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DAY ONE: 50th Anniversary Auction

Sat, Apr 12, 2025 02:00PM EDT
Lot 528

(3) Vintage Litho-Tin Cable Car Toys

Estimate: $200 - $400
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Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,500 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Three vintage lithographed tin toys with one circa 1970s TK Toys Co. (Japan) Powell and Mason STS. #512 San Francisco Cable Car with friction mobility and bell, one circa 1953 F.E. Walts (Japan) Powell and Mason STS. #514 San Francisco Cable Car with friction mobility, and one Powell and Mason STS. #504 San Francisco Cable Car with friction mobility, and ten tin passengers

height 3.5 in. x width 7.5 in. x depth 2.5 in. / largest

Provenance: Property from the monumental collection of a life-long toy collector, #512 Cable Car purchased in 2003 from New Braunfels, Texas Antiques (New Braunfels, Texas) #514 Cable Car purchased in 2004 from San Antonio Center for Antiques (San Antonio, Texas), #504 Cable Car purchased in 2009 from Live Oak July Toy Show (Live Oak, Texas)
 

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