As Is with No Implied or Expressed Wananty.
MERRILL’S
AUCTIONEERS & APPRAISERS
Specializing In Estate & Antique Auctions – Three Generations Selling Since 1931 Mailing Address: PO Box 558, Williston, VT 05495
Consignment Auction Gallery: 802-878-2625 • e-mail: info@menillsauction.com