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Merritt's Museum of Childhood
7:00 AM PT - Sep 9th, 2005

offered by
Pook & Pook, Inc.

463 East Lancaster Ave.
Downingtown, PA 19335
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Buyer's Premium
20% up to 100000
15% above 100001

Bid Increments

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667 Items

Lot Description Estimates
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201 Lot 201

Two carved and painted sleds, early 20th c., one inscribed ''Annie'', 31'' l.

200
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400
14 Bids
202 Lot 202

Painted pine and cast iron ''Reindeer'' sled, late 19th c., retaining its original polychorme decorated surface, 55...

400
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600
27 Bids
203 Lot 203

Carved and painted rocking horse, late 19th c., with horse hair mane and tail, retaining its original smoke deco...

400
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700
24 Bids
204 Lot 204

Carved and painted rocking horse, 19th c., with horse hair mane and tail, the base with landscape decoration, 33...

800
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1,200
16 Bids
205 Lot 205

Child's stenciled wagon, with wooden wheels, together with a child's sled with wheels, ''Lightening Wheel Guider...

200
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250
19 Bids
206 Lot 206

Carved and painted sulky, ca. 1900 together with 2 hobby horses.

800
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1,200
17 Bids
207 Lot 207

Victorian carved and painted pram, late 19th c., retaining a tan surface with red and black highlights.

500
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800
13 Bids
208 Lot 208

Victorian carved and painted pram, late 19th c., retaining its original ebonized surface with gilt highlights. 4...

500
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1,000
9 Bids
209 Lot 209

Victorian carved and painted pram, late 19th c., retaining a brown and yellow painted surface. 42" h., 25" w., ...

200
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400
17 Bids
210 Lot 210

Victorian 3-wheel pull carriage, late 19th c., retaining a maroon surface with yellow pinstriping, 40'' h., 57'...

400
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600
9 Bids
211 Lot 211

Drissel & Eberts S. Bethlehem Pennsylvania pine Dixie Coaster wagon pat. 1900, with stencil decorated sides and ...

200
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300
21 Bids
212 Lot 212

''Swallow Toys'' carved and painted rocking horse, early 20th c., with horsehair mane and tail, retaining its origi...

500
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1,000
22 Bids
213 Lot 213

Two carved and painted rocking horses, early/mid 20th c., 28'' h., 36'' w. and 20'' h., 34'' w.

200
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300
6 Bids
214 Lot 214

Carved and painted horse and sulky, the white horse with leather straps, the sulky with black surface with red p...

400
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800
16 Bids
215 Lot 215

Carved and painted horse form sled, 19th c., with pegged construction and horsehair tail, mane, and leather sadd...

500
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1,000
18 Bids
216 Lot 216

Three wax mannequins, of 18th c. and early 19th c. figures including Benjamin Franklin, attributed to the worksh...

400
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700
44 Bids
217 Lot 217

Three wax mannequins of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln and General Ulysses S. Grant, attributed to the workshop o...

500
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1,000
39 Bids
218 Lot 218

Vintage children's clothing to include leather boots and shoes, socks, hats, dresses, gloves, etc.

300
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500
27 Bids
219 Lot 219

Model of the Charles Cook studios, on duPont Street, Philadelphia, 13 1/2'' h., 13'' w. (case).

100
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150
4 Bids
220 Lot 220

Seven female mannequins, made by Charles Cook of Philadelphia, in period wedding dresses and other vintage cloth...

500
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1,000
22 Bids
221 Lot 221

Twenty four wax, paper mache and composition mannequin heads, by Charles Cook, Philadelphia, including heads of C...

500
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1,000
11 Bids
222 Lot 222

Four wax mannequin ladies heads made by Charles W. Cook, Philadelphia, and one composition eample, all attired i...

200
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400
24 Bids
223 Lot 223

Vintage hats and hat boxes.

200
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300
11 Bids
224 Lot 224

Vintage clothing to include cotton socks, one pair dated 1881, bowties, embroidered suspenders, linen short pant...

