Monday, October 14, 2024

6°C / 43°F          

 

An Exceptional Marklin Battleship 
Comes to a Marz Auction

I was browsing LiveAuctioneers, and decided to see what Marz Auctions was presenting 

in their latest auction. Their upcoming Auction is on October 26, 2024. Sure enough after a few minutes, my eye caught an exceptional toy.

It is a Marklin Battleship from 1904 named the "Olympia"

The Marz Auctions Description is below:

You don't see a toy like this every day, and I can't even imagine how much it weighs!

Imagine the child that received this toy 120 years ago?

I like the excellent photography that the Marz Auctions photographer(s) do.

Moreover, there are lots of photographs to go along with the written description.

There are still more photographs on LiveAuctioneers or their website for anyone to view.

Please click on this line to redirect to the Liveauctioneers website for the Marz Auction

So that's it for today. Of course, there are lots more interesting toys 

up for sale on this auction,

but I wanted to present this unique toy by itself.

As always, thanks for dropping by,

and have a great part of the day or nigh,

wherever you may be.

I can always be reached at 

toysearcher@gmail.com

Even Non-Famous Brands of Toys Can Be Valuable

Sunday, October 14, 2018
Clear skies and very sunny
4 C  41F

Even Non-Famous Brands 

of Toys Can be Valuable

Please click here to visit Pook & Pook's past auctions

     I decided to return to people and auction houses that i had written before. After all, I have their permission to write about them, and they are very reliable when it comes to having fine items up for sale. Pook & Pook auctions all kinds of antiques, but I know that when I visit them for old toys, they will have some nice ones that are going to auction. Lo and behold, after perusing their auctions, I came across a nice auction from March 24, 2018. The toys were very nice, but what caught my attention was the fact that there were toys that I either had not seen before or  were not necessarily manufactured by a toy company. So for today, I'm presenting a small group of toys. What is also interesting is that some of the toys were non brand-named toys but at the top of the list in terms of what they were purchased for (their final price).

"Pook & Pook Inc. was founded by Ronald and Debra Pook in 1984 out of the Pook’s thriving antique business, which they began a decade earlier. Located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Pook & Pook, Inc.’s offices are approximately thirty-five minutes west of Philadelphia, in an old stone inn built in 1761 with an adjacent state-of-the-art auction gallery. Right from its inception, the company’s auctions incited the interest of major museums, estate representatives, and serious collectors."

There's a lesson to be had from this auction. 

There can be some "treasures" found that may not be 

brand-name old toys.  So keep your eye open.

You never know what treasure you  may find!

Thanks for dropping by,

And as always,

Have a great part of the

day or night, wherever you may be.

Stacey Bindman

Toysearcher@gmail.com

Bertoia Auctions Teams up With Liveauctioneers

Sunday, December 12, 2017
Overcast with a chance of flurries
-2 C  28.4 F

Bertoia Auctions Teams 

up With Liveauctioneers

Please click here to visit Bertoia Auctions Website

I was checking out the fine auctioneer, Bertoia Auctions website, when I noticed something new.

Bertoia Auctions has teamed up with liveauctioneers to further enhance their fine auctions. As a result, one can now go from Bertoia Auctions website directly to their current auction on liveauctioneers. 

The above screen-capture is of the introductory page of the Bertoia Auctions website.

The red arrow is pointing to the link that redirects you to their listings on liveauctioneers.

You can click on the "click here" underneath the liveauctioneers logo to visit the live auction directly.

Please click here to visit Bertoia Auctions on liveauctioneers

When you visit the liveauctioneers website, you will see the following introductory page

What's interesting visiting the liveauctioneers website directly, is that you can see how the bidding is going for current items in the auction. You will also see what other items sold for.

Above:

Germany, attributed to Marklin, hand painted example, well detailed with

buckets on chains, upper reservoir tank, large center wheel and two hammers 

on sides, steam or hand crank for operations.

12" Length x 13" Height 

305 mm x 330 mm

Above:

Marklin sawmill steam toy

The above 2 photos and descriptions are from the liveauctioneers website. What's interesting is that you can see how the bidding is going  in live time for each item listing from Bertoia Auctions.

So that's it for today, and while you're at liveauctioneers, you can also search out other auctions containing toys, as well as other collectibles that will suit most people who like to collect items as a hobby and for pleasure.

Thanks for dropping by, 

And as always,

have a great part of the day or night,

Wherever you may be.

Stacey Bindman

Toysearcher@gmail.com

The Big Ships are Coming

Monday, October 9, 2017
Canadian Thanksgiving
Overcast and Raining
17 C   63 F

The Big Ships Are Coming

 One of the first Auctioneers that I had the privilege and  enjoyment to write about was the famous American toy auctioneer - Bertoia Auctions.  As I was browsing at what  in coming up at Bertoia Auctions, I came across a great auction that is scheduled for November 11-12, 2017. There are a lot of fine toys such as Lehmann, cast iron, and European. But what caught my attention most were the unique antique toy ships from Marklin. These fine toys are wind-up toys from the  early 1900's.

