03-14-201203-15-2012
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
March 14, 2012 02:00 PMCalender
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Assortment of Children's Puzzles, Games, Toys, and Books

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$237$200
Auction: Discovery - 2587MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: March 15, 2012 10:00AM

Description:

Assortment of Children's Puzzles, Games, Toys, and Books, 19th-20th century, most with lithographed covers, three Milton Bradley Co. (Springfield, Massachusetts) puzzles: "Old Dobbin Scroll Puzzle," "Locomotive Puzzle," and "Animal Puzzle"; five books published by McLoughlin Bros. (New York),titles include: Henry Brown, The House that Jack Built, Little Red Riding Hood, Dame Trat and Her Cat, and Dog of St. Bernard; a "Game of Three Bears" by the Russel Mfg. Co. (Leicester, Massachusetts); "The Embossing Company's Color Cubes," a "Little Chief Telegraph Sender" toy by Gray Bros., Inc., and a "Feed Bag Puzzle"; two Japanese toys: a wind-up "Peter" clown figure, a boxed jointed wooden baseball catcher figure, a book titled A Peep at Old Asia, published by Rufus Merrill, Concord, New Hampshire, accompanied by a box of World War II greeting cards to servicemen and women.
Estimate $200-300

Keywords

Massachusetts, Jack Built, McLoughlin Bros., Milton Bradley Co., Henry Brown, Little Red Riding Hood, Russel Mfg., catcher, Leicester, Embossing Company, Gray Bros. Inc., New Hampshire, Rufus Merrill