Blog Entries http://www.toycollectormagazine.com Thu, 17 May 2012 21:01:12 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Collectors-gathering-a-round-the-circle-for-Morphya-s-May-26-Marble-auction-.html&Itemid=1 <p><img src="http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/images/stories/2012_04/2012_0508_Marbles_lead.jpg" alt="alt" /></p><br/><br/>DENVER, Pa. – Some of the finest handmade and machine-made vintage marbles ever to be offered at auction will be available to bidders on May 26 at Morphy’s gallery in Lancaster County, Pa. The 783-lot specialty sale is all about marbles, and nothing else. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide the Internet live bidding.<br/><p></p><br/>Manufacturers represented in the sale include such [...] hrhcatherinesw@gmail.com Tue, 08 May 2012 05:00:00 +0100 marble auction antique http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Bertoiaa-s-March-23-24-a-Made-to-Be-Playeda-toy-auction-finishes-at-1.3M.html&Itemid=1 <br/><p><img src="http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/images/stories/2012_04/2012_0508_Bertoia334.jpg" alt="Hubley Popeye Patrol cast-iron motorcycle toy, $19,550. Bertoia Auctions image." title="Hubley Popeye Patrol cast-iron motorcycle toy, $19,550. Bertoia Auctions image." class="caption" /></p><br/><br/>VINELAND, N.J. – Bertoia’s March 23-24 ‘Made to Be Played’ auction, a 1,400-lot offering highlighted by the Grover Van Dexter European tin toy collection, closed the books at an impressive $1. [...] hrhcatherinesw@gmail.com Tue, 08 May 2012 05:00:00 +0100 tinplate tin litho steam toy Popeye motorcycle Martin Lehmann Hubley doorstop clockwork character toy cast iron http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Old-Toy-Soldier-Auctions-issues-a-call-to-muster-for-June-2-3-sale.html&Itemid=1 <br/><p><img src="http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/images/stories/2012_04/2012_0423_7CowboyTown_lead.jpg" alt="John Hill (Johillco) for British Mid West Importers Cowboy Town façade and baseboard, complete with mounted and standing cowboys and cowgirls. Est. $800-$1,200. OTSA image." title="John Hill (Johillco) for British Mid West Importers Cowboy Town façade and baseboard, complete with mounted and standing cowboys and cowgirls. Est. $800-$1,200. OTSA image." class="caption" /></p><br/><br/>PITTSB [...] hrhcatherinesw@gmail.com Mon, 07 May 2012 05:00:00 +0100 soldier Mignot King and Country Johillco Heyde Elastolin Buck Rogers Britains auction antique http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=One-day-comic-book-auction-set-for-April-28-at-Morphys.html&Itemid=1 <br/><p><img src="http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/images/stories/2012_04/2012_0423_Morphy1_lead.jpg" alt="Sub-Mariner Comics #1, spring 1941, CGC 5.5. Est. $5,000-$6,000. Morphy Auctions image." title="Sub-Mariner Comics #1, spring 1941, CGC 5.5. Est. $5,000-$6,000. Morphy Auctions image." class="caption" /></p><br/><br/>DENVER, Pa. – On April 28 Morphy Auctions will hold its first-ever single-day auction devoted entirely to comic books. The sale will begin at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, with Internet li [...] hrhcatherinesw@gmail.com Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:00:00 +0100 comic book comic auction http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Morphya-s-wins-right-to-auction-Cartera-s-Toy-Museum-collection-and-building.html&Itemid=1 <p><img src="http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/images/stories/2012_04/2012_0419_CarterMuseum.jpg" alt="Carter's Toy Museum in Zionsville, Ind., was a popular destination attraction for young and old. Unfortunately, it closed after its founder, Robert Carter, passed away last August. Image courtesy of Morphy Auctions." title="Carter's Toy Museum in Zionsville, Ind., was a popular destination attraction for young and old. Unfortunately, it closed after its founder, Robert Carter, passed away las [...] hrhcatherinesw@gmail.com Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:00:00 +0100 