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1.    CHARLEY CHAPLIN GLASS & TIN PENNY BANK,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $180.00
sold with candy in bank section, clear pressed glass full figure of Charley with bowler and cane standing next to a fluted barrel with tin lid which is the bank, Charley in original polychrome paint, embossed mark on base Le Smith Net Wt. 1 1/2 Oz., 4.1" high x 3.8" wide, drum 2.25" diameter.

2.    HERD OF CAST IRON ANIMAL BANKS,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $69.00
lot of 7, all later recasts in original polychrome painted finishes, includes Brahma bull and cow, both 4.75" long x 3.75 & 3" high; PLUS hen on grass mount, 4.75" long x 6" high; PLUS seated bulldog, 3.5" long x 4.3" high; PLUS standing lion, 4.25" x 3.5" high; PLUS seated pig, 4.5" x 3" high; AND standing pig, 4.25" x 2.5" high.

3.    BUSTER BROWN & TIGE CAST IRON STILL BANK,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $126.50
Moore 242, made by AC Williams, ca 1920, in original gold and red paint, 5.5" high.

4.    CAST IRON STILL BANKS OF PACK ANIMALS,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $270.00
lot of 6, includes St. Bernard with Pack, Large, (Moore 437), in original black and gold paint, by A.C. Williams, 1901-1930's, 8" x 5.5" high; PLUS Large Reindeer/Elk, (Moore 737) by A.C. Williams, in original gold paint, 6" x 9.5" high; PLUS Camel Large (Moore 767) by A.C. Williams, 1917-20, in polychrome repaint, 6" x 7" high; PLUS Prancing Horse Large, (Moore 520) in original black paint with repainted base, by Arcade & A.C. Williams, 1910-34, 7" x 7.5"; PLUS Show Horse (Moore 524) in original black paint, Lane Chair Co., 1973, 10" x 9" high; AND Miner Pack Mule, (not in Moore) in cast white metal with original white paint and brass plated trim, 4" x 3.25" high.

5.    SIX CAST IRON OR SHEET STEEL SAFE BANKS,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $300.00
includes the following cast iron examples: Radio Bank (3-dials), (Moore 829), in worn original gold paint and nickel plated finish, by Kenton, 1927-32, 4.7" x 2.85" x3" high; PLUS Safe, (Moore 869) by J. & E. Stevens, ca 1891, in original black, gold and red paint, 2.5" square x 3.25" high; PLUS Kenton Savings Deposit combination safe in original silver paint and nickel plated finish, 2.5" x 3.2" x 4.25" high; PLUS Crescent Moon & Star combination safe bank, in nickel finish, 2.75: square x 4" high; PLUS State Safe combination bank, with traces of original black paint, 2.75" square x 4.2" high; AND a stamped Sheet steel with false double doors with nickel handles, slot in rear with key locked keeper in base in original green paint, 2.5" x 3.2" x 4.3" high.

6.    GROUP OF EIGHT CAST IRON BUILDING BANKS,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $546.25
includes 1876 Bank building (Moore 1012) in original gold paint, made by Judd, ca 1876, 2.25" square x 2.75" high; PLUS Two Story House, (Moore 1002) by A.C. Williams, 1931-34, 2.15" x 1.8" x 3" high; PLUS Cupola Bank building (Moore 1147), by J. & E. Stevens, ca 1872 in original yellow paint with blue and red trim, 2.75" x 2.25" x 3.25" high; PLUS Domed Mosque Bank building (Moore 1177), by Grey Iron Casting Co., 4.2" x 2.45" x 4.25" high; PLUS Domed Bank (Moore 1180) by A.C. Williams, 1899-1934, in old gold repaint, 1.7" x 2.2" x 3" high; PLUS Skyscraper, (Moore 1239) by A.C. Williams, 1900-31, in original silver and gold paint, 2.6" square x 5.6" high; PLUS Skyscraper, (Moore 1240) by A.C. Williams, 1900-31, in original silver and gold paint, 2.15" square x 4.6" high; AND Homestead National Monument Beatrice, Neb. cast white metal log cabin band, (not in Moore), ca 1950-60's, in original brown paint, 2.5" x 2.75" x 2" high.

