Milestone’s June 10-11 auction features outstanding private collection of antique advertising
Above: Henry Rankin Poore (1859-1940) ‘Bear Dogs’ lithograph used by Winchester, estimate $1,000-$2,000 Featured: General store signage for a variety of late-19th and early 20th-century products [...]
Antique Toy World Magazine for June 2023
Bertoia’s May 11-12 Auction to be a Hybrid Event Consisting of Cataloged Gallery Session on Day 1 and Online Sale on Day 2 The Art Of Transportation Part 1 By Rick Ralston Monte Carlo Rally in [...]
Work In Process
By Steve Butler IN 1924 TOOTSIETOY (then Dowst Manufacturing Company) introduced its line of 3-inch delivery vans. Generally referred to as Federal vans, each would have rear side panels [...]
MVPs in Multiple Pop Culture Categories Drove in a $2.57M Total at Hake’s Premier Auction
ABOVE: 1986 Masters of the Universe Eternia Series 5 playset, $13,369 Star Wars figures, Transformers and iconic Hendrix poster among the many record-setters, with nine of the top 10 lots [...]
Fernand Martin Toys “Jouets en Boites”
By Cor van Schaijk THESE BOXES CONTAIN very different toys than we know from Fernand Martin. At the end of 1900, many toy manufacturers made little figures, mostly from tin/lead, wood, tinplate [...]
Focal Point: W Service Wrecker • Wyandotte – c. 1947
By Steve Butler UPON FIRST SIGHTING the pictured 13.5-inch Wyandotte “W SERVICE” tow truck, something seemed a bit unusual. The truck was definitely 100% original eliminating the likelihood of [...]
The Art of Transportation, Part 1
By Rick Ralston ART SELLS. Art sells better than 1000 words. Better than a photograph. A skilled and creative artist can use artistic license to emphasize color, drama, action and focus the [...]