Another Large Auction of Silver and Bronze Age Comics

Friday, April 26, 2024

Sunny with Clear Skies 

13° C / 55.4 ° F

Another Large Auction of Silver 

and Bronze Age Comics

When I wrote to Mr.Wylie Strivers about 2-3 weeks ago, I asked for his

permission to write several posts about his Internet auctions. I first was 

interested in his company website, because he sold lots of trains. He gave me permission, and for today, I'm writing about comic books.

I like the first sentence of his introduction to this auction:

"Toytrainsandotheroldstuff presents another large auction of silver and bronze

age comics from the long island hoard that we have been selling from the past 3 years, plus a few editions. There are many key issues, CGC graded books, minor keys, small and medium sized groups for the collector and dealer alike.

We always have something for everyone on these auctions".

Of course, having been a comic book reader in my pre-teens, a sentence like that

automatically brings you back in time, and lets your imagine go rampant!

I can just sea mountains of comic books neatly arranged by the palate, 5 palates high, and as far as the eye can see, carefully packaged in boxes with plastic wrap to keep dust out!

OK, sorry, that's what comic books do - let your imagine run amok! 

So back to comics.

I had to check up on Wylie's terms "Silver and Bronze Age Comics"

(With help from Wikipedia)

"The Silver Age of Comic Books was a period of artistic advancement and widespread commercial success in mainstream American comic books, predominantly those featuring the superhero archtype. Following the

Golden Age of Comic Books, the Silver Age is considered to cover the period

from 1956 to 1970, and was succeeded by the Bronze Age."

Please click on this sentence to redirect to the well-written Wikipedia article

In easier to see terms:

Victorian Age: 1828-1882*

Platinum Age: 1882-1938*

Golden Age of Comic Books:  1938-1956

Silver Age of Comic Books: 1956-1970

Bronze Age of Comic Books:  1970-1985

* " In A Complete History of American Comic Books, Shirrel Rhoades 

cites Steve Geppi (the publisher of the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide)

who, taking into account comic strips, divides the history of comics

in ages"

Please click on this sentence to redirect to the actual information page on the auction

Below are just a "sampling" of some of the comic books

to be found on Mr. Wylie Striver's website.

As it turns out, I was born in 1948.  I lived  in one part of Montreal, 

and we moved to another part in 1961 or 1962. My mother (bless her soul)

was very neat and organized. When we finally moved to the

newer part of Montreal (I was 15) and got organized, all my comic books and

toys were not to be found. I asked my mother what happened, 

and  she said that she didn't want to have all the clutter in the new house.

What could I say?

 Sometimes life is strange, but you move on. Hopefully she gave the toys 

to some charity like The Salvation Army. 

My yoyo disappeared, my 6-shooter Lone Ranger pistol 

with caps disappeared, my Meccano sets disappeared, 

and my Lionel train set - gone. 

Of course my comic books, and another type called "Classics" 

were also "gone". 

  

Classics were in comic book format, but the content 

was based on famous books, like "The Count of Monty Cristo". 

They were easier and faster to read that a 400 page book.

I was "allowed"to bring my carpentry set with us. Surprisingly,

we actually used it sometimes, before I started buying adult

carpentry tools to work with. 

This could have been a great episode script for the TV Wonder Years!

Of course, by then I was in high school, and there were other leisure 

activities to keep me busy.

Thanks for dropping by, and as always,

have a great part of the day wherever you may be.

My name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman, 

and I can always be reached at:

toysearcher@ gmail.com

Thursday, April 25 , 2024

Clear skies but Cold

6° C / 43° F

A Large Variety of Sports Cards and

Sports Collectibles comes to the Market

Please click on this line to redirect to the Liveauctioneers Auction

Please click on this line to see the other future auctions

I've been blogging since 2011, and have enjoyed writing, and meeting all different people and their companies who buy and sell. Most of my blog posts have been about "old and antique toys". However, I've been contacting people lately to see what they would like me to write about. 

Why not. 

So many people have been so nice to allow me to write about their companies or their toys and trusted me with their photos, 

why not try something different?

And that's how I came to write a post about an interesting sports auction from

Mr. Wylie Stivers. Wylie's specialty website is often busy with trains. 

