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FRIDAY MAY 7, 2021 • VOL. 51, NO. 18
Rich Penn Auction To Offer Treasure Trove Of Collectibles Three-Day Event To Be Held Live May 14 To 16 By Rich Penn The market is showing signs of strength across many categories. Collectors are hungry for treasures.
The three-day Treasure Trove Auction in Waterloo, Iowa, to be offered Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, May 14, 15, and 16, will certainly tease the palates of many
This advertising sign, ca. 1910, for Wyandotte, is litho-on-self framed metal by the J.B. Rord Co. Wyandotte, Mich.
buyers. It will be a multi-course feast of delicious items to satisfy even the most voracious of appetites. With nearly 2,000 lots, there will be a massive buffet of collecting treasures, starting with about 500 lots of toys. And Buddy “L” toys provide the main course, including over 250 lots for pressed steel collectors. Many are meticulously restored. The line-up has over 150 lots of tin wind-ups along with more cast-iron toys. The selection will include many from prominent late 19th- and early 20th-century toys makers. Buddy “L” pieces cover the This Coca-Cola calendar, ca. 1901, gamut of trains, tugboats, trucks in with Hilda Clark, reads, “Drink every likeness, even a KCoca-Cola Delicious and Reproductions Roundhouse. There Refreshing At All Soda Fountains.” are enough pieces to start a Buddy “L” industrial city set-up. with an outstanding variety. There Wind-up toys bring out more rar- will be a great selection of country ities. A General Butler wind-up (Ives), store and soda fountain items. And even at 140 years, can still walk. for Coca-Cola collectors, a massive While the General is shuffling about collection of soda machines, porcehe can be entertained by La Grove, lain, tin and cardboard signs, and Kemp & Webb. And for the house- rare calendars was consigned. A keeping, look to the Gunthermann variety of other soda advertising is wind-up “Sweeping Parlor Maid.” also included. For collectors of Continued on page 2 Another great toy, ca. 1920s German Fischer & Co., “Hi-Way Henry” windup, is patiently waiting for the right opportunity for a roadtrip to a new owner’s house. This threeday event will The Buddy “L” tug boat is pressed steel and No. 3000. be packed
Two Weekends Of Shows Set For Belvidere, N.J. Shows To Be Hosted By The Cellar Door
An antique garden show will be hosted by The Cellar Door in Belvidere, N.J., at 400 Water St. on two consecutive weekends in May, the first on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, May 7, 8 and 9, and then Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, May 14, 15 and 16. The show hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission and parking are free of charge. There will be furniture and home decor in a variety of room settings such as Country French, Shabby Chic, Rusty and Industrial, and Modern styles and, of course, wonderful antique and vintage garden and porch pieces. There will be live interior and exterior plants and flowers along with faux floral arrangements for sale as well. For directions, email TheCellarDoorMarket@gmail.com. For additional information, call Deb Metz at 602-376-0466.
New Outdoor Country Show Announced Gathering On The Farm To Be Held In Gettysburg On May 22 Show promotor Connie Gleed will be holding a new show, titled Gathering on the Farm, in Gettysburg, Pa., on Saturday, May 22. There will be 16 dealers set up under tents, plus a barn. The owner’s shop will also be open in two log cabins on the property. The show will be held at 1042 Bullfrog Road, Fairfield, Pa., from 9 a.m to 3 p.m. Admission is free of charge. A sheriff sale purchase 40 years ago, the farm is the home of Linda and Joe Bowden. It was love at first
sight. The log portion of the house dates to 1740, and the stone, to 1830. In 1930, an addition was added to the stone portiont. The Trader’s Cabin behind the house dates to 1720. From the 1730s into the 1740s, it was a dwelling for Swedish explorer Hans Steelman, an Indian trader and interpreter. After the Battle of Gettysburg and prior to Confederate troops moving South, diaries tell stories of temporary bivouacs/camps set up on the farm. The Bowdens
raised sheep on the land, and the house and barn are registered by Historic Gettysburg as historic structures. The Trader’s Cabin remains among the earliest structures in the area. In the last 10 years, Bowden restored the original bake oven at the rear of the kitchen. The main cabin was built by Bowden and houses their antiques shop. A living history group in period attire will attend the show, and Continued on page 5
In This Issue Trudy Hinton from Dry Fork, Va., will be one of the guest vendors at the Gathering on the Farm at Gettysburg. She has become a customer favorite at other country and primitive shows.
SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . . . . starting on page 3 SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . on page 5 EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR . on page 6 AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . on page 7 AUCTION SALE BILLS . . starting on page 8
FEATURED AUCTION: Bertoia’s Auction - March 5 & 6 - Page 4
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . .on page 11