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The Donald Kaufman Automotive Toy Collection
10:00 AM PT - Mar 20th, 2009

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Bertoia Auctions

2141 DeMarco Drive
Vineland, NJ 08360
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498 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
684 Lot 684

STRAUSS BOXED ''TRIKAUTO''
Lithographed tin, red body, blue fenders, contains graphic i...

400
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500
685 Lot 685

STRAUSS BOXED ''TRIKAUTO''
Lithographed tin, open auto done in red and yellow, seated d...

300
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400
686 Lot 686

UNIQUE ART BOXED ''KRAZY KAR''
c. 1920's, lithographed tin, bright yellow, balloon graphics...

450
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500
687 Lot 687

STRAUSS BOXED ''WHAT'S IT'' CAR
c. 1925, lithographed tin, aptly named for its shape, appear...

800
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1,000
688 Lot 688

MARX BOXED REVERSIBLE COUPE
Lithographed tin, streamlined auto done in red overall, orig...

1,000
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1,200
689 Lot 689

ARCADE ''SUPER SERVICE'' STATION
C. 1941, scarce wood gas station, painted in white overall, ...

1,200
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1,500
690 Lot 690

ARCADE SERVICE STATION
Constructed of wood, painted in white, green stenciled facad...

600
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700
691 Lot 691

ARCADE ANDY GUMP COMIC AUTO
Deluxe model with front crank and rear license plate, nickel...

1,000
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1,200
692 Lot 692

KENTON CALLIOPE
Cast iron, painted in red with extensive gold trim, well des...

800
-
1,000
693 Lot 693

KENTON CALLIOPE TRUCK
C. 1920's, cast iron, painted in orange overall, very ornate...

2,000
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2,250
694 Lot 694

DENT RED AND BLUE BED DUMP TRUCK
Cast iron, a scarce example, done in red cab with blue dump ...

1,500
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2,000
695 Lot 695

DENT FACTORY SAMPLE WRECKER TRUCK
Very scarce example, 'C' cab painted in red, open service be...

2,000
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2,500
696 Lot 696

ARCADE MODEL 'A' WRECKER
C. 1929, cast iron, painted in red body, bed contains green ...

600
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800
697 Lot 697

ARCADE MODEL 'A' WRECKER
C. 1929, cast iron, painted in red overall, scarce size, gre...

400
-
600
698 Lot 698

ARCADE BOXED MODEL 'A' FORD WRECKER
Cast iron, painted in red body, green ''Weaver'' boom with n...

2,000
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2,500
699 Lot 699

ARCADE ''RED BABY'' WRECKER
c. late 1920's, cast iron, painted in red, IH truck contains...

1,500
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2,000
700 Lot 700

ARCADE FORD WRECKER
C. 1930, cast iron, painted in red, features nickel hoist, w...

300
-
400
701 Lot 701

CHAMPION BOXED WRECKER
Cast iron 'C' Mack cab painted in red overall, cast boom on ...

600
-
800
702 Lot 702

KILGORE WRECKER
C. 1931, very rare example, cast iron, painted in green cab ...

2,500
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3,000
703 Lot 703

KILGORE AVIATION GAS TANKER
C. 1931, cast iron, enclosed cab painted in yellow with red ...

2,000
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2,500
704 Lot 704

ARCADE MACK GASOLINE TANK TRUCK
C. 1930's, enclosed cast iron Mack cab painted in red, servi...

800
-
1,000
705 Lot 705

ARCADE ''AMERICAN OIL'' PRIVATE LABEL GASOLINE TRU
C. 1930's, cast iron, enclosed Mack cab with nickel driver, ...

3,000
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3,500
706 Lot 706

SANTA DRIVING JAGUAR CHOCOLATE MOLD
Two-piece, plated, great image and size, open bottom. Car 1...

300
-
400
707 Lot 707

NEW YORK TO PARIS MONOCOUPE CHOCOLATE MOLD
Two-piece mold, plated, comes with separate wing mold, open ...

