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OUTSTANDING ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE AUCTION

Sale Date: Saturday, August 29, 2026
Sale Time: 9:30 AM 

Auction Venue: Sale to be held at the Spillman Event Center

Physical Address: 308 Broadway St., Jamesport, MO  

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LOCATION

Sale to be held live onsite, with a portion to be live online in the climate controlled comfort of the Jamesport Missouri Spillman Event Center located at 308 Broadway St., Jamesport, MO. Jamesport is located 82 miles Northeast of Kansas City, 135 miles South of Des Moines, 24 miles Northwest of Chillicothe, and 66 miles East of St Joseph. Follow the Auction signs on sale day!

AUCTIONEERS NOTE: 

Leroy and his late wife, Carolyn, spent many years traveling across Missouri attending antique shows, auctions, estate sales, and following their passion. They developed an eye for unsurpassed quality and you won’t be disappointed in the items you will find at this auction! They spent decades assembling their collection of rare, unique, and sought after antiques and we, at Teter Auction, are honored to be selling the following at the Spillman Event Center, Jamesport, MO. This is the first of a series of great antique auctions of The Butts Collection, you won’t be disappointed! Keep watching for other upcoming sale dates! Lunch and restrooms will be available on the grounds. Not responsible for accidents, errors, or omissions. Announcements sale day take precedence.

TERMS & BUYER REGISTRATION

All items must be settled for in full day of auction. Buyer registration will be video recorded and Photo ID required. Cash, valid check, and credit/debit cards will be accepted. All purchases made with a credit/debit card will have a 3% merchant fee added to the total.

AUCTION MANAGERS

David May (660) 973-9523

Jon Martin (660) 247-3695

LIVE ONLINE BIDDING CATALOG - SELECT ITEMS
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RAILROAD & CAST IRON

RARE Deagin dinner chime (w/ mallet); railroad lanterns (x12+, signal, caboose, 4 way, etc including MK&T, IC, Frisco, CMStP&P, C&NW, Burlington, NYNH&H, CB&Q, others); Pullman deodorizer stone jug; Rock Island Lines jug (2g); Burlington Route conductor’s step stool; Missouri Pacific fire bucket; CB&Q first aid box; NYC RR water can; Burlington Route fuel can; Wabash kerosene can; RR message order fork; RR message order hoop; CMStP&P kerosene can; Burlington Route kerosene can; ATS&F funnels (x2); railroad torch lanterns; Helme’s Railroad Mill jars; D&RGW water bucket; Wabash water bucket; CMStP&P bucket; Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific spittoon; Rock Island “Don’t Get Hurt” cloths; brass rail car ash tray; various brass baggage tags; CMStP&P conical torch lamp; D&RGW torch lamp; ATS&F oil can; Burlington Route oil can; Canadian Pacific hotel ice bucket; railroad padlocks (CB&Q, ATS&F, CMStP&P, others); brass railroad keys (x25+); Railroad crossing sign (30”, 1959); railroad crossbuck sign; “Chillicothe” railroad sign (wood, 14”x12’, from old CB&Q station); brass railroad keys (x30); railroad ephemera; Santa Fe pitcher/glass set; Burlington Route “Trainman” cap; Burlington Route cap; MAR Union Pacific Streamliner M10005 tin litho train set (original box); CP porcelain insulators (x2); RR car stained glass window (11x27”); other railroad items too numerous to list!

RARE Centennial sad iron heater; RARE Griswold Sun Dial (cast iron); RARE Griswold square utility skillet; Griswold Square Egg Skillet; Wagner square waffle iron; Griswold pan display; Griswold #8 chicken fryer (w/ lid); Griswold heart, star waffle makers; Griswold #10 popover pan; Wagner griddle; Vienna roll bread pans; Griswold griddle; fish fryer; shoe shine foot rest; sad irons; trivets; brass 3-cube mold; Vulcan anvil (104#, 19x9x9½); small bench anvil; “End of the Trail” doorstop/lamp; “Flower Basket” door stop; Triumph tobacco cutter; “Peace and Good Will” tobacco cutter; sausage stuffer; shoe shine stands (x2, white porcelain/cast iron); CI inkwell (w/ pen rest)

