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Category: Toys & Games

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  Miller & Miller's online-only Advertising, Toys & Historic Objects auction, December 12th, is a huge hit with collectors

  The 712-lot auction featured advertising signs, toys, breweriana, coin-ops, historic objects, general store, agricultural collectibles, telephones and more. The top lot of the auction was this Pace’s Races 5-cent horse race slot machine made in the United States in 1934, professionally restored mechanically and cosmetically (CA$29,212). NEW HAMBURG, ONTARIO, CANADA,…

  Dec 17, 20
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  Star Wars toys discovered in bin bags net £400,000 for UK couple

  From Storm Trooper helmets to R2D2’s eye, memorabilia from one of the world’s biggest movie franchises can fetch eye-watering sums at auctions. LONDON(AFP).- A British couple have thanked their lucky stars after a garage full of bin bags they inherited from a dead neighbour yielded a trove of Star Wars toys…

  Nov 10, 20
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  Favorite Playthings For Adults & Children – Bears, Dolls & Trains Come To Turner Auctions + Appraisals

  Over 230 Lots Go Up for Bid on Sunday, November 15 Vintage Steiff Limited Edition Teddy Bears SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, October 27, 2020 – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to offer Bears, Dolls & Trains on Sunday, November 15, 2020. The auction presents a wide selection of playthings…

  Oct 30, 20
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  Auction excitement at Morphy’s Sept. 23-24 toy sale as boxed Machine Man sets new world auction record at $160,000

  Cast-iron mechanical banks, set of rare war-themed gum cards, 1898 Parker Bros. ‘Game of Merry Christmas’ sailed past high estimates Very rare Masudaya (Japan) Machine Man robot, lithographed tin, battery operated. VG-NM condition with very seldom-seen original pictorial box. Comes from original owner who received it as a child. Sold…

  Oct 8, 20
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  Oil on canvas painting of a Japanese girl by David Burliuk (1882-1967) brings $39,100 at Weiss Auctions, September 16th

  The portrait painting, measuring 13 inches by 17 inches on a relined canvas, was signed lower left by Burliuk and dated “1922”. It was the top lot of the sale. Beautiful oil on canvas portrait of a Japanese girl by David Burliuk (Ukrainian/American, 1882-1967), 13 inches by 17 inches, signed…

  Sep 30, 20
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  Civil War-era military amputation kit sells for $5,000 at Holabird's Great American Pow-Wow Auction held August 27-31

  Also, a pair of circa 1910-1920 railroad signal lamps brought $5,375 and a choice, attractive crystalline gold specimen weighing 5.45 troy ounces hit $5,625. Civil War-era military amputation kit made around 1861 by G. Tiemann & Co. (N.Y.), which had been making surgical instruments since 1826 ($5,000). RENO, NV, UNITED…

  Sep 22, 20
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  Super-rare Machine Man robot with original box leads Morphy's Sept. 23-24 Toy Auction

  Very rare Masudaya (Japan) Machine Man Robot, lithographed tin, battery operated. VG-NM condition with very seldom-seen original pictorial box. Comes from original owner who received it as a child. Estimate $60,000-$90,000 DENVER, PA.- One of the most enjoyable aspects of collecting antique toys is attending an auction, discovering that elusive piece…

  Sep 9, 20
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  Basics Sale

  At the top of the upcoming Basics Sale catalog, offered by Bertoia Auctions, is an automaton from Frank Nelson. The artist spent his early days designing motor and aircraft models. In the early 1970s, he started to create automata in his figurative style using carved and painted wood. Introducing “The…

  Sep 1, 20
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  SAS’ Daniel Agnew Talks Teddy Bears

  Special Auction Services will present Teddy bears from across the decades in its September 9th sale Daniel Agnew, SAS’ Doll and Teddy Bear Specialist Consultant. Photo courtesy of Special Auction Services. It's a Teddy bear's picnic - literally - at Special Auction Services’ Grandma's Teddy Bear Museum sale on September…

  Aug 28, 20
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  The Stephen Zito Collection Of Model Trains Goes Up For Bid At Turner Auctions + Appraisals On September 12

