The Estate of Gene Budney-Thorhild

THE ESTATE OF GENE BUDNEY – Thorhild, AB A lifetime of collecting, creating, tinkering and holding onto the good stuff has come together in one exceptionally diverse estate auction. The Estate of Gene Budney is packed with the kind of finds that make you keep clicking “next page” — from serious woodworking machinery and a workshop full of tools to antiques, vintage electronics, advertising collectibles, records, china, household treasures and plenty of pieces you simply don't see every day. For the woodworker, craftsman or garage enthusiast, this is a catalogue worth exploring. Highlights include a Makita 2040 industrial planer, Rockwell Beaver table saw, Beaver band saw, Makita router station, Milwaukee Super Sawzall, sanders, routers, saws, clamps, woodworking chisels and gouges, measuring tools, workshop cabinets, hardware, machinery parts, hand tools and an enormous assortment of shop supplies. There are even natural burls, burl slices, wood turnings and other material ready for someone's next project. Antique and nostalgia collectors will find plenty to get excited about as well. Discover a Brunswick floor-model wind-up phonograph, Atwater Kent console radio, a cathedral-style radio speaker dated 1929, mechanical clocks, vintage scales, typewriters, old household equipment, display cases and an impressive assortment of pieces reflecting decades of Canadian life. Vintage audio is another standout category, led by a desirable Sansui 8080DB stereo receiver ...