7.    LOT OF SIX STILL BANKS,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $84.00
includes 1/2 Inch Shell bank in brass plated steel (Moore 1420), with embossed U.S. Eagle, 1.75" diameter x 8" high; PLUS tin mail box bank from WWII era with Mail Bank on each side and Save for Defense and Security on front, (not in Moore), 2.75" square x 6.2" high' PLUS rolled steel lithographed Uncle Sam's Register Bank, (Moore 1290) in original black and silver paint, by the Durable Toy & Novelty Corp., 1912 to present, 6.25" x 4.5" x 5.25" high; PLUS a Pirate Treasure Chest in bronze (not in Moore), 4" x 2.6" x 3" high; PLUS Lincoln Bust (Moore 130), bronzed finish with facsimile autograph below, by A.C. Rehberger, ca 1920's, 3.7" x 2.5" x 5" high; AND a Covered Wagon bank in bronzed finish on cast white metal with Valley Federal Savings And Loan Association/Grand Junction, Colorado on base, (not in Moore), ca 1960's, 2.6" x 4.65" x 4".

8.    FOUR CAST IRON PIG & OWL BANKS,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $126.50
includes cast iron piggy bank, (Moore 609) Pig is standing on hind feet holding a bag in front with embossed The Wise Pig/Save a Penny Yesterday/Another Save Today/Tomorrow Save Another/To Keep The Wolf Away and Thrifty below on base, marked on rear base J.M.R.; 2.75" square x 6.8" high; I Made Chicago Famous high with embossed lettering on left side, in worn black paint (Moore 631), 5.25" x 2.75"; PLUS Decker's Iowana, in worn gold paint with embossed lettering on each side, (Moore 603), 4.25" x 2.25" high; AND a gold finished owl seated on log, cast white metal (not in Moore), 7.75" high.

9.    CAST IRON STILL BANKS, CAT, LIONS & TURKEY,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $126.50
lot of 4, includes a very Art Deco-style seated male lion with slot in back of mane in old gold paint (not in Moore), 3.75" x 4.5" high; PLUS Lion Tail Right, by both Arcade, 1910-13 and A.C. Williams 1905-31, in original gold and red paint, (Moore 755), 5" x 4" high; PLUS Seated Cat with Soft Hair, (Moore 366) by Arcade, 1910-29, 3" x 4.25" high; AND Small Turkey, by A.C. Williams, 1905-35, in old gold and red paint, (Moore 587), 3.25" x 3.5" high.

10.    CAST IRON RHINO STILL BANK,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $195.50
made by Arcade, ca 1910-25, (Moore 721) 5" x 2.75" high in original gold paint.

11.    CAST IRON MERRY-GO-ROUND BANK,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $460.00
made by the Gray Iron Casting Co., ca 1925-28, Moore #1614, in original red, black and gold paint, 4" diameter x 4.5" high.

12.    CAST IRON MECHANICAL HALLS EXCELSIOR BANK IN ORIGINAL PAINT,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $149.50
in scarce yellow and red, open gill work sides and back with front having arched door flanked by 2 arched windows, pitched roof with domed copula that lifts for depositing coins, 3 front steps, marked on roof Pat. Dec. 21, 1869, 4" square x 5.25" high. Manufactured by Steven by John D. Hall, inventor of the first mechanical banks, (Norman 2710-d, pg 56).

13.    TRICK DOG CAST IRON MECHANICAL BANK,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $402.50
Norman 5630-a (G-271) by Hubley with solid base in original polychrome paint, 8.7" x 3.1" x 7.25" high.

14.    CLOWN ON GLOBE CAST IRON MECHANICAL BANK,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $1,035.00
Norman 1930-a (G 59) made by the J. & E. Stevens Co., 6.5" diameter x 8.5" high.

15.    CAST IRON MECHANICAL BANK, ORGAN BANK, BOY & GIRL,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $840.00
Norman 4310 (G-192), by Kyser & Rex Co., Frankfort, Pa. in original polychrome painted finish, 4" x 5.35" x 7.75" high.

