HUGE 2-DAY TOY AUCTION
PHILIP K. SOLHEIM ESTATE AUCTION
SELLING OVER 1500 Antique- Vintage & Collectible Toy Vehicles at
UNRESERVED PUBLIC AUCTION on the Premises at : W2644 State Rd 20, EAST
TROY , WI 53120
SAT. OCT. 4 and SUN. OCT. 5 at 10:30 EACH DAY
Phil Solheim collected and traded Toy Vehicles for decades and his
home looked like a veritable toy shop, with Every Wall being a display
case LOADED with TOY VEHICLES plus amazingly over 60 - 5' Revolving
Timex Cases filled with smaller TOY VEHICLES of virtually every make
known!
LisaBurbeySales Has been contracted to sell out this Huge Collection
at a series of UNRESERVED PUBLIC AUCTION . These Sales will include
items inherited from Carl & Winifred Solheim Estate of Waukesha ,
Phil's Personal Collection , and his Show Stock.
PLEASE NOTE : We will be selling in 2 rings both days- Bring a bidding
partner
VINTAGE TOYS : Kingsbury 14" Sedan, KINGSBURY Us Army Howitzer Truck,
18" Kingsbury Sunbeam Land Speed race car - keywind,, 20" Kingsbury
Capt Benj. Land Speed Record Race Car-keywind, Kingsbury Sedan,
Kingsbury mobile howitzer, DOEPKE MODEL MG Roadster w/ box, DOEPKE
MODEL MG Roadster no box, DOEPKE MODEL MG Jaguar w/box, several other
Doepke MG Roadsters as-found, Keystone 17" Greyhound bus, 20's BUDDY-L
30" Pressed Steel lever action dump truck in original paint, Buddy-L
Steam Shovel, 22" Tri -Ang pressed steel English double decker bus,
Marx Lumar Auto Transport, Louis Marx pressed Steel dump, Lumar Van
Lines Coast to Coast ruck, Texaco Pressed Steel Tanker, Texaco sit n
ride Jet Fueled Truck w/tilt cab steering and orig. box, 16" Irwin
cable controlled covertibles, BUDDY-L SCARAB keywind car, Hubley CI
Airflow, CI Arcade Wrecker, Marx multiple action 1950's windup US Army
dump, Marx bat -op fire chief sedan, Eldon bat-op Street rod, Buddy-L
Sit-N-Ride firetruck, Renwal Auto transport, Keystone Garage, Keystone
Sevice Station, Marx Day and Night Service station ,lg selection of
old die cast & tin friction & windup Greyhound buses, DX Getaway Chase
tin board Game, Remco 611 bat-op Flying Dutchman, Several Vintage Toy
Boats & Outboard toy Motors inc Evinrude, Tudor Tru Action Sports car
race, Bandai 1/20 Lotus Elan bat-op action racer, Buddy-L 2 pt 24"
Texaco Tanker truck, Marklin 10" bobtail race car, Model 18" Fire
Pumper truck, 8" Wyandotte racer, 14" Buddy-L Bell ringer keywind
greyhound bus, MAMOD 16" Stutz- Bearcat, MAMOD steam roller MIB, 15"
Wen-Mac Mustang fastback, Tri-Ang Heath & Downs horse truck w/ horses,
8" Realistic Toy Co Freeport, Il diecast Flexible Clipper, Daishin Tin
Japan Ford Lotus 14" Bat-op racer, Hubley 8" race car, Tonka Fire
Dept. hook & ladder truck, MORE, MORE , MORE!
VINTAGE TIN WINDUPS , BAT-OPS & FRICTIONS: super tin windup 18" Troy
Ruttman Champion Racer by Anyo, Alps Bat-op Texaco Marlboro Formula
One multifuction racing car MIB, Mid 50's Japan Bat-op T-Bird w/
continental kit MIB, 15" Sightseeing bus 800, 15" Japan Racer, 15" Bat-
op Japan Indy Racer, Japan Tin 007 unmarked Secret Agent Mystery Car
mint with box, 10" Tada Japan 27 Excaliber 2500, MIB Old Timers
Cars,Old Timers wall store display, MANY OTHER tin friction race cars,
trucks, Collection of Friction Greyhound Buses, Many 1950's & 60's
plastic/ rubber/ tin windup race cars inc CABINETS FULL of TOY INDY
STYLE & MIDGET RACERS inc Bat-ops, keywinds, friction by various
makers , MIB Tin Bat -op Electronic Fire House w/ ladder truck &
original battery
1950's BMC PEDAL RACE CAR w/photo from Phil's childhood
SCHUCO: boxed 1225 Old Timer Mercer type 35J 1913, 10" Synchromatic
5700 Packard convertible, Porche 911 ralleye montage assembled w/box,
Porsche 917 Bat op MIB, BMW 3.0 CSL Superfunktions w/box, Schuco
356-217 Tyrrell Formelli Servo Racer MIB, Schuco Boxed 75th
Anniversary Set MIB, 1070 Keywind Racers ( 3 color variations), Studio
1050 keywind racers(3 color variations), 17 Mint Boxed Schuco Cars inc
1039(2), 1038, 1042, 1043 (2), 1044 (5), 1045, 1046(2)1047(3), OTHER
GERMAN KEYWIND inc Examino 4001 keywind racer, Vertise Veritos Dux
Racer, Distler set, Lehmann RIGI 900 Mountain Tram in box,
DINKY: 440 Mobile Gas MIB, 440 Mobile gas, 289 DD bus, 552 Corvair,
280 Delivery Van, 40G Morris, 480 Bedford Kodak Delivery, 138 ilman,
370 Dragster set w/ box, DY-13 55 R type Bently, 108 Midget, Yellow
National Benzoil truck, 172 Studebaker, 064 Austin Lorry, 23H Ferrari,
114 Spitfire, Nestle Milk truck, Esso tanker, English double decker
buses, and MANY MANY others,
CORGI: Loads of Vintage Corgi Vehicles INC : Chev Astro I Experimental
103c Ford Popular, boxed 229 corviar, Routemaster Tern Shirts, wide
variety of Corgi MG - MGA- MGB type and color sport car variations,
Jeep PC 150, 2292 bus, 743 Yellow coach, plus several cases of MIB
Corgi Classics , 32" revolving " Naturally CORGI " display case and
MANY MANY OTHER Corgi Toys .