But he also sells "other stuff" as you can read from his company name.

I always wondered what the "other stuff" was, and now I know.

Below:

A screen-capture of upcoming auctions.

Please click on this line to redirect to the auction website pages

I'm not the sports fan that I was when I was younger. So when I was going to write this blog post for Wylie Stivers, I asked if I could  pick some solder baseball cards

from my era. Wylie didn't mind, so I chose the cards below.

When you're selling baseball cards on the Internet, you provide lots

of photos for sellers to look at the condition and quality of the cards.

And that's why, Wylie photographed many of the individual cards.

Detail and condition are very important.

Baseball Cards

There are also sets of card for sale.

The group below is made up of 38 players from the 196n set of

baseball star cards "to. include some American and National League

batting and pitching leaders cards, plus stars such as Banks, Yaz, Allen, Killebrew, Cepeda, Drysdale, Kaline, Williams, Carew, Robinson, Palmer, and more.

Basketball Cards

Wylie's auction also has basketball cards. I selected the players

whose names I knew when they played.

I remember all of these players back then. It was easier then, 

because there were fewer teams and fewer outstanding players.

In the 1970's there were 17 teams, while today in 2024, there are 30 teams.

Description Below

Factory sealed 1989, 1990 and 1991 Score baseball

card sets, all mint as seen in the photo.

When you visit Wylie's website, there are many, many 

more photos of each and every item.

There are also, other items for sale

Below is one example.

A grouping of pennants

To be continued........

 

Another Fine Toy from ebay Store stripe4107

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Intermittent Rain and Sun

3° C / 37° F

Another Fine Toy from ebay

store stripe4107

Please click on this line to visit the store on ebay

I recently wrote a post about  stripe4107, a fine store on ebay. 

While I revisited the store, I saw a nice Kingsbury toy, that I had 

never seen before.

The Kingsbury Manufacturing Company was a toy company located

in Keene, New Hampshire,USA. In stayed in business from the late 19th

century to the mid 20th century.*

 Used from a description on the search engine Google*

The toy below is made of pressed steel, and was an early model from the newly-founded toy company. The model is Model 796, and moves by a wind-up motor 

"little Jim Crawler Tractor" on tracks. When the toy was fully wound-up, 

there was  an Off/On switch that would keep the wound-up spring 

from releasing its' power, until the children were ready to play with the toy.

Dimensions:

L x W x H

8" x 4" x 6"

15.25 cm x 9.75 cm x 15.25 cm

So that's it for today.

Thanks for dropping by,

and have a great part of the morning, afternoon, or evening

wherever you may be.

My name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman

and I can always be reached at:

toysearcher@gmail.com

Vectis Auctions Collectables Specialists

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Overcast and Rain

7° C / 44.6° F

Vectis Auctions Collectibles Specialists

 

Please click on this line to re-direct to this excellent auctioneer

I've had the privilege and honour to be able to write about toys from

a great number of people and companies. All of them

are special to me, and I am humbled by the kindness of everyone.

 

I had visited  the Vectis Auctions Collectibles Specialists a few times

but never really spent enough time at this exceptional website and auctioneer.

So earlier this week, when I wanted to research a toy, I went there. 

WoW!

I found the information that I was looking for, but decided to stay a little longer.

An hour passed as if it was 5 minutes, and I know I had to write about this  exceptional company. 

They describe themselves as

"Vectis the World's leading toy and collectibles specialist"

The analogy that I can "try" and make is like going

to a library and asking for a dictionary, and the librarian guides you to 

the Encyclopedia Brittanica.

And so, I wrote to Vectis Auctions, and within a few days, I received

a nice reply from the Marketing Director, Mr. Jordan Orange. He replied that I had the permission, and I wrote another letter to ask some other questions.

My first selection for today is a "tethered car".

I selected this item, because I  have never seen one go to auction,  and even 

up here in Montreal, I never saw one.  I'd seen tethered cars on television, 

but mostly in the USA.  A "Tethered Car"  is a gas-powered toy with a long strong cord attached to a central post in the middle of an oval racetrack that goes round and round a large area.  These toys were very unique in the sense that they needed a special track with protected fences for fans to be protected in case of an accident.

