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 400:
Goody Two Shoes ABC and Picture Block Set
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Sold for: $1,200
Start price:
$
600
Estimated price :
$1,200 - $1,500
Buyer's Premium: 27.5%
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Goody Two Shoes ABC and Picture Block Set
Made by McLoughlin Brothers. New York City - Copyright 1898. Box is 17" Wide x 10 1/2" High. "Little Goody Two Shoes" first appeared in story form in London in 1765. In truth, these beautifully imagined picture blocks have nothing to do with that story. The implication from the tableaux on the lid would seem to suggest that good virtuous children recite their abc's every day with their mother. On the broad side of each block you find large gold capitol letters interlaced with highly developed scenes that portray animals whose name begins with that particular letter. For example, for the "H" block we find a horse, a hare and a hound. The narrow sides spell out these words. This is a very impressive and rare alphabet toy.
Condition: Pristine Plus - One Torn Box Flap.
