SCHMIDT TRUST REAL ESTATE & ANTIQUE AUCTION
Due to the Death of
Ella Schmidt The Trustees Will Sell The Following
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY - MAY 20 & 21, 2008
Location: Berger (Franklin Cnty.) From Washington, MO take Hwy. 100 West 19 Miles to the Berger Exit 2nd
Hwy. B turn-off). Go North on Hwy. B 1.8 Miles to 115 Market St. & Auction or from Hermann,
MO take Hwy. 100 East 6 Miles to Berger Exit (Hwy. B). Turn North on “B” for 1.8 Miles.
TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2008
COLLECTIBLES • POTTERY • PAPER EPHEMERA • VIN. CLOTHING • TOYS • DOLLS
Pottery, incl. Roseville 347 Ball Vase • Hull W-16-10-1/2 Basket Planter • 2 Weller Jardinières, Lge. & Sm. • 5 in.
Unmarked Ball Vase w/Pinecone & Twig Handles • McCoy Vase • Black Cookie
Jar • Royal Copley Rooster Planter & Figure • Bluebird Bud Vase
50 Crock Jars, incl. Joseph Bayer 1 Gal. & A Bayer Lid #2 • Western
S.W. 2, 3 & 12 Gal. • 8 Gal. Monmouth
10 Crock Jugs, 5 Gal. & Down
2 Crock Churn Lids
12 Crock Bowls
25 Pr. of S & Ps
Paper Collectibles: Mar. 1, 1903 St. L. Worlds Fair Republic Newspaper • Farmers & Stockman
Weekly Journal 1918 • History of The Worlds Fair Book
1893, Cover Bad • Victorian Paper & Cardboard Advertising • Early 1900s
Traveling Brochures • Victorian Calling Cards
Time Tables Northern & Southern Pacific R.R.
Postcards: 1200 Victorian • 90 of San Francisco Expo. World’s Fair 1915 & Felt Official Banner • 1933 W.F. Chicago
• Many From< 40s & 50s • Am. Indian
2 Victorian Scrapbooks & Lot Clippings
Lot Postcard & Picture Albums (Empty)
Books: Farm Tractor & Equip. Owners Manuals • Hardware Catalogs, A.F. Shapleigh
1892 & 2 Simmons Hardware • Old Farm Books • Other Books
Berger Calendars, incl. John D. Stock 1916 • Aug.
Boeger, 1908 • Kropp Bros. 1915
Stockyard Calendars & Others
4 Stereopticons (One is tin), Pictures & Sets
Bone Handle Carving Set
Vintage Clothing: Otto & Rose Schmidt’s Wedding Attire, 1896 • Velvet Capelet & Beaded Capelet/Mantle
ca. 1890s • 2 Coats • 14 Skirts • Riding Outfit • 6 Petticoats • 25 Skirt Tops
& Jackets • 14 Blouses • Mutton Sleeves • 2 Bonnets • High Lace &
Children’s Shoes • Children’s Christening Gowns • Sailor Suit, etc. • Man’s
Nightshirt & 5 Shirts • 10 Lady’s Hats & 2 Men’s • Collar Box &
Collar • Ascot & Spats • Night Caps • Wooden Shoes • Victorian Accessories
1950s Mexican Circle Skirts
1930s Fur Coats & Collars
Hat Boxes
Toys: Tin Monkey • Early Stuffed Dog • Walt Disney Early Elf Doll • Child’s Tea Set •
Horse & Dog Figures • Bisque Dog & Cat • Tin Wash Boiler • 2 Early
Material Covered Horses • Union Tool Set • American Logs • Child’s Trunk • Lot 1950 – ‘70s Toys
Dolls: “Germany” China Head Doll w/Comp. Body, May Handwerck #3 • “Germany”
China Head Doll S*H #2 Comp. Body • 2 Mini China Dolls • China
Doll Heads • Composition Doll Parts
Christmas Decorations: Papier-mâché Santa, Figure Lights, Plastic Santas, Mini Trees,
Early Tree Stands, etc.
