On Friday and Saturday, June 26 and 27, the Lititz Historical Foundation will hold the 63rd annual Antiques Show in Lititz, Pa. This year is extra special due to America’s 250th, the town of Lititz’s 270th, and the nonprofit Lititz Historical Foundation turning 65.
Lancaster County’s oldest antiques show and always a perennial favorite, the Lititz Historical Foundation’s biggest fundraiser of the year will be staged at the Warwick Middle School, located at 401 Maple St.
Admission will be $10 or $9 in advance. Call the foundation at 717-627-4636 to learn more. Show hours will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.
This two-day event is a traditional “old-time country show” with quality material being offered for sale. Reasonably priced country wares showgoers can expect to find will be pottery, such as stoneware, redware, and Staffordshire china; kitchen goods; textiles, such as quilts and coverlets, and needlework samplers; early lighting; ironware; doll items; silver; holiday items; Pennsylvania folk art, such as fraktur; and antique sewing material such as pin cushions. There will also be country painted furniture.
Hungry shoppers will have an opportunity on-site to purchase hot food for lunch or a snack.
This year’s show is dedicated in loving memory of Cheryl Ann Mackley (1948-2026), who tragically passed away at age 77 and was a longtime exhibitor at the show.
For additional information, call 717-627-4636.
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On Sunday, June 14, Historic Rock Ford’s America250 Lecture Series will present “When the Declaration of Independence was News” by presenter Emily Sneff, who will trace the journey of the Declaration of Independence through the United States and around the Atlantic in the summer and fall of 1776. Proclaiming independence to the world was messy, politically and materially. The Continental Congress declared independence, but the work of spreading that news involved printers, post riders, ship captains, civic leaders, soldiers, clerks, orators, preachers, diplomats, and translators.
This presentation will begin at 2 p.m., in the Langmuir Education Room located on the first floor of the Rock Ford Barn. Prior to the lecture, attendees may visit the Snyder Gallery and the 2026 Focus
Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce a 362-lot sale to be held on Saturday, June 20, starting at 11 a.m. (Central Time). This sale features a diverse array of Houdiniana, Victorian magic apparatus, relics from the stages of St. George’s Hall, rare posters, select modern props, and choice ephemera. Material from the emerging field of magicana is very collectible today, and much of this sale has items from the Golden Age of the field. St. George’s Hall
The Inaugural Pennsylvania Antiques Show
Valley Forge Hosts Special Show And Benefits Historic Trappe
By Karl Pass
The Venue at Valley Forge Casino Resort in Valley Forge, Pa., was host to the inaugural Pennsylvania Antiques Show. With a preview party on the evening of April 23 and general admission on April 24, 25, and 26, this firsttime event got off the ground with a robust start. A benefit for Historic Trappe, executive director Lisa Minardi and her staff assembled 63 dealers for this well-attended show. A year ago,
the Philadelphia Museum of Art ended the long-standing Philadelphia Show, and to great benefit to the industry, Minardi and staff were able to introduce the Pennsylvania Antiques Show. Show manager and exhibitor Diana Bittel was brought on board, as was former Philadelphia Show director Huntley Platt. Regional businesses and collectors assisted in underwriting the show. Manheim’s Hess Auction Group (Conestoga Auction Co.) sponsored the loan exhibition.
The space catered to wide aisles, and by the entrance was a large sprawling area set up by Jeff Bridgman, a dealer known for historic American flags, fittingly given this being the nation’s semiquincentennial. The casino resort is 1 mile from the Valley Forge National Historic Site and Park, a place students of history know from the winter of 1777-78, when the Continental Army rallied amid desperate conditions.
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Shows of this caliber have loan exhibitions, and this show had an exceptional and timely one dedicated to the Conestoga wagon. The loan show received rave reviews. From the personal collection of co-curator Michael Baltozer, the items on display (not for sale) showcased the fine artistry associated with this famous icon of early America. “It was the tractor trailer of early Pennsylvania,” explained Baltozer, who debunked the myth of the Conestoga wagon as depicted in the television show “The Beverly Hillbillies” being used as a passenger method for western expansion/travel. They were regional tools to carry freight for relatively short distances. They took produce from the countryside into Philadelphia. During the revolution, this type of wagon was also enlisted as a way to supply the Continental Army. Having been used hard, few have survived today as intact.
The original example at the show had ironwork marked by maker Samuel Meals (1777-1843) of Idaville (Adams County, Pa.) near Biglerville dating from the 1820-30 time period. Baltozer has turned his West Hempfield Township barn into the museum. Fittingly displayed as the nation recognizes the 250th anniversary of American independence, 50 years ago during the Bicentennial, the Conestoga “wagon train show” witnessed a massive pilgrimage of wagons from across the whole country that converged on Valley Forge on July 4, 1976. To bring back this symbol today at the antiques show was emblematic of the celebration at Valley Forge park just down the road in 1976 and
appropriate as the show was meant to usher and welcome people to garner a heightened appreciation of history. More approachable and welcoming regardless of economic status than the former Philadelphia Show, the Pennsylvania Antiques Show did a good job introducing a younger audience to what a show of this caliber is like. The 63 dealers were inviting and eager to share their knowledge, and all put together powerhouse booths of the material they specialize in. Former curator at the Museum of the American Revolution, now a dealer in historic militaria, Philip Mead had an interesting booth. Ceramic specialist David Kurau was there, as was Martin Edgell
The loan exhibit was privately owned material (not for sale) and presented fascinating insight into the iconic Conestoga wagon and its accessories. In foreground are wagon jacks.
