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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 • VOL. 55, NO. 38
Kempton Antiques Show Set For Oct. 18
Antique Dealers Association Of Berks County Runs Popular One-Day Show
A Legacy In Stitches: The Ellen Rosenbach Collection Dana Auctions Will Sell Contemporary Quilt Collection On Sept. 27
This was the booth of returning dealers Steve Smith and Steph Rhoads.
By Karl Pass It’s not too early to mark calendars for this good autumn show. The 11th annual Kempton Antiques Show will be held Saturday, Oct. 18. This quality show is presented by the Antique Dealers Association of Berks County (ADABC) and takes place at the Kempton Community Center, located at 83 Co m m u n i t y Ce n te r D r i v e i n Kempton, Pa. Kempton is a rural northern Berks County town roughly between Allentown and Hamburg, north of Route 78. The location is ideal for collectors and dealers in the Lehigh Valley, as well as northern New Jersey. The well-lit and newly renovated community center is a great venue for a show, and 45 dealers will showcase a full variety
of merchandise such as Pennsylvania country furniture; textiles including quilts, hooked rugs, coverlets, and samplers; pottery such as redware, stoneware, and Staffordshire china; vintage toys of tin, wood, and celluloid; metalware such as pewter, wrought and cast-iron, and tin; and other items, such as folk carvings, baskets, illustration art, Native American rugs and jewelry, Asian arts, estate jewelry, art glass, old books and historical documents, and much more. The range of items is extensive, and this is a dealer-friendly show known for having high-quality material. It ranks as the best one-day show in Pennsylvania, with items priced to sell. Great discoveries are found every year. Continued on page 7
The Kempton Community Center is adjacent to the Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern, Inc. (WK&S) privately owned heritage railroad company. Founded in 1963, it operates a three-mile isolated remnant of a former Reading Company line. Its nickname is the Hawk Mountain Line.
This is a booth shot at a former Kempton Show.
Teapots were a rare form for the Breininger Pottery of Robesonia, Pa. Dated 1975, it is next to a pair of Breininger Pottery candlesticks (1980). All will be available at the show.
Dana Auctions LLC of Princeton, N.J., is honored to present “A Legacy in Stitches: The Ellen Rosenbach Collection,” a high quality offering of more than 170 quilts created by master quilt artist Ellen Schargel Rosenbach over the span of four decades. The simulcast auction will be held Saturday, Sept. 27, in Princeton, N.J., and online at www.DanaAuctions.com, with all lots opening at $10, selling without reserve, and shipping available worldwide. Rosenbach, a nationally recognized quilt artist and inventor of Applipop®, a patented tool that revolutionized turned-edge appliqué circles, has earned a devoted following for her distinctive designs, her dedication to quilt history, and her generosity in sharing her process with the quilting community. Her body of work pays homage to the grandeur of historical quilts, particularly 19th-century medallion quilts, while infusing them with her own signature style. Circles and dots, meticulously appliquéd with her trademark precision, appear as a recurring motif. While some early works feature hand appliqué, the majority were created on her home sewing machine, yet the workmanship is so refined that many are Continued on page 6
Castle Grayskull Shatters Collectible Toy Records, Bringing $209,410 LCG Auctions In Louisiana Held Summer Premier Auction On Aug. 24 Fueled by demand for vintage toys, superhero prototypes, and early Apple technology, the LCG Auctions Summer Premier Auction closed Aug. 24 with a record-breaking $850,202 in total sales. With 154-lots sold, the Louisiana-based auction house is known for vintage toys and pop-culture collectibles. Leading the way was the “Masters of the Universe” Castle Grayskull playset (AFA 90), which cost $24.99 when it retailed in
1983, selling for $209,410, setting the all-time record for any production toy across all franchises. Another record-setting highlight was a 1978 Kenner Luke S k y wal ke r w i t h Te l e s co p i n g Lightsaber (AFA 90), which realized $161,458, a new record for any production action figure. Known as the finest Luke Skywalker figure in existence, the piece originally retailed for $1.86 when Kenner introduced “Star Wars” figures in 1978.
Also making headlines was the 1982 Kenner Superman “Pitch Piece” Prototype, which sold for $97,691, setting the record for any superhero action figure ever sold. This historic piece was originally used in Kenner’s presentation to DC Comics as they pursued the rights to produce superhero figurines. Beyond toys and action figures, LCG Auctions is also known for specializing in the category referred to as vintage technology,
This is a Dorians Mariners Compass quilt by master quilt artist Ellen Schargel Rosenbach.
In This Issue This 1983 “Masters of the Universe” Castle Grayskull playset (AFA 90) sold for a record $209,410. Continued on page 7
SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . .
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SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . .
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EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR on page 5 AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . on page 6 AUCTION SALE BILLS . . . . . . on page 6
FEATURE RESULT: New Illustration Art Record Set - Page 2
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . on page 7