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Hudson Show Moves To Days Inn Popular Show Set For Jan. 13 And 14
FRIDAY JANUARY 5, 2018 • VOL. 49, NO. 1
Hake’s Concludes 50th Anniversary Year With Record-Setting $1.75 Million Pop Culture Auction Highest Auction Price Ever Paid For A “Star Wars” Production Figure Was Achieved At $76,700 Hake’s Americana wrapped its 50th anniversary year with a Nov. 14, 15, and 16 auction that set multiple company and auction industry records as it crossed the finish line at $1,754,464. All prices quoted are inclusive of 18-percent buyer’s premium. “It was a sale for the history books,” said Alex Winter, president of Hake’s Americana. “First and foremost, it was the highestgrossing individual sale of our half-century in business, and it also capped our most successful year ever, in terms of the grand total for all sales conducted within a 12 month period. There was a very strong bidder turnout, and virtually every category met or exceeded expectations, from antique political items all the way through to original comic art from modern-day artists. Many significant records were set for individual items and categories.”
The centerpiece of the sale, the 100 percent AFA-graded Russell Branton Star Wars collection, produced one of the event’s top lots, a Kenner Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi double-telescoping action figure. Presented on its original blister card, This “Americanize America Vote For Cox And Roosevelt” jugate button, one of only four high-grade examples known and possibly the best of all extant, sold for $47,279. the coveted 1978 figure sold within its estimate range for $76,700. From the same collection, the highest-graded example of a 1978 “Yellow Hair” Star Wars Luke Skywalker figure was hotly pursued to $50,622 against a pre-sale estimate of $10,000-$20,000. Its astonishing price set a new record for any Luke Skywalker figure. Another highlight was the Anakin Skywalker prototype figure from the 1985 toy line for the film “Star Wars: The Continued on page 2
This “Amazing Fantasy #15,” Marvel, August 1962, CGC 7.5, first appearance of the Amazing Spider-Man, sold for $140,760.
This Kenner Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi 23 BackA, AFA 80 NM double-telescoping action figure on blister card, 1978, sold for $76,700.
The Hudson, Ohio, Antique Show is entering its 48th year and will be changing venues. This high quality show had been located at the Clarion Inn in Hudson for the past several years, but the hotel was recently sold and will no longer be hosting events. The show’s new location will be the Days Inn located in Richfield. The GPS address is 4742 Brecksville Road (Route 21) in Richfield, Ohio, off Ohio Turnpike exit 173. “The new location will have larger ballrooms and a better traffic flow, providing a better customer experience,” stated show promoter Steven Sherhag. “The Days Inn is a newer facility with upgraded dining options, updated rooms, and more parking. I think that the move will improve the show and attendance,”
continued Sherhag. Started by the late Jim Burk, the Hudson Show has been greatly boosted under Sherhag’s management and exciting material at all price levels can be found. It is an affordable show for dealers and collectors. This year’s show will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 13 and 14. There will be 50 dealers from 10 different states featuring quality Americana such as furniture, stoneware, redware, textiles, folk art, and much more. Show hours will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Jan. 13 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 14. Admission will be $9, or $8 with a show card. Ages 30 and under will be admitted free of charge. To learn more, readers may visit www.hudsonantiqueshow.com.
Long Lost Coin-Op Piano Now Housed At Old Sled Works
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Celebrations Will Mark 400th Birth Anniversary Of Spanish Master Murillo on page 4
Morphy Auctions Merges With James D. Julia Inc. on page 10
Saint Louis Museum Acquires “Portrait Of Charlotte Cram” By John Singer Sargent on page 11
Jimmy Rosen, owner of Old Sled Works in Duncannon, Pa., has a picture in his office of him and his father at his sixth birthday party in 1971 at Alaskaland. It’s been on his wall for years, along with several souvenirs. Alaskaland was a short-lived ice cream parlor at the Colonial Park
Plaza in Harrisburg, Pa. “It was such a treat to go there, especially for birthday parties,” recalled Rosen. Besides the lavish decor and the over-the-top sundaes (one huge one was carried out on a dog sled), Rosen loved listening to the cheerful music on the store’s 10 cent coin-operated player piano. Fitted with a piece of clear acrylic on the front, people could see inside part of the machine while it operated. “It was magical for a kid to witness a piano play by itself and to hear ‘Happy Birthday,’” said Rosen. Sadly, Alaskaland closed in 1973, and everything disappeared. But the memory of Alaskaland has remained and even influenced Rosen later in life when he bought an old drugstore soda fountain and relocated it to Old Sled Continued on page 2
John F. Kennedy Painting Sells For $162,500 on page 14
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 8
FEATURED RESULTS: Pook & Pook Inc., and Stuart Kingston Jewelers - October 28 Greenville, Delaware - Page 2
AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . . on page 9 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . on page 15