Auction Date:
October 24, 2026 | 9:00 am
Auction Location / Nearest City:
1308 2nd St., Holdrege, NEFeatured items:
- Battleship cast iron & concrete windmill weight
- 20 Gal. salt glaze crock w/ butterfly design
- 6 Gal. Red Wing Water Collor w/ lid & spigot
- 6 Gal. salt glaze butter churn w/ rib cage design
- Buddy L Army Transport truck
- Kinerk’s Jewelry Store advertising watch sign
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Auction Description:
2-Day Antique & Collectible AUCTION – Day 1
Live Auction
Auction Date/Time: October 24th, 2026 – 9:00am
Location: Phelps Co. Fairgrounds – 1308 2nd St., Holdrege, NE
Leif Ostrom Estate
Saturday, October 24th, 2026 – 9:00 A.M.
Selling: Stoneware, Windmill Weights, Hitching Posts,
Cast Iron, Lamps, Clocks, Toys, Advertising & General Store Items.
Sunday, October 25th, 2026 – 10:30 A.M.
Selling: Antique Furniture, Singer Featherweight, Kitchenware, Pottery, Glassware, Quilts, Stained Glass, Art & Musical Items.
Preview: Friday, October 23rd from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Auctioneer’s Note: Leif had an eye for detail and enjoyed collecting for many years. It’s showcased in the outstanding variety of quality antiques being sold.
Mark your calendars! You won’t want to miss it.
Selling Saturday, October 24th, 2026 – 9:00 A.M.:
Stoneware:
Crocks:
20 Gal. salt glaze crock w/ butterfly design, handles & turkey track;
20 Gal. Union double elephant ear w/ handles (has upside down Union oval stamp);
15 Gal. Red Wing crock & lid;
12 Gal. Macomb Pottery crock w/ handles;
8 Gal. Red Wing crock;
5 Gal. salt glaze crocks w/ leaf design & handles,
5 Gal. Red Wing crock & lid;
5 Gal. Red Wing crocks;
5 Gal. Union elephant ear crocks w/ handles;
5 Gal. Union elephant ear crock;
5 Gal. Western crock w/ lily design & bail handles;
5 Gal. W.D. Miller crock w/ handles;
4 Gal. salt glaze crock w/ leaf design w/ turkey dropping;
4 Gal. salt glaze crock w/ handles;
3 Gal. brown glazed crock w/ stinger design & handles;
3 Gal. Red Wing crock;
3 Gal. Ruckel’s crock;
3 Gal. Western crock;
2 Gal. salt glaze crock w/ bee sting design;
2 Gal. Red Wing crock w/ ski oval, & lid w/ petal pattern;
2 Gal. Red Wing crocks;
2 Gal. Western crock;
One Gallon “Dove Brand” crock w/ lid & bail handle;
1 Gal. Red Wing crock & lid w/ petal pattern;
Ryan Brothers salt glaze crock w/ floral design & handles;
Western crock w/ blue floral design;
Crock & lid w/ Adv.: General Merchandise Hooper, Neb.;
Crock w/ Adv: Parkersburg, W.V.;
Rabbit crock w/ Adv.: Rajah Rabbitry Witchita , Kans.;
Assorted crocks & lids;
Water Coolers, Chicken Waters, Jars & More:
6 Gal. Red Wing Water Collor w/ lid & spigot;
3 Gal. Western Pottery Co. Ice Water dispenser (no spigot);
Water crock w/ paper Adv.: Nappanee Ind.;
Chicken water w/ Adv.: Kearney Hardware Co. Kearney, Neb.;
Red Wing chicken water;
Chicken water w/ chickens design;
5 Gal. two tone Western ball lock jar (no lid);
Red Wing sponge band jar w/ bail handle & Adv.: Paul Kruger Octavia, Nebr.;
Blue band beater jar w/ Adv.: W.G. Paker Farnam, Neb.;
Blue band jar w/ lid, bail handle & Adv.: W.E. Zimbeck Boone Iowa;
Refrigerator jar w/ lid & handle;
Jar w/ paper Adv.: Heinz Apple Butter;
Jar w/ Adv.: Vulcanizing Solution Akron, Ohio;
Butter crock w Adv.: Sunny Farm Products Chicago;
Butter crock;
Roseville blue spongeware butter crock;
Cottage cheese crock w/ Adv.: Muncie Pure Milk Co.;
Two tone bean pot w/ Adv.: Weiss Slechta Kimball, South Dakota;
Red Wing sponge band juicer;
