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The Horst family has been in the auction business since approximately 1900. Started by A. A. Landis, Tim and Tom’s great-grandfather, and carried on by his son-in-law, Titus S. Horst. Titus continued to call auctions part-time, as well as building homes as a master carpenter. His experience was passed on to his son, T. Glenn Horst, who entered the auctioneering business in 1956.

T. Glenn carried on his dad’s tradition of building custom homes by day, and calling sales in the evenings and on Saturdays. In the early 1960’s, T. Glenn offered his services to the Cocalico Valley Historical Society, calling their sales on a volunteer basis until the late 1980’s.

T. Glenn’s oldest son Timothy decided in 1976 to follow in his father’s footsteps and became an auctioneer and carpenter. Listening to his dad’s calling ever since he was a child, Tim became an auctioneer at the age of 16. He drew heavily from his dad’s experience. Tim and T. Glenn worked a full schedule building custom homes and conducting auctions, all the while enjoying their opportunity to work side by side.

In 1982, T. Glenn’s youngest son, Thomas, joined the family business by way of clerking at sales and building homes. After many years of prodding by his dad, Tom finally decided to step up to the microphone and help call sales in 1988. The company continued calling sales on-site for estates, and began to rent fire halls to conduct consignment sales and catalogued antique sales.

Public Sale - Tuesday, September 11, 1917

As the business grew, it became increasingly more difficult to juggle the demands of building custom homes and conducting a large number of auctions, so a decision had to be made. The family decided to pursue the auction business full-time.

After much consideration, the Horst family decided that the time had come to build a facility that was specifically designed to hold public sales. With experienced auctioneers/builders in charge, a building was constructed that could accommodate the size and quality of sales that the business had grown into. The Wednesday evening consignment sales became an immediate success for both buyers and sellers alike. In addition, the catalogued antique sales continued to increase in attendance and antique quality.

In 2003, the 5th generation of auctioneers joined the mix, with Timothy’s oldest son T. Brent starting in the business. In 2011, Tim’s middle child Matthew finally after years of uncertainty also decided to take the leap into auctioneering. And as you read this, Derek Timothy’s youngest child is apprenticing to make it a perfect 3 for 3 of brother’s joining the business. Horst Auction is a true family business and we look forward to working with you and your family when you need our services.

While all sales hold special memories, some of the highlights have been the estate collection of well-known antique collectors and authors Earl and Ada Robacher, the sale of items from the Snow Hill German Seventh Day Baptist Society, and the total dispersal of items from the Victorian Mountain Springs Hotel. These are just a few of the many sales that the Horst family has had the honor and privilege to conduct over the past 100 years.

Public Sale - Saturday, Dec 1, 1934

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