16.    CAST IRON MECHANICAL BANK, UNCLE SAM,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $1,920.00
Norman 5740 (G-280), by the Sheppard Hardware Co., Buffalo, N.Y., in original polychrome painted finish 3.8" x 4.8" x 11" high.

17.    LOT OF FOUR MARKED BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE CAST IRON MECHANICAL BANKS,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $316.25
all in original polychrome paint, includes Butting Buffalo, 7.25" long x 5.95" high; PLUS Always Did Spise A Mule, 10.15" long x 8.15" high; PLUS Cabin bank, with African American man in doorway flips and kicks the coin through roof slot in response to pulling the broom handle, 2.75" x 4.2" x 3.6" high; AND Organ Bank version with dancing boy and girl, 3.9" x 5.2" x 7.75" high.

18.    OUTSTANDING SANTA CLAUS GERMAN DIE-CUT,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $450.00
with Santa in sleigh full of toys and decorated trees being pulled by 2 reindeer, with Santa Claus printed along bottom margin, 14" long x 7.25" high.

19.    FIVE FINE GERMAN DIE-CUTS,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $84.00
all chromolithographed, includes a wonderful carriage being pulled by a goat with one young dandy gentleman in top hat at reins and 3 young ladies aboard, with second dandy mounted on a horse at right side and with hound following on left side, 13" long x 7" high; PLUS a pair of bird groups, one nest of blue jays on flowered branch, marked in lower left Gesetzl. geschutzt. WH and second group of sparrows eating fruit with pug dog in background, 12" x 8" and 10" x 7.25"; PLUS bust of Victorian lady in white dress and straw hat, 8" x 11" high; AND The Last Supper, marked B.B. 1267 at margins, 14" x 8.4" high.

20.    VICTORIAN SCRAP BOOK OF TRADE CARDS & DIE-CUTS,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $216.00
embossed 4to volume with over 80 pages, most with 4 or more cards/die cuts pasted into album.

21.    OUTSTANDING VICTORIAN SCRAPBOOK WITH ADVERTISING & DIE CUTS,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $450.00
folio in red cloth boards with large chromolithograph of young Victorian lady on cover with 92pp of mainly Victorian chromolithographed prints and die cuts, including many quite large examples, such as horse with Newfoundland dog Native American mounted buffalo hunt, Gaucho wild horse round-up, English hunt scene, Newfoundland dog, railroad locomotive, ocean liner and more; PLUS numerous medium sized die cuts, dogs, cats, other animals, ladies and children, and hundreds of small die cuts, patriotic, and more; AND hundreds of advertising cards and more.

22.    WONDERFUL ACCORDION FOLD ALBUM OF DIE CUTS,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $230.00
4to in red embossed cloth boards with over 170 die-cuts and trade cards pasted to the line covered pages, including animals of all types, soldiers, policemen, African American's and American Indians, children, fancy dress ladies, exotic nationalities, actresses, large die-cut of children building a snowman, little girl in basket of puppies and much more.

23.    HALLOWEEN POLYCHROME PRINTED TABLE DECORATIONS,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $80.50
lot of 6, including a witch with broom, scarecrow with jack-o-lantern head, Jack-o-lantern in top hat, ghost with bat, owl on a branch and angry black cat, all marked Printed In U.S.A., printed in orange, black, green and white, ca 10" x 9.5".

24.    SET OF MICKEY MOUSE CHROMOLITHOGRAPHED BREAD CARDS,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $420.00
set of 24, all 3.25" x 5" chromolithographed heavy paper stock each with different Mickey Mouse scene, all marked Walt Disney with bread/cake recipe on reverse, distributed by the Bell Bread Co.

25.    LIONEL CHROMOLITHOGRAPHED TIN BUILDINGS, BRIDGE & SIGNAL,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $180.00
lot of 4, includes a chromolithographed tin building on platform with 3 arch top doors on ground floor with Telegraph on each, second story with 3 arched windows with green shutters and red cello window panes, attached shed at right with sliding door, unmarked, red roof lifts off for access to interior, 14.25" x 6.25" x 6.5" high; PLUS an unmarked pedestrian bridge for crossing tracks with 12 steps at either end, original white paint, 17" x 2.8" x 6.5" high; PLUS an unmarked chromolithographed Caution High Speed Trains pole sign in original green, red, white and black paint, 7.75" high; AND a marked 184A Lionel chromolithographed cottage building with gable, chimney and gable end porch, roof slides off with electric light on interior, marked Made By The Lionel Corporation New York, U.S.A., 4.75" x 2.75" x 4.2" high.