Blue band cereal canister;
Blue band mug;
Salt dishes;
Red Wing hot water bottle;
Assorted spittoons;
Chamber pot w/ lily design;
Large insulator;
Butter Churns:
6 Gal. salt glaze butter churn w/ rib cage design, handles, lid & stomper;
4 Gal. salt glaze butter churn w/ floral design & handles;
4 Gal. Red Wing butter churn w/ lid & stomper;
4 Gal. Union birch leaf butter churn w/ handles, lid & stomper;
4 Gal. Union birch leaf butter churn w/ handles & lid;
4 Gal. Union elephant ear butter churn w/ handles, lid & stomper;
3 Gal. elephant ear butter churn (no lid);
3 Gal. Red Wing butter churn w/ lid;
2 Gal. Union birch leaf butter churn w/ handles & bottom markings, lid & stomper;
2 Gal. Western butter churn w/ lid;
Salt glazed churn w/ design, wood lid & stomper;
Assorted churn lids;
Jugs:
5 Gal. Red Wing beehive jug;
5 Gal. beehive birch leaf jug;
4 Gal. salt glaze beehive jug w/ bee sting design & turkey track;
3 Gal. beehive Union birch leaf jug w/ lip;
3 Gal. Red Wing beehive jug;
3 Gal. Red Wing jug;
2 Gal. two tone White Hall S.P. & S. Co. jug;
Jug w/ Adv.: WM. Steinmeyer Co. Milwaukee, Wis.;
Two tone Western jugs;
Two tone Ruckel’s jug;
Two tone jug w/ Adv.: Jonas F. Brown & Co. Minneapolis, Minn.;
Two tone jug w/ Adv.: Watkin’s Extracts;
Jug w Adv.: Wholesale Grocer Kansas City, MO.;
Salt glazed jug w/ turkey track;
Assorted & mini jugs;
Bowls:
Red Wing Greek Key style bowl w/ Adv.: Wilsonville CO-OP. Merc. Co. Wilsonville, Nebr.;
Red Wing Greek Key style bowl w/ Adv.: Fuller Mercantile Co. Cowles, Nebr.;
Red Wing Greek Key style bowl w/ Adv.: Rasmussen Grocery Ravenna Nebraska;
Red Wing spongeware bowl w Adv.: Findley’s Store;
Red Wing spongeware panel bowl w/ Adv.: Plattsmouth;
Red Wing spongeware panel bowl w/ Adv.: Lithuanian CO-OPERATIVE;
Red Wing spongeware panel bowl w/ Adv.: Rasmussen Grocery Ravenna Neb.;
Red Wing blue & pink band bowl w/ Adv.: Rasmussen Grocery Ravenna Nebraska;
Red Wing blue & pink band bowl w/ Adv.: The Fair Store Wakefield, Nebr.;
Red Wing blue & pink band bowl w/ Adv.: Norton County CO-Op Assn. Norton, Kan.;
Blue bowl w/ Adv.: Austins Grocery Franklin, Nebr.;
Blue bowls w/ Adv.: G.W. Shafer & Son Beaver City, Neb.;
Blue bowl w/ Adv.: Bartle’s Store St. Paul Neb.;
Ribbed bowl w/ Adv.: Dragoo-Page Lincoln, Kans.;
Bowl w/ lid & Adv.: F.W. Dahl Oakland, Nebr.;
Bowl w/ Adv.: Charley’s Sanitary Store Milligan, Neb.;
Bowl w/ Adv.: Bettus Siems Snyder, Neb.;
Bowl w/ Adv.: Lunner & Johnson Stromsburg, Nebr.;
Bowl w/ Adv.: W.B. Conner;
Bowl w/ blue floral design;
Assorted bowls;
Pitchers:
Red Wing sponge band pitcher w/ Adv.: The Farmers CO-OP Canton, Kansas;
Red Wing cherry band pitcher w/ Adv.: Cairo Merc. Co. Cario, Nebr.;
Pitcher w/ Adv.: Omaha, Nebr.;
Pitcher w/ Adv.: H.A. Miller’s General Store Wall Lake, Iowa;
Red Wing Blue spongeware pitchers;
Blue floral pitcher;
Blue pitcher;
Pitcher w/ train, wagon, automobile & airplane design;
Brown glaze pitcher w/ iris design;
Rockingham brown glaze pitcher w/ tulip design;
Dark glaze pitcher & mugs w/ grape design;
Brown glaze pitcher;
Sleepy Eye pitchers & creamers;
Windmill Weights, Hitching Posts & Cast Iron:
Battleship cast iron & concrete windmill weight;
Bull windmill weight (one clipped horn);
Fairbury Nebr. bull windmill weight;
2 – Bull silhouette windmill weights;
Hummer rooster windmill weight;
Long tail horse windmill weight;
3 – Short tail horse windmill weight (1-Painted blue & 1-Painted yellow);
Challenge Co. Batavia ILL windmill weight;
Eclipse A10 windmill weight;
