Antique Toy & Americana Auction

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Antique Toy & Americana Auction

Pook & Pook, Inc. with Noel Barrett

The Friday sale Session will focus on items from the Jerry Smith Collection. This is the last of that amazing assemblage of Americana. Saturday and Sunday Sessions will have several important collections that will make our April auction one that will be long remembered. Along with the Jerry Smith items is an amazing collection of Smith-Miller trucks (more than 60 pieces), an awesome collection of penny toys (more than 200 pieces), 2 collections of unique patent models (more than 30 in all), a number of exciting individual consignments along with the Andrew Lukach and Eugene Straub train and toy collections.

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Ash Sifter Patent Model # 59,964: this model for an 1866 patent was submitted by a Canadian inventor, Paul Ceredo, presenting a "sifting device for separating ashes from cinders or unconsumed coal (or) other substances.", it is

0169: Ash Sifter Patent Model # 59,964Est. $400-$500See Sold Price

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D.C. Newell Crush & Grind Patent Model: stained wood model with removable hopper that has maker's metal placque on 1 side and 2 wood rollers with carved interlocking teeth that hence create the crushing and grinding effect. item retains

0170: D.C. Newell Crush & Grind Patent ModelEst. $300-$500See Sold Price

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Combination Thrashing & Sifting Machine Patent Mod: wood model mounted on four metal legs, crank operated gear wheel turns spiked cylinder in top and drops thru to screen sifter in base compartment 11" t. x 14" l. x 5.5" d.

0171: Combination Thrashing & Sifting Machine Patent ModEst. $600-$800See Sold Price

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G.W. Eltonhead Revolving Grate Patent Model: stained wood model with crank operated revolving grate drops ash into bottom drawer, item retains partial original patent tag. also included are copies of US patent office literature 9" w. x 9.5" t.

0172: G.W. Eltonhead Revolving Grate Patent ModelEst. $300-$500See Sold Price

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C. Weeke Patent Model Heater: stained wood model with interior metal rods was designed to be used over the chimney or flue to capture escaping hot air and retain it in chambers. Model retains original receiving tag dated April 5,

0173: C. Weeke Patent Model HeaterEst. $200-$400

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L. Vaughan Washing Machine Patent Model: stained wood tub on four legs with crank operated beating cylinder. as well as lever to raise height of wash board, also included are copies of US patent office literature about this model 9.5" t. x

0174: L. Vaughan Washing Machine Patent ModelEst. $1,000-$1,500See Sold Price

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James Abbot Washing Machine Patent Model: stained wood tub mounted on four wooden legs, hinged opening lid with back and forth agitator that is constructed of rather complex perforated dashes. item retains original receiving tag dated Oct.

0175: James Abbot Washing Machine Patent ModelEst. $900-$1,200See Sold Price

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J.H. Duston Washing Machine Patent Model: stained wood model with opening wash tub with lever activated beater, retains original receiving tag dated May 17,1870 as well as patent tag No. 109501 dated Nov 22,1870 10" l. x 6" t.

0176: J.H. Duston Washing Machine Patent ModelEst. $400-$600See Sold Price

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J.R. Spencer Broom-Head Patent Model & Wooden Roll: 2 brass collars with detachable tubular draw bolts hold broom bristles. item retains both receiving tag dated May 24,1879 and patent model tag No. 226,124 dated March 30, 1880. Also included are

0177: J.R. Spencer Broom-Head Patent Model & Wooden RollEst. $200-$300

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Patent Model Foot Rest: stained wood model with opening drawer has flip up rest and compartment for storing slippers or other needs,nice carving to drawer front and turned wood legs; item retains original receiving tag

0178: Patent Model Foot RestEst. $200-$300See Sold Price

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Improved Rocking-Chair Patent Model # 91,469: Albert McMurray of Utica, NY invented this chair which ÒBy using reverse rockers, in the manner described, an easy and large motion is obtained, and there is no necessity of extending the rockers

