YORK, Pa. – Turning the pages of Hake’s newly released March 19-20 auction catalog will be a Christmas-morning experience for pop culture collectors. Repeatedly, the expertly-detailed descriptions include such phrases as “highest graded,” “only known example,” or “fresh to the hobby.” Such commentary and accolades aren’t confined to just one category, either. They’re woven throughout the broadly-varied 1,928-lot selection, from original comic-book art to a Dave Grohl handwritten Nirvana set list to sole survivors of the baseball and trading-card realm. Here are highlights of the auction journe ..read more

Very rare near-mint Alps (Japan) battery-operated Missile Robot, 15in tall with original dish antenna and pictorial factory box with inserts. Sold for $11,685 against an estimate of $3,000-$6,000. Lot of 5 exotic Spanish Star Wars figures brought the force, going 22 times high estimate; Lionel Mickey Mouse Circus Train set originally priced at $2 glides to $10,765 DENVER, Pa. – Toys and banks of a century ago joined contemporary pop-culture classics at the top of prices realized, February 14-16 at Morphy Auctions. The Pennsylvania company’s 1,425-lot Toys & Collectibles sale incorporated v ..read more

50-year collection includes pre-1900 American tin clockwork toys, many boxed; plus early cast-iron toys, mechanical banks, Marklin and other German toys, with provenance from pioneer toy collectors VINELAND, N.J. – Antique toy collectors dream of being able to board a time machine to travel back to the 1970s and ’80s when the now-legendary toy shows and auctions took place. There would be quite a waiting list for a journey of that type, but since that won’t be happening anytime soon, there’s an alternative to consider. Some of the finest toys from those landmark events of 50 years ago are held ..read more

In Memory of Ira Bernstein Table of Contents Bertoia’s Announces March 16 Signature Sale Showcasing the Sensational Antique Toy Collection of Linda Smith and the Late Curtis Smith By Catherine Saunders-Watson One Toy for a Desert Island Victor Bonnet “L’Entraineur Skiff” 1928 By Pasky Fun & Functional By Steve Butler Top Ten Antique Toys Sold in 2023 at Galerie de Chartres – France By Pasky Focal Point By Steve Butler Hake’s Season Finale Hits $2.4M, with Elusive Collectibles Setting Record Prices at their Auction Debuts Show Calendar ..read more

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By Steve Butler A LIST WAS PREPARED in advance using the internet in preparation for a possible day of searching for toys in an up-state region of New York. Armed with the list of nine possibilities (all antique stores/malls), the venture was interesting but minimally successful. Five were excluded because the store/mall was no longer in business, and another had what was essentially a condemnation notice on the door. However, an open antique flea market was added to the list during the venture. In the process the 180 mile or so search netted two unusual items. Both are interesting because in ..read more

SLIK-TOYS OF LANSING made a variety of toys. Most were made of cast aluminum, and most were vehicular, primarily cars, trucks and farm equipment. Their vintage toys seem to not attract an expected level of collector interest. In fact, the company is not even mentioned in one popular reference book devoted to older toy trucks and cars. Subscribe ..read more

YORK, PA – Hake’s wrapped the year with a $2.4 million auction that traversed the pop-culture panorama, from 19th-century political memorabilia to modern-era toys and original comic book art. The November 14-15 sale defied a collectibles market that had leveled after a prolonged upward run, knocking down excellent prices in an increasingly competitive landscape. Subscribe ..read more

Morphy Auctions – Toys & General Collectibes February 14 & 15, 2024 Everything Pedal Car… Valentines By John Rastall In Memory of Nick Fasola In Memory of Rick Davis Antique Toys: A Window to the Past – Part Two By Louis Natenshon Divide and Conquer: Bertoia’s Smash Two-Part Series Offering Toys on Nov. 17-18 and Holiday Antiques on Dec. 1 Drew Raves from the Hobby and Totaled $2.645M Focal Point By Steve Butler Copywrong 1905 By Ken Foust A Hubley #326 & a Goes-With By Steve Butler $5.1M Sale of Coin-Op & Gambling Machines, Adv. and Country Store Antiques Marked Morphy Aucti ..read more