The artistic craftsmanship of the Conestoga toolbox and hardware associated with the Conestoga wagon was exceptional.
The show was held in the spacious lower level of The Venue at Valley Forge Casino Resort in Valley Forge, Pa.
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Collector Anecdotes And Antics
A Time For Genius?
By Shawn Surmick
On May 16, the longawaited and over-hyped Royal Pop Collection was slated to go on sale at Swatch retail stores around the world. Anticipation was running high for the collection of eight candy-colored and highly stylized plastic pocket watches that were the result of an unlikely collaboration between the exclusive highend luxury Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet and the Swatch Group. Unfortunately, the launch did not go as smoothly as everyone hoped. Crowds in the hundreds started to show up before stores opened, and police needed to be called.
My local Swatch retail store at the King of Prussia Mall
made the news because rowdy patrons attempted to swarm the mall before it even opened. This prompted the Swatch store to remain closed for the day as police were called on the scene. Those lucky enough to get their hands on the $400 mass-produced watch were able to immediately sell it on the secondary market for thousands of dollars. This is pure insanity for a product that isn’t even limited in production. The Swatch Group even made several statements before the launch telling buyers that this collection of watches would be readily available in Swatch stores for months if not years to come. That said, most of the buyers were in fact resellers (not watch enthusiasts) who just wanted a quick payday by flipping the product online. Unfortunately, this is the sad state of watch collecting in the modern era.
Behind all the hype of this product, however, lies a lot of controversy. You would be forgiven if the name Audemars Piguet does not resonate with you.
Audemars Piguet is one the most exclusive highend luxury Swiss watchmakers. Along with Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin, they make up what
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is known as the “holy trinity” of watch-making. All of these companies are a considerable step above every other luxury Swiss watchmaker including Rolex, and their prices suggest it. While Rolex is also a luxury Swiss watchmaker, the company produces over 1 million watches per year, and certain less popular models can be had for under $10,000. What Rolex does well is they control who can purchase their watches on the primary market. You can’t walk into any Rolex retail store and buy their current most popular models like a Daytona or a Submariner. You either have to spend a considerable amount on other products first or know someone who can invite you to buy the hottest watches, which can in some instances cost more than $20,000 each.
In contrast, Audemars Piguet produces less than 50,000 watches per year, and each watch made has an average retail price of about $40,000. Keep in mind however, this is for their average watch. Their most popular model is known as the Royal Oak, which was introduced back in 1972. Buying a current Royal Oak model will set you back anywhere from $50,000 to $70,000 or more in today’s market.
On the complete opposite end of the Swiss watch-making spectrum lies the Swatch Group. Started in the early 1980s, the company is known for mass-producing colorful cheap plastic watches that come in a variety of neon colors and styles. The company is known for being extremely affordable, and even today certain stylized models can sell for less than $100 a watch. And this is the reason
why high-end luxury watch enthusiasts are struggling to understand the collaboration between these two companies. The only thing they have in common is that they are both Swiss watchmakers, but as more than one watch enthusiast recently lamented on an online watch collecting forum, Swatch is the Swiss equivalent of Timex. Therefore, a lot of people do not understand what Audemars Piguet is getting out of this collaboration. In fact, some diehard watch enthusiasts are now accusing Audemars Piguet of possibly devaluing their own brand by agreeing to produce a $400 plastic version of their most adored watch.
Ironically, though, this is what is helping facilitate the dramatic demand on the secondary market. The type of consumer this product is aimed at is all too happy to shell out $400, let alone to pay a premium on the secondary market to get a cheaper plastic version of a watch that normally sells for $50,000 or more. Swatch, however, did make some changes to the original Royal Oak design. The newly stylized Swatch version of the Royal Oak is a pocket watch that clips onto clothing, belts, or bags, unlike the Audemars Piguet original, which is a wristwatch. Some collectors are attempting to get all eight examples that make up the collection, which means if they can get these all at retail, they will spend roughly $3,200 to have a complete set.
It should be noted that this is not the first time the Swatch Group did a collaboration with another watchmaker. Back in 2022, they teamed up with Omega and released a line of watches called the Moonswatch. These watches were very popular upon release, but today you can walk into any Swatch retail store and easily buy one. That particular collaboration did not generate the amount of disdain from other watch enthusiasts that this current collaboration did. However, this is where I disagree with most watch connoisseurs who think
this is going to devalue the Audemars Piguet brand. In fact, I believe this is genius level marketing on behalf of both of these companies.
It is clear that Audemars Piguet is most likely receiving a small licensing fee from the sale of each one of these watches, while Swatch is the one that is handling everything from the marketing to the production to the retailing of this collection. These watches are only available in Swatch retail stores, as Audemars Piguet is not selling them. As a result, the Swatch Group is taking on all the risk, but I also think there is a more genius marketing strategy at play here that most people are not considering. This $400 pocket watch is well less than one percent of the cost of an original Audemars Piguet, so the end consumer is not anywhere near the same demographics of someone who can afford an original. However, a lot of watch enthusiasts fondly remember their very first watch, and more than likely it could have been a Swatch. There are high school- and college-age young men buying these $400 watches. And if by chance even less than one percent of the
people forking over $400 for this grow up to be able to afford an original Audemars Piguet Royal Oak watch, then it was very clever of Audemars Piguet to engage in this collaboration, especially with Swatch taking on all the marketing and production. Brand recognition is all that matters, and, in an economy where people at the top are doing well while everyone else is practically struggling, how else can you find a way to promote your brand to different demographics without actually devaluing your luxury product line? This is ingenious from that perspective and should become a case study of marketing in business schools across the world. This is the one time (pun intended) where I fully disagree with the critics of this collaboration. Until next time (okay, I’ll stop with the puns now, I promise, as it is time to end the article).
