Collecting Die-cast Cars Nevada County Local News Dec 27, 2007 “Miniature cars have been around a long time. I remember my little brother playing with Matchbox cars on a big felt street map my mother made, complete with roads, houses and stop signs. Flash...
Old toys bring out inner child Statesville Record & Landmark By Russell Ledbetter Sunday, December 9, 2007 “Toys are a really hot market right now,” said Jimmy Josey of Statesville’s The Shop: Antiques and Collectibles said. “I’ve...
Bawdy Barbies draw interest, ire By PAT BEALL Palm Beach Staff Writer Monday, December 10, 2007 “The girl’s gone wild. Just under the retail radar, Barbie tries on black silk bustiers and garters, red kewpie-doll lips and dollops of mauve eye shadow. She...
Hake’s sets new world auction record with $151,534 sale of 1930s Mickey & Minnie Mouse dolls “TIMONIUM, Md. – A pair of rare, giant display-model dolls of Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse have shattered existing auction records...
Stuffing dreams are made of www.thesun.co.uk October 9, 2007 “…more than 2,000 teddies were auctioned at Christie’s for an amazing 93,000 pounds (US $190,000). The collection from the Teddy Bear Museum in Stratford-Upon-Avon was owned by former MP, TV...
Corgi collectables auctioned off BBC NEWS Wednesday, 3 October 2007 Nearly 600 items rare and collectable items from toy firm Corgi, including limited editions and pre-production prototypes, were offered to collectors at the auction hosted by Bonhams in Knowle. A...
Antiques and Estate Auctioneers will be holding a collectibles auction tomorrow, Saturday, June 9, 2007 at 10:00 am at their gallery located at 44777 St. Rt. 18 E., Wellington, Ohio. An online catalog and bidding will be available for this auction at www.proxibid.com....
Scoop from Diamond Galleries notes that some collector apparently got a smokin’ deal on a rare Superman ring from the 1940’s: Hake’s After-Auction Superman Ring Industry News: Scoop January 26, 2007 “…The most notable sale thus far was a...
Museum exhibits antique toys worth thousands Greenwich Time By Andrew Shaw Staff Writer Published January 9 2007 “Expensive items in Greenwich are not a rarity. But when an F.A.O. Schwartz executive told the Greenwich Antiques Society yesterday that a 19th...
Early Transportation Toys: On the Move AmericanHeritage.com By Missy Sullivan June 2006 “Toy vehicles have always been a popular collecting category, from pedal cars that mimicked dad’s tailfin Caddy to candy-colored Corgi and Matchbox cars. But from a...