Brief History

Dave & Carol Miner designed and built the Fort Madison, Farmington & Western Railroad, Inc. beginning in 1990. This full size railroad and country village, which they named "Minerville", has been a labor of love. The Miners, along with their children, laid the track, constructed or moved in the buildings and built this vintage railroad tourist attraction from the ground up.

Due to the health reasons, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC will liquidate everything. We will sell locomotives and other railroad rolling stock; handcars & motorcars; railroad collectibles including vintage signs, lanterns, depot benches, baggage carts, hand trucks, ticket cabinets, calendars, early literature including car & train cyclopedias; we will also sell general store items to include cast iron coffee grinder, candy case, showcases, spool cabinet, brass cash register, vintage seed display, advertising tins, etc. Other collectibles included in this huge auction: Fry Visible Mae West gas pumps, gas station signs, barber pole & chair, 1927 Model T depot hack in very good original condition, 1918 Republic truck chassis, huge selection of NOS and other Model T Ford parts, stationary steam engine with 4' flywheel, fully functionable sawmill, early vintage firehose cart in original paint & excellent condition. Also selling modern shop & office equipment.

These mentioned items are merely the tip of the iceberg, check below or go to www.minermfgco.com/auction.htm for a more complete and detailed list.

Auction Information

Day 1- Monday, June 16th • 9:00 a.m. Sale to be held at Sullivan Auction, Highway 136 East, Hamilton, IL. This first day will consist of a very large quantity of railroad and country store antiques and collectibles. This will be a sitdown style catalogued auction.

Day 2- tuesday, June 17th • 9:00 a.m. Sale to be held at "Minerville" (see above directions). This will also be a very large auction consisting of locomotives and other rolling stock. Day 2 will also offer a very large selection of Model T and other vintage car parts, visible gas pumps, several vintage buildings to be removed, large equipment, crane, stationary engine, bridges, cargo trailer, gooseneck trailer, etc.

Highlights

• #507 Edwards 35-passenger Motorcar
• #4 1913 Baldwin 0-4-0 Steam Locomotive
• 1940 Plymouth 35-ton Locomotive
• #1 1927 Vulcan 8-ton gas locomotive
• #13929 1913 CB&Q wood caboose
• Wabash boxcar
• US Army flat car
• Wood truss rod open platform coach body
• 3-wheel Velocipede with wood wheels
• 3-wheel Velocipede with wire wheels
• 4-wheel Velocipede (3' guage)
• Fairbanks Morse Sheffield 40B section car
• Fairmont A-3 section car
• Fairmont A-4 section car
• (4) Fairmont push cars
• Railroad signs such as: Burlington route (CB&Q); Frisco; Santa Fe; Cast iron Crossbucks; Davenport station sign; Railway Express Agency signs; Rock Island motor transit and numerous others
• Railroad collectibles to include: numerous great lanterns including Santa Fe; NOS push pole; Santa Fe ticket cabinet; ticket window; CB&Q; ASTSF & other large maps; locks; keys; conductor hats; photos; calendars; fantastic books of literature; marker lamps; telegraph keys and sounders; locomotive and car cyclopedias; wood & metal depot benches; depot stoves; potbelly's & caboose stoves; Semaphore signal with levers; rail drill; railroad receipts; cans; oilers; steam whistles; block signals; switch stands; baggage carts; depot gift shop inventory; rail saw; dozens of walkover seats; woodpecker spike drivers; spike mauls; lining bars; track wrenches; rail tongs; tie tongs; rerailing frogs; bridge planks; 30' pony truss bridges; hundreds of railroad ties; and the list goes on and on!
• Country store and other collectibles such as: wooden circus wagon wheel; visible gas pumps; other vintage gas pump; large cast iron general store style coffee grinder; candy case; numerous show cases and hardware store style fixtures; spool cabinet; brass cash register; very neat seed display with original seed packets; barber chair; barber pole and barber shop oak cabinets; numerous old radios and phonographs; large antique safe; numerous wringer washing machines; large working saw mill, saw mill parts; stationary steam engine with 4' fly wheel, popcorn steam engines.
• Large quantity of NOS railroad and steam supplies; some highlights to include: Kalamazoo handcar gears; Kalamazoo Valocipede wheels; steam valves; steam guages; guage glass; boiler reams; taps; journal pads; injectors; salesman sample journal box seal; numerous other NOS parts.
• Model T & other antique car parts. Please note: This sale will include a very large selection of antique automotive items including a 1915 Model T popcorn wagon. This Model T concession wagon is consigned; 1927 Model T Depot Hack. This is an all original and exceptionally solid example of an early railroad hack. 1918 republic truck chassis (unrestored). Huge selection of Model T inventory such as: frames, axles, wheels, fenders, radiators, coils and boxes, steering wheels, engine blocks and parts, TT truck parts, Ford Script bed, lots of NOS parts, brass carburetors and much more.
• Several tourist store fronts and buildings to be removed. These "Minerville" buildings were built by Dave and his family and are very nice. We will also sell a large wooden water storage tank with D&RGW spout.
• Heavy equipment and modern shop items including badger 18-ton rough terrain crane (runs good, needs TLC); 34' enclosed car hauler style gooseneck trailer; Heavy duty 30' tandem flatbed gooseneck trailer; Honda DC welder/generator; Joy Model 150 gas compressor; sandblasting equipment; bridge crane; 5-ton crane hoists; shaper; cylindrical grinder; metal lathe and chucks; numerous cables; slings; chains; binders; tie downs; etc.

Please note: The above listing has been greatly abbreviated. We will simply tell you that if you are a railroad collector you will not want to miss this interesting auction for the Dave & Carol Miner family. Both days will be large and we will offer live internet bidding from both locations. With the exceptions of the #507 Doodlebug and the #4 Baldwin locomotive all items will sell to the highest bidder without reserve or minimum. All other items being sold both days will sell "No Reserve". There will not be an onsite buyer's premium. Feel free to call Dave with any questions, phone number 319-837-6486 or contact Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC at 217-847-2160. Lunch provided by Sly Fox Food Service. All announcements sale day take precedence. Not responsible for accidents, errors or omissions.

Great collectibles to sell throughout both days!
Exact sale order to be decided, watch our web site for info.!

Online bidding both days!