Shawn Surmick has been an avid collector since the age of 12. He currently resides in his hometown of Boyertown, Pa., and is a passionate collector of antiques and collectibles. His articles focus on various topics affecting the marketplace.
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This is a wooden and painted ship figurehead depicting John Dickinson (Philadelphia, ca. 1811-12). It was $225,000 from David Schorsch/Eileen Smiles. Dickinson is known as the “penman of the Revolution.” The ship, built between 1811 and 1812, that the figurehead came from was also called John Dickinson.
Lisa Minardi, Ph.D., is
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Kelly Kinzle asked $38,000 for the Vienna bronze by Carl Kauba (1865-1922), cast for the American market between 1895 and 1922.
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from England. Ralph Chait Galleries, a specialist in chinese art and porcelain, had a stunning booth, as did Lillian Nassau, a specialist in work from Tiffany studios; Marcy Burns, a specialist in American Indian arts; and Schwarz Gallery fine art.
Antique holiday dealer Betty Bell came from Texas. American folk art was offered by
several dealers such as Olde Hope Antiques and Greg Kramer. The latter sold well, including a paint-decorated hanging cupboard attributed to the Pennsylvania German enclave/region the Mahantongo Valley. It was priced at $175,000.
“We sold to mostly people we know, and (Minardi and staff) did a really job good
This is the booth of Oliver Garland, a dealer from Falmouth, Mass. He priced the 17th-century pair of Bavarian wooden carved lions at $75,000.
The N. Currier prints of the first 16 presidents, with exception of Millard Fillmore, 1850s, were $4,500 from David Kurau.
Ralph Chait Galleries of New York City asked $58,500
a pair (one shown in center) of
Jeffrey Ricketts is from North East, Md. The 24-year-old fulltime dealer manages a small country antiques show held twice a year in Elkton, Md.
Frank Levy of the Levy Galleries had a booth and specializes in early American decorative arts.
Lillian Nassau LLC is a specialist in work from Tiffany Studios.
A cubist still-life by Ryszard Skupin, 1950, was $7,500 from David Brooker Fine Art.
Ceramics specialist Martyn Edgell is from Nassington, U.K. Here is an array of his antique English mochaware.
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is a famous venue in Liverpool, England, known for concerts and theatrical performances since the mid 19th century.
The expected top lot in this sale is Harry Houdini’s (b. Erik Weisz, 1874-1926) engraved walking stick, which is estimated at $15,000 to $25,000. This black painted wooden cane from around 1910 is decorated with a brass tip and a hallmarked Sterling silver knob engraved “To my friend Harry Houdini / From Will Goldston.” It is being sold with an RPPC of Houdini seated on a stone bench and holding a cane. The card is inscribed and signed by Houdini to Goldston “The jail breaker / Harry Houdini / Dec. 12, 1902 / To my friend Goldston / Merry Xmas / don’t look very dangerous!” as well as a sepia tone bust portrait of Goldston, with two rubber-stamped Goldston
autographs to the verso. Goldston and Houdini were colleagues and friends, collaborating on the publication of Houdini’s book “Magical Rope Ties and Escapes,” and both served as officers in the Magicians’ Club of London.
Adelaide Herrmann’s (1853-1932) “Adelaide Herrmann and Company. The Flight of the Favorite” is estimated at $15,000 to $25,000. This framed one-sheet stone lithograph was printed around 1905 in New York by The Metropolitan Printing Co. It promotes the transposition effect presented in Mme. Herrmann’s vaudeville magic show and is illustrated with a Geisha character, two cabinets, and Herrmann standing at the front of the scene. This is one of two examples extant. Another rare poster, Harry Houdini’s “Harry Houdini. King of Cards,” is estimated at $10,000 to $20,000. This half-sheet color lithographed poster is framed and
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was printed in Chicago by National Printing and Engraving around 1898. It is illustrated with an image of the performer as a young magician at the center, with vignettes depicting his facility with a deck of cards above and below.
Karl Germain’s (1878-1959) “Germaine the Wizard” is estimated at $10,000 to $20,000. The poster is considered by many collectors to be one of the best magic poster portraits of the “golden age.” It was printed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1903 by
J. Morgan Litho. and illustrated with a full-color portrait of the magician surrounded by fairies, gnomes, pillars, and banners that support his name. A crow silhouetted by the moon perches near the top of the image, lending a hint of
Harry Houdini’s engraved walking stick will be estimated at $15,000 to $25,000.
mystery.
