The Harrisburg Auction July 15 - July 21.
Thursday July 18, 2013 at 1:21 pm
By James Roxbury

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Day 3. Unofficial estimate of total sales for the day. $814,495

Day 3. Unofficial estimate of Wednesday's Gun sales - $687,135

Day 3 - Guns, guns, and more guns. Hand guns, long guns, shotguns, and rifles,

Lot# 3327a Ella Watson's Ivory Inlaid Prostitute's Box. Sale price 5,500 Dollars.

Top sale of the day. Wyatt Earp Pistol sells for 35,000 dollars.

Unofficial total sales for day 2 - $450,895

Top 10 sales of Day 2.

Theodore Roosevelt Cased Gun Set Lot # 2421 Low Est: $10,000High Est: $15,000

Sold for: $95,000.00

7th Cavalry Promotion Signed by Gen. Custer Lot # 2495 Low Est: $8,000High Est: $12,000

Sold for: $17,000.00

Powder Horn of Robert Wilson 1781 Lot # 2225 Low Est: $1,000High Est: $1,500

Sold for: $14,000.00

7th Cavalry Bugle Little Big Horn Lot # 2564 Low Est: $1,000High Est: $1,500

Sold for: $13,000.00

George Washington 1779 Signed Free Frank Lot # 2236 Low Est: $15,000High Est: $25,000

Sold for: $11,000.00

Little Big Horn 7th U.S. Cavalry G Flag Lot # 2368 Low Est: $3,000High Est: $4,000

Sold for: $9,000.00

Tusk Mounted Mirror from Sagamore Hill Lot # 2420 Low Est: $600High Est: $900

Sold for: $8,000.00

Hippopotamus Tusks- Roosevelt Safari Lot # 2416 Low Est: $300High Est: $400

Sold for: $6,500.00

Travel Box of Capt. M.W. Keogh Lot # 2413 Low Est: $1,000High Est: $1,500

Sold for: $6,500.00

Spanish Colonial Carved Pirate's Chest Lot # 2174 Low Est: $600High Est: $900

Sold for: $4,750.00

Day 2 sets record sale price. Theodore Roosevelt Cased Gun Set sells for 95K.

The Harrisburg Auction begins. Video. Lot 1000 sells for 25 dollars.

End of day 1, Video Lot 1586 Antelope Mask Karumba Tribe sells for 175 dollars.

Video of the artifacts scheduled to be auctioned off beginning Monday July 15th starting at 10am.

Auction Location:

City Island

Carousel Pavilion

Harrisburg, PA 17101 (For driving directions.

Preview Location: D & D Building

Public Works Complex

1670 S. 19th Street Harrisburg, PA 17104

(Accessible from Cameron St. or South 19th St.) (For driving directions,

Preview Hours:

(Extended Hours)

Thursday, July 11 - 12PM to 9PM

Friday, July 12 - 12PM to 9PM

Saturday, July 13 - 12PM to 9PM

Sunday, July 14 - 11AM to 8PM

Online Bidding:

www.proxibid.com

www.liveauctioneers.com

Auction Daily Schedule: Day 1 - July 15 - 7AM (PT) Mercantile, Country Store, Advertising, Primitives, Advertising, Lamps & Lighting, Vintage Clothing Lot # 1000 - 1425.

Video. Day One.

African Artifacts Lot # 1500 - 1586

Day 2 - July 16 - 7AM (PT)

Important Spanish Colonial Artifacts, Revolutiionary War, War of 1812,

Civil War, Battle of Little Big Horn, Indian Wars, Maps.

The Presidents. Historical Documents and Books. Lot # 2000 - 2701

Day 3 - July 17 - 7AM (PT)

Antique Firearms

Lot # 3000 - 3330

American Indian Lot # 3500 - 3601

Day 4 - July 18 - 7AM (PT) American Indian Lot # 4000 - 4720

Day 5 - July 19 - 7AM (PT) Wild West

Lot # 5000 - 5543

Day 6 - July 20 - 7AM (PT)

Wild West Lot #6000 - 6611

Day 7 - July 21 - 7AM (PT) (No Online Bidding)

Variety of Items Unstructured Day.

Fred Clark and the Aquarium. Archive video April 25, 2005.

James Roxbury & Josh Mindlin discuss the Harrisburg Artifact collection, archive video from 2008. Part 1. Mayor Reed purchased 38,000 plus artifacts.

James Roxbury & Josh Mindlin Part 2. The 2007 Heritage Auction Dallas.

Where the sale proceeds go. Harrisburg defaults on Revenue Bond Series of 2006, owes Metro Bank 872,500 dollars as of May 15, 2013.

Day 7 No Online Bidders. The Masked Hero.

Photo/Natalie Cake

 
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