Opportunities Auction - Where Rare is Common

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction LocationNewnan, Georgia, United States

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Opportunities Auction -Celebrating Silver Anniversary

Conducted by Preston Evans GAL 1287

Featuring the Albert Schlafmann Museum Collection of Turtle Lake, N D

March 17 & 18, 2006 - Newnan, Ga



Opportunities Auction is known for selling the most rare of rare coin-operated machines and
other collectibles that almost never appear at auction. This 25 year celebration will offer eclectic groups of fine items that include antiques from the top tier of various categories. Among these groups of items are the most scarce arcade items and a very special model M coin-operated phonograph. There are over 125 collectible Lionel trains, and many have never been removed from their original boxes. A huge collection of items will be sold from a well stocked museum which closed its doors 25 years ago.
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Group of 21 Stereoscope Cards in Color1389 - Group of 21 Stereoscope Cards in Color
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Group of 21 stereoscope cards in color in what appears to be their original box. There is no manufacturer’s mark on card or box. Cards provide armch
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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Group of 30 Stereoscope Cards1390 - Group of 30 Stereoscope Cards
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Group of 30 stereoscope cards by Keystone View Co. numbered between 186 & 232 depicting scenes from CO, KS, MT, CA, OR, & WY. Pictured are ...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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Group of 50 Stereoscope Cards1391 - Group of 50 Stereoscope Cards
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Group of 50 stereoscope cards by Keystone View Co. with various scenes from Europe and Africa. Cards are slightly curved.
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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Group of 18 Stereoscope Cards1392 - Group of 18 Stereoscope Cards
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Group of 18 stereoscope cards numbered 101, 103-7, 109-120 depicting work scenes from LA, AR, MI, AL, TN, KY, FL, GA, SC, NC, WV. Five include blacks
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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Stereoscope Card Storage Cabinet1393 - Stereoscope Card Storage Cabinet
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Wooden storage cabinet for stereoscope cards. This cabinet is very old and comes full of numbered cards by Keystone View Company. Include are over 4
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Start Price : 175.00 | Estimate : 350.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Advertising Poster Wurlitzer Jukeboxes1394 - Advertising Poster Wurlitzer Jukeboxes
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Nicely framed vintage poster under glass advertising Wurlitzer Jukeboxes featuring Johnny One Note logo and depicting attractive couple in diner. Ent
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to goldenage-.. for (800.00 + 136.00BP) = 936.00
 
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Adv. Poster Barnum & Bailey1395 - Adv. Poster Barnum & Bailey
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Nicely framed poster advertising Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth, The Great Coney Island Water Carnival. Performers appear to be having ...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Model, War Ship1396 - Model, War Ship
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Model War Ship. Very nicely constructed wooden model with a battery of 45 cannons on either side. Other cannons on shipboard. Measures approximatel
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Model Ship, The Atlantic1397 - Model Ship, The Atlantic
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Half model of The Atlantic mounted on board that measures approximately 15 ½" x 78". Brass plate on the board has the following info...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Half Model Ship1398 - Half Model Ship
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Half Model of schooner mounted on board that measures approximately 23 ½" x 76".
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Humidor, Shape of Man’s Head1399 - Humidor, Shape of Man’s Head
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Humidor. Grotesque face is attached to wooden base approximately 6" x 7 ½"W. There is a metal plate on the base, but it is not mark...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Ship’s Chronometer1400 - Ship’s Chronometer
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Brass ship’s chronometer in wooden case. On dial of chronometer is written: Thomas Mercer, Maker to the Admiralty, The Indian & Colonial Gover...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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King Oscar Cigar Cutter1401 - King Oscar Cigar Cutter
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Cigar Cutter has graphic of “King Oscar” in center. Embossed in metal: John C. Herman & Co., King Oscar Cigars, Made of Good Tobacco. Works ...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Rocky Ford Cigar Cutter1402 - Rocky Ford Cigar Cutter
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Rocky Ford Cigar Cutter has graphic of Indian in center. Across top is written: Rocky Ford. Across bottom is written: Delicious Flavor Cigar. Nick
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Coin-operated Cigarette Dispenser1403 - Coin-operated Cigarette Dispenser
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Coin-operated cigarette dispenser made by Wilson Manufacturing Company. Advertising Lucky Strike with decals. Reservoir for cigarettes is aluminum.
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Cigar Lighter1404 - Cigar Lighter
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Wooden cigar lighter decorated with various photos around base and marquee.
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Cigar Trade Stimulator1405 - Cigar Trade Stimulator
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“You Always Get One” Cigar Trade Stimulator made by Drobis Brothers. Graphics are good. Mirror on back is beginning to show wear. Placed on counter
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Start Price : 800.00 | Estimate : 1,700.00 - 2,800.00
 
