Morphy Auctions Early Spring Sale March 5, 6 & 7, 2009 - Day 3

Outstanding private collections add antique toys, trains, dolls and advertising to Morphy’s March 5-7 roster

Premier collection of Mr. Peanut memorabilia to highlight opening session

DENVER, Pa. – Fine toys, trains, antique advertising and the P-nuttiest collection of Planter’s memorabilia to come to auction in many years are waiting in the wings for Morphy Auctions’ 2,100-lot Spring Sale, March 5-7, 2009. An unprecedented influx of superior collections has come in over the winter months, said Morphy’s chief operating officer Dan Morphy, and because of the size of the sale inventory, each of the three days will be arranged in a logical order that caters to specialty collectors’ preferences. Additionally, the Thursday and Friday sessions will commence at 10 a.m., two hours earlier than has been customary for weekday sessions at Morphy’s.

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Much of the Saturday session is devoted to trains, a specialty that Morphy’s has continued to develop with last year’s launch of a Toy Trains department headed by noted collector and dealer Ken Post. “This is the nicest, cleanest grouping of trains to come to the market in years,” said Dan Morphy.

First up will be 20 lots of European trains, mostly by Marklin and Bing. The top Marklin lot features a big FE 2 gauge engine and tender with three large, hand-enameled cars: dining, sleeping and smoking. Each of the cars features a hinged roof and outfitted interior, e.g., with tables, chairs, etc. The train’s selling price could exceed $30,000.

Other important Marklin lots include a 2 gauge set with Congressional Limited cars; and another set with a Kaiser car and Crown car. An early Marklin floor train from 1909 or earlier was quite possibly a one-of-a-kind production. “It is the example pictured in David Pressland book The Art of the Tin Toy,” Morphy noted.

The session also features an expansive array of American trains. More than 50 boxed Lionel O gauge sets will be offered, including a “baby” Blue Comet set, an elusive terra cotta 253 set, and a rare 249 O gauge 600 series set in red with silver-roof passenger cars. All are from a single collection.

Many trains await standard gauge enthusiasts, such as a set-boxed American Flyer Lone Scout set, a set-boxed Lionel 408E set, and what is possibly the best-condition example of a Lionel 344 Rail Chief set. Its vestibules appear never to have been connected, and the train is in a virtually unplayed-with state.

The trains section also contains several unusual models from makers such as Boucher, Knapp and Voltamp. “Voltamp is a brand with many followers,” said Morphy. “Our sale features both engines and trolleys by this desirable manufacturer.”

The Saturday session then moves into figural metal, with more than 85 lots of cast-iron mechanical banks and a collection of approximately 80 European painted-lead still banks; followed by a selection of 260 doll lots, including a Jumeau and a number of dolls from the 1930s through 1950s. The latter grouping “may not be antiques,” said Morphy, “but it’s a consistently excellent assortment from a West Coast collector who was a stickler for buying only examples that had original tags and paperwork.”

Auction & Preview Details:

An electronic version of the catalog and details on live Internet bidding may be viewed online at www.morphyauctions.com or www.icollector.com. For additional information, call 717-335-3435 or e-mail danmorphy@dejazzd.com. Morphy Auctions is a division of Geppi’s Entertainment Auctions.

Featured Items:

Cardboard Coca-Cola die-cut umbrella girl festoon, 1918. Estimate $5,000-$7,000.

“Little Girl with Hankie and Perfume” circa-1890 French automaton by Lambert. Bisque head by Jumeau. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000.

J. & E. Stevens cast-iron mechanical bank “Professor Pug Frog.” All original. Estimate: $8,000-$10,000.

1912 Marklin 2 Gauge F&E live-steam passenger set. Hinged cars open to reveal fully outfitted interiors. Estimate: $30,000-$40,000.

Porcelain Planters Mr. Peanut sign originally in the Planters store in Memphis, Tenn., Half-moon shape, 1930s-1940s vintage. Estimate: $15,000-$20,000.

Spectacles trade sign with bracket and light bulbs. Estimate: $8,000-$12,000.

Extremely rare 4-paneled onionskin Blizzard mica marble. Estimate: $8,000-$12,000.

Framed 25½ inch by 36 inch Winchester Cartridges paper sign titled “The Cock of the Woods.” Estimate: $7,000-$10,000.

Lot of two silverplated napkin rings depicting man and woman tennis players. Estimate: $1,500-$2,200.