PRIMITIVES & COLLECTIBLES

Postcard collection (x300, featuring Christmas, Santa, St Nick, Easter, Chillicothe, Trenton, leather, many hard to find!); old Valentines (x100+); primitive tools (planes, wrenches, hammers, saws, draw knives, etc); hay hooks (x6); ice tongs (x5); sieve strainer ladles; Enterprise lard press; Simmons No. SGP garden cultivator; Keen Kutter reel mower; Keen Kutter Tempered Axes shipping crate; wood sleds (Yankee Clipper, Flexible Flyer); stone foot warmers (x2); wood planes; Dazey churns (#20, 30, 40, 60, 80); American Dead Weight gauge (wood case, complete); spun brass buckets (x3, forged handles, 11”, 14”, 18”); CR King seed stripper; egg crates; chicken catcher; poultry hanging scale; hand grinding wheel sharpener; Bissell “Baby” sweeper; Santa Claus masks (x2, plastic blow mold, painted cheesecloth); Art Nouveau hat pin holder (w/ pins); Pyralin Sheratin dresser set (3pc); split oak gathering baskets; wood bucket (8x5 w/ Horseshoe Brand salesman sample wringer); AH Reid “Self Gauging” better print; butter molds (x8, swan, pineapple, wheat, others); ice cream scoops (x7, brass, square, cone, round, etc); wood drying racks (x3); wash boards (x8, porcelain, glass, brass); sock and glove forms; 50+ unusual kitchen primitives; hand carved Mangle wash board; brass hand washing agitator; Horseshoe Model 381E clothes wringer; unusual nutmeg grinders (x7); apple peelers (keen kutter, others); cherry pitters; raisin seeder; cast iron carnival token/coin dispenser; store seed measuring cups (x7); Art Nouveau dresser set (Denby Silver Co, engraved “1874 Christmas Eve 1904”); Aladdin Model B-91 “Diamond Quilt” kerosene lamps (x2, rose moonstone base, white moonstone font); opalescent blue swirl kerosene lamp (Venus burner, 14”); “Cosmos” milk glass kerosene lamp; “Like Mother’s” Mirror Miniature Manhattan Cookware set (9pc, new in box); “Mutt and Jeff” books; rolling market basket (23"x15”); Singer “Featherweight” Model 221 sewing machine (case, accessories); Double Wedding Ring quilt top; quilt blocks (Candlewick 16pc, Fishing Sam 30 pc, Sunbonnet Sue 12pc); brass school bells (x4); Victorian shoes (5prs); lightning rod balls (x4, Hawkeye, white ceramic beehive, others); Primitive wood flour/sugar storage bin (36"x18"x30"); John Deere wood wagon seat; unusual wood sewing tote; wood corner cabinet (walnut, 12"x8"x14”); Little Folks No 890 Croquet set; Child’s/Doll trunk; Boy’s Union Tool Chest No 60B (with tools); Glycerole For Oiling Shoes metal box;

Blue swirl graniteware (chamber pot, cream can, large tea kettle, bucket, coffee pot, 4” creamer); unusual graniteware berry bucket w/ lid; dark blue swirl bowl; gray half-moon cook pan; IDA cheese/nut grater (12”); milk pails (x2); coffee pots (x2); plus other items packed away at time of listing! Come and see!

SIGNS, ADVERTISING, PRINTS 

“Reserved for Visitors” Lyle Sign Co lollipop sign; Boye Needle Co store counter dispenser (16”); Model Smoking Tobacco metal sign (11 1/4"x34"); Diet-Rite cola metal sign (54"x18"); Keen Kutter Tools (“Wilhite Bros Dept Store, Garden City, KS, 9"x 27"); Serve Rainbo bread metal sign (Stout Sign Co, St Louis, Mo); Rainbo bread metal store push bar; “Buy Rainbo” thermometer (6"x24”, Vernon Sign, Newton IA); “Public Telephone” Bell System (18"x18”, double sided); Pfister Hybrid Seed Corn metal sign (double sided, 6¾ x 7¾); Dekalb Seed Corn metal sign (double sided, 17"x9"); Prestone Antifreeze metal thermometer (9"x36"); Standard Seed Corn farm calculator (metal, 12”, Vernon Co, Newton, IA); Burpee Seeds Grow sign (7"x34"); Dekalb seed corn sack (matted/framed); Telechron 10-2-4 Dr. Pepper clock (corded electric); “Keys Made” Curtis Industries, (Eastlake OH, 15"x31”); Opaline motor oil can; National Biscuit Co. UNEEDA BAKERS store display jar (lid); Goetz Country Club beer “Pistol” lighted sign(19x14x5½); Planters Peanut store display jar (metal lid); metal milk bottle carrier; glass milk bottles; and more!

GLASSWARE, POTTERY, STONEWARE

Stained glass windows (x3, 19x44(2), 22x45); Pairpoint powder dish (china, floral motif); Fire King “Tulip Ivory” nesting bowl set (4 pc, plus S&P, grease jar); Shawnee pitchers (“Smiley” pig, Chanticleer “chicken”); Erphila lduck teapot (German); Bleikrystal perfume set (4 pc, German lead crystal); glass shelf risers (x2);blue stoneware “Butter” (w lid); blue stoneware salt; Red Wing refrigerator jar; “Casey Bros” jug (Scranton PA); Red Wing jug (5g, winged logo); Red Wing jug (5g, birch leaf,beehive); “M Salzman Co” stone jug; “PH Donohoe & Co” stone jug; “Tennessee Jam” stone jar; Western stone jars; Roto Salt Feeder; Western buttermilk feeder & Poultry Fountain; Western chicken waterer (½ brown glaze); salt glazed stoneware pitchers (x7); stoneware bowls (x15, some w/ advertising); stone crocks (6g Western w/ bails); Tea Leaf ironstone (pitcher/bowl set, toothbrush holders, shaving mug, chamber pot, small covered dish, teacup); plus other stone crocks, jugs, jars, and miniatures; and other items to be added by sale day!

ADDITIONAL PHOTOS -
SELLER: LEROY & CAROLYN BUTTS

For additional information or questions contact Teter Auction Company, LLC
David May: (660) 973-9523

Jon Martin: (660) 247-3695

Office: (660) 240-9161

Auction Venue Location:

308 Broadway St., Jamesport, MO 64648

Saturday, August 29, 2026 • 9:30 A.M.

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