 
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Coke Adv. Sign Easy to Take Home1407 - Coke Adv. Sign Easy to Take Home
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Cardboard Coca Cola advertising sign in gold, fluted wooden frame entitled “Easy to Take Home” depicting stylish lady with cartons of Coke. Sign meas
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to dutchburg for (250.00 + 42.50BP) = 292.50
 
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Victorian Bookcase1408 - Victorian Bookcase
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Victorian style bookcase has glass doors and three adjustable wooden shelves. There are two drawers at bottom. There are two mirrored doors on eith
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Start Price : 1,300.00 | Estimate : 2,700.00 - 4,500.00
 
 
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Harvard Dental Cabinet1409 - Harvard Dental Cabinet
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Harvard dental cabinet. Victorian styling. Glass door for top compartment. Five drawers at bottom. Brass nameplate on front with The Harvard Compan
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Start Price : 1,700.00 | Estimate : 3,800.00 - 5,800.00
 
 
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Bird Call Box George Baker1410 - Bird Call Box George Baker
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Bird Call Box. Walnut wood. Brass handle on top. Brass nameplate on side: S Troll late George Baker & Co., Musical Box Manufacturer, Gene...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 550.00 - 1,100.00
 
 
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Poster We’ve Made a Monkey Out of You1411 - Poster We’ve Made a Monkey Out of You
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Political poster entitled We’ve Made a Monkey Out of You depicts Uncle Sam as an organ grinder and Adolf Hitler as a monkey. Copy right 1943 by J. H.
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ship Print - 3-D Sails1412 - Ship Print - 3-D Sails
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Nicely framed print of sailing vessel with 3-D sails, by Gordon Grant, copyright 1934 Doubleday Doran. Framed size approximately 16" x 22".
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Phonograph -Edison Class M1413 - Phonograph -Edison Class M
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Phonograph -Edison -This is an exciting find!!!, It is a Rare Class M. Class M phonographs were manufactured through 1890. With all of the frills,
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Start Price : 2,500.00 | Estimate : 5,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Evans Races Game1414 - Evans Races Game
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Evans Races Console Gambling Machine with Convertible Free Play, H. C. Evans & Co., circa 1948. The updated and improved final successor to th...
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Start Price : 3,500.00 | Estimate : 7,000.00 - 11,500.00
 
 
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Jennings Multiple Racer Console Slot1414A - Jennings Multiple Racer Console Slot
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O. D. Jennings Multiple Racer Console Slot machine. Date on schematics is 9/20/38. Works on one to four nickels. Has both single and double payouts
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to meow19898szc for (650.00 + 110.50BP) = 760.50
 
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Phonograph -Model AS1415 - Phonograph -Model AS
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Phonograph -Model AS - coin-operated graphaphone, original in exceptionally good condition, one of the best anywhere
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Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimate : 4,000.00 - 7,500.00
 
 
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Phonograph - Opera1416 - Phonograph - Opera
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Phonograph - Opera - Nearly flawless mahogany horn and cabinet, Circa 1911, traversing mandrel mechanism with enamel bed plate. Only 4,000 produced in
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Start Price : 3,250.00 | Estimate : 6,500.00 - 8,500.00
 
 
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Victor VI Phonograph1417 - Victor VI Phonograph
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Victor VI phonograph. Cabinet in spear tip mahogany, trimmed in gold with heavy base molding. Nice stenciling. Totally beautiful condition. Origina
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Start Price : 2,500.00 | Estimate : 5,500.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Phonograph in Style of Grand Piano1418 - Phonograph in Style of Grand Piano
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Phonograph in style of a grand piano, outstanding condition with colorful applied inlay, Oriental designs. Mahogany wood. An exceptional find.
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Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimate : 4,500.00 - 6,500.00
 
 
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Victor IV Phonograph1419 - Victor IV Phonograph
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Victor IV phonograph in mahogany with wooden spear tip horn. Has original two spring motor. Needs turn table brake. Very nice.
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Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Oil Painting Whaling Theme1420 - Oil Painting Whaling Theme
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Whaling picture. Oarsman in small boats are surrounded by large whales with large ship in background. Measures 87" X 44". Signed by Dom...
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Monkey Organ Grinder Automation1421 - Monkey Organ Grinder Automation
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Monkey Organ Grinder Automation used as a Coney Island attraction. A must for anyone with an interest in monkey organs. Electric. Stands approximat
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Regina 27 Changer Music Box1422 - Regina 27 Changer Music Box
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Regina 27" Automatic Changer Music Box in mahogany. Original look. Nice working machine. Comes with 12 discs.
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Start Price : 7,000.00 | Estimate : 15,000.00 - 22,000.00
 
