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FRIDAY JANUARY 31, 2025 • VOL. 55, NO. 4
Stiegel Stove Plate Sells For $10,000 Calendar Year Off To Strong Start For Horst By Karl Pass An 18th century cast-iron stove plate realized $10,000 at a two-day multi-consignor catalog sale held by Horst Auctioneers of Ephrata, Pa., on Jan. 3 and 4. The 867 lots grossed a total $288,885. In an industry where you generate revenue from two sources: the buyer and seller, Horst has an old-time formula that works for them, earning the bulk of their compensation on the seller side. They do not charge a buyer’s premium for in-house bidders. Absentee and online bids are charged 10 percent. On average, sellers are charged a 20-percent commission, of course being a sliding scale assuming price realized. The vast majority of auction businesses have a buyer’s premium, and, depending on how valuable the consignment, the majority have a seller’s commission. Horst is fortunate to be in a region with
a large amount of material to be sold and a large amount of people who collect, given the overall population, and has a positive reputation. It all matters in today’s business climate, and you can be quite successful working off of small margins. The salesroom was packed both days. The above mentioned stove plate was dated “1758” and from Stiegel’s Elizabeth Furnace, which was located not far from Horst’s facility. Henrich Wilhelm Stiegel (Henry William) was born in Cologne, Germany, in 1729. He immigrated to America at age 21. After two years in Philadelphia, he moved to Lancaster County and worked for Jacob Huber. Stiegel married Huber’s daughter, Elizabeth. In 1758, Huber died and Stiegel along with business partners took ownership of Huber’s forge, later to be named Elizabeth Furnace. The plate was a side plate from
This paint-decorated slide lid wooden box brought $4,500. It is believed to have originated in the Rebuck area within the greater Mahantongo Valley, a region encompassing parts of upper Dauphin, Schuylkill, and Northumberland counties.
Estate Of Ed Ewing Will Be Auctioned On Feb. 7 And 8
This cast-iron side plate from a five plate jamb stove dated “1758” cast at the Elizabeth Furnace (just north of Brickerville, Pa.) produced in the early years of Henrich Wilhelm Stiegel’s ownership of the operation sold for $10,000. For more, read the story. a jamb (five-plate) stove, surviving in overall good condition, and sold to a local collector. Stiegel was also known for operating a glassworks and was a founding member of the German Society of Pennsylvania. This organization lent aid to newly arriving Germans. Stiegel died at age 55 in 1785. The Stiegel name is far from lost today in this part of the state. The Manheim Historical Society is an active group and fortunate to have member support and acquisition funds. It was one of the underbidders. The buyer of the stove plate
Ron Gilligan To Sell Estate Collection Of Vintage Comics And Movie Posters Sale Will Be Held Feb. 15 Near State College, Pa. By Karl Pass On Saturday, Feb. 15, Ron Gilligan Auctioneering will be conducting a public auction for the Patrick Trimble estate to be held at the Baileyville Grange Hall, just west of State College, Pa. The sale location is 210 Deibler Road in Pennsylvania Furnace. The start time will be 9 a.m. This estate sale will have very collectible vintage comics, a good variety of collectible
Conestoga To Sell Extensive Single-Owner Civil War Collection
baseball cards, Babe Ruth collectibles, framed vintage movie posters and lobby cards, and vintage and antique wind-up toys. Trimble was a theater professor at Penn State University and a lifelong collector of pop culture beginning with comic books and baseball cards as a child. Those collections continued throughout his life, as well as vintage movie posters, lobby cards, Universal monster movies, autographs, and much more. Highlights Continued on page 10
also purchased a long rifle and four Aaron Zook dioramas. The long gun was a flintlock by Henry DuHuff, an early Lancaster gunsmith ($4,000), and the combined price for the dioramas was $10,650. The sale consisted of antique country accessories such as baskets, butter prints, tinware, pottery, and textiles. In the latter category, 31 lots were owned by the late Tex Johnson. Needlework samplers, sewing tools, such as bird top sewing clamps, pin cushions, some English, were all sold. Continued on page 5
Conestoga Auctions, a division of Hess Auction Group in Manheim, Pa., will hold a two-day auction of the Civil War collection on behalf of the late Edgar (Ed) J. Ewing Jr. (1943-2021). The sale will take place live and online on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 7 and 8. Day one will start at 10 a.m. and day two at 9 a.m. A preview will take place on Thursday, Feb. 6, from 1 to 5 p.m. The auction facility is located at 768 Graystone Road in Manheim. Following retirement from a teaching career in 2000, Ewing began attending militaria auctions, amassing a sizable and eclectic collection of contract muskets, pistols, edged weaponry, books, ephemera, and battlefield relics pertaining to the American Civil War. He visited numerous historical sites and loved researching material and learning about provenance of items he collected. Although several of his ancestors served in the Union Army, the Confederacy was of special interest to Ewing. A native of Allegheny County, Pa., Ewing lived north of Pittsburgh during childhood. He spent his high school junior and senior years at Fishburne Military School, in Waynesboro, Va., and began to develop a keen interest in history, with a preference for the study of the Civil War. Following graduation in 1961, he went to Bloomsburg State College (now Bloomsburg University), majoring in secondary education with a concentration in history and social science. For 33 years, Ewing taught a wide range of subjects, including American History, European History, Sociology, History of Continued on page 7
In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . .
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EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR on page 6 AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . on page 7 AUCTION SALE BILLS . . . . . . on page 7
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