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Morphy Auctions Early Spring Sale March 5, 6 & 7, 2009 - Day 2

Outstanding private collections add antique toys, trains, dolls and advertising to Morphy’s March 5-7 roster

Premier collection of Mr. Peanut memorabilia to highlight opening session

DENVER, Pa. – Fine toys, trains, antique advertising and the P-nuttiest collection of Planter’s memorabilia to come to auction in many years are waiting in the wings for Morphy Auctions’ 2,100-lot Spring Sale, March 5-7, 2009. An unprecedented influx of superior collections has come in over the winter months, said Morphy’s chief operating officer Dan Morphy, and because of the size of the sale inventory, each of the three days will be arranged in a logical order that caters to specialty collectors’ preferences. Additionally, the Thursday and Friday sessions will commence at 10 a.m., two hours earlier than has been customary for weekday sessions at Morphy’s.

Friday, March 6, 2009

In following Morphy’s tradition, the Friday session will open with antique and vintage marbles. Within the 80 lots to be offered is a 1½-inch-diameter clown onionskin marble with suspended mica, estimate $8,000-$12,000. Many other handmade marbles will be available, as well as a large selection of machine-made marbles that came from a 60-year collection. “The consignor is a gentleman in his 80s who personally brought the collection in to us,” said Dan Morphy.

Next on the Friday docket is a collection of more than 80 Victorian figural silverplate napkin rings. Highlights include a Rip Van Winkle estimated at $2,000-$3,000 and a tall giraffe under a palm tree that carries a $1,500-$2,200 estimate.

The Friday session concludes with vintage baseball cards and nodders, a portion of the Carl Lobel character toy collection, and more than 100 pressed-steel vehicles. Rare entries by the premier brand Buddy ‘L’ include an outdoor roundhouse, a set of aerial tower tramways, a hoisting tower with coal chute, and a beautiful example of an original outdoor railroad engine and tender. Other notable pressed-steel entries include Keystone airplanes and customized mascot cars, topped by a 24-inch-long American National car that is approximately one-fifth the size of a pedal car.

Auction & Preview Details:

An electronic version of the catalog and details on live Internet bidding may be viewed online at www.morphyauctions.com or www.icollector.com. For additional information, call 717-335-3435 or e-mail danmorphy@dejazzd.com. Morphy Auctions is a division of Geppi’s Entertainment Auctions.

CAPTIONS:

Cardboard Coca-Cola die-cut umbrella girl festoon, 1918. Estimate $5,000-$7,000.

“Little Girl with Hankie and Perfume” circa-1890 French automaton by Lambert. Bisque head by Jumeau. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000.

J. & E. Stevens cast-iron mechanical bank “Professor Pug Frog.” All original. Estimate: $8,000-$10,000.

1912 Marklin 2 Gauge F&E live-steam passenger set. Hinged cars open to reveal fully outfitted interiors. Estimate: $30,000-$40,000.

Porcelain Planters Mr. Peanut sign originally in the Planters store in Memphis, Tenn., Half-moon shape, 1930s-1940s vintage. Estimate: $15,000-$20,000.

Spectacles trade sign with bracket and light bulbs. Estimate: $8,000-$12,000.

Extremely rare 4-paneled onionskin Blizzard mica marble. Estimate: $8,000-$12,000.

Framed 25½ inch by 36 inch Winchester Cartridges paper sign titled “The Cock of the Woods.” Estimate: $7,000-$10,000.

Lot of two silverplated napkin rings depicting man and woman tennis players. Estimate: $1,500-$2,200.

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STEVENS AUCTION COMPANY - LIFETIME COLLECTION OF KEN WADJINSKI OF HOLLOW ROCK, TENN.

LIFETIME COLLECTION OF KEN WADJINSKI OF HOLLOW ROCK, TENN., WHO BOUGHT MANY STORES AND BUILDINGS FROM THIS FORGOTTEN TOWN, TO BE SOLD MAR. 28

(Aberdeen, Miss.) – The lifetime collection of the late Ken Wadginski – a decorated war veteran who retired to the forgotten rural town of Hollow Rock, Tenn., and ended up buying many of the stores and buildings there – will be sold on Saturday, Mar. 28, by Stevens Auction Company. The auction will start at 10 a.m., at Stevens Auction’s showroom, located at 609 North Meridian Street in Aberdeen.

Items to be offered include a monumental mahogany back bar, possibly the finest example to be brought to auction in the last decade; important antique firearms; vintage automobiles; an authentic vampire killing kit; a gambler’s box-kit; antique furniture; old hardware and drug store showcases; and other timeless items and near-forgotten relics from Southern general stores, hotels and train depots.

After serving for 35 years as a Marine officer – including stints in World War II and the Korean and Vietnam conflicts – Mr. Wadginski found his way to Hollow Rock, a once bustling and thriving town, located about 45 minutes northwest of Jackson and halfway between Jackson and Memphis, 22 miles from Interstate 40. When he arrived, in the 1960s, Hollow Rock had already seen its best days.