Western toy pressed steel pedal car museum character toy cap gun automotive auction antique advertising http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Bertoiaa-s-May-12-auction-features-Dick-Claus-Nautical-Toy-Boat-collection-Part-I.html&Itemid=1 <br/><p><img src="http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/images/stories/2012_04/2012_0410_Bertoia65_lead.jpg" alt="Gunthermann clockwork eight-man scull, German, lithographed tin, 29 in. long, est. $10,000-$12,000. Bertoia Auctions image." title="Gunthermann clockwork eight-man scull, German, lithographed tin, 29 in. long, est. $10,000-$12,000. Bertoia Auctions image." class="caption" /></p><br/><br/>VINELAND, N.J. – If all the nautical toys in the world were lined up in a single fleet, their captain woul [...] hrhcatherinesw@gmail.com Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:00:00 +0100 zeppelin trolley toy Marklin Heyde boat auction antique http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=LiveAuctioneers.com-unveils-new-timed-auction-platform.html&Itemid=1 <p><img src="http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/images/stories/2012_04/2012_0416_lalogofortcm_lead.jpg" alt="alt" class="caption" /></p><br/><br/>NEW YORK – LiveAuctioneers.com, the Manhattan-based technology company that provides Internet live-bidding capability to nearly 1,300 auction houses worldwide, has rolled out a new timed-auction platform. Known as LiveAuctioneers Timed Live (LATL), the specially designed platform allows for automated closing of auctions at a pre-specified time, an option [...] hrhcatherinesw@gmail.com Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:00:00 +0100 auction house auction antique http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Mosby-Co.-to-auction-hundreds-of-early-posters-artworks-Apr.-28.html&Itemid=1 <br/><p><img src="http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/images/stories/2012_04/2012_0410_Mosby10_lead.jpg" alt="1896 Barnum & Bailey poster advertising their ‘Indian Village’ attraction. Mosby & Co. image." title="1896 Barnum & Bailey poster advertising their ‘Indian Village’ attraction. Mosby & Co. image." class="caption" /></p><br/><br/>FREDERICK, Md. – Ask any regular who attends auctions conducted by Mosby & Co., and they’ll tell you what the Maryland-based company is best known for: everyt [...] hrhcatherinesw@gmail.com Mon, 09 Apr 2012 05:00:00 +0100 train toy Popeye Lionel Ives circus cast iron cap gun black Americana bicycle automotive auction antique http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Famed-toy-airplane-collection-could-be-high-flier-at-Morphys-May-11-12.html&Itemid=1 <br/><p><img src="http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/images/stories/2012_04/2012_0404_Leipzig_lead.jpg" alt="Marklin Leipzig train station, est. $4,000-$6,000. Morphy Auctions image." title="Marklin Leipzig train station, est. $4,000-$6,000. Morphy Auctions image." class="caption" /></p><br/><br/>DENVER, Pa. – A remarkable cross-category collection of vintage toy airplanes, three outstanding train collections and more than 400 lots of dolls and accessories will join a widely varied array of other fine [...] hrhcatherinesw@gmail.com Wed, 04 Apr 2012 05:00:00 +0100 Yonezawa windup train Tipp Co. tinplate tin litho Steiner Simon & Halbig Schoenhut Rico prewar penny toy motorcycle mechanical bank Marklin Kestner Kammer & Reinhardt Jumeau Hubley Heubach Fischer Dux doll Chein cast iron Carette Britains Bing battleship bank automotive auction antique American Flyer airplane http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=War-heroa-s-toy-airplane-collection-salutes-storied-era-in-flight-history.html&Itemid=1 <p><img src="http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/images/stories/2012_03/2012_0321_PlaneCombo.jpg" alt="Among the toy aircraft included in Morphy's May 11-12 auction are (left) a Yonezawa B-36 Japanese tin plane with 26-inch wingspan, est. $600-$900; and a super-rare boxed (shown here) Britains Short Bros. flying boat monoplane with 14¼-inch wingspan, made 