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 4:
Circus Mechanical Bank
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Sold for: $40,000
Start price:
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17,000
Estimated price :
$35,000 - $45,000
Buyer's Premium: 27.5%
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Circus Mechanical Bank
Made by Shepard Hardware. Buffalo, New York - Circa 1890. From the John Meyer Collection. The Circus Bank is from Shepard Hardware's Excelsior Series. Finding a Circus Bank in superlative condition like this beauty is a very rare and unusual occurrence. Because the surface areas are largely broad and flat, and because the action of this bank is so vigorous, the Circus Bank is typically found in only poor to fair condition. When the crank is turned, we watch a clown and his pony circle the sawdust of the center ring. With each turn around the ring, the pony gallops up and down three times. As the clown approaches the penny, he raises his left arm and knocks the coin in the bank. Once past the deposit slot, his arm snaps back down. This particular Circus Bank comes from the celebrated collection of John Meyer. He was an early pioneering hobbyist who also wrote extensively about mechanical toy banks.
Condition: Pristine Plus Condition with Original Box.