300
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400
32 Bids
225

Vintage silk, linen, velvet, and cotton clothing to include skirts, jackets, blouses, etc.

200
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400
39 Bids
226 Lot 226

Vintage silk, wool, cotton, and linen clothing to include dresses, skirts, jackets, etc.

200
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500
47 Bids
227 Lot 227

Ladies vintage clothing to include satin shoes, wool, velvet, and cotton jackets, skirts, and hats.

400
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700
53 Bids
228 Lot 228

Ten ladies vintage cloth and lace bonnets, two with painted paper mache hat stands.

200
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300
35 Bids
229 Lot 229

Three American top hats, one made by Brown, Reading, Pennsylvania, one made by Reeds, Philadelphia, and one by F...

300
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400
9 Bids
230 Lot 230

Silk needlework drawstring purse, 18th c., with Adam and Eve in the garden, together with a silk drawstring bag ...

1,000
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1,500
17 Bids
231 Lot 231

Four Victorian needlework purses, together with 2 beaded purses, 2 beaded on leather change purses, etc.

200
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300
14 Bids
232 Lot 232

Paisley wool bed cover, together with an appliq
Paisley wool bed cover, together with a tapestry with game f...

150
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200
19 Bids
233 Lot 233

Table top lace making kit, with turn wooden bobbins and felt top, together with a tape loom.

100
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200
7 Bids
234 Lot 234

Beaded pin cushion with the verse ''Welcome Sweet Stranger'', dated 1815, together with a needlework writing case...

200
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300
13 Bids
235 Lot 235

Eight pincushions to include one with Victorian beadwork, one in the form of an umbrella with needlework decorat...

250
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350
4 Bids
236 Lot 236

Pennsylvania needlework pincushion, late 18th/early 19th c., which belonged to Mrs. Henry Boyer of Boyertown with...

400
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800
11 Bids
237 Lot 237

Rare wrought iron sewing bird, late 18th c., with a serpent form clamp and ornate oval base for a pincushion, 12...

500
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1,000
27 Bids
238 Lot 238

Group of fabrics to include blue and white homespun, brown and white homespun, linen, etc.

100
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200
43 Bids
239 Lot 239

Victorian cast iron and brass sewing bird with pincushion finial and ornate body, together with another Victori...

350
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500
43 Bids
240 Lot 240

Three quilted pillow covers., one initialed ''C.B.'', retaining tag inscribed ''made in the year 1853 by Caroline...

200
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300
18 Bids
241 Lot 241

Pennsylvania show towel with openwork, marked ''Hanna Merckel'' with birds and flowers, together with another Pen...

150
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200
20 Bids
242 Lot 242

Large pieced quilt with chintz border, together with a chintz bed skirt, a pieced quilt, a coverlet, and a jaqua...

200
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250
8 Bids
243 Lot 243

Buffalo robe, the back stenciled ''John G. Royer''.

100
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200
8 Bids
244 Lot 244

Red and green jaquard coverlet, inscribed ''Absalom Klinger Millersburg Berks County 1862''.

200
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400
12 Bids
245 Lot 245

Pennsylvania overshot coverlet with red, blue, tan, and olive geometric patterns.

250
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350
8 Bids
246 Lot 246

French musical bird box, late 19th c., 18 1/2'' h.

800
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1,200
25 Bids
247 Lot 247

French Thibouville Lamy barrel organ, 19th c., with 2 monkey automatons atop a rosewood veneer case with marque...

4,000
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7,000
11 Bids
248 Lot 248

French musical bird box, late 19th c., coin operated with 3 birds, 25'' h.

1,500
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2,000
14 Bids
249 Lot 249

Four Staffordshire childrens mugs to include ''Son and Hair'', 2 3/8'' h., ''Ass'', 2 3/4'' h., ''Lessons for you...

300
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500
15 Bids
250 Lot 250

Four Staffordshire children's mugs to include lessons for youth, 2 1/2'' h., ''Hen & Chicken'', 2 1/2'' h., ''Hi...

300
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500
19 Bids
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