But that’s exactly what drew Mr. Wadginski to the place. He had a natural affection for the small and sleepy rural towns across the South, and Hollow Rock represented to him a piece of the backwoods American landscape that was fast disappearing. In its heyday, in the 1930s and ‘40s, Hollow Rock had as many as 5,000 residents working at the H.I. Siegel textiles mill, a successful clothing manufacturer.

But by the time Mr. Wadginski arrived – in the mid-1960s – that business had already shut down and there was little left, save for the buildings and history of the town. Hollow Rock was named, legend has it, after a meteor that crashed there hundreds of years ago. The space rock, which was in fact hollow, today still has inscriptions that were carved by the Native Americans who live in the region at the time.

When it was settled by Americans, in the mid-1850s, Hollow Rock was dependent on the railroad that ran through town, as were so many other small towns in the South at that time. Hoboes Many of the buildings that sprang up in Hollow Rock would later by acquired by Mr. Wadginski. He built a modest apartment for himself in the back of the barber shop, and just started amassing items.

The back bar is expected to be one of the centerpiece items of the sale. Mr. Wadginski acquired it out of a drug store in nearby Big Sandy, Tenn. (another town virtually lost to history), and had it brought back to Hollow Rock. “This is an exceptional back bar, beautifully crafted in the 1880’s or 1890s,” said Dwight Stevens of Stevens Auction Company. “I expect it will sell for $50,000-$75,000.”

The antique firearms include a Remington revolver used by a Union officer during the Civil War; a Colt revolver from the same period; rare Winchester rifles; and other weapons, some of them carrying Civil War connections and significance. The vintage cars include two Model A’s (a truck and roadster); a Model T (perfect for street rod conversion); and a 1971 Oldsmobile 98, with 45,000 miles.

The vampire killing kit was made around the early 1900s, Mr. Stevens estimates. It contains four stakes, crosses, mirrors, guns with silver bullets, potions, vials, herbs, medicines, holy water and garlic. In October, Stevens Auction sold another, earlier vampire kit (circa 1800) for $14,850. The gambler’s kit-box, hinged and made of oak, contains playing cards, poker chips, daggers and a silver boot-pistol.

Many of the 500-600 lots will be items drawn from the many buildings in Hollow Rock that Mr. Wadginski frequented and eventually bought. Included will be about 20 rare showcases from Buckley’s Drug Store; vintage advertising signs from a bygone time; old lamps; artwork; antique furniture; a full tester bed; and more. “This is quite simply an auction that should not be missed,” Mr. Stevens remarked.

Today, Hollow Rock is a ghost town, with almost no residents and no industry or commerce to support it. But on Mar. 28, the town will come to life again in Stevens Auction Company’s showroom. Reserved seating will be available, with advance arrangements (recommended, as a packed house is anticipated). There will be no online bidding component, but phone and absentee bids will be accepted.

A preview will be held the day before the sale, Friday, Mar. 27, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. For lodging accommodations in Aberdeen, the Best Western Aberdeen Inn is recommended (662-369-4343). For accommodations and restaurants in Columbus (23 miles away), call the Columbus Convention & Visitors Bureau, at (662) 329-1191. The auction is located five blocks north of downtown Aberdeen.

Terms of the sale are cash, all major credit cards and pre-approved checks. All sales are final, with no warranty expressed or implied. Announcements made on auction day precede all other previous written material. A 12 percent buyer’s premium will be charged on the total purchase price, with a 2 percent discount for cash, business and personal checks (with proper ID), and wire transfers.

Stevens Auction Company’s next big sale will be held sometime in May (date and time still to be determined). Already consigned are Belter furniture pieces and a large Victorian rococo bedroom suite. Stevens Auction Company is always accepting quality consignments for future auctions. To consign an item, estate or collection, call them at (662) 369-2200; or, e-mail them at stevensauction@bellsouth.net.

To learn more about Stevens Auction Company, and the upcoming estate sale of Ken Wadginski (to include photos of many of the items to be sold), you may log on to www.stevensauction.com.

Featured Items:

Back bar:
This monumental back bar will be a centerpiece lot of the sale. It is expected to bring $50,000-$75,000.

Vampire kit:
Authentic vampire killing kit, made around 1900 and with everything necessary to slay a vampire.

Model T roadster:
This Model T roadster would be perfect for a street rod conversion. Two Model A’s will also be sold.

Walnut parlor set:
Five-piece walnut parlor set with gold sizing and lion’s head arms.

RAHR beer sign:
RAHR outdoor beer sign, brass and porcelain, 23 inches tall by 16 inches wide.

Music box:
Euphonior vintage music box.

