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French bisque Jumeau bebe doll. Stephenson’s image.

Rare dolls, toys and trains line up for Stephenson’s Nov. 22 sale

French bisque Jumeau bebe doll. Stephenson’s image.

French bisque Jumeau bebe doll. Stephenson’s image.

PHILA., Pa. – It’s time for another entertaining auction of dolls, toys and trains at Stephenson’s in the Philadelphia suburb of Southampton. The company’s Nov. 22 sale will begin at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, with Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers.

Among the highlights are a French bisque bebe doll by Jumeau, a wonderful Humpty Dumpty Circus set, a 1952 Vogue “strung” Ginny in “Rich Uncle” trunk, and a Steelcraft Army Scout plane. A special highlight is a collection of beautiful, early Halloween decorations, including salesmen’s samples, made from the 1920s through 1940s by the Massachusetts firm Dennison.

Here’s a list of some of the items to be auctioned:

Dolls – French bisque Jumeau Bebe 21″ doll with composition body, French Paris 3 bisque head 13″ child doll, SFBJ #301 Paris 17″ bisque head doll with compo body, Kestner 22″ bisque shoulder head doll with leather kid body, Heubach-Koppelsdorf German black all bisque 13″ doll, Armand Marseille 390 bisque head doll, Schoenau & Hoffmeister 15″ bisque head doll, Kestner bisque head 19″ child doll, 16″ Armand Marseille 370 bisque shoulder head doll, four German bisque Christmas dolls, 24″ German doll with compo head and cloth body, Handwerk 119-13 bisque doll, 19th C. Japanese Emperor and Empress birthday celebration dolls, rare 1949 Vogue Ginny doll 14″ “Mother” from The Mommy & Me series, 1955 Vogue Ginny No. 62 Bridal Trousseau walker with wrist tag and instructions, 1952 strung Vogue Ginny groom, 1949-50 Vogue strung Ginny skier, Vogue original wardrobe chest 1950-52 with strung Ginny and all original accessories, 1950 Vogue strung Ginny “Alice in Wonderland”, 1950 Vogue strung Ginny “Steffie”, 1952 Vogue strung Ginny “Linda” from the Kindergarten series wearing tagged original outfit, 1950’s Vogue strung Ginny “TV Time” wearing tagged outfit, 1950’s Vogue strung Ginny with glasses, travel trunk, clothing, ski outfit with skis, poles, etc., Ginny No. 6921 table and chair set in box, 1950’s Mme. Alexander “Cissette”, 1952 Mme. Alexander 14″ hard plastic “Tommy Bangs” in original box, Arranbee 1950’s Nancy Lee hard plastic doll, A & M 351 8 ½” bisque head doll with compo body, Kestner bisque head 9″ doll, My Merry Shampoo Set and My Merry Dolly’s Laundry Closet, ethnic dolls, composition dolls, Mme. Alexander “Susie Q” cloth doll, Mary Hoyer, celluloid, hard plastic, Grace Putnam Bye-los, 3″ German all bisque doll, 10″ Skookum doll, Kerr & Hinz bisque dolls, 1950’s American Character Tiny Tears dolls, Bonny Braids walker doll with toothbrush, 1950’s Ideal hard plastic 17″ Shirley Temple, 17″ Ideal Shirley Temple 1972, 18″ hard plastic Shirley Temple, Arranbee “Nanette” hard plastic, 1950’s American Character Toni doll, Mme. Alexander “Edith the Lonely” doll, early Mme. Alexander composition “Dopey” marionette, Effanbee “Emily Ann” marionette, Mme. Alexander compo dolls, Horsman Mickey Mouse Club Mousketeer doll style No. 70 in box, composition Dream Baby dolls, Ideal Miss Revlon bride doll, 13″ compo Snow White, 20″ Ideal composition and wood Pinocchio doll, Mme. Alexander “Little Women” in boxes, Mme. Alexander “Scarlett O’Hara” all composition doll, dollhouse dolls, dollhouse furniture, Bob Mackie designed Barbies, American Girl dolls with outfits and boxes, celluloid and bisque kewpies including Rose O’Neill, doll clothes including tagged outfits, tagged Barbie clothes, 1963 Skooter doll, Japanese Ichimatsu warrior doll on horseback, doll parts, and more.