2 – Eclipse A13 windmill weights;
Plano MFG Co windmill base plate;
Windmill Weights identified book;
“The Faithful Groomsman” cast iron painted black Americana boy on bale hitching post;
2 – Tree trunk cast iron hitching posts;
2 – Cast iron hitching post w/ ornate tops;
2 – Cast iron hitching posts w/ balls at top;
Cast iron horse or buggy tethers;
Cast iron doorstops: Ship, German Sheppard, Scotty dog, Boston Terrier, cat, birds, fisherman on boat, Victorian ladies, flowers, fruit cornucopia & house;
Cast iron banks: Hubley baby in cradle, Black Americana, building, house, rescue dog, lion, elephant, & duck;
Cast iron frog;
Cast iron dog figure;
Cast iron wagon & airplane;
Cast iron implement seats: Walter A. Wood & other;
Alligator cast iron sprinkler;
Give Me A Penny cast iron cane topper on wood cane;
Don Ceasar cast statue;
Savage cast iron stove match holder;
Cast iron flag holder;
Toys:
Buddy L Army Transport truck;
Dump truck;
Convertible;
Avery wood trashing machine;
Keystone C42 US Cruiser wood boat;
Marx train;
Large black steam engine;
Burlington Route train car;
Toonerville trolley toy;
Moon Scout helicopter;
Toy guns;
GI Joe dolls w/ original boxes;
GI Joe clothes & accessories;
GI Joe footlocker w/ accessories;
GI Joe Adventure team headquarters;
GI Joe Training Center;
GI Joe helicopter;
Barbie w/ black & white bathing suit;
Annie doll;
Chatty Cathey doll w/ original box;
Steiff Mucki hedgehog dolls;
Troll doll;
Kewpie dolls;
Kewpie doll plate;
Native American maiden doll;
Folk art doll;
Blue doll trunk;
Rocking horse;
Teddy bears;
Tinker beads;
Tin boxers toy;
Farmer In The Dell tin barn w/ original box;
Horses & Mules wood barn;
Fisher-Price Snoopy Sniffer pull toy;
Flintstone toys;
Red Tinker toy;
Spudsie toy w/ original box;
Wood building blocks w/ litho box;
Roy Rogers guitar;
Leather ball glove;
Wood bowling ball & pins;
Wood juggling pins & balls;
Block puzzles including American Fire Department;
Chinese checkers;
Crochets sets;
Snooker balls;
Steel runner sled;
Schwinn bicycle;
Leif The Lucky book;
Shirley Temple coloring book;
Ghostbusters Marshmallow Man pencil sharpener;
Andy Card Coca-Cola toy dispenser;
Popeye Halloween mask;
Paper mache & porcelain man bank;
Old Oaken Bucket punchboard;
Lamps & Clocks:
Van Briggle blue table lamp w/ butterfly shade;
Van Briggle “Rebecca At The Well” moonglo table lamp w/ butterfly shade;
Adlake railroad lantern w/ red globe;
Glass lightning rod balls: Red, blue, amber & white;
Aladdin Beehive lamps: Red & amber (electrified);
Aladdin Vertique yellow moonstone lamp;
Aladdin Corinthian lamps: White, White/Jade green & Clear/Amber;
Aladdin lamp glass shades & chimneys;
Assortment of kerosene lamps;
Mercury glass reflector;
Green lady lamp w/ hand painted glass shade;
Variety of vintage table lamps;
Stain glass floor lamp;
Ornate glass lamp shades;
Etched glass globes;
Assorted lamp parts;
Crown ceiling light fixture;
Large hanging glass light fixture;
Yellow Pages advertising wall clock;
Du-Pros Shellac advertising wall clock;
Coo-Coo clock;
Oak Mission style wall clock;
Seth Thomas kitchen clock;
Carved wood kitchen clocks;
Regulator wall clock;
Coca-Cola wood case clock;
Man of the hour clock;
Alarm clocks;
Paragon time switch;
Advertising & General Store Items:
Kinerk’s Jewelry Store advertising watch sign;
Jewelry Store advertising watch sign;
Skelly Supreme glass gas globe;
Skelly oil can;
Spool cabinets;
Philpak Handkerchiefs display case;
Boston Garter display case;
Ribbon cabinet;
