Tag: Miles King

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  Rarities commanded estimate-smashing prices at Milestone’s $850K debut of Elmer’s Toy Museum auction series

  Bidders worldwide competed fiercely for postwar Japanese tin motorcycles, with a 12-inch ‘Romance’ bike leading the pack at $25,830 WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – Elmer’s Auto and Toy Museum in Fountain City, Wisconsin, achieved legendary status long before its doors closed in 2022, after 28 years of operation. While the rambling rural…

  Nov 10, 23

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  Milestone’s Oct. 28 auction to launch multi-year series devoted to toys from Elmer Duellman’s fabled Wisconsin museum

  Over a 28-year period, the museum’s 25,000 vintage toys attracted collectors and journalists from all over the world WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – Just about everyone in the antique toy hobby knew about “Elmer’s place.” Formally known as Elmer’s Auto and Toy Museum, the one-of-a-kind haven for vehicles and automotive toys of…

  Oct 10, 23

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  Rare Japanese robots and space vehicles dominated the top 10 at Milestone’s $700K Spring Premier Toy Auction

  Boxed Gang of Five Target Robot, Jupiter Robot, Space Patrol Car, Walking Batman and Batman Jeep were among the big winners WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – Many hundreds of absentee bids were already on the books by the time Milestone Auctions’ co-owner and principal auctioneer Miles King stepped up to the podium…

  Jun 13, 23

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  Milestone’s June 10-11 auction features outstanding private collection of antique advertising

  Featured: General store signage for a variety of late-19th and early 20th-century products WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – As a special highlight of its June 10-11 sale, Milestone Auctions in suburban Cleveland will offer a fine collection of late 19th- and early 20th-century advertising related to a variety of products that would…

  Jun 6, 23

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  Major collection of rare robots, space toys and superheroes leads Milestone’s May 27 Premier Toy Auction

  Exotic Japanese productions, many with original boxes, join American cast-iron, tin and pressed-steel classics in a big 881-lot sale WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – Today, many nations and private companies are engaged in the Space Race, but there’s no contest as to who the winner is when it comes to space toys.…

  May 9, 23

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  Milestone beats Santa to the punch with a Dec. 10 Winter Toy Extravaganza of the ‘rarest, finest toys’ the Cleveland auction house has ever offered

  Featured: Rare-color Diamond Planet Robot, carded 1978 Star Wars vinyl-cape Jawa action figure AFA-graded 80+ NM, boxed Mickey Mouse Organ Grinder, boxed Lehmann Snick-Snack WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – Every antique toy collector dreams of finding something rare and exotic under the Christmas tree, and sometimes those dreams come true. But there…

  Nov 23, 22

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  Mark Smith automobilia collection kept bidders engaged at Milestone’s $600K auction

  Select additions to sale included luxurious 1936 Packard 1407 Coupe, which glided to $140,400 WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – The multifaceted collection of the late Mark Smith was the cornerstone of an exciting $613,000 event held at Milestone Auctions’ suburban Cleveland gallery on October 15th. Smith, a Virginia businessman, was a passionate…

  Nov 8, 22

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  Milestone’s toy auction featuring Mark Smith collection draws international interest, tops $500K

  Pedal cars took the lead, with an American National Deluxe Coupe with luxury appointments cruising to $66,000 WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – Milestone Auctions gave collectors what they wanted on September 24th, rolling out a diverse offering of antique and vintage toys from the Mark Smith collection along with high-quality additions from…

  Oct 18, 22

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  Milestone to host diverse Oct. 15 auction of classic cars and rare parts, automotive and Coca-Cola advertising, coin-ops, antiques, decorative art and collectibles

  740-lot sale features the many fascinating collections of late Virginia businessman Mark Smith WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – When the doors open to Milestone’s auction gallery on Saturday, October 15th, an energized – and eclectic – group of bidders is expected to rush in, grab a coffee and take a last-minute look…

  Sep 29, 22

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  Antique toys are on a roll at Milestone Auctions, with a fresh offering ready to impress on Sept. 24

  Mark Smith collection of rare automotive and other vintage toys is joined by select additional consignments WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – If anyone wondered whether new collectors were still entering the antique toy hobby or not, they got their answer last spring when Milestone Auctions closed the books on their headline-making Antique…

  Sep 7, 22

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  Popeye And Olive Oyl Tank rolls to world-record $105K at Milestone Auctions’ April 9 Antique Toy Spectacular

  Winning bidder, who owned the tank previously but sold it 20 years ago, says it will be displayed at a new private toy museum in Florida WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – Popeye toys haven’t seen an appreciable downturn in the collector marketplace at any point in the past 25 years. In keeping…