1936 only and one of the rarest and most valuable airplane toys ever made, est. $12,000-$16,000. " title="Among the toy aircraft included in [...] hrhcatherinesw@gmail.com Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:00:00 +0100 Yonezawa toy tinplate tin litho prewar Japanese prewar model Japanese helicopter Dinky cast iron Britains auction airplane http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=VIDEO-Construction-models-go-on-the-block-March-24.html&Itemid=1 <br/><p><img src="http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/images/stories/2012_03/2012_0315_lot303_large.jpg" alt="Manitowoc 4100 Crawler with Pile Driver made by Classic Construction Models in the scale of 1:48. One of only eight of made. Estimate: $6,000-$8,500. Image courtesy Antiques & Estate Auctioneers." title="Manitowoc 4100 Crawler with Pile Driver made by Classic Construction Models in the scale of 1:48. One of only eight of made. Estimate: $6,000-$8,500. Image courtesy Antiques & Estate Auctio [...] tomhep@hrtc.net Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:00:00 +0100 model crane construction http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=400-premier-Coca-Cola-lots-in-Morphys-Apr.-20-21-auction.html&Itemid=1 <br/><p><img src="http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/images/stories/2012_03/2012_0319_Morphy760_lead.jpg" alt="Coca-Cola trompe-l’oeil window display, 1937, 47 x 51 inches, among the rarest of all Coke advertising items, est. $15,000-$20,000. Morphy Auctions image." title="Coca-Cola trompe-l’oeil window display, 1937, 47 x 51 inches, among the rarest of all Coke advertising items, est. $15,000-$20,000. Morphy Auctions image." class="caption" /></p><br/><br/>DENVER, Pa. – A wealth of rare antique s [...] hrhcatherinesw@gmail.com Sun, 18 Mar 2012 05:00:00 +0100 Mr. Peanut doorstop Coca-Cola cast iron auction antique advertising http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Bertoias-Mar.-23-24-auction-led-by-antique-toys-from-Van-Dexter-collection.html&Itemid=1 <br/><p><img src="http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/images/stories/2012_03/2012_0313_1500Train.jpg" alt="Marklin gauge 1 passenger train set. Estimate $2,500-$3,500. Bertoia Auctions image. " title="Marklin gauge 1 passenger train set. Estimate $2,500-$3,500. Bertoia Auctions image. " class="caption" /></p><br/><br/>VINELAND, N.J. – You never know what will come through the doors of Bertoia Auctions’ spacious, fully showcased New Jersey gallery. Sometimes a toy is brought in that can be slotted [...] hrhcatherinesw@gmail.com Tue, 13 Mar 2012 05:00:00 +0100 train toy steam toy steam engine Schoenhut Popeye motorcycle Martin Marklin Lehmann Kenton George Brown cast iron bank auction Arcade antique Alps http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Heritages-comic-book-auction-could-top-6M-Feb.-22-24.html&Itemid=1 <p><img src="http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/images/stories/2012_02/2012_0130_HeritageTriptych.jpg" alt="Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions." title="Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions." class="caption" /></p><br/><br/>NEW YORK – The Billy Wright Collection, a newly CGC-pedigreed collection—featuring five of the top six comic books in the hobby, all unrestored and all offered without reserves—leads the way in Heritage’s Feb. 22-24 Vintage Comics and Comic Art Signature® Auction, taking p [...] tomhep@hrtc.net Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100 Superman Spider-Man Marvel Green Lantern Fantastic Four Batman http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Big-boys-toy-box-set-for-auction-block-Feb.