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Bertoia’s welcomes 2023 holiday season with festive Nov. 17-18 Annual Fall Auction of fine antique toys, banks and figural doorstops from important collections
Featured: Cast-iron mechanical, still and spelter banks; sensational European tinplate, nautical & automotive toys; horse-drawn toys, robots, Bob Davis’ aviation toys VINELAND, N.J. – Antique toy collectors won’t have to wait till December for their holiday gifts to arrive. All of their Christmas wishes will come true this month at…
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Morphy’s Aug. 2-3 Toys & General Collectibles Auction merges antique and vintage classics with in-demand pop-culture categories
Featured: Vintage sports cards and unopened Topps wax packs, early video games and consoles, comics, 1950s gumball-vending robot, 8ft tall Gort figure, vehicular toys, dolls, banks, trains DENVER, Pa. – Morphy’s spring toy auction, which took in $3.1 million, made headlines worldwide with its phenomenal single-owner collection of factory-boxed Star…
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Bertoia’s May 11-12 auction slated as hybrid event merging cataloged gallery session on Day 1 with online-only sale on Day 2
Featured: Hubley Packard Straight Eight sedan, many fine Arcade vehicles & taxi banks; mechanical banks & doorstops; Sturditoy & Kingsbury collections; coin-ops, antique advertising, toy soldiers & more VINELAND, N.J. – Bertoia’s has a springtime treat in store for toy, bank and antique advertising collectors on Thursday and Friday, May…
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Rudd Trowbridge’s mechanical banks & bell toys, and Phil and Joan Steel’s tin windups are prestigious headliners at Bertoia’s March 24-25 Signature Sale
Highlights: Super-rare Uncle Sam clockwork perambulator, extensive collection of Martin toys, Chimpanzee bank, attic-fresh Voltamp Interurban trolley, European tin racers, top-tier cast iron VINELAND, N.J. – Say hello to spring with the most anticipated auction of the season: Bertoia’s March 24-25 Signature Sale featuring two blockbuster collections and many additional…
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Star Wars and sports cards land in the winners circle at Morphy’s smash $3.1M auction
Unopened 1952 Topps baseball-card ‘brick’ claims MVP rights, selling for $873,300 DENVER, Pa.- Star Wars fans and diehard sports buffs called the shots at Morphy Auctions’ February 1-3, 2023 auction, which attracted head-spinning prices and closed the books at nearly $3.1 million. The sale featured both a phenomenal single-owner collection…
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Morphy’s Feb. 1-3 auction features huge selection of rare toys, banks, marbles and ultimate in Topps sports card gum packs
Unopened 1952 Topps baseball brick of eight factory-sealed 5-cent wax packs containing five cards each leads sports category with a $400,000-$800,000 estimate DENVER, Pa. – If you’re a Star Wars fan, you’ve undoubtedly heard about Morphy’s February 1 auction of “The Morphy Find,” an incredibly rare trove of 1970s/’80s action…
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Robots and space guns were unstoppable at Morphy’s $1.5 million Toys & Collectibles Auction
Circa-1881 H.L. Judd Co., Seek Him Frisk cast-iron mechanical bank from a 30+ year collection. In excellent working order and one of the finest original examples known. Sold within estimate for $52,800 Boxed Machine Man Robot found in attic, one of few known examples, commanded $84,000 DENVER, Pa. – It…
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Morphy’s August 9-10 Toys & Collectibles Auction yields bonanza of rare robots, space toys, banks, playsets, marbles, high-grade comic books & monster model kits
Highlights: Electroman robot ($50K-$100K), boxed Machine Man robot, ($60K-$90K), ‘Seek Him Frisk’ mechanical bank ($40K-$80K), Mad Magazine #1 in comic book format ($9K-$14K) DENVER, Pa. – Many a great toy and bank collection is highlighted by rarities acquired from Morphy’s, which still holds the world record for the highest-grossing one-day…
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Bertoia’s to host May 19-20 Annual Spring Auction featuring a variety of toys and Coca-Cola advertising
Featured: Edward Lotz horse-drawn and American tin collection Part II, Ray Burgess Coca-Cola and soda pop advertising collection, penny toys, autos, motorcycles, banks, trains & much more VINELAND, N.J. – With winter in the rear-view mirror and the prospect of spring just around the corner, the Bertoia family is pleased…
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Milestone’s Jan. 29 Winter Antique Toy Spectacular unleashes high-condition antique and vintage vehicles, banks, early European toys, and comic character favorites
Nearly 130 coveted toy motorcycles are lined up for the sale, including rare prototypes WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – Antique and vintage toys played a major role in Milestone Auctions’ success in 2021. Their October 2nd toy event rocketed to $768,000, a house record for the suburban Cleveland, Ohio, company. Milestone is…
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Morphy Auctions reports blockbuster year with 2021 sales exceeding $50M
Highlights: Colt Buntline single-action Army Revolver with 16in barrel, $288K; 4 French & Indian War powder horns, $216K; Shoot the Chute mechanical bank, $156K; Keith Haring vase, $84K DENVER, Pa. – Morphy Auctions is pleased to report a year of unprecedented new-buyer interest and stellar results across all categories in…
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Strawser Auction Group’s Four-day Antique Auction, May 26th-29th, Will Feature Majolica, Pickard China, Fenton, Minton And Mt. Washington
Headlining the auction is the Ann and Robert Fromer collection of majolica, assembled over the course of more than thirty years. It’s a live gallery sale with online bidding via LiveAuctioneers. WOLCOTTVILLE, Ind. – A four-day Antique Auction bursting with nearly 2,000 lots of quality items, including important collections of…
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Part I of premier Schroeder toy and bank collection rings the register at $3.1 million
Girl Skipping Rope mechanical bank captures top-lot honors, sells for record $156K J&E Stevens (American), Girl Skipping Rope cast-iron mechanical bank. Book example depicted in Blair Whitton's 1981 reference ‘Clockwork Toys.’ Pristine to near-mint condition. The top lot of the sale, it sold for $156,000, a world auction record for…
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Bertoia’s April 8-9 Annual Spring Auction introduces hybrid format offering bidders two levels of beautiful toys, banks and trains
Marklin ‘HMS Gladiator’ clockwork battleship, 25in long, in production from 1902-1907. Wonderful proportions with exaggerated superstructure and cannons, details faithful to the real-life battleship of its day. Estimate $30,000-$50,000 VINELAND, N.J. – Bertoia Auctions will introduce an exciting new hybrid model at this year’s Annual Spring Auction, combining an April…
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Brady collection of high-condition antique mechanical banks commands $2M at Morphy’s Feb. 27 auction
Extraordinarily rare ‘Shoot the Chute’ bank soars to $156,000; European tin banks unexpectedly power their way into the top 10 J. & E. Stevens Shoot the Chute bank. Features Buster Brown and his dog Tige in a boat, poised to ride down a chute and knock a coin into the…
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Morphy’s to auction stellar Bob and Judy Brady antique mechanical bank collection at Feb. 27 no-reserve live gallery event
One of America’s finest, Brady collection includes exquisite examples of Shoot the Chute, blue-base Mikado, Dentist, Girl Skipping Rope, Roller Skating, Merry-Go-Round, many other rarities Rex Mikado bank. Illusionist makes coin appear under one hat then disappear, only to reappear under a second hat. Blue-base variation. Comes with English coins.…