300
-
400
708 Lot 708

LOT OF THREE AUTO CHOCOLATE MOLDS
Assorted body styles, all two-piece moldings, features small...

300
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350
709 Lot 709

GROUPING OF AUTO CHOCOLATE MOLDS
Assorted body styles, including: large sedan, VW bus, small ...

350
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450
710 Lot 710

LOT OF THREE TRUCK CHOCOLATE MOLDS
All three are two-piece molds, includes: two stake truck sty...

300
-
400
711 Lot 711

SPEEDBOAT AND TWO AUTO CHOCOLATE MOLDS
All three are two-piece molds, well detailed, speedboat has ...

300
-
350
712 Lot 712

MECCANO BOAT TAIL RACER
C. 1936, pressed steel, done in green body, creme fenders, r...

600
-
800
713 Lot 713

CHAD VALLEY BOXED RACER
England, lithographed tin, done in red and yellow, seated di...

500
-
600
714 Lot 714

TIPPCO BOXED RACER
C.1930's, lithographed tin, a great color scheme, done in li...

1,500
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2,000
715 Lot 715

RICO RACER
Spain, lithographed tin, done in blue body with curious grap...

1,200
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1,500
716 Lot 716

''SWIFT'' RACE CAR
Circa 1920's, an unusual open seat racer with driver, featur...

1,200
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1,500
717 Lot 717

GUNTHERMANN ''GORDON BENNETT'' RACER
Germany, circa 1904, extremely rare, one of the few known ex...

8,000
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10,000
718 Lot 718

GUNTHERMANN ''GORDON BENNET'' RACER
Germany, the largest and most prominent in the famed series ...

15,000
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20,000
719 Lot 719

DISTLER RACE CAR
Germany, a fabulous oversized tin litho racer, striking grap...

10,000
-
12,000
720 Lot 720

JEP RENAULT
France, colorful sedan, done in yellow body, red fenders, bl...

1,500
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2,000
721 Lot 721

CITROEN C4 SEDAN
France, one of the more brightly painted of Citroen's line o...

1,500
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2,000
722 Lot 722

CITROEN FAUX CABRIOLET
France, circa 1928, lavender body colors are outstanding, a ...

1,500
-
2,000
723 Lot 723

DELAHAYE BOXED FIRE ENGINE
Circa 1900, an early example of the fire engine with hose re...

3,500
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4,000
724 Lot 724

CITROEN B14 SEDAN
France, c. 1920's, this is the largest of the new line of ve...

4,000
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5,000
725 Lot 725

RENAULT 40 CV
JEP, France, c. 1930, pressed steel, well built model with n...

1,000
-
1,200
726 Lot 726

PINARD LIMOUSINE
France, early 1900's, hand-painted tin, done in green body, ...

4,000
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6,000
727 Lot 727

PINARD CLOCKWORK RACING CAR
Early 1900's, France, hand-painted tin, done red body, gold ...

6,000
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8,000
728 Lot 728

BING BOXED FOUR SEAT TOURER
Germany, circa 1915, a fabulous hand-painted auto with cloth...

15,000
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18,000
729 Lot 729

GUNTHERMANN OPEN PHAETON WITH PASSENGERS
Germany, extremely rare example, and considered the finest k...

20,000
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25,000
730 Lot 730

BING STEAM VIS-A-VIS
Circa 1902, Germany, actually known as Bing's Dog Cart, this...

8,000
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10,000
731 Lot 731

GUNTHERMANN VIS-A-VIS
Circa 1900, Germany, largest size in series, a magnificent e...

8,000
-
10,000
732 Lot 732

BING TONNEAU
Germany, circa 1903, hand-painted tin auto, done in creme bo...

10,000
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12,000
733 Lot 733

MARKLIN TORPEDO
Germany, c. 1920, superior styling, a stunning open tourer, ...

15,000
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18,000
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