TOM’S AUCTIONS - OVER 400 FRESH-TO-THE-MARKET LOTS FROM PROMINENT LOCAL ESTATES WILL BE SOLD SATURDAY, MARCH 7th

OVER 400 FRESH-TO-THE-MARKET LOTS FROM PROMINENT LOCAL ESTATES WILL BE SOLD SATURDAY, MARCH 7th, BY TOM’S AUCTIONS & APPRAISALS IN IVOR, VIRGINIA

(Ivor, Va.) – More than 400 fresh-to-the-market lots, drawn from prominent area estates, will be sold at auction Saturday, Mar. 7, by auctioneers Tom Perry and Jay Bradshaw of Tom’s Auctions & Appraisals, beginning at 9 a.m. The sale will be held in a former schoolhouse building now used for community activities, located at 8420 Bell Avenue in Ivor, a lovely rural town in eastern Virginia conveniently located off Route 460.

Consignments from four important estates will headline the event – two from Virginia Beach and one each from Smithfield and Drewryville. All are in Virginia. Other estates will also be represented, from Virginia, the Carolinas and other nearby states. “Combined, these estates make for a really nice selection of merchandise,” said Tom Perry of Tom’s Auctions & Appraisals. “I’m looking forward to a great sale.”

The event is Tom’s Auctions & Appraisals’ 26th annual Antiques & Collectibles Auction. It will be a cataloged sale, meaning all lots will be presented in order as they appear in the catalog (and online, at www.tomsauction.com; also, click on Auctionzip.com, ID #1328). There will be no online bidding, but phone and timely absentee bids will be accepted.

Many items slated to cross the block are indigenous to the area, specifically South Hampton County, Va. These include several log cabin quilts made around 1900 by a descendant of the consignor and measuring about 72 inches by 54 inches; an early framed print of the Confederate monument, placed in Courtland, Va.; a collection of locally dug Indian arrowheads; and an enormous hand-carved wooden arrowhead, over two feet tall.

Other Virginia-specific lots include a handwritten land deed, dated 1861 and with an additional related court document summoning local residents to court in 1907; an ambrotype; several daguerreotypes; and other early pictures and photos of various unidentified local residents, some in cases and ranging in dates from around 1860 to 1920.

Pennsylvania will also be represented, in the form of a beautiful six-board early blanket chest (circa 1840-1880), Pennsylvania Dutch painted, with feet; an early settle table that cleverly converts to a chair (circa 1850), pine, with huge boards, one drawer and a two-board top; a matching set of six early plank-bottom chairs (circa 1850s); and several other pairs of lovely early Pennsylvania painted chairs.

Victorian furniture will be offered in abundance. Examples include a large fancy side-by-side mahogany secretary; a walnut secretary (circa 1860s-1880s); an oak hall seat; a high-back bed; and a nice corner chair. Fine artwork will include a large oil on canvas rendering of St. Paul’s Church by Jean Batail (French, born 1930); and a large oil painting of Mary and Jesus by an unknown artist (circa 1880).

From the toys category, top lots promise to include a Betty Taplin child’s hand mixer; a Marx train set; model airplanes and cars, sold in groups; an early cast-iron pig bank; an early buggy blanket with images of foxes; early nodders, mouse and duck; Buddy Lee; and a Mickey Mouse night light. Dolls will feature Madame Alexander; H. Gunzel; Susan Walkeim; Carlos Gor; and Cabbage Patch.

In the decorative accessories group, the following will be offered: solid brass early andirons and fire fender; a silver plate coffee and tea service with tray; a large sterling silver Reed & Barton Francis IX footed bowl; an early coin silver butter knife with hallmarks; Tiffany sterling pieces; Bailey, Banks & Biddle sterling silver; a signed C.F. Rudolph hand-chaste coin fork; and a 41-piece Gorham silver service.

Clocks and lamps will also cross the block. Star lots will include a nice Seth Thomas pillar-and-scroll clock and an Ingerham mantle clock with alarm; an early panel-glass lamp from the 1920s with filigree, electric; a reverse painted vase lamp with forms and floral decorations, also electric and from the ‘20s; and numerous oil lamps and miniatures.

Advertising material will feature a unique chair promoting Piedmont (Virginia) cigarettes, with a porcelain sign embedded in the chair; a pin case for the G. Howard Hunt Pin Company; and a Hickok advertising display case. Other items include barber shop memorabilia; walking canes; salt glaze items (pitcher, butter, etc.); patches from an aristocratic society; and a blown-glass, hand-painted liquor set.

Returning to period furniture, items of interest include a handsome mahogany drop-leaf table in the period of Duncan Phyfe (early 19th century or late 18th century); a walnut cylinder roll-top secretary bookcase; a large mahogany side-by-side secretary bookcase; a very clean English armoire with single mirrored door in the center; a walnut lady’s fall-front desk; and an early 1900s iron and brass bed.

