295 US Hwy 22 East, Suite 204 West, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889, United States
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The Morning of Saturday, August 3rd, we will bid farewell to a unique legacy collection of American toys and banks: The Haradin Family Collection. A magnificent and richly historical archive, it spans multiple generations of a family whose roots are deeply embedded in two communities: their native Pittsburgh and the borderless realm of antique toy and bank collecting. This auction hits especially close to home for us because the Pittsburgh clan that built the collection includes our lifelong friend and colleague Ray Haradin, the "R" of RSL Auction Company. The Afternoon of Saturday, August 3rd we will be selling the world class paper lithography collection of Carl & Linda Thomas of Bluefield, WV. Included are many fantastic skittle and knockdown sets, about 15 sets of paper litho trains and about 15 to 20 paper litho horse drawn toys. Also included in this sale is a selection of still banks, penny toys, and the Kobe Toy Collection of Ron & Sandy Rosen.
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LOT 369:
Reed's Gigantic Circus and Mammoth Hippodrome
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Sold for: $2,600
Price including buyer’s premium:
$
3,315
Start price:
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1,200
Estimated price :
$2,500 - $3,500
Buyer's Premium: 27.5%
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Reed's Gigantic Circus and Mammoth Hippodrome
Made by the W. S. Reed Company. Leominster, Ma. - Patented 1880. From the Barenholtz Collection - Illustrated on P. 216 of his Book. 21" Wide x 18" Tall When Erected. This is definitely one of Reed's most exciting and kinetic toys ever made. The separate parts can be assembled in a myriad of combinations, which actually makes the toy great fun to play with. Like every good circus, these parts consist of circus horses, a trick mule, trapeze artists, clowns, a bareback rider and the ringmaster, to name some of them. The action is set in motion by the turning of the crank seen on the right. Like other toys by the Reed Company, the Mammoth Hippodrome can be taken apart and packed into a sturdy wood box that measures a mere 4"x 5" x 15". This lot provides a golden opportunity to acquire a dynamic wood toy that Mr. Barenholtz greatly admired.
Condition: Outstanding Original Condition.
