Big Farm Toy Auction Coming Up in March & June 2008 in Florida
If you love vintage toys and games. be sure to check this out these auctions! Even if you're not interested in farm toys specifically, it's a fun way to check out the old toys and games market and see a truly wonderful collection move into new hands. Given eBay's decision to no longer offer eBay Live Auctions after 2008, this might be your last chance to see a world class vintage toy collection from the comfort of your home.
Upon the death of a lifelong toy collector, the heirs decided to sell the collection. Many of the toys in this collection had been on exhibition at the National Farm Toy Museum in Dyersville, IA, home to over 30,000 farm related toys. This sale will include 260 lots of toys dating from the late 1800s to the 1960s and includes many examples of farm toys as well as other types of toys.
The are lithograph toys, tin toys, cast iron toys and wind up models associated with names like Argo, Wyandotte, Buddy L, Keystone, Marx, Chein, Tootsies, Lionel, Tonka, Hubley, Lindstrom, Linemar, John Deere, Structo and Auburn to name a few. Highlights of the sale include a Keystone Packard Model Police Paddy Wagon 28" long in like new condition, a Louis Marx child’s Pioneer Express riding engine, a Buddy L Emergency Unit truck, a Marx Lumar Road Grader, a Minneapolis Moline 1478 Model tractor, a 12in Marx Coca-Cola truck, a Wyandotte Steel Stake Body Truck and a Tin Lithograph Wind-up Laying Hen with Wooden Eggs.
The sale will be conducted by Eyeing the Past Antique Shop located at 1936 Commercial Drive, Fort Myers, FL 33901 (239) 275-8885. Live bidding begins at 10:00AM on Saturday March 8 and 11:00AM Sunday March 9. Preview is available at Eyeing the Past during the week before the sale from 9:30AM to 3:00PM daily and it's worth attending even if you don't plan to bid on anything. It is rare to see old toys of this quality, and you shouldn't miss it!
If you can't attend, the sale will be online through iCollector in association with eBay Live Auctions. This is a fun way to take part in an auction that you can't otherwise attend - not quite as good as being there, but not bad!
A second sale from this collection will probably take place mid summer. For more information contact Floyd Harrison at (239) 574-6909, email harrisonsauction@aol.com or see online information including photos and descriptions at www.flauctions.com, to view the inventory.