TOOTSIETOY: 2 boxed Greyhound Buses, many more (still digging)
POCHER 1/8 SCALE AUTO MODELS: inc vintage unassembled in box Pocher
1907 Fiat HP Grand Prix De France, UNASSEMBLED in box Pocher 1932 Alfa
Romeo touring Grand Sport, UN-Assembled Mercedes 500K-AK 1935
Cabriolet 1/8 , UN-Assembled Alfa Romero 8C2300 Monza 1931 Assembled
1913 Mercedes touring convertible coupe, assembled Alfa Romeo,
Assembled Bugatti, Assembled Mercedes Coupe, Assembled Rolls Royce
OVER 75 PROMO CARS - 4 revolving Timex cases full of PROMO CARS by JO-
HAN , AMT and others inc 1950'S PROMO CARS: 56 T-bird friction, 57 T-
bird convertible,57 AMT convert., 58 T-bird convertible, 58 friction
Roadmaster, 58 Fairlane 500, 58 Edsel, 2 dr, 58 Edsel Convertible, 58
Royal Lancer, 59 Edsel Corsair HT, 58 Lincoln 2 dr conv., 1960's PROMO
CARS: 60 AMT Ford convertible, 62 T- Bird hard top (2), 63 T-bird
Convertible, 66 Plymouth Fury, 65 Plymouth Indy Pace Car, 66 Mustang,
67 Marlin, 64 Polara, 64 Polara Convertible, 66 GTO, 66 Fairlane, 62
Studebaker, 60 Rambler wagons ,61 Bonneville convertible, 64 Galaxy
500XL conv., Many 60's Studebaker Larks , Metropolitan, 61 Corvair, 60
Galaxy 4 dr., 3 Chrysler Experimental Turbines inc MIB, 60 Edsel
Conv., 66 Toronado, 67 Eldorado 1970'S PROMO CARS; 72 AMX, 74 Hornet,
77 Vega, AMC Pacers, PLUS 1948 Studebaker Independent slush giveaway,
1932 slush Worlds Fair Studebaker , PLUS about 20 Lark color
Variations, 10 late 50's friction /windup Studebakers,
APPROX 100 VINTAGE SLOT CARS by AURORA , AFX, & others in VARIOUS
SCALES, plus boxed SLOT CAR SETS, BAT-OP cable remote AMT Steering
wheels sold along w/ AMT cars in boxes, CABLE REMOTE Jaguars & MG's,
Strombecker Road Racing set , 1/32 Strombecker Midget Road Racer
Racing Set,
LOADS OF HOT WHEELS AND MATCH BOX inc Hot Wheels Super Rally Case,
Carrying cases full of mixed cars, Boxes of Johnny Lightning blister
packs, CASES of Matchbox MIB Models of Yesteryear , 1000's of small
scale blister pack vehicles selling in group lots inc Matchbox, Johnny
Lightning & Micro Machines; plus Budgie cars,Spot -On, Nutmeg Citie
Services trucks, ,
GAS RACE CARS inc THIMBLE DRONE & INDY TYPES : 10" Thimble Drone by
Champion Santa Anna , Calif., 10" Thimble Drone by Ohlsson & Rice ,
L.A., Calif., Cox 1/20 scale Riviera Racing set in box; Thimble drone
Pistol Packin Mamma by Cameron Precision Engine Company, Chino,
Calif.: cars inc Testers gas Lotus racer,gas Wen-Mac Lotus, Aurora
Lotus gas, 1966 AMF Mustang w/ box, Vintage Testor McCoy 60 Red Head
Racing Engine w/ instructions & orig case, Cox Gurney Eagle Lotus
style racer, MIB Cox Gas/Battery Accessory kit, Auto Mite Wen-Mac .049
Engine Powered Racing Car MIB
MINT IN BOX and other MODELS: Craig Breedlove SPIRIT of AMERICA 1964
keywind w/ box, several boxed AMT 1937 CORD 1/8 scale super charged
812 convertible, AMT Aurora 1/25 Jaguar XKE, Monogram 1/8 scale Jaguar
XKE GT Sports Coupe PC 98-1098, 1.25 Ferrari, and LOADS of other
unbuilt Vintage models , Revell Visible Man, UNgar Bat-op Hot Rod Kit
6 boxed Hubley cars, Jo-Han Fire Rescue Ambulance built w/box ,
Assembly Line Game by Selchow & Righter Co NY -boxed, AMT Hindenberg
model MIB, Monogram Visible Car, 1/20 Lotus Elan Bat-op kit mib,
BENCH BUILT: 1/12 Scale Bench built Avanti made over a 5 year period