 
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Victor Trademark Nipper Dog1423 - Victor Trademark Nipper Dog
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Victor trademark Nipper dog. Large size. Original and in good condition. Approximately 36" x 36"
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Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Victor Trademark Nipper Dog1424 - Victor Trademark Nipper Dog
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Victor trademark Nipper dog. Large size. Early repaint, otherwise nice condition.
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Baton Twirling Automation1425 - Baton Twirling Automation
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Baton twirling automation dressed in old original majorette uniform. Works well mechanically. Electrified. Figure twirls batons with both hands and
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Start Price : 4,000.00 | Estimate : 9,000.00 - 14,000.00
 
 
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Gum Vendor - Lion1426 - Gum Vendor - Lion
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Gum Vendor - Lion - Measures 22" tall, Paint appears to be original, the coloring is appropriate to the age, The details of the machine are exc...
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Start Price : 4,250.00 | Estimate : 8,500.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Mills Little Perfection Gum Vendor1427 - Mills Little Perfection Gum Vendor
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Mills Little Perfection gum vendor is a peanut vendor with a rare metal base and lid made of cast iron and wood. Made by Mills Novelty Co. Patented
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Start Price : 2,200.00 | Estimate : 5,500.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Black Forest Cuckoo Clock with top1428 - Black Forest Cuckoo Clock with top
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Black Forest Cuckoo Clock with top. A choice piece of Black forest. There may be some small breaks in the wood work, but none that are significant. Cr
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Start Price : 4,000.00 | Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Gilbert Regulator Wall Clock #161428A - Gilbert Regulator Wall Clock #16
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Gilbert Regulator Hanging Wall Clock No. 16 in mahogany finish. Very unique clock with mercurial compensating pendulum, 8 day weight movement, and de
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Start Price : 6,000.00 | Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Tall Case Clock1428B - Tall Case Clock
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Tall case clock with an 8 day movement, one weight, time, and strike with a moving ship. Very unique and unusual. Fully restored.
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Start Price : 5,000.00 | Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Bronze French Clock1428C - Bronze French Clock
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French Bronze clock with 8 day movement set inside bronze tree with leaf pendulum surrounded by four beautiful birds.
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Start Price : 5,000.00 | Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Double Swing Arm Ansonia Clock1429 - Double Swing Arm Ansonia Clock
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Swing Arm Clock by Ansonia with double female figures-Huntress and Fisher- comprise the swinger. 24 ½" high.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to luv65ponycar for (4,100.00 + 697.00BP) = 4,797.00
 
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Wizard Fortune Teller Trade Stimulator1430 - Wizard Fortune Teller Trade Stimulator
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The Wizard Fortune Teller in original condition. Nice graphics, nice color and embossing on metal, original key. Have your fortune told for one cent
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Start Price : 600.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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Handel Hanging Lamp 1431 - Handel Hanging Lamp
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Handel hanging lamp with hand painted peacocks sitting on branches. 10" globe shade, gilded metal fittings molded for a hanging fixture,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,800.00
Sold to dshay5128*.. for (3,200.00 + 544.00BP) = 3,744.00
 
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Victorian Style Hanging Lamp1432 - Victorian Style Hanging Lamp
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Victorian Hanging Lamp with painted glass shade and prisms. Scene on lamp depicts swans swimming in a lake with bridge in background. Decorative bra
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 375.00 - 850.00
 
 
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Table Lamp Reverse Painted Shade1433 - Table Lamp Reverse Painted Shade
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Small table lamp with reverse painted shade of country scene and metal base. Shade measures approximately 8" in diameter. Lamp is approximate...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Western Electric Nickelodeon1434 - Western Electric Nickelodeon
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Western Electric Nickelodeon in oak cabinet with art glass doors top and bottom. Has xylophone. Eight rolls. Professionally restored in 1996 inside
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Start Price : 5,000.00 | Estimate : 11,500.00 - 17,000.00
 
 
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Style 28 Regina Table Model Disc Music 1435 - Style 28 Regina Table Model Disc Music
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Style 28 Regina Table Model Music Box plays 20 3/4" discs. Nice mahogany box with spindles separating top portion of lid from lower section. ...
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Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimate : 5,500.00 - 7,500.00
 
 
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