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 42:
The Columbus Egg Bell Toy
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Sold for: $8,000
Start price:
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4,750
Estimated price :
$9,500 - $12,500
Buyer's Premium: 27.5%
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The Columbus Egg Bell Toy
Souvenir from the Columbian Exposition. Made by the Gong Bell Company. East Hampton, Ct. - Circa 1893. Without a doubt, this is one of the rarest and most enigmatic bell toys ever created. First and foremost, it is fascinating that the toy is made from many different materials. The base is shaped tin, the egg is lathed wood and the pig is cast iron. The imagery for this unusual bell toy is highly esoteric to say the least. But Chicago, the host city of the Columbian Expo, was certainly known for its many slaughterhouses and for its rail system that distributed meat products throughout the US. This is a plausible explanation for the inclusion of the top-hatted porcine party boy, but the significance of the egg remains a mystery.
Condition: Pristine Condition.
