The first of many Auctions to come for The Larry and Clara Taylor Estate
Onsite Auction, Saturday, February 13th Starting @10 AM
(arrive early to register to bid!)
NO credit cards accepted, Cash, Good Check & Cashiers Check only
60+ Years of collecting!
3504 Pleasant Valley Rd, Mammoth Spring, AR
Guns ( partial listing ) -1967 Winchester Model 94 30-30, Remington Black Apache Nylon 66, Remington Model 8 30-30 , pre-64 Winchester Model 67 .22, Hamilton Model 27 ,22, US Springfield Model 1884, Pre-64 Winchester Model 67 .22, Pre 64 Winchester Model 60-A .22, Remington Model 514 .22, Stevens Visible Loading Repeater .22, Hunter Arms Company Double Barrel Shotgun, Beretta 950 .22 pocket pistol, Star.22.......this is a partial list, we will be adding a few more guns prior to auction.
1967 Ford Mustang ( needs restored) 289 engine, 1920’s Wayne School Bus ( would make a great restoration project ),Tear drop camping trailer, cargo trailer, several other non running vehicles including 1967 Ford Thunderbird, 1970’s Phone Booth, antique cast iron cook stove, Coca Cola vending machines,
Tractors, implements, bush hogs, plows, chisels, John Deer square baler, riding mowers, truck camper shells, several Honda Trail 70’s and Trail 90’s, hit and miss engine, antique gas pumps and pump plates, gas pump parts, porcelain signs, advertising pieces, iron wagon wheels, neat old metal fishing boat, vintage ammo, vintage game calls, silver coins, pedal cars, primitives, scrap iron, 40’ container full of goodies !, much much more....remember, this is one of several sales we will be conducting in the upcoming weeks ! See below for upcoming onsite and online only auctions.
Just ask the locals, Larry truly was a different dude. He had a certain swagger even before swagger was a word... Humble, Unique, cool, kind, generous and a little mysterious, maybe mischievous at times. These are just a few words used to describe him ….the hair ! Don't forget the hair! Boy he had some hair....that was his trademark. Everyone loved that mop. You couldn't miss it, it was thick enough two hide two screwdrivers , a cup of coffee, and some baling wire.
To us, he was simply Daddy and PaPa … We miss him everyday.
For the past 60 years, Larry and Clara would travel from auction to auction, flea market to flea market making stops along the way to buy anything that caught his eye. He had a passion for advertising and anything unusual. He liked to buy...he regretted anything he sold...so it was rare when he did. Clara had her love for Indian Rugs, pottery of all types, glassware, jewelry, and all types of collectible items.
Long before they passed, Larry would say " Kids, if anything ever happens to me, throw a pig in the ground and have an auction. Have as much fun selling it, as we had buying it."....Little did they know, there is no fun in this for us. We have conducted auctions for 20+ years for others, and boy this one hurts. We knew the day would come, it comes for all of us, but you are never prepared. They wanted our company to conduct his auction, he was proud of us. He is ultimately responsible for getting us into this roller coaster ride of a business. I'm still not sure if I am to be thankful or frustrated over that.
Due to the mass amount of items and just the plain emotional toll it has taken on all of us, we have the pleasure of working with two other auctioneers in the area, Kenny Cotham of Cotham Auctioneering and Christie Hatman of Christie Hatman Auctions. We could not do this without them. We are blessed to have them on board and to call them our friends.
It is with mixed emotions that we offer you part of what he collected over the past 60 years.....We hope you enjoy owning it as much as Larry enjoyed buying it...
Good Luck and Happy Bidding !
The Larry and Clara Taylor Family