This battleship has every feature imaginable, from its many cannons of several different sizes to its detailed flag masts and multi-story deck, Marklin didn't spare any detail. The boat features two exhaust stacks, two detailed deck cranes with winch and chain, many different levels of deck all lined with hand soldered railings, and classic warship colouring. 28"(70.43 cm) in length. Both cranes & two lifeboats are replacements, two funnels touched up, areas of masts reattached, otherwise in paint in (Pristine Condition)

The first thing that grabs your eye with this Marklin battleship, "Tirpitz", is the impressive
riggings and the tall masts that are complete with guy lines., flags, and crows nests, masts
tower over the ship and its' busy deck that features 2 large cranes for dispatching its'
lifeboats, many gun decks, and several different levels that make this boat
very complex and unique, decks are hand-painted to simulate wooden planking, an overall
extraordinary watercraft that only Marklin could produce, Professionally restored and aged.
Length:  34"  86.36 cm

High detail and impressive profile easily live up to its namesake "Majestic". From its'

hand-painted port holes and windows on the hull, to its' hand-soldered stairways and

deck railings, this boat is a great example of the beautiful imaginative toys that

Marklin was capable of creating. It features many deck guns, including one large cannon between its' large masts, and features two exhaust stacks complete with guy lines to keep them stable on rough seas. Majority of the paint on the ship is original with some small enhancements in areas,

paint is lightly flaking throughout, appears to retain original accessories and appointments with minimal soldering at masts and stack sleeves, red water line is repainted.

Length:  34"   (86.36 cm)

I've only presented 3 of these fine ships, but there are many more on the Bertoia Auctions website, so please venture over there to have a peek.

As always,

Thanks for dropping by,

and have a great day,

wherever you may be.

Stacey Bindman

Toysearcher@gmail.com

Please click here to visit this fine American auctioneer

Some of the Finest toys ever Made

Friday, August 15, 2014
         Sunny with cloudy periods

Some of the Finest Toys 

Ever Made

   If I ever get to visit Europe, I have to visit the toy museums of Germany. I've written about many kinds of toys from many different countries, and Germany certainly ranks very high when it comes to manufacturing quality toys with exceptional detail. When I saw the first toy that is presented today (several weeks ago), the detail is so meticulous and fine, that I thought that I was looking at a salesman's sample.  I've written about salesman's sample many times, and although they're not "toys", If I had the money, I'd buy a few just to play with them!

   However, as I mentioned, this first toy will be coming up for auction on September 19 & 20, 2014.  I was going to give it exclusive highlight on a single post, but searched further to add several more of these exceptional wary 20th century fire-fighting equipment. Their exceptional to me because of the attention to detail, the fine craftsmanship, and the fact that they were made by hand!

Please click here to visit the exact page for this exceptional item

This fire engine pumper is exemplary of the real pull-sized pumpers that existed in the early 1900's in Germany. The boiler has both a brass top, and a lower polished copper section. There is a water glass at the back  to show the level of water inside the boiler. The pump is run by the steam engine. THe back hose seen in the foreground has a beautifully-detailed copper head with perforated holes to strain any "dirt" that would have existed in any local source of water (e.g. a lake or pond). This was the intake for the water, and it would have been passed on to a hose held by firemen that ant the water with a high pressure on to the actual fire.

Below, you can see the brass nozzle to which the output water hose would have been attached.

It is just to the left of the black water hose that is already attached to the other nozzle.

The well-photographed image below shows you the back of the fire pumper. The silver-coloured rectangular container below the brass and copper boiler would have contained the fuel to heat the toy boiler for the actual activation and function of this toy. There is a small vertical cylinder where there appears or would have been the wick to heat the boiler, a small valve on the front vertical surface to allow air into the fuel compartment, and another larger-sized semi-circular topped cylinder, where I assume the fuel would actually be added.

For sure, parents would have been around to supervise children as they played with this exceptional toy.  

If you look at the actual wheels,you can see the metal rim of the wheel, that covers the wood  spoke wheels. You can also see the glass vertical cylinder to show you the level of the water in the boiler.

To the left centre is the silver-coloured flywheel just inside if the large rear wheel.

I don't often see such marvellous toys, so I was elated to find it, and then find a few more to present today.

The beautiful pumper below was also sold by Bertoia Auctions. I've explained the mechanics and operation with the first fine model. What's interesting with this model are the model firemen dressed in their period uniforms. As well, have a look at the glade and brass-topped lamps that appear on the sides of the front bench. 

At the back of the boiler there are a bucket and a large funnel. I'm sure that would have been for the coal that would be placed into the boiler to heat the water to run the pistons.

I would highly recommend to view these images in Blogger's slide mode

 to be able to see the images in a larger size.

Finally, there is the model below - a later model circa 1920.In the topmost photo, you can see the handbrake on the rear right side of the pumper. There are two small lanterns (lamps) at the front  of the pumper, nozzle heads underneath the copper dome (I'm unsure what exactly that dome is). The ornate silver-toned railing is exceptional detailing for this toy.

Looking at these three exceptional toys certainly takes ones' breath away,and makes sharing my writing a true pleasure for wanting everyone to read about my daily discoveries.


Thanks for dropping by,
and as always, 
have a great part of the day or night,
wherever you may be,
Stacey.
toysearcher@gmail.com