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 389:
The Greatest Show on Earth - Rare Paper Litho Viewfinder
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Sold for: $750
Price including buyer’s premium:
$
956.25
Start price:
$
375
Estimated price :
$750 - $950
Buyer's Premium: 27.5%
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The Greatest Show on Earth - Rare Paper Litho Viewfinder
Unknown American Maker - Ca. 1900. 6 1/4" Wide x 8" Deep x 12" Tall. We know of no other surviving examples of this unusual paper lithographed optical toy. Slide a thin paper transparency into the appropriate place and peep through the viewfinder for scenes from Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth. The graphics on the toy are very beautifully imagined and rendered.
Condition: Excellent - One Slide of a Clown.
