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Vineland, NJ, United States
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The Dick Claus Collection I

An unprecedented auction of some of the world?s most important luxury toy craft is soon to come to New Jersey, and it will demonstrate an unparalleled willingness to share over thirty years of intense collecting by Richard ?Dick? Claus, with a global audience, and allow interest to spread into the fascinating world of antique toy collecting.
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MARKLIN BOXED TORPEDO BOAT: #5079/30 Germany, c.1915, well styled and very stealthy look, painted in brown and black hull with red accent stripe, railed deck, gun at bow, tube at stern, three black funnels, clockwork powered,
0049: MARKLIN BOXED TORPEDO BOATEst. $6,000-$6,500
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BING AUTOMATICALLY FIRING GUNBOAT: #155/383 Germany, c.1912, tin boat painted in battleship grey and dark grey hull, features two funnels, revolving gun on turret at stern fixed gun at bow, lifting the deck reveals spring mechanism
0050: BING AUTOMATICALLY FIRING GUNBOATEst. $3,000-$3,500
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MARKLIN "TIP TOP" YACHT: #5056/30 Germany, the smallest in this series of luxury yachts, great detail to canopy covered dining section with people seated round the table, it is an electrically operated boat, nice hull
0051: MARKLIN "TIP TOP" YACHTEst. $10,000-$12,000
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ARNOLD SPEEDBOAT: #1000/0 Germany, c.1920, hand painted tin, this example comes with one seated figure, rarely seen example with inertia motor cranked by handle on stern, stealthy hull design, red and blue stripping,
0052: ARNOLD SPEEDBOATEst. $400-$450
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BING SPEEDBOAT: Germany, c.1920's, lithographed tin, features two seated figures, clockwork powered, deck cover has number "23" stenciled, Bing trademark appears on colorful deck. 4" long.
0053: BING SPEEDBOATEst. $400-$500
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ARNOLD BOXED SPEEDBOAT: #1000/1 Germany, c. 1920, hand painted tin, done in white overall, orange cockpit with seated driver, inertia motor cranks from the stern, flag No. 22 appears on bow, self standing. 7 3/4" long.
0054: ARNOLD BOXED SPEEDBOATEst. $800-$1,000
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ARNOLD SPEEDBOAT: #1000/2 Germany, c.1920, white hull with two seated figures, numbered flag on bow, sleek hull design inertia motor cranked by handle at stern. 8" long.
0055: ARNOLD SPEEDBOATEst. $500-$600
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BING BOATHOUSE WITH SPEEDBOAT: Germany, c.1920's, unusual and scarce boathouse with pontoons for floatation, comes with clockwork speed are in green hull and natural wood look tin lithography. 6" boat.
0056: BING BOATHOUSE WITH SPEEDBOATEst. $600-$750
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BING SUBMARINE: #10/344/4 Germany, c. late 1920's, with original box, hand painted, done in green hull, lithographed tin conn with short periscope, brass colored deck rail, propellers and rudder, gun on deck, nose
0057: BING SUBMARINEEst. $2,000-$2,500
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BING PADDLE WHEELER: #155/362 Germany hand painted tin, c.1912, red hull, yellow deck, white cabin and wheel covers, brown paddle wheels solo funnel, clockwork driven, pilots house has grey roof. 8" long.
0058: BING PADDLE WHEELEREst. $700-$900
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BING PADDLE WHEEL: #155/361 Germany, c.1912, hand painted tin, red and black hull with stenciled port holes, side wheels, done in brown, simple deck level cabin, solo funnel, pilot's house, clockwork driven. 7 1/4"
0059: BING PADDLE WHEELEst. $700-$900
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ERNST PLANK BOXED LIVE STREAM RIVER BOAT: #128/2 Germany, c. 1902, tin hull painted in red and white, horizontal boiler done in green, black stack, features and interesting turbine wheel which is attached to and revolves the propeller. 9"
0060: ERNST PLANK BOXED LIVE STREAM RIVER BOATEst. $2,000-$2,500
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MARKLIN BATTLESHIP "HELENA": #5107M/29 Germany, c.1919-1921, steam powered, well detailed appointments, grey and white hull, fully railed, two funnels gun turrets on all sides, superstructure features observation deck with
0061: MARKLIN BATTLESHIP "HELENA"Est. $7,000-$8,000
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CARETTE BOXED LIVE STEAM RIVER BOAT: c.1880's, these were reportedly made for Carette by Schooner, gold painted hull, orange band, vertical boiler, hand painted deck, flag on stern, black rudder, original wooden box, internal flywheel.
