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 15:
Yankee School Master
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Sold for: $60,000
Start price:
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27,000
Estimated price :
$55,000 - $75,000
Buyer's Premium: 27.5%
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Yankee School Master
a k a the Alphabet Man. Unknown American Manufacturer. Made Circa 1880's - 10 1/2" Tall. From the Tom Anderson Collection. The Yankee School Master is an inventive toy that serves the didactic function of teaching the alphabet to every child who plays with him. This broad-shouldered, barrel-chested, short-legged educator is very colorful and comical in appearance. As the lever is lifted and depressed, his eyes roll up and down and his left hand moves to indicate that the letters in his collar have advanced. No one has ever made a firm attribution as to the maker of this ingenious cast iron figure. But, at this time, we put forward our belief that it is the handiwork of the J. & E. Stevens Company. We make this claim based on his near total facial resemblance and identical hairstyle to Boss Tweed in their Tammany Bank. Furthermore, nuanced hues that include light green, blue, burnt red, yellow and white are virtually alike in both toys. There are fewer than ten remaining examples of this toy in the world.
Condition: Near Mint Condition.