A last-minute consignment that will appeal to outdoorsmen in the crowd is a gorgeous 1995 Rinker Capri 24 motorboat with an inboard/outboard Mercruiser engine (454 w/370 horsepower and IEF exhaust) and a 2002 trailer with electric wench. The boat, with low hours logged, is about 23 feet long.

Rounding out the top lots: an early Knabe square grand piano (circa 1890-1910); a signed Pennsylvania crock and a Hamilton & Jones jug; a U.S. Marines sword with original box, Vietnam vintage; signed prints, by Currier & Ives and others; a two-part, two-color coverlet (circa 1780-1820); a reverse painting on glass of the White House (circa 1880-1910); a Navy pea coat; crystal; and china.

To learn more about Tom’s Auctions & Appraisals and the 26th Annual Antiques & Collectibles Auction, click on the website, at www.tomsauction.com. Directions are posted, along with hundreds of photos of lots to be offered. New images are being added as other consignments are secured until the day of sale. A buyer’s premium of 10% will apply to all purchases.

Tom’s Auctions & Appraisals is one of the premier auctions in the Mid-Atlantic States. The firm is always accepting quality consignments for future sales. To consign an item, estate or collection, you may call them directly, at (757) 539-2498, or (757) 617-9647. Or, you can e-mail them, at tombuys@tomsauction.com. Tom’s Auctions & Appraisals is headquartered in Courtland, Va.

Featured Items:

Quilt:
Log cabin quilt made around 1900 by a descendant of the consignor, measuring about 72” x 54”

Boat:
1995 Rinker Capri motor boat with inboard/outboard Mercruiser engine, trailer and wench. Low hours.

Marx:
This Marx train set is just one of a group of vintage and collectible toys that will cross the block.

Chair:
Unique advertising chair promoting Piedmont (Virginia) cigarettes, with porcelain sign embedded.

Chest:
Dozens of period furniture pieces, like this nice early 20th-century chest, will come up for bid March 7.

Ambrotype:
The sale will include an ambrotype, several daguerreotypes and early photos and pictures (1860-1920).

Sargent Auction Service - Another Great Radio Auction - February 28

Sargent Auction Service - Another Great Radio Auction

Another Great Radio Auction!! That describes the event scheduled for February 28th. Conducted by the Sargent Auction Service, this auction features the sale, without reserve, of 200 antique radio, phonograph and electronic equipment items from 4 separate estates. Radio highlights include Scott, Atwater Kent, McMurdo Silver, Zenith and Emerson and a whole host of others. Phonograph from cylinder and platter from Columbia and Victor to Edison and Sonora. There is even a 1950’s Seeburg 100 jukebox that will look nice in someone’s game room.

On-line buyers have the convenience of an on-site shipper who has experience in packing and shipping everything from fragile glass to Predicta televisions. Contact information regarding this shipper is on the auction service website, www.sargentauction.com

Clear your calendar and be ready to enjoy Another Great Radio Auction!!

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TIM’S, INC., WILL HOLD ITS 17th ANNUAL CABIN FEVER AUCTION ON SATURDAY, MARCH 28

TIM’S, INC., WILL HOLD ITS 17th ANNUAL CABIN FEVER AUCTION ON SATURDAY, MARCH 28, AT THE LITCHFIELD FIREHOUSE; FIRM IS ALSO CELEBRATING ITS 30th ANNIVERSARY

(Litchfield, Conn.) - Tim’s, Inc. — the big auction house with the unassuming name – will hold its 17th annual Cabin Fever Auction on Saturday, March 28, at the Litchfield Firehouse on Route 202 in Litchfield, beginning at 11:30 a.m. “We call it the Cabin Fever Auction because folks need a good reason to come out of their homes at the end of winter,” Tim Chapulis said, “and we give one to them.”

The Cabin Fever Auction is easily Tim’s biggest and most important sale on its calendar. “It takes over a year of planning to pull off this one-day special event,” Mr. Chapulis said. “It’s a must for collectors, dealers, investors, decorators and homeowners.” The sale will feature fresh-to-the-market items from area homes, estates and private collections. A preview will be held the morning of the sale.

“In these uncertain times, when people are looking for a safe haven for their investments, it’s important that people take a good long look at quality antiques and collectibles,” Mr. Chapulis said. “They’ll always be there, until they need to be liquidated ten or twenty years down the road, and they will almost certainly have appreciated during that time. The same can’t be said for stocks and bonds.”

Over 500 lots will cross the block, in a wide array of categories. Items will include rare and vintage clocks; period furniture; antique lamps; coins and currency; rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia; artwork; music boxes, some of them quite rare; vintage clothing; vintage dolls; and more. A crowd of around 500 people (same as last year) is expected. Absentee and phone bids will be accepted, if pre-arranged.

