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166: MID 19TH CENTURY CARVED BUTCHER SHOP403: GENERAL GRANT SMOKER302: MERRY GO ROUND MECHANICAL BANK
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Vineland, NJ, United States
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November 11 - Toys on World Tour

Whether its tin, cast iron or paper mache, toys from all corners of the globe form a diversity of toys rarely expected at public auction - Mechanical Banks, Early American Tin Toys, Cast Iron Autos and Horsedrawn Toys, Dolls, Doorstops, Penny Toys & other Euro entries, Boats, Holiday items, Biscuit tins, & Comic Character toys Biscuit Tins from the late Marjorie Frankel Collection Highlights from the Ronnie Rosen Comic Charcter Collection Premium selections from the Chuck & Barbara Cook Doorstop Collection
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EXPRESS WAGON: Painted American tin, cast iron wheels, stenciled "Express" on sides of cart. 10 1/2" l.
0390: EXPRESS WAGONEst. US$400-US$500
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CAMEL BELL TOY: Attributed to Althof Bergmann, c. 1874, hand painted in tan body, decorative bell appears on hump, figure seated at rear, side baskets painted in green and red, mounted on wheeled platform,
0391: CAMEL BELL TOYEst. US$800-US$1,200
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DEXTER HORSE ON PLATFORM: George Brown, c. late 1880's, hand painted in tan body, red saddle, black mane and tail, mounted in flight on wheeled platform, very scarce example. 9" l.
0392: DEXTER HORSE ON PLATFORMEst. US$1,500-US$1,700
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RR HORSE DRAWN TROLLEY: Hand painted tin, done in red with gold stenciling, black roof, drawn by pair of brown horses. 14" l.
0393: RR HORSE DRAWN TROLLEYEst. US$500-US$750
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CITY TROLLEY: Stevens & Brown, painted and stenciled tin floor toy, painted in yellow body, railed platforms, cast iron wheels, pulled by two painted white horses. 11" l.
0394: CITY TROLLEYEst. US$1,000-US$1,200
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"DOLPHIN" SIDEWHEELER: Fallows, scarce early American tin toy boat pull toy has cast spoke wheels, painted in white, red cabin roof, "IXL" embossed under pilot's house. 11 1/2" l.
0395: "DOLPHIN" SIDEWHEELEREst. US$800-US$1,000
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THE "FLIRT" SIDEWHEELER: Early American tin toy pull toy boat, painted in white, red and blue, black stack with bell, attributed to Fallows, lettering is faded but still legible. 15 3/4" l.
0396: THE "FLIRT" SIDEWHEELEREst. US$1,200-US$1,500
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HORSE DRAWN CART: Early American tin, c. late 1880's, hand painted in red with yellow flooring and seating, drawn by white horse, seated figure, cast iron spoke wheels, bench seat back rest done in green embossed
0397: HORSE DRAWN CARTEst. US$1,200-US$1,500
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MECHANICAL WALKING SANTA CLAUS FIGURE: Ives, c. 1893, boxed example, hand painted lead head and hands, cast iron feet, clockwork activated walking motion, this figure is one of the more popular in Ives' walking figure series, original
0398: MECHANICAL WALKING SANTA CLAUS FIGUREEst. US$1,500-US$2,000
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PREACHER AT THE PULPIT: Ives, clockwork activated, early example depicts preacher in full robe standing behind wooden podium with tin book in hand, wooden base conceals mechanism. 10 1/2" h.
0399: PREACHER AT THE PULPITEst. US$1,500-US$2,000
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WALKING CHINAMAN WITH BOX: Ives, very rare and desirable figure, clockwork activated, this example features a complete and original queue, fully dressed, one of the scarcest in this fabulous early series. 9 3/4" h.
0400: WALKING CHINAMAN WITH BOXEst. US$2,000-US$2,500
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GENERAL BUTLER WALKING TOY: Ives, pat. 1875, early clockwork toy walker, wood and composition, with cast iron shoes, cloth outfit. 9 3/4" h.
0401: GENERAL BUTLER WALKING TOYEst. US$1,000-US$1,200
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ROCKING HORSE TOY: Ives, very rare example, hand painted tin white horse with cloth suited figure, ornate wood base has decoration on sides, painted in blue and red, internal clockwork rocking mechanism. 9 3/4" l.
0402: ROCKING HORSE TOYEst. US$6,000-US$8,000
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GENERAL GRANT SMOKER: Ives, pat. 1877 by Albert H. Dean, an extremely rare clockwork example, seated on cast iron chair mounted to wood base concealing intricate mechanism, original clothing, in working condition, a
0403: GENERAL GRANT SMOKEREst. US$12,000-US$15,000
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NEW YORK EXPRESS WAGON: Large scale tin wagon, attributed to Hull & Strafford of Connecticut, c. 1875, painted in green body, drawn by team of two white horses, impressive scale. 20" l.
0404: NEW YORK EXPRESS WAGONEst. US$2,000-US$2,500
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GIRL RIDING BICYCLE TOY: Althof Bergmann, pat. by John Conklin in 1877, very amusing and well designed, clockwork mechanism concealed in center housing, bisque head girl figure able to traverse tin circular track when
0405: GIRL RIDING BICYCLE TOYEst. US$4,000-US$5,000
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PERAMBULATOR: Ives, c. 1875, very rare example, depicts young boy on velocipede with wood handles in hands, tin horse head appears on front of wood wagon, dressed in cloth outfit, hand painted composition head,
0406: PERAMBULATOREst. US$7,500-US$8,500
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VELOCIPEDE: Stevens & Brown, c. 1870, curved top housing model pat. by Arthur Allen in NYC, frame has swivel joint between driver's seat and housing that causes toy to move in zigzag course, composition doll
0407: VELOCIPEDEEst. US$1,000-US$1,200
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BOY ON VELOCIPEDE: Stevens & Brown, pat. by Arthur M. Allen on 1/25/1870, clockwork, hand painted tin and cast iron, cloth dressed figure. 11" l.
0408: BOY ON VELOCIPEDEEst. US$600-US$800
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HUBLEY PHEASANT DOORSTOP: Hubley, #458, signed "© Fred Everett," finely detailed, hand painted depiction of pheasant in underbrush. 7 1/2 w. x 8 1/2" h.
0409: HUBLEY PHEASANT DOORSTOPEst. US$300-US$400
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HUBLEY QUAIL BOOKEND: Hubley, smaller size of the Fred Everett doorstop. Realistic hand painted depiction of double quails. 6" w. x 7 3/4" h.
0410: HUBLEY QUAIL BOOKENDEst. US$75-US$150
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QUAIL WITH GRAPEVINE DOORSTOP: Beautiful doorstop of two quails surrounded by greenery of grapevine. Great form with handle in the design. Rare. Book Example. 7" w. x 12"h.
0411: QUAIL WITH GRAPEVINE DOORSTOPEst. US$300-US$500
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PHEASANT DOORSTOP: Very rare, cast iron, full figured pheasant with long flowing tail feathers adding quite a dramatic appearance, this multi-colored example stands on an embossed shrub platform. 12 3/4" w. x 9 1/8"
0412: PHEASANT DOORSTOPEst. US$750-US$1,000
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B&H ROOSTER DOORSTOP: Bradley & Hubbard, great depiction of rooster in classic standing pose with tail feathers roused. Rubber knobs intact. Beautiful piece. Rare. 9 1/8" w. x 11 1/8" h.
0413: B&H ROOSTER DOORSTOPEst. US$2,500-US$3,000
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