Appraisals

Meet The Appraisor

Theron R. Horn, Jr., CEA

President, Owner of BlackRock Appraisals
Appraiser – Senior Certified Appraiser

Backed by decades of hands-on experience in the machine tool industry, Theron R. Horn, Jr. brings a level of insight that goes beyond standard valuation. His work is grounded in real-world knowledge, industry involvement, and a deep understanding of how equipment performs, trades, and retains value over time—giving clients confidence in every assessment.

Education: Bachelor of Arts Degree in Cross Cultural Communications

Specialties

Experience

Certified Machine & Equipment Appraiser – AMEA
Member Equipment Appraisers Association of North America (Held Credentials)
USPAP Certified – Uniform Standard of Professional Appraisal Practices
Machine Tool Sales – 40 years
Machine Tool Manufacturing – 53 Years
Active Machine Tool & Equipment Appraisals – 37 Years
Served as Chapter Secretary, Chapter Chair and National Board Representative of MDNA, served on the public relations and industry committee, ethics and mediation committee and other special committees for the Machinery Dealers National Association.

Types of Appraisal Assignments

CNC Machine Tools
Heavy Industry Machine Tools — i.e. Boring Mills, Vertical Lathes, Planer Mills, Profilers
Metalworking Equipment
Metal Forming Equipment — i.e. Presses, Brakes, Shears
CNC Lasers
Medical Device Manufacturing
Printing Equipment
Construction Equipment
Crushing Plants
Rolling Stock

References

Alliance Bank, Red Wing, MN
Alliance Bank, St. Paul, MN
Anchor Bank – Business, Blaine, MN
CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Tempe, AZ
American Bank & Trust, Huron, SD
First Advantage Bank, Coon Rapid, MN
M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank, Minneapolis, MN
Boston Scientific, Boston, MA (Entire Miami Facility)
Modern Tool, Minneapolis, MN

Allied Dies, Inc. Chippewa Falls, WI
Caribou Technologies, Ham Lake, MN
Hudson Machine, Hammond, WI
Waterstreet Funding, Minneapolis, MN – Condux-Tesmec
Kringstad Ironworks, Park River, ND
Remmele Engineering, St. Paul, MN (Howmet Aerospace)
Wells Fargo Bank, Bloomington, MN
Aura Fabricating, Fergus Falls, MN
TD Wright Co. / Bunting Co., St. Paul Minnesota

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