Toys – Steelcraft Army Scout plane NX107, Schoenhut Humpty Dumpty circus set with original tent clowns, ringmaster, animals, and accessories including chairs, miniature vintage Steiff animals, tin litho cars, Walt Disney vintage memorabilia, diecast cars, scale model kits, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Double R Bar tin litho lunchbox, Tonka pressed steel trucks and army jeep, S.H. Japan capsule “Mercury” tin litho friction in original box, Space ship X-8 by Masudaya of Japan tin litho battery operated in original box, Schuco 1010 wind-up tin toy car made in U.S. Zone Germany, Marx anti-aircraft unit No. 12, tin litho battery operated T.N. Japan “Mystery” car, Hot Wheels, Lesney, Aurora, diecast figurines including Britains, Barclay and others, Louis Marx “The Big Parade” tin litho wind-up toy, four Kirchhof tin litho children’s banks – Vols. I-IV, G.I. Joe action figure “Mike Power”, vintage Superman belt with buckle by Lee Co., Baldwin tin litho wind-up hen on nest, Dayton/Shieble hill climber dump truck, Ideal Super Detail scale model Grumman Avenger TBF, 1979 Captain America with Fly Away action in original box, Wyandotte tin litho wind-up model shooting gallery, Revell slot car racing set, Marx Deluxe Auto Transport pressed steel truck, American Plastic Bricks by Elgo, diecast cars, 1950’s Howdy Doody plastic puppets, Ertl Munster Koach and Ertl Dragula car, Trick Dog cast iron mechanical bank, Stanley Toys cast iron horse drawn carriage with driver and passenger, old iron still banks, Book of Knowledge cast iron mechanical banks, black Americana cast iron banks, mechanical man cast iron bank – made in England, Dinky toys, Arcade cast iron Model T with driver, Aurora monster models, and more.

Trains – Lionel No. 671 0 gauge turbo locomotive and tender, Lionel 027 gauge No. 22 steam locomotive and tender, Lionel No. 2345 Western Pacific diesel locomotive, Lionel No. 622 A.T. & S.F. 0 gauge diesel switcher, Lionel buildings and accessories, Lionel 027 gauge pre-war train set in set box No. 1075E freight set, Dayton hill climber train, Rail King 0 and 027 freight cars in original boxes, Lionel Classics No. 4400N signal bridge and 4400C Control Panel in original boxes, Lionel Flying Yankee 0 gauge train set, Lionel 0 gauge Pennsylvania No. 8551 electric locomotive and eight Lionel Pennsylvania passenger cars, two Pennsylvania GG-I electric locomotives No. 2362 and six K-Line passenger cars, Lionel No. 28634 Norman Rockwell Hudson locomotive new in box, groupings of N scale and H.O. gauge trains, Lionel No. 362 Barrel Loader complete in original box, 1940’s American Flyer 97 freight station, grouping of 1950’s Lionel signals and crossing lights, several Bachmann train sets in original boxes, Hornby train model “Night Mail Express”, tin litho freight cars, composition train buildings and stations – made in Japan, Lionel 0 gauge No. 342 culvert loader with No. 6342 culvert car, Lionel No. 397 coal loader, Lionel 0 gauge New York Central train set, and more.

For information on any item in the sale, call 215-322-6182 or email info@stephensonsauction.com.

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View the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place by logging on to www.LiveAuctioneers.com.


ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE


French bisque Jumeau bebe doll. Stephenson’s image.

French bisque Jumeau bebe doll. Stephenson’s image.

Humpty Dumpty Circus set. Stephenson’s image.

Humpty Dumpty Circus set. Stephenson’s image.

Steelcraft Army Scout plane NX 107. Stephenson’s image.

Steelcraft Army Scout plane NX 107. Stephenson’s image.

1952 Vogue strung Ginny in ‘Rich Uncle’ trunk. Stephenson’s image.

1952 Vogue strung Ginny in ‘Rich Uncle’ trunk. Stephenson’s image.

Examples from a selection of 1920s-1940s Dennison Halloween decorations. Grouping includes coveted salesmen’s samples. Stephenson’s image.

Examples from a selection of 1920s-1940s Dennison Halloween decorations. Grouping includes coveted salesmen’s samples. Stephenson’s image.