SELECT TOYS - March 12, 2016 2016-03-12 Auction - 593 Price Results - Bertoia Auctions in NJ - Page 2
ALPHABET MAN - YANKEE SCHOOLMASTERBUDDY 'L' TUGBOATDENT "SAMPLE" BULL DOG MACK SUPPLY TRUCK
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Vineland, NJ, United States
Auction Details

SELECT TOYS - March 12, 2016

Starting the year off with a loud bang, we present the March Select Toy Auction. Roughly 700 lots of pristine antique collectibles will be offered in an exciting one day auction. Highlights feature cast iron toys fresh off the shelves from the Bob Brady collection, more choice mechanical banks from the Clive Devinish collection, the final offering of doorstops from the Jeanne Bertoia collection, stellar pressed steel examples from the immense Jay Schoedinger collection, charming still banks from the Bob Adams collection, and C8+ condition American Flyer trains from the Jim Ferguson collection.
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BUDDY 'L' OUTDOOR RAILROAD COAL CAR (GONDOLA): Pressed steel body, painted in black overall, c. 1927, stamped sides, decals read "70826." Provenance: Jay Schoedinger Collection. 20 1/4" l.
0025: BUDDY 'L' OUTDOOR RAILROAD COAL CAR (GONDOLA)Est. $500-$700
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BUDDY 'L' OUTDOOR RAILROAD TANK CAR #1003: Pressed steel tank body, painted in scarce yellow body overall, decals on side, black straps and frame with four wheel trucks. Provenance: Jay Schoedinger Collection. 19" l.
0026: BUDDY 'L' OUTDOOR RAILROAD TANK CAR #1003Est. $1,200-$1,500
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BUDDY 'L' BOX CAR #1002: c. 1925-1931, pressed steel body, painted in red overall, features sliding side door, decals on doors read, "35407," car ends have Buddy 'L' decal. Provenance: Jay Schoedinger Collection. 20 1/2" l.
0027: BUDDY 'L' BOX CAR #1002Est. $500-$700
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BUDDY 'L' OUTDOOR RAILROAD BALLAST CAR #1008: c. 1928, pressed steel, done in black overall, interior peaked floor bed allows four side opening doors on each side to unload, "V" bottom with divider partition. Provenance: Jay Schoedinger
0028: BUDDY 'L' OUTDOOR RAILROAD BALLAST CAR #1008Est. $600-$800
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BUDDY 'L' NO. 350 HOISTING TOWER: c. 1928-1931, dark green tower,base and mechanism, black hoist bucket and three telescoping adjustable delivery chutes, original paint tower. Provenance: Jay Schoedinger Collection. 29" h.
0029: BUDDY 'L' NO. 350 HOISTING TOWEREst. $900-$1,200
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BUDDY 'L' SAND SCREENER: c. 1927-1930, pressed steel, painted in red overall with black buckets, features screening hoppers and chute. Provenance: Jay Schoedinger Collection. 29" x 17 1/2" x 21".
0030: BUDDY 'L' SAND SCREENEREst. $400-$500
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STEELCRAFT "LIL JIM" SHOVEL TRUCK: c. 1934, sold from J.C. Penny stores, pressed steel, brown enclosed cab, "White" decal on radiator, black housing body contains vertical boiler and operated boom with shovel, arm, decal reads,
0031: STEELCRAFT "LIL JIM" SHOVEL TRUCKEst. $1,500-$2,000
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BUDDY 'L' HYDRAULIC DUMP TRUCK: Pressed steel, black low open cab, open dump body lifts by side crank and tilts smoothly by hydraulic attached to base, aluminum disc wheels. Provenance: Jay Schoedinger Collection. 24" l.
0032: BUDDY 'L' HYDRAULIC DUMP TRUCKEst. $300-$500
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BUDDY 'L' CEMENT MIXER: c. 1926, well detailed pressed steel toy mixer, a very exacting scaled mixer as used some 80 years ago, features mixing drum, mixer-drum housing, wheeled platform, vertical boiler and decals,
0033: BUDDY 'L' CEMENT MIXEREst. $400-$600
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BUDDY 'L' TRENCHER: c. 1929-1931, pressed steel construction toy, a rare example and heaviest of Buddy 'L' toys, great scale and detail features conveyor belt, treads, chain and gears, painted in yellow and red body.
