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AC memorabilia/stuff sold at auction

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Topic: AC memorabilia/stuff sold at auction

Posted By: Brian F(IL)
Subject: AC memorabilia/stuff sold at auction
Date Posted: 29 Jul 2024 at 2:01pm

We had my uncle's estate auction this past Saturday. He was a partner with my Dad in Funk Bros. Implement Co., an AC dealer in the late '60s through the '70's.

A single front suitcase weight for a 200/Two-Ten/Two-Twenty (#255861) sold for $6. Going rate around here has been around $150.

There was also a NOS 1968 Allis-Chalmers calendar that sold for $8.

But the real shocker was a new-in-box AC rain gauge with an AC emblem and the Funk Brothers name on it brought $150. Go figure...

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Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 29 Jul 2024 at 2:12pm

Yeah that was way cheap on the weights,,, online auctions is the thing now,, things go for alot more than what I value them ,, times are a changing, Allis Chalmers guys are slowly dying off,, I bought some 120 lb interlocking wheel weights at an auction @ 20 bucks a weight, seem like they glad to move them for that

Posted By: thendrix
Date Posted: 29 Jul 2024 at 3:59pm

I'd say the rain gauge went high because everybody and their brother wants a "farmhouse". That would make an excellent decoration

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