There will be no online bidding component, and that was intentional. “We do things the old-fashioned way,” Mr. Chapulis remarked. “We sell to the room. We had success with that formula in the days before the Internet, and I see no need to change now. The idea is to get people out of their homes.” Images for many of the lots in the auction may be viewed on Tim’s website, at www.timsauction.com.

Vintage clocks will include a rare, large “Excelsior” crystal regulator made around 1880 by the Ansonia Clock Co. and featuring silver-colored glass crystal regulator, huge claw feet and an ornate dial; a Waterbury “Augusta” oak wall clock in mint condition; a pair of oversize Black Forest cuckoo clocks with monumental carvings, one spring-driven and one weight-driven; two rare Howard & Davis clocks, #1 and #2, both weight-driven, made in Boston, the largest sizes manufactured and the ones most coveted by collectors; and a miniature Vienna eight-day regulator, with single weight.

Other clocks include a rare 9-tube Gothic mahogany Walter Durfree grandfather clock, sold by Tiffany & Co. and marked on the dial, 101 inches tall; an Elmer O. Stennes grandfather clock with formal case, inlay and designs, one of the last made by Mr. Stennes before his untimely death in 1975; wall clocks, by makers like Seth Thomas and New Haven; an E. Howard (Boston) Regulator #5; a Boston Chelsea ship’s clock; and a rare Gilbert “Amphion” clock.

Furniture pieces include an exceedingly rare rococo office chair by John Henry Belter; a Victorian marble-top hunt board with carved game birds, grapes and original finish, possibly made by Mitchells & Rammelsberg (circa 1860); lots of nice Federal and Empire pieces; a handsome four-poster bed; a small-size secretary with acanthus-carved feet; a drop-front butler’s desk; mirrors; and more.

The rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia will feature items signed by guitar legend Les Paul, to include an RCA Victor record player with the horn signed in silver gel pen by Mr. Paul, Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde and renowned musicians Joe “Satch” Satriani, John Colianni, Lou Pollo, Tom Doyle, Christopher Lentz and Jay Leon Hart. Photos of the musicians signing are on timsauction.com.

Other items relating to Les Paul include a signed poster for his DVD; an Epiphone guitar signed by Paul, Wylde and Satriani; and a signed record album that also comes with a photo of Mr. Paul and his famous wife and former partner Mary Ford. Also offered will be a guitar signed by members of Jay and the Americans, to include Jay III (not Jay Black) and guitarist Marty Sanders.

Around 50 vintage lamps will come up for bid. One piece sure to juice the crowd is a large and unusual all-bronze original oil lamp with Victorian rose shade and oversize globe showing birds with an Oriental flair. The gorgeous piano lamp (or music room lamp) stands tall, at over six feet, and was produced by an unknown maker. Purists will like the fact that it is still oil and hasn’t been electrified.

Other lamps sure to light up the room include an all original oil lamp by Bradley & Hubbard; an original oil lamp with figural Majolica base; an electric desk lamp with painted, chipped ice shade; an original Fostoria Gone With the Wind lamp; six antique hanging leaded dome lamps, in varying shapes and sizes; and additional examples by Bradley & Hubbard (and E. Miller, both out of Meriden, Conn.).

Coins and currency lots will include the key date 1893-S (San Francisco) Morgan silver dollar; other 19th-century Morgan silver dollars minted in Carson City, Nev.; and thousand-dollar bills. Also sold will be an outstanding collection of early coin silver spoons, serving pieces, tongs and more, 250 pieces in total, all manufactured circa 1780-1820, by makers from Boston, Philadelphia and New York.

Vintage music boxes will feature a rare floor-standing record player that resembles a large wooden urn, with full stork heads as handles. The urn lifts up to reveal a record player, which is a wind-up model called the “Oxford,” made by the Munpler Corp. of New York. The unit has a black lacquered Oriental decorated finish and may be one of only three examples ever made.

Other lots from the category include an exceptional mahogany Stella music box with 23 15-/2-inch discs; a Regina music box in quarter-sawn oak with inlay and 26 15-1/2-inch discs; a 12-tune, 5-bells music box; an Edison “Gem” model cylinder record player; Edison record players; and an animated music box by F.A.O. Schwartz Toys in New York City.

Vintage clothing will include fur coats from Saks Fifth Avenue; a black and white dress made by Oscar de la Renta; and items from Chase & Co. (New Haven). Vintage dolls, some of them French (Venus Poupees) will also cross the block. And nautical buffs will be intrigued by the very unusual captain’s chair with ornate carved back showing an unknown ship’s initials.

Admission to the auction and preview will come in the form of a donation to the St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, in memory of Peter W. Chapulis, Tim’s late father. To date, nearly $17,000 has been raised for the charity. Terms for the auction are a 15 percent buyer’s premium for cash and known checks, and 18 percent for all major credit cards. There will be a $50 charge for any returned checks.