Easter: 7 Papier-mâché Rabbits • Several Plastic Rabbits
3 Guardian Service Pcs
El. Ceramic Waffle Iron
Tin Kerosene Projector
Early Lunch Buckets
Apple & Peach Peelers
2 Wooden Wall Match Holders & Comb Boxes
H. Kropp Beer Case #98
Advertising Boxes & Crates, incl. Wm. Waltke Soap
Ornate Early Medicine Shelf
Human Yoke
Cigarette Lighters
2 Ken-Roy Hatchery Tape Measures
Wooden 3 Pc. Flute
Juice Harp
Kunkels Cithern 1877 (Child’s
Zither)
Old Bottles
Jars: Coffee, Licorice, Horlicks, etc.
Milk Bottles, Missouri Valley, St. Louis Dairy, Highland
2 Amber Fruit Jars, Lightning & Globe
Woodburg Qt. Blue Jar
Lots of Blue & Green Canning Jars
Asst. Figurines, incl. Occ. Japan
3 Lead Stag/Deer Figures
2 Carved Soapstone Vases
Lge. & Sm. Bellows Cameras & Others
Armadillo Basket
Tin Cake Presses
Set of H.C. Co. Hand P. USA China
Alfred Meakin China, incl. 4 Flo Blue Saucers
Household Institute “Priscilla” China Serving Pcs
China H.P. Plates, incl. Bavaria, Nippon, Limoges
China Vases, incl. Nippon • Pr. Austria w/Birds
& Florals • Pr. Goldcastle Oriental w/Enamel • Sm. German Bud Vase
Oriental China: Covered Compote • Cr. & Sugar • Bowls
Powell Bishop 21 in. Ironstone Platter & Others
Cups: Love the Giver • Mother • Child’s German Little Red Riding Hood
Child’s China Pieces
3 Lusterware Cups & A Toothpick
Wash Pitcher & Bowl
China Cup & Saucer Pairs
Bavaria H.P. Bowl • Teapots
German Sugar Canister w/Cobalt Dutch Scene
40 City & State China Plates, Mostly ‘50s
Glazed Bisque Dutch Girl Figure
Lge. S & P, Dutch Boy & Girl
2 Blue Delft Pcs. & Other Similar
Several Pcs. Depr. Glass
10 in. (American Fostoria?) Vase
Sm. Footed Iridescent Candy Dish
Fenton Satin Glass Rose Bowl
Amethyst Items: Vase & 2 Double Candelabra • Pr. Candleholders • Cr. & Sugar
Berry Bowl & 6 Dishes w/Bluebirds
Elephant Figure Compote Lid
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2008
A
fantastic Victorian brick home in Berger,
Mo. built for Otto Schmidt from
1907-1910 on 1.53 +/ acres. This grand two story house with full basement and attic
has 3650 sq. ft. of living area and is only 10 minutes from Historic Hermann,
MO. The property has been in the Schmidt family for 100 years and is now fresh
to the Real Estate market on Public Auction.
This splendid Victorian home’s amenities include 10 rooms, 1-1/2 baths, open porches
on 3 sides, 3 beautiful working fireplaces, stain glass windows, bay windows,
natural gas hot water radiator heat, large pier mirror in the entryway,
scissors stairway to second floor, several large double pocket doors and modern
alarm system.
Out Buildings: Brick smokehouse and an outhouse with Cupola top hip roofs, frame
hired hands house, chicken house, large> original
Schmidt horse barn (neglected).
This home was occupied by Mrs. Ralph (Ella) Schmidt until 2007 and is now to be sold
due to her death. The home is ready for occupancy as is, or could be a
wonderful restoration project for someone wanting a spectacular home, bed &
breakfast or a return to the elegant turn of the century way of life. Ella’s
daughters have no further need for the family home and are highly motivated to
sell, reserving the right to accept or reject the final bid price.
Terms of Real Estate: A 10% non-refundable down payment is required upon signing Real
Estate Contract immediately following the R.E. Auction. The balance payment
must be made at closing within 30 days when good title and possession will be
granted. This property sells as is with no contingencies. Any financing or
inspections deemed necessary by buyer must be made prior to Auction at buyer’s
expense.
