An Avery Cloaked in MYSTERY
In 2021, I had the pleasure to view the Virgil and Phyllis Litke collection near Marion, Kansas. Virgil and Phyllis were married 71 years and the collection was as much her hobby as it was his. As their children said, it was something that brought them closer together.
Virgil and Phyllis passed away in 2019, leaving a collection that took a lifetime to accumulate. In July 2021, the collection sold at auction with Aumann Vintage Power.
Virgil was one of the true pioneer collectors of the tractor and engine hobby. As a family man and a person of admirable faith, he greeted everyone with a smile and a tour of one of his buildings. It didn’t matter how many times you’d been there, you always saw something new and got to hear a new story. Collections like the Litkes’ are