November 18,19 & 20, 2011 Hagerstown, Maryland

ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE TOYS; ERECTOR SETS;
BILL GEORGE COLLECTION OF HORROR & SCI FI,
ARTWORK, FIGURES, and PROMOTIONAL ITEMS;
EARLY MATCHBOX, CORGI, and DINKY DIECAST;
WESTERN CAP GUNS and HOLSTERS; SPY TOYS;
PRESSED STEEL TRUCKS, BOATS, & AIRPLANES;
BB GUNS; 1960’S VINTAGE TOYS & PLAY SETS;
PROMO CARS; AUTOMOBILIA; BREYER HORSES;
ACTION FIGURES; MOVIE- & T.V.-INSPIRED TOYS;
“I LOVE LUCY” and LUCILLE BALL POSTERS,
COLLECTIBLES and EPHEMERA; DANIEL HORNE ARTWORK; SPACE TOYS & ROBOTS; MONSTER TOYS; COIN-OPS;  EXONUMIA; SHIP MODELS;
“TECHNO” ART; FOLK ART; MINIATURE ENGINES;
 VINTAGE COMPUTERS and MANY MORE SURPRISES!
 

Grand Venice Best Western Hotel, 431 Dual Highway Hagerstown, MD 21740

Click here for a few examples of Friday & Saturday's uncataloged items

Sunday, November 20th: Cataloged lots 1001 through the end of the sale: the Bill George Collection of Monster Movie and Science Fiction Art and Sculpture; Spy Toys; Lucille Ball and I Love Lucy Collectibles and Ephemera; Vintage String Holders; Store Displays; Monster Model Kits; Vintage Apple Computers; Nice Selection of Robots and Space Toys; Steve Heller's Robot-related Techno Art; T.V. Guides; Bobble Heads; Monster Toys; Tim Burton Movie Collectibles such as The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride and other movies; Super Hero- and Comic-Related Sculptures and Collectibles; Scream Queen and B-Movie Starlet Collectibles, Autographs and Ephemera.  Uncataloged lots of a similar makeup will be sold prior to the listed items and after the completion of listed items.

Click here for online catalog and online absentee bidding starting with lot 1001 (Sunday)

Click here for a few examples of Sunday's uncataloged items

Antique toys, including German tin by Lehmann and others, American tin,  Occupied Japan and Japanese tin; wind-ups; battery-ops; comic character toys; Black Americana toys; mechanical toys, carnival/circus toys; cast iron toys; celluloid toys. Many toys are in original boxes.

Large collection of (over 200) cap guns, toy guns & BB guns,  including Hopalong Cassidy, Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Johnny Ringo,  and others, by Nichols, Kilgore, Hubley, Daisy and many others, many in original boxes. Scarce Daisy Double Barrel Shotgun BB Gun and over 100 more. Many other Daisy Toys.

An even larger collection of early die cast toys, including Grey Wheel Matchbox, Corgi, Dinky,  and others, nearly all in original boxes; including rare Corgi Chipperfield Circus, as well as many celebrity, character personality, and movie-themed vehicles.

A very large selection of pressed steel toys (more than 80 toys) from makers such as:   Buddy L, American National, Steelcraft, Keystone, Dayton, Kelmet, Orkin, Structo, Turner and others.  Pedal Cars, Boats, Airplanes and a Buddy L Yard Train round out this impressive group of large toys.

A very nice collection of over 150 Promo Cars featuring Chevrolet, Buick, Ford, Pontiac, Studebaker, Dodge, Chrysler, Oldsmobile, and others. There is also a 1920s Fageol twin coach cast aluminum promotional bus with interior details.  Also included will be a grouping of Automobilia.

Miniature running engines including a Harley Davidson Knucklehead, Chevrolet Small Block, Hit and Miss engines and others.

Large scale model and display ships, boats and airplanes. Some are gas powered, clockwork or museum quality displays.

A very large scale working model of an Overhead Monorail with approximately 100 feet of track from the Montreal Worlds Fair.

Ride on toys including a late 19th century Pope tandem Bicycle, pedal cars, and a scarce New London pedal Caterpillar Bulldozer.

Space Toys, including a scarce Giant Sonic Robot (AKA Train Robot) in original box, Daisy Buck Rogers Space Helmet, & more; 1960’s Toys, many Slot Car sets including scarce AMT Model Turnpike cars and sets, Spy Toys including:  James Bond 007 related toys, vehicles and spy paraphernalia, International Secret Agent, Secret Sam, and other spy “tricks of the trade," weapons and more.

Large selection of vintage play sets, including the Flintstones, Tom Corbett Space Academy, Roy Rogers Rodeo Ranch, Marx Blue and Gray Civil War Playsets and many others.

A large collection of (over 100) Erector Sets from the early 1900’s through the 1970’s, including #12 1/2 Mystery Walking Robots, Zeppelin set, Truck sets, Amusement park set and many, many other complete and important Erector Sets.  Also includes a nice selection of other building sets and Erector displays.

This sale will feature a wonderful collection of “I Love Lucy” and Lucille Ball items including movie posters, products, advertising, memorabilia and ephemera, magazines including the rare first TV GUIDE with Lucy and Desi Jr. as a newborn on the cover, and a very interesting pair of Lucy and Desi figures made for a display in the 50s.

One of a kind, original art and Limited Edition Comic, Sci-Fi- and Horror- themed paintings, Statuary, Movie Posters, and figures from the Bill George Collection.  Many Limited Studio-Only  movie merchandising promotional pieces, as well as monster toys and movie-related action figures, models and much more!  Television, Animation, Pop Culture Character, Movie- and Monster-related action figures, toys, collectibles and memorabilia, most are Mint In Box.  Also a collection of Vintage Aurora Monster Models unbuilt in their original graphic boxes, Original Art sculptures of Frankenstein and other Monsters, as well as paintings and drawings by well-known illustration artist and model-maker, Daniel R Horne.

Funky “Techno” Art, Steve Heller’s Amazing Space-Age Artwork, including his amazing over 7 foot tall "Marilyn" robot. Folk Art including KOLLEGE KIDS paint-decorated musical instruments and cases.

Exonumia and Medallic Art; many with industrial and transportation themes; Coin-Ops including a Wurlitzer 1015 jukebox. A nice selection of vintage Apple Macintosh Computers including APPLE Macintosh M0001 and APPLE II sets, Heathkit Hero Robot Kit.  A nice selection of Breyer horses, many with original boxes; bobble heads; and more.

Check back soon for additional information and photos!

Multi-Estate Auction

All items sold at No Reserve

Auction will be held at the Ballroom of the Grand Venice Best Western Hotel, 431 Dual Highway Hagerstown, MD 21740

Friday November 18th @ 5pm

Saturday November 19th @ 10am

Sunday November 20th @ 12 noon

Preview 2 hours before sale each day   

Click here for hotel directions and information

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Whether it is a wind-up toy, a Coke sign, a Dooling gas-powered racer, a rare cigar store Indian, or an artifact from Antarctica, Old Town Auctions will find a way to promote your items to the fullest extent.  Old Town Auctions has made a name for itself by exploring and successfully selling the rare, the unusual, and often times, the one-of-a-kind.   We are constantly seeking new and exciting collections for our upcoming sales, including:  photographic art, cameras and related items, scientific and mechanical instruments, folk art, sporting and fishing collectibles, historic ephemera, military antiques and collectibles, automobilia, salesman's samples, illustrator art, antique advertising, circus memorabilia, coin ops, Black Americana, and of course, antique and collectible toys, dolls, and country store items! 

Please contact Matt for details, and he will assist you with every aspect of the auction process.