Japanese Swords Highlight the Valentines Sale

Article & Photos Courtesy of Gary DuFour & Kathy Packard

   Cabin fever sets the scene  this time of year for auctions, and we all look forward to the Annual North Central Sales Valentines Day auction. With its 6th year running, the sale bill looked to impress, and anyone that came to the auction would say the items were all that and more! Held at the Northwinds ballroom in Marion, WI. on Saturday Feb. 13th 2010. With a full house and eager bidders at hand the sale began at 10:30am and started with a lucky auction goer winning a $25 gas card as a door prize! Many interesting and rare items would pass over the auction block threw out the day, but the highlight of the sale was several Original WW2 Japanese swords. All week North Central Sales was receiving phone calls about these swords, and with several phone bids threw out the country, the swords finally ended their selling rein to their new home &  happy bidders. The greatest of these swords, a WW2 Japanese Officers sword, sold to a happy bidder on the east coast for a total hammer price of $1600.00. The sale held many treasures, and it does every year. The North Central Sales team tries to bring an array of "premier" antiques, collectables & treasures that will suit every collectors fancy. Bringing that old saying that there is something for everyone at an auction to true form. This is what Col.`s Duke & Kathy Packard bring to there auctions every year. Guns are always in high interest when at auction, and this Valentines auction was no different. The top selling guns were a Winchester 1894 .30 WCF selling for $1,100.00, and a 300 Savage Model 99EG selling for $510.00! An original Whirlitzer juke box Model 1450 with original Manual brought in a bid of $975.00. With heated bidding two of the WW2 Japanese NCO Swords, with Matching serial numbers each sold to a happy bidders in the crowd for $500.00 each. Some Oil & Gas memorabilia rounded the sale out, with an original Texaco Glass globe in mint condition bringing $375.00 and an original Texaco sales banner bringing in an even $100.00. A rare billiards directors chair with a back pocket from the 1920's sold for $130.00 and a Hamm's Motion Sign in working condition sold for $130.00! For the stoneware collectors, there was a 25 gallon Red Wing Crock that sold for $130.00 and a 6 Gallon Salt glaze "bumble bee" crock that sold for $60.00. The Top of the fishing lures sold was a South Bend 5 Hook Minnow in green that brought in a final bid of $120.00 and one of the better buys for the day was a mint Orvis glass minnow trap in original box bringing $75.00! Watt collectors had their choice picks, with the top pitcher being a small #5 Rooster Pitcher bringing $80.00. Furniture buyers, wanting to upgrade their collections found an ornate 1/4 sawn Oak Bench with arms selling for a cool $250.00, a Diamonds store front neon sign with a hammer price of $50.00. A newly made log porch swing that sold for  $210.00. At the auctions end happy bidders were excited with there new found treasures. The crowd was  impressed by the performance and care taken by the North Central sales auction team. They have a way of not only getting down to business but entertaining you. This makes the auction day so much fun and exciting. They love what they do and it so shows!! North Central Sales invites you to take a look at the rest of the prices that were realized during the 6th annual North Central Sales Valentines Day Auction. For a complete list of gun prices visit out website!

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