26.    LIONEL & OTHER CHROMOLITHOGRAPHED TIN TRAIN BUILDINGS
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $72.00
lot of 3, includes a marked184A Lionel chromolithographed cottage building with gable, chimney and gable end porch, roof slides off with electric light on interior, marked Made By The Lionel Corporation New York, U.S.A., 4.75" x 2.75" x 4.2" high; PLUS a chromolithographed tin 2-story stone and brick building with green arched windows and door, tin fence surround on tin base, 9" x 6" wide and high; AND a stamped brass signal building, electrified with circular window at one gable end with original red glass insert, hinged door at other gable end giving access to electric lamp, clear glass windows on other 2 sides, on short feet with chimney, likely original white paint with green, blue, orange and red trim, original cloth covered wiring from underside, 4.25" square x 7" high.

27.    LIONEL & OTHER CHROMOLITHOGRAPHED TIN TRAIN BUILDINGS,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $216.00
lot of 4, includes a 2-story brick building on green platform with lighted interior, portico on front with second story balcony and single story wing at left, also with second story balcony, lift off roof with chimney, marked with decal on underside The Lionel Corporation Lionel Electric Toy Train & Multivolt Transformers-21-New York, 7.2" x 5" x 5.4" high; PLUS a marked Marx crossing guard building with electric rail road boom type guard in plastic, mounted to tin base with chromolithographed tin guard house with working door which also operates boom, stove pipe on roof and door labeled R.R. Property Employees Only and on right side of building Watchman On Duty, 7" x 6.6" x 5" high, boom when in up position is 7" high; PLUS a 3-story house in white with green trim and green mansard roof with full length exterior mounted stone and brick chimney and portico on front and electric light on interior with sliding roof to give access to light, marked with decal on underside The Lionel Corporation Lionel Electric Toy Train & Multivolt Transformers-21-New York, 5.5" x 5" x 5.5" high; AND an unmarked commercial train station type building on platform with 2-story section with working door with handle, covered breeze-way with bench connecting to single story building, 9.25" x 6.25" x 5.5" high.

28.    "O" GAUGE LIONEL TRAIN SET,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $228.00
Includes die cast locomotive #224 and tender; PLUS the following stamped tin cars: 2 different Shell 2654 oil tanker cars; PLUS orange open car 2812; PLUS red caboose, 2657; PLUS bed and wheels only of a car; PLUS lot also includes 33 pieces of track including 2No. 022 Remote Control "O" Gauge Switch; PLUS Whistle Controller No. 167; AND Type LW Toy Transformer.

29.    CHROMOLITHOGRAPHED AMERICAN FLYER TRAINORAMA LAYOUT IN ORIGINAL BOX,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $80.50
18 piece die stamped heavy card stock, includes four large scenes that can be mixed and matched. When completely assembled it is 112" long x 24" deep x 14" high. Includes hydraulic dam, factory, town scene and mountain, marked copyright 1953, box is 17" x 24".

30.    LIONEL STANDARD GAGE BRIDGE, TRACK & ACCESSORIES,
Sale Price Including Buyer's Premium: $72.00
lot of 7, includes a marked Lionel 3-part bridge in original white and green paint, 42.5" long x 6" high; PLUS crossing signal pole with double warning bars with green and red cello signals, in original polychrome paint, 10.5" high; PLUS crossing signal pole with single warning bar with no cello signals, in original green and black paint, 8" high; PLUS telegraph pole with single cross bar in original olive paint, 8" high; PLUS spot light tower with red and green signal lights, electric, in original red and black paint, 10" high; PLUS a Jefferson Toy Transformer Cat. No. 535-191 in black finish with cord, 6" square x 4.5" high; AND 8 pieces of curved track, all 16" long.





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