  Featured are Over 150 Lots of O Gauge Trains from Diverse Manufacturers SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, AUGUST 26, 2020 – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present The Stephen Zito Collection of Model Trains on Saturday, September 12, 2020, featuring O Gauge trains and accessories from a wide selection…

  Aug 27, 20
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  Chess Collectors International Auction

  Piero Benzoni is an Italian silversmith famous for his handcrafted silver jewels and chess sets. Benzoni initially wanted to be a violinist, but due to the post-war financial crisis started working as an apprentice at silverware manufacturers. By the age of 20, Benzoni was an expert in making silver trays,…

  Aug 24, 20
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  Coin-Op & Advertising

  The Coin-Op & Advertising sale, presented by Potter & Potter Auctions, features coin-operated machines such as early vending machines, slots, trade stimulators, and arcade games. One key lot is a cast-iron strength testing machine from the early 1900s. The device works by inserting an old English penny, which allows the…

  Aug 24, 20
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  Holabird's massive Great Americana Pow-Wow Auction, featuring Native and general Americana, will be held August 27-31

  The auction will be held live in the gallery at 3555 Airway Drive in Reno, and online via several bidding platforms. Start times all five days are 8 am Pacific. Spectacular silver and exquisite sky-blue turquoise squash blossom necklace, circa 1950s or ‘60s, “the finest one we’ve ever seen,” according…

  Aug 19, 20
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  Preston Evans has a colossal four-day auction event planned for Sept. 4-7 at the Big Peach Antiques Mall in Byron, Ga.

  Offered will be toys, Popeye collectibles, advertising, movie posters, petroliana, jukeboxes, arcade games, slots, magic memorabilia, Coca-Cola items, more. Items belonging to Preston Evans’s longtime friend Buddy Austin, recently deceased, will be sold, to include his beloved 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air and a collection of vintage motorcycles. BYRON, GEORGIA, UNITED…

  Aug 11, 20
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  Toys, Trains, Toy Soldiers, Diecast, & More

  Presented in the upcoming Weiss Auctions event are a variety of Marklin toys from the 20th century. Included is a pair of Electric Train HO Locomotives, both in solid castings. According to Marklin’s description, this line is the company’s most successful scale that comes with a broad assortment of locomotive…

  Aug 11, 20
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  Toys Trains Trucks & Barbies

  Matthew Bullock Auctioneers will present over 1,300 lots in the upcoming Toys, Trains, Trucks, & Barbies auction, held this August. A key item in the sale is a Hot Wheels Redlines Sir Rodney Roadster die-cast toy. In the 1960s, the co-founder of Mattel, Inc., Elliot Handler, envisioned a line of…

  Aug 10, 20
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  Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles August 2020 Newsletter Available

  Kovels’ August 2020 newsletter features neon advertising signs, vintage cocktail shakers, toy pedal cars, majolica and modern tables, with photos and prices. Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles August 2020 CLEVELAND, OH, USA, August 4, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Kovels’ August 2020 newsletter features neon advertising signs, vintage cocktail shakers, toy pedal cars, majolica…

  Aug 4, 20
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  Summer BASICS Auction

  A renowned toy company, Märklin started as a small factory that manufactured tin toys in Göppingen, Germany. In 1891, the company invented the first mass-market model train sets. A few years later, the demand for model trains reached its height in the United States. Märklin today stands as one of…

  Aug 4, 20
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  Entertainment & Transportation Collectibles

  A life-size Terminator statue holding a shotgun is among the highlights of the upcoming Entertainment & Transportation Collectibles auction. The statue depicts Arnold Schwarzenegger’s antagonist, the Terminator, from the 1984 science fiction film of the same name. In the entertainment category, the auction features autographs of movie stars and musicians,…

  Jul 14, 20
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  Toys, Trains, Baby Boomer Toys, Pressed Steel & More

  The Lionel Manufacturing Company was founded in 1900 by Joshua Lionel Cowen in New York City. Cowen’s first electric train, called the “Electric Express,” appeared in 1901 in a store display. Shortly after, the train gained popularity and Cowen began manufacturing model electric trains along with their accessories. The company…

  Jul 9, 20