Auction Details
We are extremely pleased to offer this large and diversified selection of fine antique and collectible items. This sale includes three major private collections together with a number of other items fresh from estates and collections from all over North America. This will be an exciting, fast paced sale with something for everyone. Toys include: Mech. Banks, over 50 examples, some in excellent cond. Still Banks incl. lg. selection of safe banks, character stills, house banks, animals, etc. C.I. Toys incl. various H.D. items, also motor vehicles, etc. Windups incl. rare unauthorized Howdy Doody acrobat, Rare celluloid Mickey & Pluto handcart, celluloid and other litho toys. 120+ Battery-op toys, many with original box. Over 40 examples of Robots & Space Toys. Nearly 200 cap guns from Stevens, Ives, Kilgore, etc. incl. rarities. Dolls incl. over 50 fine bisque examples! Also sm. col. of Teddy Bears incl. Steiff. Signs incl. an outstanding collection of nearly 100 choice old litho signs all from a single-owner private coll., sold unreserved. Also a large, wonderful collection of shoe related advertising signs and early trade signs. This entire collection is from an internationally renowned American shoe manufacturer and includes some outstanding examples, all sold unreserved!! Select grouping of rare Maxfield Parrish prints, incl. some extremely rare examples such as lg. beautiful cardboard Jello advertisement, very rare Ferry Seeds, etc. Country Store incl. numerous cabinets, various Diamond Dyes, Dr. Daniels, huge Corticelli spool cabinet, advertising clocks, rare fabulous double cathedral showcase, numerous other display cases, etc. Arcade incl. Caille Olympic Strength Tester, Smilin' Sam, etc. Music incl. German 24 1/2" Polyphon, Regina 15 1/2" disc music box, American Criterion, Mira disc Box, etc. Soda Ftn. incl. Coca Cola advertisements, rare RC & 7-up mirrors (possibly prototypes), figural Dr. Swett's syrup disp., Ward's Orange Crush, etc. Misc. incl. large early Gulf gas pump, Coll. of Tarzan books, carousel pig, rare mini doll spongeware tea set, plus other doll items, and much more. This is a wonderfully diversified sale with a lot of choice items. Don't miss it!