Some Rare and Expensive Kenton Toys

Friday, February 2, 2018
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Some Rare and 

Expensive Kenton Toys

Please click here to visit Bertoia Auctions Kenton Toys on Liveauctioneers

I'm continuing along with cross-referencing (matching) toys with

their respective catalogue sketches. All of the rare toys presented today are

from 3 fine auction companies - Bertoia Auctions, Morphy Auctions, and

The RASL Auction Company. All of the toys are cast iron Kenton Toys.

The comic characters below are from newspaper comics of the time.

Gloomy Gus is the driver, while the passengers are

Happy Hooligan and Foxy Grandpa figures that nod

as the toy is pulled.

Length:  15 1/2"  393 mm

Sold for $ 14,000 US

November 15, 2014

Below:

Uncle Sam Chariot

Circa 1905

Length:  12"  305 mm

Sold for $ 15,000 US

July 1, 2012

Below:

Length:  7 3/4"  197 mm

Sold for $ 5000 US

April 29, 2011

 Below:

Another cast iron toy with early newspaper characters.

They are The Captain, Mama Katzenjammer, Gloomy Gus,

the Sailor, and Happy Hooligan.

Circa 1910's

Length" Approximately 10"  254 mm

Sold for $ 6000

March 7, 2015

Below:

The toy below depicts a Civil War era ambulance of the American Union Army.

Circa 1895

Length: Approximately 15"  381 mm

Sold for $ 1300 US

June 4, 2011

Thanks for visiting,

And have a great day.

Stacey Bindman

toysearcher@gmail.com