-24-25.html&Itemid=1 <p><img src="http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/images/stories/2012_02/2012_0216_RMrelease.jpg" alt="Image courtesy of RM Auctions in association with Sotheby's." title="Image courtesy of RM Auctions in association with Sotheby's." class="caption" /></p><br/><br/>BLENHEIM, Ontario – The focus of the global collector community turns to South Florida next week as RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, lifts the gavel on one of the world’s finest private museums, the Milhous Collection, Feb. [...] tomhep@hrtc.net Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Gary-Sohmers-to-appear-at-American-Antique-Toy-Coin-Op-Show.html&Itemid=1 <p><img src="http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/images/stories/2012_01/2012_0120_ToyandCoinOp_lead.jpg" alt="Pop culture and collectibles expert Gary Sohmers flanked by two classic toys - a Hoge Popeye the Sailor Mechanical Rowboat and a Fisher-Price Donald and Donna Duck Xylophone toy. Toy images courtesy of LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Morphy Auctions." title="Pop culture and collectibles expert Gary Sohmers flanked by two classic toys - a Hoge Popeye the Sailor Mechanical Rowboat and a Fi [...] tomhep@hrtc.net Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Morphya-s-Feb.-9-11-auction-starts-the-companya-s-New-Year-with-toys-trains-advertising-superhero-comics.html&Itemid=1 <br/><p><img src="http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/images/stories/2012_01/2012_0118_Image4MorphyLot1742_lead.jpg" alt="Marklin 1-gauge King Ludwig’s Bavarian Royal Court train set, contemporary limited edition with three original boxes; original cost $7,500. Est. $2,000-$4,000. Morphy Auctions image." align="right" title="Marklin 1-gauge King Ludwig’s Bavarian Royal Court train set, contemporary limited edition with three original boxes; original cost $7,500. Est. $2,000-$4,000. Morphy Aucti [...] hrhcatherinesw@gmail.com Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 windup truck train tinplate tin litho Spider-Man penny toy motorcycle Mickey Mouse mechanical bank Marklin Lionel Kenton Japanese Hubley comic book comic Coca-Cola Buddy 'L' Batman auction Arcade antique advertising http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Big-name-dealers-to-exhibit-at-toy-coin-op-show-March-3.html&Itemid=1 <p><img class="caption" src="http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/images/stories/2012_01/2012_0116_TCMMotorcycle_lead.jpg" border="0" alt="Archival image courtesy of Morphy Auctions." title="Archival image courtesy of Morphy Auctions." /></p><br/><p>HERSHEY, Pa. - USA Theatres, promoters of the upcoming American Antique Toy &amp; Coin-Op Show, recently revealed some of the quality dealers who will be exhibiting at the inaugural show.</p><br/><p> </p><br/><p>Tom Miano, owner of Serious Toyz, will be occup [...] tomhep@hrtc.net Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Tonya-A.-Cameron-Jan.-12-sale-includes-mechanical-banks-.html&Itemid=1 <br/><p><img src="http://toycollectormagazine.com/images/stories/2012_01/2012_0111_Giant in Tower Bank_lead.jpg" alt="Giant in Tower mechanical bank to be auctioned Jan. 12, 2012 by Tonya A. Cameron Auctioneers, with Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers.com. Image courtesy of TAC Auctioneers." title="Giant in Tower mechanical bank to be auctioned Jan. 12, 2012 by Tonya A. Cameron Auctioneers, with Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers.com. Image courtesy of TAC Auctioneers." class= [...] hrhcatherinesw@gmail.com Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 mechanical bank J. & E. Stevens cast iron bank antique http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Antique-signs-toys-point-Noel-Barrett-sale-to-1.2M.html&Itemid=1 <br/><img src="http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/images/stories/2011_12/2011_1221_204.jpg" alt="The Automatic Foot Race, 1880s, William Britain & Sons (England), featuring two cloth-dressed figures that trot around a paper-litho metal cylinder, $18,400. Noel Barrett Auctions image." title="The Automatic Foot Race, 1880s, William Britain & Sons (England), featuring two cloth-dressed figures that trot around a paper-litho metal cylinder, $18,400. Noel Barrett Auctions image." class="caption" /><br/><br/> [...] tomhep@hrtc.net Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 game Britains automaton advertising