COLLECTIBLES • CAST IRON • HARNESS SHOP • TELEPHONES • LIGHTING • BASKETS • SPORTING • SOUTHWEST
INDIAN
Pr. Concrete Planters & Many Flower Pots
2 Iron Lard Kettles
Iron Washstand & An Umbrella Stand
#2 Cast Iron Dinner Bell
2 Steel Well Pulley Wheels
Iron Hanging Buggy Whip Display
Enterprise 2 Gal. Sausage Press & A 2 Qt.
2 Hog Scrapers • Meat Hooks
#78 Waffle Iron
Shoe Cobbler Lasts
2 Lge. Wire Plant Stands
Southwestern Indian: Approx. 12 Pottery Pieces, Bowls, Jars, etc. • 5 Sm. Prayer Rugs •
6 Old Throw Rugs (One is seamed, all good)
Numerous Antique Pictures, Framed Prints & Old Frames
Wm. J.Lemp, St. Louis Framed Litho of Brewery
Grandpa Schure (New Haven Harness Shop): Stitching Horse • Strap Edger • 2
Strap Thickness Skives • Asst. Harness Hardware • Bridle Blinder Cast Iron Form
Olive Canvas Horse Blanket 1918 N.O.S. (Cavalry?)
Buggy Foot Warmer
Pair Spurs & 3 Metal Stirrups
Cow & Sheep Bells
Mounted Steer Horns
2 Deer Head Mounts & 6 Antler Mounts
2 Hair on Steer Hides & A Deer Rug
Several Tanned Deer Hides
Several Hunting/Sheath Knives, One Austria w/Deer Leg Handle & KaBar w/Stacked Leather
Pocket Knives: Olster • Armstrong, Germany • Big “Buck” Lockblade
Dr. Wohler Kassel German 7 x 35 Binoculars
Sewing Notions
10 Hand Hooked Rugs
2 Loomed Rag Rugs
Quilts: 7 Good Old Pieced Quilts & 6 Cutters
Wool Comforts
2 Old Coverlets
Sleigh Lap Robe w/Button Eye Dog
Linens & Fancywork
Feed Sack Material, Printed & White
Belgium & Italian Tapestries
2 Steel Runner Sleds
Several Nice Glass Oil Lamps
Asst. Carbide Ceiling Light Fixtures & Shades
Oil Lanterns
Lge. Old Cuckoo Clock
Striking Ingraham Kitchen Clock
2 - Two Box Oak Wall Telephones
Early Black Desk Phones & Ring Boxes
2 Large Copper Apple Butter Kettles
3 Apple Butter Stirs
Cream Cans
2 Qt. Generic Butter Churn
5 Antique Baskets
Grecko Coffee & Flour Tins
Rd. Copper Backed Wall Mirror
Caswell Aristocrat Crank Record Player
ANTIQUE FURNITURE • TRUNKS • PIANO & PUMP ORGAN • SPINNING WHEEL • VICTROLA • STOVE
3 Pc. Parlor Set, Ca. 1896
Otto Schmidt’s Roll-top Desk
Victorian Oak Murphy Bed
Lge. Oak Commode Washstand w/Towel Bar & Mirror Back
Sm. Commode Washstand
Large Bachelor’s Chiffonier
4 Parlor Tables, incl. Walnut Eastlake, Oval w/Mule Feet & Oak Ball & Talon Parlor Table
Victorian Walnut Full Bed, Spool Turned w/Finials, by Peter Meier, Late 1800s
Vict. Walnut & Burl Dresser w/Swivel Mirror, Marble Insert & Fruit Pulls
Kitchen Safe w/Punched Tin Side Panels
Early 2 Door Walnut Wardrobe & A Pine
Glass China Cabinet, Queen Anne Style & Matching Server
Trunks, incl. Curved Top, Camel Back & Flat Top
Large Blanket Chest
Card Table w/Hunt Scene
Antique Brass Double Bed
7 Arm Rockers, incl. Walnut Full Caned w/Spindle & Ball Trim
Pressed Back Sewing Rocker
Walnut Eastlake Arm Chair (Cushioned)
Asst. Odd Chairs
2 Sofa Chairs w/Ornate Wood Trim
Fold Down Highchair Stroller Combo.