Alexander Herrmann’s (1844-96) silk sword is estimated at $8,000 to $12,000. This ca. 1890, specially crafted sword is gimmicked to allow the magician to instantly produce a silk handkerchief at the tip of the blade on command. It features a cast brass handle and a nickel-plated triangular blade. It is being sold with an LOA tracing its ownership and was displayed in Ray Goulet’s Mini-Museum of Magic in Watertown, Mass., along with several other Herrmann-used and owned props. This is one of only a handful of Herrmann’s props still in existence.
“Perhaps this sale would
be more aptly titled ‘masters of magic’ as the images offered in this auction, many coming to the market for the first time in decades, if not the first time ever. Picture the great magicians of the art’s golden age.
This is one closely-curated sale we are very excited to conduct,” remarked Gabe Fajuri, president at Potter & Potter Auctions.
To learn more, visit www. potterauctions.com.
Adelaide Herrmann’s “Adelaide Herrmann and Company. The Flight of the Favorite” is estimated at $15,000 to $25,000.
Harry Houdini’s “Harry Houdini. King of Cards” is estimated at $10,000 to $20,000.
The sale includes many rare original posters, such as Karl Germain’s “Germaine the Wizard,” estimated at $10,000 to $20,000.
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“Superman”
And “Batman” Debut Issues Combine For Nearly $3 Million Comic
And Comic Art Sale Hits Highs
Two “Holy Grails” of the comic collecting hobby each surpassed the $1 million mark on day one of the sale to kick off Heritage Auctions’ May 7, 8, and 9 Comic Books Signature Auction, which took in a total of $10,234,100. Combined with the overlapping May 8, 9, and 10 Comic Art Signature Auction take of $12,151,880, the fourday event rang up a total of $22,385,980.
Offering at least one copy of the top seven most valuable issues on the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, the Comic Books auction was led by eye-catching copies of the two most valuable issues in the hobby: a CGC 7.0 Conserved copy of “Action Comics No. 1,” the 1938 issue that marked the first appearance of “Superman” and created the concept of the modern superhero, and a CGC 6.5 copy of “Detective Comics No. 27,” which introduced “Batman” to the
world in 1939. “Action Comics No. 1” has topped the Overstreet guide for decades, with “Detective Comics No. 27” usually just behind it.
“The Action Comics No. 1” copy sold for $1,403,000 including buyer’s premium, a new record for a Conserved label, more than doubling the previous Conserved label record, set by Heritage Auctions with a CGC Conserved FN-5.5 copy of “Action Comics No. 1” sold in June 2021. The Dark Knight debut realized $1,525,000 including buyer’s premium. This “Detective Comics No. 27” copy is one of only six graded a 6.5 by CGC, and only eight copies have higher marks on the CGC census.
“Anytime we have a price surpass $1 million, it is an exciting moment,” according to Heritage Auctions vice president Barry Sandoval. “To have two lots hit seven digits in the first hour is thrilling, and it was
an auspicious start to a fantastic four-day Comic Books and Comic Art event.”
The “Action Comics No. 1” book was sold by a longtime collector who splurged on a copy as a young man in the mid-1980s and managed to hold onto it until the auction, weathering some hard times and not selling until he was ready. He entrusted the copy to Timmy Heague, a California comics writer and shop owner, to broker the sale. Heague donated a portion of his commission from the sale to three different comics- and publishing-industry charities and organizations: the Hero Initiative, the Book Industry Charitable Foundation and Comics Professional Retail Organization.
“It has been the thrill of a lifetime being part of this sale,” stated Heague. “I’m extremely thankful to the original owner
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organizing the show,” said Kramer. “It went really well,” stated Jeffrey Ricketts. “I sold half a dozen samplers and a ton of stone fruit. I was pleased,” furthered Ricketts. “I think most folks had a good show,” summed up Kelly Kinzle.
There were engaging lecture programs throughout the run of the show. Ben Miller, host of the “Curious Objects” podcast and founder of the Fine Objects Society, was at the show, and Historic Trappe printed a resource catalog.
The organization has booked the venue and is committed for next year. The Pennsylvania Antiques Show will be held from April 15 to 18, 2027.
For additional information, visit www.paantiques show.com or www.historic trappe.org.
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The round floral hooked rug with central red star was $1,850 from Chris Evans. The floral designwork hooked rug below with four blue petaled central motif was $1,550.
Here is a Navajo eye dazzler rug with Germantown wools, ca. 1880-1900, offered for $5,500 from Marcy Burns of American Indian Arts, LLC.
The rare Western Pennsylvania stoneware reclining antlered deer was $75,000 from Greg Kramer.
for entrusting me with this piece of comic book history, thankful to CGC for all their amazing help and to Heritage for making all this happen. I’m over the moon on what it sold for, and the percentage going to my selected charities and organizations is substantially more than I dreamed it be.”
