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Minnesota Mercantile, a licensed antique and collectable dealer in
St. Cloud, Minnesota, has been secured by the heirs of a local estate
to represent them in the sale of their DeKleist-Wurlitzer Style 155
Monster Band Organ.

Bids, stated in U.S. funds, will be accepted through June 30, 2001.
The estate retains the right to accept any or decline all offers
received.  By June 15th the high bid to date will be revealed to the
three highest bidders.  They will all be offered the opportunity of
submitting one final bid.  The final high bidder will be notified by
July 5th, 2001.  The final bid winner must submit within 7 days of
notification, U.S. funds in the amount of 10% of the bid price to be
held by Minnesota Mercantile, until final payment and shipping details
are arranged.

A description, history and information about the instrument follows:
Minnesota Mercantile will do its utmost to provide timely and accurate
information to bidders, but can only forward information as supplied
to it by the heirs of the estate.  If you received this information
via Internet E-mail, a photo link is included.  An audio cassette tape
of the instrument playing is available upon your promise to return.

Photo Link: http://www.users.uswest.net/~mnmercantile/10.jpg

This Wurlitzer Style 155 "Monster" band organ is one of only three
known to be in existence.  It is thought to have been built for
Wurlitzer by DeKleist in 1905, for a skating rink in Massilion, Ohio,
where it played for two years and then traded in for a 165 format
organ.  It was then sold to an amusement park in Pittsburgh, PA.

It is thought that an exterior facade was never a part of this organ
as originally sold.  The organ chassis measures 94 inches long by 33
inches wide by 84 inches high.  It includes snare and bass drum and
cymbal.  The organ has undergone some restorations in more recent years
and is currently playing the 87-key B.A.B. roll format.  Nine rolls of
music are included.  The organ is in working playable condition.

All correspondence, questions or requests for information should be
directed to:

John Clare, Minnesota Mercantile
419 West St. Germain St., St. Cloud, MN 56301
tel.: 1-800-939-1268 or 1-320-259-5053
email: John Clare <mnmercantile@uswest.net>