  Apr 27, 22

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  Energized bidders aimed high at Milestone’s $2.5M Premier Collectible Firearms Auction

  Rare WWII Singer ‘educational’ pistol, fine 1865 Civil Martial Henry rifle topped prices realized WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – On March 12-13, 2022, Milestone Auctions in suburban Cleveland held its first-ever two-day Premier Collectible Firearms sale, a well-received outgrowth of its single-day firearms events, which have proved consistently popular. The March sale…

  Mar 31, 22

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  Milestone’s April 9 auction rolls out rare automotive and character toys, including finest collection of Popeye toys ever to reach the marketplace

  Considered the ultimate catch in its category, boxed Popeye and Olive Oyl Tank could reach $30,000-$40,000 range WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – That swaggering, wisecracking cartoon sailor Popeye has been depicted on countless toys and memorabilia since first appearing in the Thimble Theatre comic strip in 1929. With his spinach-powered superhuman strength,…

  Mar 28, 22

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  Milestone to host its first-ever two-day Premier Collectible Firearms Auction, March 12-13

  Featured: 60 Winchesters, 80+ sought-after Colts, 16 Brownings, 30+ Smith & Wesson pistols and revolvers; exceptional array of militaria, and coveted 1865 Martial Henry rifle WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – Over the weekend of March 12-13, Milestone Auctions in suburban Cleveland will conduct its first-ever two-day Premier Collectible Firearms sale. The expanded…

  Feb 23, 22

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  Milestone’s highest-grossing antique toy auction to date tallies $768K, with robust prices paid for both American and European productions

  Intense competition pushed Marx prototype motorcycles to top of prices realized WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – Antique toy enthusiasts love nothing more than to discover the earliest iterations of whatever specialty they collect, and on October 2nd at Milestone Auctions in suburban Cleveland it was both Marx and motorcycle fans who hit…

  Oct 13, 21

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  Coveted high-condition militaria fueled Milestone’s $1.5M Premier Antique & Modern Firearms Auction, June 19

  Auction superstars: Colt 1911 .45 ACP shipped to USMC depot in 1913, Walther World War II German K43 semiautomatic rifle, Russian Izhmash Dragunov Tiger rifle, antique American rifles Factory-cased Russian Izhmash Dragunov ‘Tiger’ rifle, 7.62X54 caliber, manufactured in 1993. Sold for $9,600, nearly four times the high estimate WILLOUGHBY, Ohio…

  Jul 7, 21

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  Toy collectors aimed high for vintage robots and early Disney toys at Milestone’s May 1 Spring Spectacular

  Boxed Bandai Flying Spaceman on Super Cycle more than doubles high estimate at $55,200 Bandai (Japan) friction-powered ‘Flying Spaceman’ on ‘Super Cycle’ with original caped, green rubber “Superman” figure. Accompanied by colorfully illustrated box lid. The top lot of the sale, it sold for $55,200 against an estimate of $15,000-$25,000.…

  May 11, 21

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  Milestone Auctions sets new house record with $1.5M sale of historically important firearms

  1880s hand-painted shooting gallery target produced auction-day surprise, selling for $27,000 1913 L.C. Smith crown-grade 20-gauge ejector gun with both a 26-inch and 32-inch barrel. Made to order by Hunter Arms Co., Fulton, N.Y. One barrel is marked ‘Sir Joseph Whitworth Fluid Compressed Steel.’ Sold for $24,000 against an estimate…

  Feb 22, 21

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  Milestone’s Sept. 26 Premier Firearms Auction offers hundreds of prized Colts and Winchesters, military and police arms

  Antique category includes rare 18th-century, Old West and Civil War-period firearms Cased, factory engraved Colt 4in nickel Python .357 Magnum in like-new, unfired condition in walnut Colt display case. Factory letter states gun was shipped to buyer in 1979. Estimate $7,000-$9,000 WILLOUGHBY, OHIO, UNITED STATES, September 17, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Milestone…

  Sep 17, 20

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  Milestone's Premier Antique & Modern Firearms Auction nears $1M; rare Colt guns sell above estimate

  Gold-inlaid Colt 1911 .45 ACP-caliber gun, factory-engraved by Colt master engraver William H. Gough (active 1912-1940). Shipped in 1931 to Scruggs, Vendervoort & Barney, St. Louis. Sold for $51,600 against an estimate of $25,000-$35,000Milestone Auctions WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – An outstanding collection of Colts that included two very rare examples engraved…

  Jul 30, 20

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