0034: BUDDY 'L' TRENCHEREst. $2,000-$2,500
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BUDDY 'L' REPAIR-IT SERVICE TRUCK NO. 5667: Pressed steel, c. mid 1950's, boxed example, red painted enclosed cab with white open bed body, contains boom with weighted hook attachable to flooring, includes: wrench, jack and accessory, old
0035: BUDDY 'L' REPAIR-IT SERVICE TRUCK NO. 5667Est. $700-$900
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BUDDY 'L' A-FRAME ROPE DUMP TRUCK: c. 1922, pressed steel, painted in black overall, open driver's cab with red chassis and disc wheels, support on back of cab, body lifts for unloading, company's first production dump. Provenance:
0036: BUDDY 'L' A-FRAME ROPE DUMP TRUCKEst. $500-$700
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STEELCRAFT HOOD AND LADDER TRUCK: Pressed steel, Mack cab with open service body containing three metal ladders, painted in red overall, bell on hood, decal read, "City Fire Dept." Provenance: Jay Schoedinger Collection. 26" l.
0037: STEELCRAFT HOOD AND LADDER TRUCKEst. $600-$800
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STEELCRAFT MACK ARMY TRUCK: circa 1920's, enclosed cab, modified Mack painted in tan, open bed body has original canvas tarp cover, decals read, "Army Truck" on sides, rubber tires, red disc wheels, Mack decals on cab.
0038: STEELCRAFT MACK ARMY TRUCKEst. $600-$800
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DOEPKE "MODEL TOYS" LADDER TRUCK: Boxed example, pressed steel, American La France fire truck, painted in red overall, aluminum turntable base and extension ladders, features clockwork activated siren sounds, rubber tires, metal disc
0039: DOEPKE "MODEL TOYS" LADDER TRUCKEst. $300-$400
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BUDDY 'L' OUTDOOR RAILROAD DREDGE: c. 1922, locomotive dredge done in black crane housing, red corrugated roof, well detailed lever controlled action, long boom with clam shell bucket on string pull, flat car frame features stabilizer
0040: BUDDY 'L' OUTDOOR RAILROAD DREDGEEst. $1,000-$1,300
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BUDDY 'L' EXPRESS TRUCK: Pressed steel, painted in black overall, low cab design, aluminum spoke wheels, movable steering wheel, drop down tailgate and original pull cord. Provenance: Jay Schoedinger Collection. 24" l.
0041: BUDDY 'L' EXPRESS TRUCKEst. $1,200-$1,500
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BUDDY 'L' EXTENSION LADDER FIRE TRUCK WITH BOX: circa 1940's, boxed example, pressed steel, done in classic fire engine red with two-tone white cab and silver extension ladders, Old store stock. Provenance: Jay Schoedinger Collection. 29" l.
0042: BUDDY 'L' EXTENSION LADDER FIRE TRUCK WITH BOXEst. $400-$600
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BUDDY 'L' EXPRESS TRUCK: c. 1930's, pressed steel, features black low open cab, green enclosed van body, opening rear doors, canopy roof, side decal reads, "Buddy 'L' Express Line," dual wheels, rubber tires, headlights and
0043: BUDDY 'L' EXPRESS TRUCKEst. $1,400-$1,700
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TURNER PACKARD ROADSTER: c. 1926, pressed steel, hardtop car with long hood design, simulated headlights on fenders, spring style bumper in fornt, rubber tires on steel wheels. Provenance: Jay Schoedinger Collection. 27" l.
0044: TURNER PACKARD ROADSTEREst. $900-$1,100
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BUDDY 'L' PRESSURIZED TANK LINE TRUCK: c. late 1920's, pressed steel, enclosed doorless cab, painted in black, green tank body, aluminum wheels have red centers, side decals read, "Buddy 'L' Tank Lines," able to squirt water. Provenance:
0045: BUDDY 'L' PRESSURIZED TANK LINE TRUCKEst. $800-$1,000
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BUDDY 'L' WRIGLEY'S TRUCK: International tractor trailer with electric lights, two-tone colors, green and yellow, opening rear doors, removable roof, "Wrigley's Spearmint Chewing Gum" advertisement on side panels, bright clean
0046: BUDDY 'L' WRIGLEY'S TRUCKEst. $400-$600
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BUDDY 'L' LADDER TRUCK: c. 1923, #205 pressed steel fire truck done in dark red overall, side ladders, open service bed contains ladder rack supports and hose reel, disc wheels have painted centers, decals on sides,
0047: BUDDY 'L' LADDER TRUCKEst. $700-$900
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BUDDY 'L' COPPER FLASHED LOCOMOTIVE & TENDER: Pressed steel with flashing, reportedly a presentation piece used as a primary factory display, incredible example of the headliner to the Outdoor Railroad Series, only three known examples with this
0048: BUDDY 'L' COPPER FLASHED LOCOMOTIVE & TENDEREst. $3,000-$4,000