National cash registers;
National cash register on wood cabinet;
Wooden change maker register;
Nugget trade simulator;
Penny trade simulator;
L.C. Smith & Corona typewriter;
Hoehner Harmonicas display;
Carousel Native American bust panel;
Outlaw Rummy poster & holder;
Surveying transit;
Spearhead tobacco cutter;
Tobacco cutter;
Country store cigar lighter;
Right-Cut chewing tobacco tin;
Lucky Strike, Pattersons, Velvet, Tiger & other tobacco tins;
Rocky Ford cigar box;
Cigarette punch boards;
Ruf-Cut soap;
Aqua Net hair spray dispensers;
Hat pins;
Hat stand;
Men’s Wittnauer wristwatch;
Money belt;
Metal mesh jacket;
Artstyle Chocolates tin;
Brachs Morningside Chocolate Covered Cherries box;
Atlas Tack Corporation boxes;
Page’s Tested Seeds wood box;
Large Russ Williams Holdrege sign;
Goodyear St. Paul Tire Co. Inc. St. Paul, Nebraska sign;
David Harum Feeds signs;
Danger Men Working sign;
One Way sign;
Neon ANTIQUES sign;
Lions International sign;
Parke-Davis Vitamins sign;
Shipp Real Estate Agency Ravenna, Nebr. sign;
Warnemunde Agency Lexington, Nebraska signs;
Sheppard & Burk sign;
Eye chart;
Vintage flag;
Plastic rooster keyholder w/ Adv.: Andy’s Repair Loomis, Nebr.
Tuffy’s Tavern Smithfield, NE cloth sign;
Wood signs: Chicken Dinners & Oyster Stew;
Wood barrel w/ advertising;
Alberto Vargas pin up pictures;
Ansley Neb. photograph;
Downtown Lexington, NE photograph;
Eustis Pool Hall photograph;
Pool players photos;
Abraham Lincoln & JFK advertising pictures;
Advertising chain pictures including Holdrege & others;
Adams Road Machinery advertising road grader picture;
No Smoking Allowed Farmer’s Mutal Fire & Lightning Insurance Co. Burt County, Nebraska metal sign;
The Home Beautiful Build It Of Wood A.J. Hayden Brazilton, Kansas metal sign;
LADIES sign;
McCord wood spice rack Omaha;
National Biscuit Co. glass jars;
Dillings Candies glass jar;
Seyfert’s Butter Pretzel jars;
Peerless advertising glass bowl;
Schroeter Bros. St. Louis pecan nutcracker;
Nut dispenser;
Drink Coca-Cola dispenser;
Enjoy Coca-Cola bottle holder;
Coca-Cola trays;
Scissors cabinet;
Glass display cases;
Waltham Clocks display cabinet;
Wrigley & Juicy Fruit gum display;
Duro Belle Human Hair Net display;
Glass display case w/ money;
Tokens;
Wood & brass stein 1859-1909;
Budweiser & Falstaff advertising plates;
Budweiser Custer’s Last Fight advertising picture;
Cowboy statues;
J. W. Rogers Farnam, Nebraska advertising thermometer;
Best Place Mercantile Co. Farnam, Nebr. tin tray;
Paper mache & plastic Nipper dogs;
Large paper mache Majestic eagle on globe;
Case eagle patch;
Delphos gas can;
Wooden waterfowl silhouettes;
Wood duck decoys including Gundelfingers;
Goose decoy;
Fishing creel;
Saddle;
Horse collar;
Snaffle bridle bit;
Tombstone;
Phelps & Sherman County Atlases;
Hardback books;
Phillips 66 gas can & others;
Pontiac shop manual 1949-1954;
Tow strap;
Wood block hand planes;
Wooden mallet;
Rope braider;
Wood graining tool;
McCormick toolbox;
Metal toolboxes;
Metal sprayer;
Small RC engine wall mount;
2-Way band radio;
Wood case telephone;
Pay phone;
Oak file card box;
General Store paper holder;
Shoe shine stand;
Broom holder;
Advertising yardsticks;
Canes;
Plus, much more than listed!
For more information, please contact Ken Bramer – Cell: 308-233-1669
Bramer Auction & Realty
Ken Bramer – Broker/Auctioneer
PO Box 1 204 E. Jefferson Ave. Amherst, NE 68812
Phone: (308) 233-1669 or (308) 826-3225
Auction Location / Nearest City:
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