The Litchfield Fire House is located at 258 West St. (Rte. 202) in Litchfield, Conn. The event will be catered by Don Giovanni Restaurant (please, no outside food or drink). Tim’s, Inc., is always accepting quality consignments for future sales. To consign an item, estate or collection, you may call them directly, at (860) 459-0964, or toll-free, (800) 255-8467. Or, you can e-mail them at tims.inc@snet.net.

Tim’s, Inc., is celebrating 30 years in the business (1979-2009). To learn more about the firm and the upcoming Cabin Fever Auction, and to view over 1,000 photos of the lots to be sold, you may log on to www.timsauction.com. The mailing address is Tim’s, Inc., 1185 Farmington Ave., Bristol, CT 06010.

The Canadian Numismatic February 28, 2009 Mail Bid & Internet Sale

The Canadian Numismatic February 28, 2009 Mail Bid & Internet Sale.

This Sale features 960 Lots of Canadian coins, Banknotes and Tokens with a small assortment of US Banknotes. This is the seventh of twelve scheduled Internet Auctions to be held by our Company since last September 2008. This Auction features some gem Victorian, Edwardian, George V-VII and Elizabethan coins. Some of the key banknotes are Lot #95 BC-9a 1935 $20 PMG AU58, Lot #102, BC-13 1935 $50 PMG AU53 as well as Lot #133 the ever popular 1954 $1000 Devil’s face note. Some of the highlights in our decimal portion are as follows, in the One Cent portion, Lots #275, 300, 326 and 410, in the Five Cent section are lots #428, 436, 477, 482 and 497, in the Dime section, Lots #518, 524, 526, 535, 542, 560 and 583, in our Twenty-Five Cent section, Lots #587, 605, 624, 631, 635 and 666, in the Fifty Cent and Silver dollar portion are Lots #721, 725, 731, 738, 742, 828, 834, 845, 846, 849 , 852, 854 and 878. Along with these featured items are several mid grade and key date collectors coins. All this and the following, 28 March and 1 May Internet Auctions will lead us directly into the main Auction event of the year, THE 2009 JUNE TOREX LIVE PUBLIC, MAIL & INTERNET AUCTION, scheduled for the 26-27 June 2009 to held in Toronto, ON Canada. Our upcoming auctions for 2009 are, 28 March, 1 may, 26-27 June, 22 July and 28 August. Hope to see you all in action.

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Morphy Auctions Early Spring Sale March 5, 6 & 7, 2009 - Day 1

Outstanding private collections add antique toys, trains, dolls and advertising to Morphy’s March 5-7 roster

Premier collection of Mr. Peanut memorabilia to highlight opening session

DENVER, Pa. – Fine toys, trains, antique advertising and the P-nuttiest collection of Planter’s memorabilia to come to auction in many years are waiting in the wings for Morphy Auctions’ 2,100-lot Spring Sale, March 5-7, 2009. An unprecedented influx of superior collections has come in over the winter months, said Morphy’s chief operating officer Dan Morphy, and because of the size of the sale inventory, each of the three days will be arranged in a logical order that caters to specialty collectors’ preferences. Additionally, the Thursday and Friday sessions will commence at 10 a.m., two hours earlier than has been customary for weekday sessions at Morphy’s.

Thursday, March 5, 2009

A full day’s worth of antique advertising and general store items is slated for the opening session on Thursday, March 5. Among the highlights are a 30-year collection of early apothecary candy jars, including a 12-inch ground banjo jar; and a single-owner collection of more than 200 advertising pieces from the categories of automobilia, soda pop, tobacco, thermometers and more. In addition, bidders will be able to take their pick from a colorful array of syrup dispensers, trade signs, string holders, spool and ribbon cabinets.

A superb collection of more than 250 Coca-Cola advertising pieces encompasses signs, calendars, coolers, vibrant festoons and a very rare set of five life-size Coca-Cola cardboard “serving girls.” In near-mint-plus condition, the quintet of figural signs is expected to fetch $10,000-$15,000.

One of America’s most enduring advertising symbols, Planters’ Mr. Peanut, will strut across the podium as part 1 of the renowned Van Benedict collection is auctioned. Benedict is a noted historian on the subject of the Planters company and its top-hatted, monocled mascot. Among the top pieces in the 80-lot Benedict selection are a 6½-foot-tall 1930s Mr. Peanut sign that came from a wall at Planters’ Nashville production facility, estimate $15,000-$25,000; and a Canadian papier-mâché statue of Mr. Peanut that stands 20 inches tall, estimate $5,000-$7,500. A highly desirable lithographed, diecut-tin Mr. Peanut wrap-around jar display is also estimated at $5,000-$7,500.

