CREME DE LA CREME: SINGER & KIDD - DAY 2
By RSL Auction Company
Dec 4, 2022
295 US Hwy 22 East, Suite 204 West, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889, United States

The RSL Auction Company is excited and pleased to announce a two-day CREME DE LA CREME: THE SINGER AND KIDD COLLECTIONS sale which will be held Saturday, December 3, 2022, and Sunday, December 4, 2022. The sale will include fantastic selections of Toys, Still Banks, and Mechanical Banks from the 50-plus-year collections of Frank and Joyce Kidd, Ed and Naomi Singer, and Alvin Goldstein. The 40-year Doorstop collection of Mr. John Oppenheimer will be sold as well.


The RSL family has known the three bank and toys consignors since the early 1980s and considers them lifelong friends and mentors. Frank, Joyce, Ed, and Alvin share a passion for collecting antique toys and banks and are eager to see their collections spread to future generations of collectors.


We are truly honored to have been selected to sell these four world-famous collections.


The December 3, 2022, portion of the sale will include about 240 Still Banks (all types, excluding architectural) and 175 Mechanical Banks (bank patterns and prototypes.) The December 4, 2022, portion of the sale will include 150 Architectural Still Bank lots, 55+ Doorstop and paperweight lots, 200 Cast Iron Toy lots (horse-drawn, automotive, motorcycle, airplane, and cap guns), with about 40 American and European Tin, Clockwork or Windup Toys.

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LOT 508:

Mule and Clown Cap Gun

Sold for: $1,100
Start price:
$ 450
Estimated price :
$900 - $1,200
Buyer's Premium: 27.5%
tags:

Mule and Clown Cap Gun
By the Ives, Blakeslee Company. Connecticut - 1882 - 5 1/4" Long. The clown has a cap in the seat of his pants. When the gun is activated, the donkey kicks upwards, exploding the cap.
Condition: Pristine Condition.