A spectacular CGC 8.5 copy of “Amazing Fantasy No. 15,” the 1962 Silver Age title that introduced “Spider-Man” and launched the Marvel Age, was the fourth-highest lot at $268,400. It is one of 13 copies graded 8.5, with only 26 higher on the census. Just behind it was the $244,000 sale of a census-topping 9.8 copy of “Marvel
Spotlight No. 5: Ghost Rider,” the issue that introduced the “Spirit of Vengeance,” a.k.a. Johnny Blaze. Leading the Comic Art Signature Auction was the John Romita Sr. cover for “The Amazing Spider-Man No. 41,” which ended up at $656,250. Just Romita’s third cover for the title, it is a bold depiction of the Rhino, introduced to the Marvel Universe here charging toward the reader and practically bursting off the page. The price tied the Feb. 27 sale at Heritage of the cover of “The Amazing Spider-Man No. 84” for the most ever paid for a Romita cover. Three other Romita covers were featured in the auction, and each hit the six-figure mark: Spidey with a gang
A CGC 7.0 Conserved copy of “Action Comics No. 1,” the 1938 issue that marked the first appearance of “Superman” and created the concept of the modern superhero, sold for $1,403,000. It is a new auction record for a Conserved label, more than doubling the previous Conserved label record, set in 2021.
of classic supporting characters on No. 91 ($325,000), the Shocker’s second cover appearance on No. 72 ($300,000) and the Punisher’s second cover appearance on No. 135 ($137,500). The four tallied up to $1,418,750.
A newly discovered Action Comics cover by Joe Shuster, co-creator of “Superman,” took in $450,000. Original Golden Age-era DC art was rarely saved for posterity, and Shuster drew for a relatively short time before leaving the work to assistants, making his pieces especially uncommon. This was only the second original published Shuster “Superman” cover Heritage has ever offered.
“Some of the strongest growth in the field continues to be in art from that era, which is gaining new collectors by the day,” said Todd Hignite, executive vice president and global head of comic art.
A couple of bidding wars in the last session drove home how rapidly collector demand is growing for the highly detailed work of Modern Age artists, including some still working today. On the 1986 cover of “Longshot No. 6,” the final issue of Arthur Adams’ groundbreaking Marvel series, Spiral wallops Longshot as Mojo laughs maniacally in the background. The unforgettable original cover art packed a punch in the auction, realizing $150,000. An explosive 1994 Stephen Platt promotional illustration for “Prophet,” featured in the Prophet Art Portfolio, sold for $137,500.
“In general, it seems the wildest and most unpredictable bidding wars lately have been for 1990s stuff,” summed up Sandoval. “Arthur Adams was a major influence on the hot 1990s artists, so I think his work has gotten a boost as well.”
Results and images for all lots in the Comic Books auction can be found at www. HA.com/7465, and for the Comic Book Art auction at www.HA.com/7466.
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and launched the Marvel Age, was the fourth-highest lot at $268,400. It is one of 13 copies graded 8.5, with only 26 higher on the census.
A CGC 6.5 copy of “Detective Comics No. 27,” which introduced “Batman” to the world in 1939 realized $1,525,000. This copy is one of only six graded a 6.5 by CGC, and only eight copies have higher marks on the CGC census. The “Superman
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17TH, 2026 • 6:00 P.M. 113 Ranck Church Rd., New Holland, PA 17557
Large multi-category featuring a 1940’s Seeburg “Trashcan” Juke Box; and BROAD selection of antiques, advertising, toys, holiday collectibles, automobilia, primitives, and vintage household items. Advertising highlights include porcelain, tin, wood, and fabric signs for Coca-Cola, 7-Up, Sinclair, Texaco, A&P, BF Goodrich, Canada Dry, Veedol, Hudson, Brass Beer Keg Plate or Plaque “Columbia Brewing Co, Hershey’s 1-Cent Hershey Bar Dispenser, and local Pennsylvania businesses. Automobilia and racing items include vintage racing newspapers, programs, road maps, Hot Rod and Mopar magazines, die cast race cars, Texaco trucks and airplanes, license plates, racing jackets, and Ford racing memorabilia. Toy and collectible categories include Buddy L trucks, Keystone ride-on train, Tootsie Toys, Arcade vehicles, wind-up toys, Hubley banks, tin lithograph toys, Hafner train set, Erector Set, dollhouse furniture, lead figures, vintage games, and pressed steel vehicles. Doll offerings include German bisque head dolls by Simon & Halbig, Armand Marseille, and Grace S. Putnam “Bye Lo” baby dolls, along with composition dolls, Barbie dolls, and accessories. Holiday offerings feature extensive Dept. 56 North Pole village buildings, Byers’ Choice carolers, Father Frost figures, vintage Putz houses, bottle brush trees, Old World ornaments, aluminum Christmas tree, Santa figures, and Halloween décor. Additional categories include antique furniture, primitive crates, barrister bookcase, oak desk, country store items, beer advertising, telephones, Coca-Cola trays, clocks, vintage clothing, ephemera, postcards, books, and household antiques.
sword pin; Custer print- Last Rally; signed Conrad books; Civil War bullets list on web. RAILROAD: RR pass collection – Huntingdon & E. Broadtop; CV-Shenandoah Valley Cumberland PA photo; 1888 Mont Alto ticket; RR Postcards; Erie RR photo book; NY Central Lines step stool; WM wreck photos; Cumberland PA photo; RR postcard “Millie” No 12 – Pride of the E.B.T.R.R.; Rockhill Furnace, PA No 2 – copyr, 1961 photo; Chambersburg RR postcards; 1881 Phila, Washington D.C. & Balt RR ticket; RR lanterns – PRR, WM, NYC LANTERN GLOBES – Philly/Reading, Erie; B&O, Lehigh Valley, Norfolk/Western; Boston/Maine; Pittsburgh/Lake Erie, Boston/Albany; Delaware/Lakawanna/western; NY/Hartford/New Hampshire. MISC.: Ruger Mark II 22 pistol; Clarks spool cabinet; 15 bisque head German Dolls – Simon Halbig; Victorian photo albums; beaded & mesh purses; Victorian collar boxes; 15 chimney flu covers; 5 granite swirl coffee pots; granite pails; Tiger tin; oak wall telephone; carnival glass – Peacock at the fountain; early glass flasks – Eagle –Washington; bottles; banquet lamp; 2 all original Gone With the Wind lamps; coffee grinder; green cracker jar; 1924 Calvin Coolidge/Charles G. Dawes political poster; Buchanan photo album; early Mercersburg sports team photo; Atwater Kent radio; Victorian paper Calendars; Dance of the Dragon Fly Bavaria china statue 145/1225; Victorian dress on mannequin; parasol; dresser set in case. NOTE: Nice Sale. The Jones are downsizing their collection. Food Stand by Presbyterian Church Mr. & Mrs. Dan Jones Terms: Cash, good check, 10% Buyers Premium.