0062: CARETTE BOXED LIVE STEAM RIVER BOATEst. $3,000-$3,500
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MARKLIN "IOWA" ORIGINAL CREW FIRST SERIES CRUISER: #1090 Germany, clockwork, well designed hull in red and grey with ram prow, railed upper deck features guns an battle stations, two funnels, clockwork powered, great scale with single mast depicts,
0063: MARKLIN "IOWA" ORIGINAL CREW FIRST SERIES CRUISEREst. $45,000-$50,000
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MARKLIN SUBMARINE: #5031/57 Germany, c.1930's, painted in green color overall, conn has periscopes and screw cap revealing clockwork wind, railed deck, outfitted with side dive fins allowing submerging and surfacing
0064: MARKLIN SUBMARINEEst. $4,000-$4,500
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GUNTHERMAN SINGLE OARSMAN: Germany, smallest in series, and scarce, depicts solo oarsman able to perform powerful strokes when clockwork is activated, floor toy has wheels on hull, key wind on side. 14" long.
0065: GUNTHERMAN SINGLE OARSMANEst. $3,000-$3,500
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EIGHT MAN SCULL WITH COXSWAIN: Gunthermann, Germany, an elusive find done in lithographed tin, great colored uniforms all representing racing team colors of blue and white striped suits, skull done in light brown, clockwork
0066: EIGHT MAN SCULL WITH COXSWAINEst. $10,000-$12,000
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SCHOENHUT BOXED MOTORBOAT: c.1906 very rare clockwork powered boat features a wooden painted hull done in bright blue and red, cardboard cloth covered canopy and seated composition figures, key wind appears through center of
0067: SCHOENHUT BOXED MOTORBOATEst. $4,000-$5,000
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KELLNER CLOCKWORK BOXED WOODEN SPEED BOAT: Germany, c. 1930, sleek wooden boat with natural wood color and green painted hull, red accent striping, hatch cap unscrews to reveal clockwork key wind, No. 72 flag at bow, open cockpit. 18" long.
0068: KELLNER CLOCKWORK BOXED WOODEN SPEED BOATEst. $800-$1,000
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WILKENS WOODEN SUBMARINE: Boxed example, with directions, from 1919-1920, sub is powered by rubber band, nice visuals on box, comes with advertising sign. 14" long.
0069: WILKENS WOODEN SUBMARINEEst. $500-$600
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REED "ST. LOUIS" OCEAN LINER: Paper litho over cardboard and wood, pull toy is quite large with extensive graphic images of waves to hull and side port holes, features two funnels, pilot house, seven suspended lifeboats and
0070: REED "ST. LOUIS" OCEAN LINEREst. $2,000-$2,500
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SCHOENHUT SAILBOAT WITH BOX: #200/20 Painted in bright blue with dark blue band and gold trimmed hull, decking done in natural wood grain color, advertised as "painted in oil colors," a striking example with ornate gold finish
0071: SCHOENHUT SAILBOAT WITH BOXEst. $1,200-$1,500
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KEYSTONE "SHOOTING" BATTLESHIP: Boxed example, all wood construction, popular USN-1 warship features two wood projectiles able to shoot at any of the four targets, included with set, spring controlled, levers appear at upper cabin
0072: KEYSTONE "SHOOTING" BATTLESHIPEst. $300-$400
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