Victor Victrola Crank Console Record Player (not working) & 110-78 RPM Records,
Single & Double Sided
Union Treadle Sew Machine w/Box Top
Large Spinning Wheel
2 Yarn Winders
Record & Piano Roll Cabinet
Several Plant Stands
Beethoven Pump Organ, Washington N.J. (Working)
“Cook Cottage Parlor Stove #19”, Pat. 1865
French & Sons Upright Piano (Player Cabinet w/o Works)
Piano Bench, Fold Back
Caldwell Furn. Bedroom Set
1960s Modern Bedroom & Living Room Sets
Wide Wash & Porch Bench
2 Ornate Screen Doors
Furniture for Repair & Pieces: Wardrobe • Chairs • Mission Desk • Fainting Couch • Walnut Pegged Taper Leg Table
Metal File Cabinet
TOOLS • SCALE • MISC.
Antique Hand Tools, Block Planes, etc.
Long Handle Farm & Garden Tools
Post Drill Press
Standing Leg Vise
2 Very Lge. House Screw Jacks
Werner 14 ft. Alum. Ext. Ladder
Harness Parts
J.C. Higgins Girl’s Bicycle
Wash Tubs & Buckets
Chicago Truck Scale (No platform & floor)
Lunch By: Darlene’s One Stop
Rosalind Dantin & Kay Martellaro, Trustees
FROM a 1915
PUBLICATION ABOUT OTTO SCHMIDT, THE FIRST RESIDENT OF THE VICTORIAN HOME
SELLING ON THIS AUCTION
Otto Schmidt
became a resident of Berger when but six years of age. At age eighteen he
engaged in the saloon business and in trading in cattle. In 1900 came the
turning point in his career. He began to buy mules for H. Kahn & Son of East
St. Louis, who were furnishing them to the United
states government for
the Spanish-American war. He continued in the employ of that firm for ninety
days, shipping one hundred and eighty mules. Deciding to engage in business
independently, he set out for himself and was so successful that in 1903 he
opened his first mule barn, a five thousand dollar structure. Since 1903 he
has built a most extensive business in horses and mules. He began his
transactions with a capital of less than three thousand dollars and his
business has grown to an annual business today exceeding one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. Mr. Schmidt is a most energetic and active man, ever
interested in new business propositions as they present themselves. He has an
inexhaustible capacity for work and easily dominates any situation in business deals
that might seem hopeless to less farsighted men, yet he finds time to take part
in public affairs and enterprises of benefit to the community. Although
exacting, he is kind-hearted and ever ready to hold out a helping hand to those
in need or distress. It may be said that never a friend called upon him in
vain.
Mr. Schmidt is
as independent in his political views as he has been in his private
transactions, preferring to follow his own lead. Mr. Schmidt and family live
in one of the finest residences in Franklin
County. It is a brick
and stone house, handsomely furnished, provided with its own gas plant, its own
water works and also a sewerage system. He owns the best set of mule barns in
the state of Missouri,
modernly constructed. His barns can store six thousand bushels of grain, two
hundred tons of loose hay and fifty tons of baled straw. Mr. Schmidt owns one
hundred and eighty acres of land and half interest in a four hundred acre farm
near Columbia and two hundred acres of land in Gasconade County. He is the owner
of considerable residential property in Berger and is the second largest
stockholder in the Bank of Berger, serving as vice president and director. He
is connected with various other enterprises. Through his various activities
Mr. Schmidt has largely contributed toward the general growth and development
of Berger and Franklin County.
On May 28, 1896, Mr. Schmidt married Miss Rosa M. Schaffner,
a daughter of Fritz and Susanna (Bohrn) Schaffner. Her father was a dealer in livestock and also
farmed to some extent. To Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt have been
born four children: Russel
O., Ruth B., Ray H. and Ralph W.
Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt are welcomed in the best circles of Franklin County. Mr. Schmidt has
few outside interests finding the greatest happiness at his own fireside with
his family. His career should be an example to the young men of today because
he has proven that opportunity still exists. Not twenty years ago he was
practically in a dependent position, and within that short time has built a
fortune which is a credit to his ability. He is honored and respected and has
adopted business principles which would reflect credit and honor upon any man.
Otto Schmidt
died in 1952 leaving the splendid Victorian home to his wife, Rosa. Later it
became the home of his youngest son, Ralph W. Schmidt.