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 374:
Rare Aerial Fire Escape Vehicle - Paper Litho Toy
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Sold for: $5,500
Price including buyer’s premium:
$
7,012.50
Start price:
$
3,000
Estimated price :
$6,000 - $8,000
Buyer's Premium: 27.5%
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Rare Aerial Fire Escape Vehicle - Paper Litho Toy
Alphabet Printed on Carriage Sides. Made by the W. S. Reed Company. Leominster, Ma. - 1890's - 31" Long. This is certainly one of the most fascinating toys from the Thomas Collection. It depicts a rare form of fire apparatus that deploys an aerial pulley system that aids firefighters in the rescue of trapped persons on floors higher than the ground level. Four seated firemen and one standing on the running board will presumably spring into action as soon as they arrive at the blaze. Reed never wastes any potential surface to ornament their toys. In this piece, the sides of the vehicle are printed with the 26 letters of the alphabet.
Condition: Pristine with Outstanding Patina.