These small-sized cars were very popular in the 1930's-1940's.

They also went very fast around an oval circuit (200 mph or 321.9 kph).

I've never had a car that could go more than 100 mph (160 kph), nor did I ever even try to drive that fast!

Description Below:

Distler of Germany tinplate clockwork Vintage car circa 1915-

original red body with detailed tinprinting which is GoodPlus to Excellent,

black chassis  and wings, brown seats and spoked wheels have been expertly 

restored, original lithographed driver with bevel-edged cut glass fold down

windscreen and tinplate surround, with 2 x front headlights and opening foot lockers to running boards, fitted with clockwork motor to rear wheels - a very nice period item.

Length:  31 cm / 12.2"

Description Below:

Meccano Constructor Car No. 2- large scale tinplate clockwork 

construction toy of pre-war (WWII) origin - red, blue cycle wings seat, plated parts, with driver and boat tail rear body, steerable front wheels, slight fatigue

to one rear wheel, unusual item is wired for electric lights with the contemporary accessory which was available at the time. Excellent bright example in Fair card box with illustrated blue lid (water mark on top) with operating instructions, wiring instructions for lights, Meccano key and is even supplied with a manufacturer's test slip.

Description Below:

Dinky No.60M pre-war 4-engined Flying Boat

dark blue early diecast fuselage with solid V-shape

Meccano Constructor Biplane Aircraft  large scale model is blue, 

white, clockwork operationwith propeller and wheels 

(tyres have started to perish), supplied with Belgian Airforce roundrels 

Description Below:

Jep (Made in France) tinplate low wing single-engined

Fighter Aircraft, being a model of a Dewoitine F260 Float Plane in red and silver,with pilot call sign F.260 Clockwork motor drives 4-bladed propeller.

Wing-span 48 cm (18.9"), length 33 cm  (13"), and height 22 cm (8.67").

One of the best Jep toys - Good Plus to Excellent.

Description Below:

Carette River Boat c. 1906 fully restored clockwork

river boat by Carette of Germany, replacement  rear canopy and flags,

flat lead figured on deck are original with cloud shaped key to funnel.

Length:  45 cm. /17.71 inches

So this is my introduction to Vectis Auctions COLLECTIBLE SPECIALISTS.

I'm sure many of you will visit this exceptional resource and auctioneer. 

So that's it for today,

As always, thanks for dropping by,

and have a great part of the day or night,

wherever you may be.

I can always be reached at

toysearcher@gmail.com

and my name is 

(Mr.) Stacey Bindman

A Revisit to VMCH

Monday, April 22, 2024

8° C / 46° F

Clear Skies 

(Is it ever going to get warmer?)

A Revisit to VMCH

If  you're a regular reader, you'll know that I've been returning to old blog posts and seeing whom I've written about. From there, I've decided to write new posts.

I'd written in 2013 and 2014 some nice posts about Mr. Red McHoe who has 2 sites from which he has sold toys, as well as other collectibles. Mr. McHoe has a store on ebay titled VMCH, as well as another store on the on the Internet called Red's Toy Parts.

The toy that I selected (and there are plenty of other excellent selections to have chosen) 

is (quoting the description on ebay):

"Rare Largest Cast Iron Hubley Made"

Circa:  1930

Length:  Approximately 17" (43.2 cm) Wing Span 

Name on the wing: AMERICA

Trimotor with 3 motored propellers, rubber wheels, 2 pilots

It's a beautiful toy, and it's amazing to see how well-kept

the owner or owners took such nice care of this marvellous toy.

I had contacted Mr. McHoe to ask for his permission, 

and he gave me the "OK"

Below:

When viewing any photo, you can click on it,

and a new window should open up, The image will be very large

and show much better as a large photo. The smaller

details are also seen best.

Red's photo below illustrates how the propellers 

would turn when the airplane was rolled on a floor.

It's amazing that the springs are still intact

and working,

So that's it for today.  

I hope you enjoyed looking at this fine toy.

As always, thanks for dropping by,

and have a great part of the day or night,

wherever you may be.

My name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman

and I can always be reached at

toysearcher@gmail.com