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Foreign Toys

	Kibri of Germany bridge and elevated land roadway approaches, very unusual item, probably few survivors, approaches are composition wood and paper mache and painted by hand with metal bridge, only example I have seen in my 30 years, nice addition to HO or S-gauge layout, overall E. $75.00
	Pair of Bing No. 1 gauge three rail electric switches in plain finish, square switch mechanism box with cute lantern box in black with gold painted finial, these are in very nice condition and operate well, do not have control box but will work with simple single button control, also includes a third switch missing lantern $75.00
	Small grouping of European and American cat metal farm animals, figures, trees and fence section, four cattle, horse, Britains driver and wheel barrow with figure, three trees and fence section, all in very nice quality condition, E. $40.00
	Grouping of German made pre-war wind-up steam engines with some flaws, nice shelf material for the train room at the head of some European rolling stock: Item A, top shelf, early locomotive in 1 gauge produced by Carette, incomplete with replaced cab roof, missing side rods and one front buffer, lithograph is pretty nice and colors good, some play wear, does not wind-up properly VG SOLD Item B, middle shelf, early O-gauge locomotive by Bing, popular bullet nose boiler, very nice original paint on locomotive with nice detailing by factory intact, come with correct 1012 four-wheel tender, nice lithography with just small chips on upper edge, one side rod is missing and motor will not wind due to one small worn gear, main spring is good, handsome locomotive and tender in nice condition, VG+/E- $110.00 Item C, bottom shelf, early O-gauge locomotive by Bing, tin-lithographed construction with nice green, black and red motif and rich colors, comes with what appears to be a Karl Bub tender, these look pretty good together, this unit runs in forward and reverse and has a working brake, includes original key, missing parts include exterior steam chest cover on one side, ornamental bell casting and side rods, locomotive is VG+ and tender is E. SOLD
	Very interesting Marklin station, early post-war that includes a clock that does not currently work, all original except had to fabricate roof section for top of clock and center section roof, still a great item for the advanced train layout or the shelf, some play wear but still very nice, VG+ $125.00
	Top shelf, left side, Item A, cast metal royal carriage with eight horse team, carriage is painted gold and horses are all white, probably English, light play wear, VG+/E- $10.00 Top shelf, right side, Item B, incomplete cast metal fire wagon, water tank, horse and driver are missing, nice parts item, portion present is E. $5.00 Bottom shelf, left side, Item C, incomplete Tootsietoy wrecker missing boom, all wheels and axles in place, moderate play wear, VG $3.00 Bottom shelf, center, Item D, Matchbox bus in cast metal painted green, original wheels, Lesney of England, E- $5.00 Bottom shelf, right side, Item E, incomplete cast metal early open touring car in green with Yellow wheels and a few gold details, missing rear wheels and one head lamp, remainder is E. $3.00
	Top shelf, left side, Item A- Japan, tin-lithographed Railway Express with ice cream ad on sides, pretty blue-green main color with lots of other colors/details, working friction motor, 4 inches long, missing rear door otherwise E. $12.00 Top shelf, middle, Item B- Small rocking horse toy in high impact plastic, made in USA by Tip Top, looks and sounds suspiciously like a baby rattle to me, probably illegal now due to the small beads under the horse, for collector only $8.00 Top shelf, right side, Item C- Western Germany tin-lithographed wind-up trolley/bus used with channel track toy platform, red, white and blue with colorful people in windows, very clean item, 3 inches long, wind-up mechanism runs fine but no key, E. $10.00 Bottom shelf, left side, Item D- probably Marx small pressed steel wheel barrow in red, has original paint and wood wheel, light play wear marks, 4.5 inches long, VG+ SOLD Bottom shelf, right side, Item E- pressed steel small floor toy train passenger car in original red paint with some play wear marks, has original cast metal wheel sets, 5 inches long, VG SOLD
	Item A, top shelf- Very large set of French lithographed blocks, 12 - 3.75 inch hollow wood blocks that make 12 different side by side pictures, has picture catalog of various solutions, pretty paper covered wood box with great art work on lid, overall box is 12 x 16 x 4 inches, solid VG+ SOLD Item B, bottom shelf- Large British made 35 block set wood block puzzle set, nice paper covered blocks in original box, has pictures of all possible solutions, very nice quality box and contents, overall box is 10.5 x 14.5 x 3 inches, E-/E. $35.00
	Item A, top shelf- Selchow and Righter Co., New York, Cabby! Board game, nice colorful board with complete game pieces, box lid has repair on one side, nice game overall E- SOLD Item B, bottom shelf, left side- Robert Ross and Company, Ltd., Southampton, England, The Great Air Race, England to Australia, includes fold-out map, game pieces and deck of cards, complete red, white and blue printed game box, VG+/E- SOLD Item C, bottom shelf, right side- Glevum Games, England, Tail-Less Donkey, known as pin the tale on the donkey in the U.S., fold out donkey picture, numbered all over with various score counts, highest of course is on the backside, includes tail, pin little scoring pencil to record scores and instructions, E- $10.00
	Item A, top shelf- R. Bliss Around the World trunk in paper covered wood, original hinges but no latch on front, lithographed scenes are pretty nice overall with maybe a little fading and some wear on edges, VG/VG+ SOLD Item B, bottom shelf- CWS Toyland assorted biscuit tin, embossed data of manufacture on bottom of tin, nice lithographed lid and box sides showing pictures of toys and horse carriage scene on lid, nice and clean with only a few marks, measures 8.5 x 9 x 5 inches, E- $20.00

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