No. 1” CGC 1.5 sold for $109,800.
The “Batman No. 1 CGC 5.0 sold for $366,000.
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“Amazing Fantasy No. 15,” the 1962 Silver Age title that
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Columbia/Eagle Flask Sells For $177,840
Price Achieved Is New Record For An American Glass Flask Or Bottle
A ca. 1825-1835 Columbia/ Eagle flask by the Kensington Union Glass Works of Philadelphia, a very rare shorter 12-ounce mould
with the single smooth wide vertical rib, sold for a staggering $177,840 in Glass Works Auctions’ onlineonly Premier Auction #192
held on May 4. It was a new record auction price for an American glass flask or bottle. The auction featured choice selections from
the collection of Richard Watson, one of the bestknown collectors of bottles and flasks in the country. He started collecting in
A ca. 1880-90 Seaworth Bitters Co. bottle, aqua in color and in the shape of a lighthouse, 11.25 inches tall, unearthed just outside Cape May, N.J., in 1974, sold for $17,550.
the late 1950s and continued until his death in 2014 at age 82. The late Charles Gardner was his mentor. Watson published two books on bitters bottles, in 1965 and 1968.
“We knew the Columbia / Eagle flask was going to receive strong bids, as only a very few exist in both the mould and color,” said James Hagenbuch, the owner of Glass Works Auctions. “It
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A new record auction price was achieved with this ca. 1865-70 medium amber semi-cabin Harvey’s Prairie
This ca. 1825-35 Columbia / Eagle flask by Kensington Union Glass Works (Philadelphia, Pa.) sold for $177,840. It is a new record auction price for an American glass flask or bottle.
The ca. 1848-55 medium cobalt blue bottle featuring busts of George Washington (“The Father of His Country”) and Zachary Taylor (“Gen. Taylor Never Surrenders”) made $8,190.
This ca. 1866-75 Doctor Fischs (Pennsylvania) fish-shaped bitters bottle (“W.H. Ware / Patented 1866”), 11.5 inches with a smooth base and applied mouth, near perfect, hit $8,190.
MILK BOTTLE/DAIRY COLLECTIBLE AUCTION
THE THIRD OFFERING FROM THE JOHN FORCE COLLECTION
June 20, 2026 • 9:00 AM
Arendtsville Fire Dept, 48 Pearl St,, Arendtsville, PA
A great selection of bottles to include: Maytag, Alta Crest-green glass, Hotel Sherman-cobalt blue, Disney, nursery rhymes, Panther ledge, Bordens, Witchwood, USVA, store display bottles, Also selling: Mehring milker unit-nice condition, hard to find-a great piece! Preview: Friday, June 19, 1:00-5:00PM
See pics and complete catalog at www.LarrySwartzauctioneer.com
Auction will be a live & webcast. Prebidding will open June 10 at LarrySwartzauctioneer.hibid.com
Sale for: Sonja Force & Family
Larry Swartz, PA AU5624 717-360-4656
If you have questions, or need assistance in bidding, please contact Auctioneer.
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was the prize flask in the Watson collection and was well known throughout the flask collecting community. In all, the auction was very successful, with several individual records established.”
The 101-lot auction totaled a robust $497,000, including the buyer’s premium (all prices quoted here include the buyer’s premium). The flask was a light shading to a medium yellowish citron green pint, featuring an open pontil and sheared and tooled lip. An identical but damaged example sold for $925 in 1983.
Another record auction price was achieved for
a ca. 1865-70 medium amber semi-cabin Harvey’s Prairie Bitters bottle. “Probably less than five or six of this mould exist, and this one was an exceptional example,” reported Hagenbuch. “The
combination of its rarity and unusual attractive appearance attributed greatly to the final price.” The bottle realized $33,930. Two outstanding bottles
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to include: Gail Borden Elgin Pocket Watch 1871-1884. 10k, 14k Gold Rings. JAI Sterling Rings. Rolex “Copies” Watches. Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Saint Laurent, Chanel, E. Goyard “Copies” Wallets, Key Pouches, Card Cases. and more.
This ca. 1845-60 Vogel’s Panacea bottle (Philadelphia, Pa.), square form and emerald green in color, just under 7 inches tall, believed to be the only known example of the bottle, sold for $17,550.