Auction & Preview Details:

An electronic version of the catalog and details on live Internet bidding may be viewed online at www.morphyauctions.com or www.icollector.com. For additional information, call 717-335-3435 or e-mail danmorphy@dejazzd.com. Morphy Auctions is a division of Geppi’s Entertainment Auctions.

CAPTIONS:

Cardboard Coca-Cola die-cut umbrella girl festoon, 1918. Estimate $5,000-$7,000.

“Little Girl with Hankie and Perfume” circa-1890 French automaton by Lambert. Bisque head by Jumeau. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000.

J. & E. Stevens cast-iron mechanical bank “Professor Pug Frog.” All original. Estimate: $8,000-$10,000.

1912 Marklin 2 Gauge F&E live-steam passenger set. Hinged cars open to reveal fully outfitted interiors. Estimate: $30,000-$40,000.

Porcelain Planters Mr. Peanut sign originally in the Planters store in Memphis, Tenn., Half-moon shape, 1930s-1940s vintage. Estimate: $15,000-$20,000.

Spectacles trade sign with bracket and light bulbs. Estimate: $8,000-$12,000.

Extremely rare 4-paneled onionskin Blizzard mica marble. Estimate: $8,000-$12,000.

Framed 25½ inch by 36 inch Winchester Cartridges paper sign titled “The Cock of the Woods.” Estimate: $7,000-$10,000.

Lot of two silverplated napkin rings depicting man and woman tennis players. Estimate: $1,500-$2,200.

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Harry Potters first appearance casts its spell at auction in Dallas

Harry Potter’s first appearance casts its spell at auction in Dallas

Muggles and wizarding folk alike to bid on magical book, March 6-7, at Heritage

Dallas, TX – In the dozen years since he first appeared, no character has so fully captured the imagination of the modern world as the boy wizard Harry Potter. On March 6, at Heritage Auction Galleries, a rare true first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – one of the original 200 copies in the publisher’s illustrated stiff wrappers from the initial 500 copy print run – will be auctioned, without reserve, as part of Heritage’s Signature Rare Books Auction.

“Not only is this the first edition, first issue of the greatest fantasy saga of our time,” said James Gannon, Director of Rare Books at Heritage, “but it comes with an added bonus – an illustrated card duplicating the front cover art and signed by J. K. Rowling. Last October, we sold a first edition in the original wrappers almost exactly like this one for $10,755, but it was not accompanied by Rowling’s signature, making this copy even more desirable.”

Once the original Harry Potter book became a phenomenon, and the movies went into perpetual production, the last six volumes of the Harry Potter series were all published in huge quantities to take advantage of the massive popularity. When author J.K. Rowling first got her saga of wizards, witches and muggles printed, however, her publisher, Bloomsbury, wasn’t so sure that the tale would strike a chord. Needless to say, the initial printing of 500 books was quickly scooped up, with most copies ending up in libraries, never to be seen again, and into the collections of Rowling’s friends.

“Books in Rowling’s famous series are not only popular among Potter fans, but book collectors in general are scrambling to find the original printings because of their current market value and their potential future appreciation,” said Gannon. “Truly rare books that are initially introduced to the public through small print runs have a tendency to increase their collectible value over the years. Just look at The Tale of Peter Rabbit or The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, two books with very small first printings whose own cultural influence was similar to that of Harry Potter in our own time.”

Other highlights of the Heritage Rare Books Auction, March 6-7, include: Decretales Gregorii Papæ IX, c. 1266, a Thirteenth-Century Italian Manuscript on Vellum of the Decretals of Pope Gregory IX; Sir Arthur C. Clarke’s original handwritten manuscript for his first science fiction novel, Prelude To Space, a rare relic from one of the greatest names in Sci-Fi; Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, 1778, two volumes, the rare second edition of this great classic of modern economic thought, one of only 500 copies printed; James Joyce, Ulysses, 1922, one of 750 first editions printed on handmade paper; and Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own, 1929, one of 450 limited edition numbered copies signed by Virginia Woolf in her signature purple ink on the half title page.

To view this auction online, to read detailed descriptions and download fully enlargeable images, go to the Rare Books Catalog online at www.HA.com, or call 800-872-6467.

25 Cent Caille Roulette Machine Serial Number 107

This machine was manufactured in 1904 and is one of the early versions with 80 spots fot the ball to land (later versions had only 60 spots).  The machine was purchased by Mr. V.L. McBride the original owner of the Bucket of Blood Saloon in Virginia City, NV in 1931.  The machine was in use at the Saloon until the 1990’s when the Nevada Gaming Commission ordered it removed from the floors as its “Win” percentage was higher than what their regulations allowed. Perhaps many of you remember playing this Historical Machine-and probably losing your quarters.

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