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July 1, 2022

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  • Marx Hootin' Hollow Haunted House 1960s, 100% Original - This amazing Marx toy from the mid 1960's is in excellent, fully working condition. The toy features jumping cat and skeleton, vampire/witch behind the front door, eerie whistling and spooky sounds, floating ghost behind one window and a rising lowering window shade witch in the other. Top it off with a shaking roof and shutters, and you have a masterpiece, wonderful toy that has no rivals. This toy requires 3 new 'D' cell batteries for operation, inserted into the cover on the back of the house. PLEASE remember to remove the batteries from your toys after operation and vintage battery toys should be operated at least once a month to keep the mechanisms from seizing. The Hootin' Hollow Haunted House is a classic favorite amongst collectors of battery-operated tin toys and those that collect items of the Halloween theme.
  • This is a vintage, 1946 Linemar Donald Duck Duet, wind-up toy in excellent original working condition. Wind the toy, flip the switch and watch Donald hop and bang his drum while his pal Goofy jumps and dances with flapping legs, arms and ears! This marvelous toy is in tremendous, played with condition and is an outstanding, working shelf decoration. This gift is best suited for Disneyana collectors, Donald or Goofy collectors, or fans of early American wind up Linemar toys.
  • CIJ Alpha Romeo P2 Series 3, Chuck Davis Collection This listing is for a 1935 France, CIJ Alfa Romeo P2 wind up race car. This is the final (Series 3) run of the P2 cars from CIJ. The car was sold with fewer embellishments, such as shock absorbers, brake drums and the clover leaf bonnet decal. The car also sported a different tire tread pattern. This particular toy is consigned from the personal collection of Mr. Charles Davis, a noted Indy car collector and restorer of vintage Miller racing machines. Mr. Davis also collected and commissioned large scale models of some of the most famous and unique Indianapolis race cars from the early 1900's through the 1960's, all in 1/6th up to 1/4 scale. Some of you may have been fortunate enough to have visited Chuck's museum at Washington Island, Door County Wisconsin, and glimpsed his fabulous, vintage Miller race cars and collectibles. Our hope is to bring these models to availability this upcoming holiday season! This CIJ Alfa, at some earlier point in its life, has been over painted. We've tried to highlight the most discrepant areas that show runs and defects. The defects are most noticeable where the original painted numbers and decals were applied. Fortunately, the paint color used was extremely close to the original color and really isn't that detracting. But for the discerning collector, these facts must be noted here. The wind-up mechanism is strong and works well. The steering also works as it should. The radiator cap is missing (but available as a reproduction part) and all four tires have a single flat spot from years of sitting. All in all, this is a wonderful piece with great provenance and closing in on 90 years old! As this is a consignment piece, interested customers please contact me through the website email before making the purchase.
  • This is a Hopalong Cassidy Mechanical Shooting Gallery made by Automatic Toys Co. Staten Island from the 1950s. The Shooting Gallery is made of tin litho and includes a small pouch of steel ball ammo for loading into the gun. With a quick wind of the mechanism to the rear, the 'bad guys on horseback' come riding past on an elastic conveyor belt. Load your ammo into the gun and pick those guys off! The ammo automatically returns for continued play. The toy has had some paint touch-ups but was very well done. This toy was played with and loved but is in marvelous, displayable, and playable condition. An absolute must for your cowboy collector or tin lithography shooting gallery collector!
  • New Era Toys Marv Silversteen Unida Biscuit Delivery Van OOAK! This is another toy from the amazing collection of my friend, Richard Carmosino. This Marv Silversteen special is a true One Of A Kind collectible from New Era Toys. Sadly, Marv passed away in 2011 and many of his fantastic creations were auctioned by Bertoia Auctions in 2013. I have no idea how Richard came about owning this, but it is a truly beautiful creation based on the 1920's Buddy L cab and frame. Unfortunately, the toy was displayed in such a way that the artwork on one side of the toy has faded from sun exposure. The other side still has original, vibrant colors. That aside, New Era collectibles are skyrocketing in value due to their unique subject matter and high-quality production. This is an awesome, LARGE pressed steel creation that is a stand-alone piece and has been numbered by Marv. You will never see another like it! The toy measures 25" in length, 9" wide and is 13" tall.