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posted identical prices of $17,550. One was a ca. 188090 Seaworth Bitters Co. bottle, aqua in color and in the shape of a lighthouse, unearthed just outside Cape May, N.J., in 1974. It was nearly perfect except for some light inside haze. The other was a ca. 1845-60
Vogel’s Panacea bottle (Philadelphia, Pa.) square form and emerald green in color. It is believed to be the only known example of the bottle and was the most important pontiled medicine bottle in the entire Watson collection.
A ca. 1848-55 medium cobalt blue bottle featuring busts of George Washington (“The Father of His Country”) and Zachary Taylor (“Gen.
Taylor Never Surrenders”) made by the Dyottville Glass Works (Philadelphia, Pa.), with open pontil and sheared lip, earned $8,190. A ca. 185570 Baltimore / Anchor Glass / Works (Baltimore, Md.)
find” bottle, medium blue green, one of only a very few known, changed hands for $9,360.
(“Phoenix Rising From the Flames / Resurgam”) pint flask, medium yellow with a hint of topaz, sold for $7,020, and a ca. 1825-35 J. Shepard & Co. (Zanesville, Ohio) pint bottle, golden yellow with an olive tone, boasting an extremely bold impression with superb color and condition, achieved $7,020. Overall, the auction featured examples from most categories of American bottle and historical flasks. More than 3,500 registered
shading to a deeper amber color semicabin, 9.25 inches tall, with roped corners and a smooth base, commanded $11,150.
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Exhibit. The Snyder Gallery closes at 4 p.m.
Emily Sneff is a historian of early America and a leading expert on the Declaration of Independence. She received her Ph.D. in history from William & Mary. She is a consulting curator for museum exhibitions commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
General admission tickets are $10 and may be purchased at www.HistoricRockFord.org/special-events.
Historic Rock Ford, located at 881 Rock Ford Road, Lancaster, Pa., is comprised of the General Edward Hand Mansion and the John J.
bidders combined to place a total of 811 bids. Glass Works Auctions has offices and a gallery in Pennsburg, Pa. To learn more, visit www. glassworksauctions.com.
Historian Emily Sneff will present a lecture at Historic Rock Ford in Lancaster, Pa., on Sunday, June 14.
Snyder, Jr. Gallery. It is owned and operated by the Rock Ford Foundation, a private, not-for-profit corporation.
STARTING AT 9:00 A.M. DOORS OPEN AT 8:00 A.M. AUCTION LOCATION: THE FREDERICK FAIRGROUNDS (INDOORS-BUILDING #12) 797 EAST PATRICK STREET, HISTORIC FREDERICK, MARYLAND 21701
FEATURING A VERY LARGE COIN COLLECTION CONSISTING OF SILVER DIMES, PEACE DOLLARS, MORGAN DOLLARS, 2-LOVE TOKENS, WALKING LIBERTY HALF’S,
CENT PIECES, PAPER MONEY PLUS SO MUCH MORE! CONSIGNMENTS STILL ARRIVING FOR THIS COIN AUCTION! *AUCTION ORDER OF SALE* COINS & JEWELRY 9:00AM. - FURNITURE & ART 9:00AM. - SMALLS 9:00AM. THREE PROFESSIONAL AUCTIONEERS SELLING AT ONCE. OVER 2,000
PARTIAL LISTING: FINE FURNITURE, ANTIQUE FURNITURE, OUTDOOR FURNITURE, NUMEROUS STERLING SILVER, GOLD POCKET WATCH, STERLING POCKET WATCH, JEWELRY AND COSTUME JEWELRY, RARE KKK HERO CROSS METAL, HARRY & BARRY RICHARDSON PRINTS, OIL PAINTINGS, MIRRORS, LAMPS, FINE PRINTS, HUMMEL COLLECTION, FINE GLASSWARE, STONEWARE & CROCKS, COLORFUL VINTAGE POST CARDS, VINTAGE POOL CUES, MINI BLACK KEWPIE DOLL, INDY 500 MEMORABILIA, EARLY BARBIE DOLL IN BOX, SPORTS CARDS, COLLECTION OF 90’s-2000’s MCDONALD’S HAPPY MEAL TOYS, NUMEROUS TOBACCO RELATED ADVERTISING METAL SIGNS, EARLY FINE CHINA & TEA CUP COLLECTION, LARGE CORNER US POST OFFICE MAIL BOX & RELATED POSTAL ITEMS, CLOCKS, NUMEROUS OLD & VINTAGE FIRE
HOUSE RELATED ITEMS SUCH AS FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, BOOTS, HELMETS & TOYS, NEW IN BOX WEBER ONE-TOUCH GRILL, RARE COLLECTION OF ASSORTED EARLY CRIMPING TOOLS C.1800’S & PRIMITIVES OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS - NOT TO BE MISSED!!! VERA BRADLEY LADIES POCKET BOOKS, WHITING & DAVIS LADIES PCOKETBOOKS (LATE 1800s), PLUS OTHERS, RARE CENTENNIAL MEMORIAL HALL JACQUARD COVERLET C. 1876, KNIFE COLLECTION, WHIRLPOOL WASHER & DRYER LIKE NEW, PERFUME BOTTLES, HUNDREDS OF LADIES CLOTHES CONSISTING OF A WHOLE WARDROBE OF “UP TO DATE STYLES” CONSISTING OF DRESSES, SWEATERS, SLACKS, SHIRTS SHOES & SKIRTS ALL LIKE NEW! NOW REMEMBER TO COME BACK & SEE THE UPDATED
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS AUCTION OR CONSIGNING TO OUR MONTHLY AUCTIONS. PLEASE CONTACT HOWARD B. PARZOW, AUCTIONEER 301-351-6544 OR E-MAIL: HPARZOW@AOL.COM
The ca. 1855-65 Horseman Hound pint bottle, probably from the Baltimore Glass Works, light to medium pink amethyst, featuring a smooth base and applied double collar mouth, realized $14,040.
