Bertoia’s Spring Auction Nears $1.9M with Rare Collections

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VINELAND, NJ – A phenomenal circa-1906 Bing (German) gauge 4 toy locomotive soared to $78,000; a rare, contemporary Old Woman in the Shoe mechanical bank rang up $36,000; and a ¼ inch-scale salesman sample of a 1922 Autocar rotary dump body truck made $25,200 at Bertoia’s Spring Auction held May 29-30.The event was highlighted by Part 2 of the Martin and Deborah Maloy toy collection. The auction tallied nearly $1.9 million (inclusive of buyer’s premium) and included high-quality toys, banks, trains, robots, and pre-war Japanese toys from the Bill Gallagher collection, as well as a great assortment of German wind-ups, pressed-steel toys and more. In all, 1,000 choice lots came up for bid over the course of two days. The robust results surpassed Bertoia’s expectations.

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