0179: Improved Rocking-Chair Patent Model # 91,469Est. $400-$500See Sold Price

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Folding Chair for Pews Patent Model # 18,377: this very finely crafted wood model was submitted by M.S. Beach of Brooklyn, NY in 1857; the model accurately depicts "improved chair . . . represented as attached to the end of an ordinary pew.",

0180: Folding Chair for Pews Patent Model # 18,377Est. $400-$500See Sold Price

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Wm. Tobey Opening Gate Salesman Sample: stained wood model with nice detailing shows pivot operated gates that copies of accompanying US patent office literature claims opening and closing gate by elevation to avoid any obstruction as snow

0181: Wm. Tobey Opening Gate Salesman SampleEst. $300-$400See Sold Price

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Improvement in Swings Patent Model #160,390: this 1875 patent model by Cornelius Cain of Indiana presents a tete-a-tete swing which can be activated by pulling on a rope by either partner in the swing - the action is made smooth by the use of

0182: Improvement in Swings Patent Model #160,390Est. $200-$400See Sold Price

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Improvement in Show Cases Patent Model #120,752: this model by a Philadelphia inventor, William Henry Grove, presents a cross section of a store showcase corner - the 'improvement' is a decorative metal casting that covers the joint so that complex

0183: Improvement in Show Cases Patent Model #120,752Est. $200-$300See Sold Price

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Artificial Leg Patent Model - # 71197: this finely crafted 1867 patent model is a harsh reminder of how much in demand artificial limbs were in the aftermath of the United States Civil War, Abner McOmber of Schenectady NY devised an

0184: Artificial Leg Patent Model - # 71197Est. $400-$600See Sold Price

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G.M. Evans Window Patent Model: very handsome mahogany wood tone model with original patent tag dated Sept. 23, 1879, the copies of diagrams and literature that accompany this piece boast several set screws that exclude the dust

0185: G.M. Evans Window Patent ModelEst. $400-$600See Sold Price

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Dennis & Co. Salesman Sample Window: mahogany tone double hung window display edged with metal weather striping. original decal"Dennis Weather-strip Saves Fuel, Dennis & Co. Chicago" 13" t. x 8.25" w. x 4.75" d.

0186: Dennis & Co. Salesman Sample WindowEst. $200-$300See Sold Price

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Rack for Pool-Balls Patent Model #265,214: Mr. William Bares of Poughkeepsie, NY came up with this real time-saver for the aficionados of pool table - after a game when the pocketed balls have been put in the wall rack - now with this

0187: Rack for Pool-Balls Patent Model #265,214Est. $800-$1,000See Sold Price

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Game-Table Patent Model # 207,835: a very finely crafted model presented by Philadelphia inventor, George Withal - "the object being to provide a table of such construction that new and interesting games may be played thereon, and . .

0188: Game-Table Patent Model # 207,835Est. $600-$800

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Improvements in Game Apparatus Patent Model # 175,: finely crafted of wood, it appears this was made as a device to be used at carnivals as the description of the workings makes clear "when the quoit falls through one of the (table top) openings it

0189: Improvements in Game Apparatus Patent Model # 175,Est. $600-$800See Sold Price

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Lot: Original Cliff Peterson Catalogs & 3 Books on: a full set from Cliff Peterson Collection of US Patent Models for Inventions from 1790-1898, Volume 1 - June 1980 through Volume 8 February 1982; over 800 pages of patent model information and

0190: Lot: Original Cliff Peterson Catalogs & 3 Books onEst. $100-$150See Sold Price

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Toy Hoop Patent Model- Patent 102,988: from the patent application: "I, Cebra L. Taylor, of Norwich, Connecticut, have invented a so-called Novelty Hoop, designed to give healthy exercise and amusement to children." and quite a hoop it is

0191: Toy Hoop Patent Model- Patent 102,988Est. $800-$1,200

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Automatic Smoking Toy Patent Model Patent t# 15390: the wooden box houses a sturdy clockwork mechanism along with bellows (damaged), hoses, and valves which would do the following from the application: "The present invention relates to certain new and

0192: Automatic Smoking Toy Patent Model Patent t# 15390Est. $2,000-$3,000

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