This ca. 1865-75 National Tonic Bitters bottle, yellowish amber
A ca. 1845-65 Dr. B.H. Kaufman (Lancaster, Pa.) Stomach Bitters, an “attic
A ca. 1850-60 Ravenna Anchor Glass Company (Ravenna, Ohio) light to medium yellowish citron eagle pint bottle, with applied double collar mouth, in perfect condition, went for $8,775.
Rehrersburg Area 3 Unit Apartment w/Barn
Antique Cars ~ Hit & Miss Engines ~ Custom Scooters ~ Backhoe ~ Tools ~ Antiques & Collectibles
PUBLIC AUCTION
SAT., JUNE 20th at 9 A.M. (Real Estate at 12 Noon)
3 Unit Investment Property in Rehrersburg on .44 Acres, 28x34 Barn
230 Godfrey St., Bethel, PA 19507
Antiques: Oak side table; Marble shower base; Two claw foot tubs; Oak 5 leg table; Wicker loveseat and chair; Pedestal sinks; Porch swing; US Slicing Machine Co. slicer w/pedestal original paint and striping; Bologna slicer nice stripping; Enterprise beef shaver, original stripping; Assorted registers; Royal hand operated meat slicer; Wagner #2 sausage stuffer; Siegler kerosene stoves; Stovepipe heater (Hamburg); Butcher block; Butcher kettle; Wicker baby coach; GE refrigerator with coils on top; Gruber wheelbarrows, 3 sizes, excellent shape; Bell hanger (Large); High wheeled yard carts; Assorted wooden wheelbarrows (not Gruber); Bell; Grist mill stone; Strap hinges; Foot operated sharpening stone; Vinrage Philco ‘70s console stereo system 4; 6 assorted trolly doors (original stripping); Wall mounted hand water pump with original paint and striping; Butcher bench approx. 12 ft.; Carpenter workbench with vice; Assorted sleds up to 8 ft.; Cushman truck bed; Assorted wooden wagon wheels and parts; Lightning rods and cable; Fancy “dental work” for Victorian home: Child’s Radio Flyer wagon; Equipment: 580C Case Backhoe; Yale Forklift; Ariens OKPNX 52” Cut Mower; Case 448 Garden Tractor; Case Snowplow and Single Stage Snow Blower; Garden Tractor modified with Diesel Engine; 1928 10-20 McCormick Deering on rubber, runs; Standard 2 wheeled garden tractor with plow and cultivators; Mann’s Green Bone Grinder; Orchard Spraying Outfit With Cushman Engine And hardie Pump; Log S litter With Hydraulic Lift; NH Sliding Saw Buck; IHC Vacuum Pump; NH Feed Grinder; One-wheel Gravely Motor Plow; Forge Blower; Mountville Corn Cracker (repaired); Water Trough For Pump; Myers Bulldozer Pump (stuck); Scaffolding; Steel Wheels For McCormick Deering; John Deere 2 Cycle Power Unit From Baler; John Deere 2 Cycle Power Unit From Baler (stuck); Power Products Engine; Assorted Cast-Iron Wheels And Pullies; Airplane Propeller; Myers Pump Jack; Assorted Fork Lift Masts: Assorted Fork Lift Seats; Assorted Used Hydraulic Pumps And Hoses; 40’s and 50’s Outboard Motors (Johnson, Water Witch, etc.); Assorted Lumber; Wooden Doors; Wooden Windows; Railroad Jacks; Fork Lift Forks (4 sets); Single Stage Snow Blowers; Marlow Mud Sucking Pump With Wisconsin Engine; ½ H.P. New Holland on cart; 5 H.P. NH on original cart; Smallest New Holland Grinder; 2 H.P. Upright International; 2 H.P. Domestic Type A with pump; 2 H.P. Domestic Type F engine with Pump; 1½ H.P. McCormick Deering with original cart; 2 H.P. type S Hercules; 4 H.P. Novo with cart; 2 H.P. Sparta Economy Original cart; 1¾-2 H.P. Jaeger on cart; 1½ H.P. IHC on original cart; Carts: International 1½ H.P. on original cart; 3 H.P. Fairbanks Morse on original cart; 1¾ H.P. Associated with cart; 4/5 H.P. Fuller and Johnson; Grist Mill; Reo Real Mower; Domestic cart with compressor. Tools: Leg vice; Extension and stepladders; Glass architectural blocks; Assorted hand tools; Vehicles & Boats: 1933 Plymouth Titled 1934; Cushman Eagle; Cushman Step Through; Cushman Highlander; Cushman Step Through; 250 CC Benelli; 90cc Honda Scrambler; 2000 Chevy Truck Reconstructed Title, Runs and drives but needs work; 2,400 lb. Trailer with Title; Small Boat Trailer; no title; Coleman Crawdad 11’ Boat; 14’ Rogue River Canoe; Terms: Cash, Good Check, CC w/3% Service Fee. No Buyer’s Premium or Sales Tax!