  • Beautiful 1950's Marx Jungle Trio Battery Operated Toy in Box near mint condition with a high-quality reproduction box. This battery-operated toy is in 100% perfect working condition with drum playing monkeys and whistle blowing elephant. A rare and wonderful toy for your collection! The action harkens to the olden days of Disney's Jungle Cruise amusement ride, with monkeys banging drums and clashing cymbals, while a baby elephant toots out a tune on a whistle! This vintage toy has it all, with action, beautiful lithography and a stunning reproduction box to compliment your display. The toy operates on two 'D' cell batteries inserted into the base.
  • Vintage LOUIS MARX & CO Ben Franklin Thrift Mechanical Bank, in excellent working condition and complete with original door. Save your coins! As you add your quarters, dimes and nickels, Ben Franklin tallies them up. When you've saved ten dollars, the side door to the bank will open and you can retrieve the coins! This is an excellent, vintage boy/girl gift and teaches children the value of saving their change. It's also an excellent adult gift because of the beautiful, antique lithography artwork on the bank and is a wonderful conversation piece. No disappointments regarding this excellent antique bank!
  • This is a beautiful, Smith Miller L Mack Aerial Ladder Fire Truck, ALL 100% Original and in fantastic shape! I acquired this toy from the original owner, who played with this (very little) as a child. The fine detail casting of Smith Miller toys is undeniably some of the early best in existence. The L Mack Fire Truck has a few paint scrapes but retains most of its original shiny red finish. We cleaned and restored this toy very lightly, with no paint touch ups at all. We disassembled and cleaned the ladder assembly, and inspected, lubed, and tested the gear box for function. Sporting the original ladder strings, the ladder fully extends as it should. All gears function as they should, with the exception of the rear tiller wheel that is naturally stationary. This massive toy measures a whopping 36" in length and the ladder extends over 48".  It also comes with its original two-piece extension ladder mounted in the trailer. Another impressive early triumph for the Smith Miller Company. As a side note, when this toy was first released to the public in the 1950's, it had a resale value of $50 and was a toy that was considered for wealthier families. This will be an excellent addition to any large diecast or pressed steel truck collection, fire truck collection or as a gift for that collector of fire equipment memorabilia.
  • Vintage Unique Art Wind-up Lil Abner and his Dogpatch Band with Original Box. This wonderful, all original wind-up toy spent its life as a kitchen shelf display and saw little to no use. The original cardboard box is very age worn and has been preserved to be used for display purposes with the toy. Be sure to enjoy the You Tube video of this vintage toy in action! Abner dances away while Daisy plunks on the keys of the piano. Granny sits on top to conduct the tunes and Grampy bangs the drum.
  • Milton Bradley Giant Barrel of Monkeys Game 1989, SEALED This GIANT Barrel of Monkeys is brand new, never opened from 1989 and is sure to please!
  • Scott Nelles Land Speed Racer Fine Art Sculpture - RC is a beautiful, hand cast aluminum body and bronze trimmings sculpture, one of the many by legendary artist Scott Nelles. This particular item is a consignment piece that belonged to a dear friend who passed many years ago. This is one of the first released issues of this sculpture and was purchased back in 2010. The details are more crisp than currently available castings.  It's heavy and unique! A beautiful gift for your car guy or yourself.
  • Lehmann Duo Rooster and Rabbit Cart Wind Up toy in marvelous shape. This wonderful, whimsical toy from the early 1920's is pure joy to display as fine art! The original lithography is in excellent shape and the wind-up mechanism is strong. In general, the biggest complaint about this toy is the poor performing walking action of the rooster and the drive wheel's tendency to just spin without gaining traction. Because of these issues, these toys spend the majority of their lives sitting on shelves, just to be admired. Our Duo Rooster and Rabbit is 100% original, with the exception of Mr. Rabbit's ears which were fabricated by Uncle Al. This is sure to delight Lehmann toy collectors or collectors of toy animals from the early 20th century.
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