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Cackleberry Farm Antique Mall To Host Annual Black Friday Weekend Sale Special Event Slated For Nov. 27 To 30 FRIDAY NOVEMBER 27, 2020 • VOL. 51, NO. 48
Christmas Antique Toy Auction with Noel Barrett At Pook & Pook Inc. Action-Packed Sale Slated For Dec. 4 Pook & Pook’s Downingtown, Pa., auction gallery is getting ready to help Santa and his elves again this holiday season. Many passionate toy collectors have been eagerly awaiting the next Antique Toy Auction with Noel Barrett. Tucked between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the upcoming Antique Toy Auction will commence at 9 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 4. This latest collaboration with acclaimed antique toy expert Noel Barrett will be a live
German composition Belsnickel candy containers, German Father Christmas toys, and ornaments abound. There is no elf on a shelf, but how about an elf on a reindeer? A special Dresden Santa with a sack of toys and a feather tree is estimated at $600-$900 and is one of numerous Dresden lots on offer. Spun cotton figural ornaments include a hiker, a Geisha girl, and the Three Musketeers. A top Yuletide piece is a figu r a l m i l k glass
A large assortment of merchandise displayed by more than 125 dealers awaits shoppers at Cackleberry Farm Antique Mall. The Cackleberry Farm Antique Mall will host its annual Black Friday Weekend Sale from Friday to Monday, Nov. 27 to 30. The safety of customers, dealers and staff is paramount at Cackleberry Farm Antique Mall. All CDC and Pennsylvania Department of Health guidelines regarding cleaning and sanitizing of high touch surfaces, social distancing and mask wearing are followed and enforced. Cackleberry Farm Antique Mall is located at 3371 Lincoln Highway East
in Paradise, Pa., on Route 30. It is four miles west of Route 41 and six miles east of the Rockvale Square Outlet Mall in Lancaster County. The huge, 26,000-square-foot facility houses a wide variety of antiques and collectibles displayed by over 125 dealers. Merchandise featured includes items such as furniture, glassware, sterling silver, clocks, advertising, jewelry, fine china, toys, books, postcards, trains, Christmas items, pottery, linens, Continued on page 3
The Best-Ever Description Of An Antiques Dealer salesroom event with phone, absentee, internet, and live bidding (reservations required) available on every lot. The Pook and Barrett team anticipate high interest in the preholiday sale and tremendous interest from internet bidders. To encourage easy access for cyberspace bidders, Pook and Barrett will offer online bidding on two separate bidding platforms, Bidsquare and LiveAuctioneers. As is typical, the upcoming Christmas Antique Toy Sale is diverse in its offerings, presenting various collections from across the country. Bidders who attended Pook and Barrett’s previo u s
Antique Toy Auctions will remember the exceptionally diverse offerings, a tradition that continues with this sale. The holiday-specific offerings in the sale present a wide variety of Christmas décor. Numerous
Santa Claus miniature oil lamp from the late 19th century (est. $1,200$1,600). For those not wanting the trouble of decorating their own tree, pick one of the seven fully ornamented feather trees in the sale, ranging from a charming 11inch blue tree to a 6foot tree decorated with well over 60 early glass ornaments. A 3.5-foot tree has over 50 Santas on tree limbs, while the nearly 6-foot tree sports over 50 painted angels. A perfect toy for under a fairly large tree is a Schoenhut Humpty Dumpty circus with a full contingent of performers and animals under the tent. Two much earlier animated clockw o r k figures roundi n g
out the circus lots on offer are a striding leopard measuring a fearsome 26 inches long and a slightly more friendly looking tiger atop a wooden ball advertising Hagenback Continued on page 2
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By Mike Ivankovich Antiques dealers are full-time or part-time entrepreneurs who love old things. Some love a single category, while others love a broad range of items. Few are born into the trade, and some collectors become dealers in order to finance their collecting habits. Here’s an interesting summary that describes many antique dealers. Some are from the book “Killer Stuff and Tons of Money” by Maureen Stanton (the best book on the business I’ve ever read), and others are based upon my years as an antiques dealer. It’s not an easy life, and it takes confidence and faith to succeed as an antiques dealer. There are no regular paychecks
and never a cost-of-living increase. There’s no paid sick days or vacation time. There’s no pension fund or retirement plan. There’s no corporate ladder where they get promoted for hard work. There’s no safety net. They survive by their wits alone. Product knowledge is more important than luck. The more they know, the more they can make. Every day is a treasure hunt and infused with the hope of finding a pot of gold. Buying is just as important as selling, and mistakes are nearly an everyday occurrence. It’s a risky business, and anyone who says they’ve never lost money Continued on page 7
Humler & Nolan Joins Toomey & Co. Auctioneers on page 10
In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . . . . . starting on page 3 SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . on page 5 EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR . on page 8 AUCTION SALE BILLS . . . starting on page 6
FEATURED AUCTION RESULTS: Heritage Auctions’ Rare Books Sale Held October 15 and 16 - Page 4
AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . on page 10 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . on page 11