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The Auction

By Clifford Russell

300 East 3rd Lomor, Missouri 64759

Fire engine

Fire engine sold to William Schatt of Sharonville, Ohio, for $35,000.

Steam whistles at auction

Over 200 steam whistles sold at the auction.

I was one of the fortunate people who knew Ben Markley of Joplin, Missouri. I recently met his granddaughter, Linda Poe, whose job it was to administer the estate of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard White, which included much of her grandfather's collections.

I was asked to help with the auction. We sold treasures that had been in the family for three generations a horse-drawn "steam" fire engine, over 200 steam whistles, stationary, traction, and portable steam engines just to mention a few.

I didn't know what was going through Linda's heart until I saw the tears in her eyes. So I wrote her a poem and would like to share it with the auction's bidders and the readers of IMA.