expressedly for Mr. Solheim at cost of $10K and a 1/12 Warrior Race
Car built by Buck Crisp , Wooton, Ky 1992
QUALITY L.E. DIE CAST:....... FRANKLIN PRECISION MINT :1885 1/8 scale
Daimler w/ papers,1886 Mercedes Benz 1/8 scale Mint no box, 1967
Corvette Cutaway mint no box, 1955 Coca-cola delivery truck, 1953
Chevy Wrecker MIB, 1965 Seagrave Fire Engine, 1/10 scale Easy Rider
Chopper, 1/32 Ahrens 1922 Fox Fire Truck, 1/6 scale Indian Motorcycle,
GMP ( all listed are MIB) : 1/6 7504 Offenhauser engine, 1/16 scale
7801 Parnelli Jones racer, 1/18 Denny Hulme McLaren M8B High Wing acer
12027, Vita Fresh Joe Leonard 1/18 7632 racer, 1/18 Bettanhauser 7631
Thermo King Dirt Champ 7631, A J Foyt Special Offy Dirt Champ 7629,
Freddie Agabashian Burgermeister Special V-8 60 Midget # 7648, 1967
Ford GT 40 Mark IV #12072, Walt Hansgen 1965 Lola T_70 Spyder 12010,
AJ Foyt Sheraton Thompson spec Offy dirt champ 1/12 7906, Don Branson
Wynns Special Offenhauser dirt champ 7905, NAdretti/Parnelli Jones
Racing # Ford 7904, & Others, DANBURY MINT: 1953 Cadilac El Dorado,
1955 delivery Truck MIB, New pressed steel Camocean 20" dump truck,
1/12 scale Maisto Jaguar XJ220 along with much Maisto 1/24 & 1/26
scale die cast MIB, Provence Moulage 427 Cobra,
COLLECTIBLES: Inc ERTL, MArx Vintage 30th commemorative Service
Station MIB, Dimestore DreamsMIB, Walnut Cased ERTL 1986 LE Vintage
Vehicles set, Joseph L. ERTL 10" Bobtail Race car, Brooklin Models -
England MIB, Creative Masters 1/20 Ford GT 40 , Vintage Series, AJ
Foyt #1 Sprint Car 7601, Scale Works 1/43 Breedloves Spirit of America
Land Speed Jet Car MIB, ERTL walnut cased Limited Edition Vintage
Vehicles set for Sears Mint,
WE WILL START RING 1 at 10:30A.M. Sharp with GREAT AUTO RELATED
VINTAGE PAPER COLLECTIBLES: vintage early year HOT ROD MAGAZINES ,
Bound Popular Science late 1800's - early 1900 inc Vol 1 Issue1, Hot
Rod Comic books, MANY vintage books on Auto Racing sold in tray
lots. , 1963 Motors Repair Manual, Hollanders 48th, 53 Auto-Truck
Interchange Edition, 58th ID Body, 58th Mechanic, Auto Racing 2nd, 4th
& 5th Ed. by Ray Kuns; Roy Richter Bell Auto Parts , Midget Motors
Directory, 6 scrapbooks of 1930's through 50's Midget and other Racing
scrapbooks.
20+ DISPLAY CASES : A large selection sold each day inc Vintage
revolving Timex and other Watch display case, Revolving Counter top
Zippo Display, Majorette Toy revolving display case, oak and walnut
wall toy car display cases, Corgi display (see Corgi list) & more.
AUCTIONEERS NOTE: This is the First in a Series of Auction Sale
Weekends in October- Each Covering a different Collecting Category;
WEEKEND 2 - OCT 11 & 12 Power & Shop Tools -VINTAGE AUTOS inc 1968
Morris Mini w/ Union Jack top , 1961 Austin Mini , 1974 Jaguar white 4
door, 1975 Jaguar XJC6 red 2 door, - 74 MGB Roadster red convertible
w/ hardtop , 1964 Studebaker AVANTI w/ custom Halibrands, 1964
Studebaker Avanti parts car, 1967 Avanti, 1967 MGB GT parts car, 1941
Studebaker Champion Sedan parts or project car, 1989 Honda Station
Wagon, 1993 Dodge Mini Van, Many box lots of Muscle car and racing
magazines, auto repair manuals, Vintage Sun Auto analyzer , Auto
parts, SAnp -On YA 219 Mig Welder, Campbell HAusfield Compressor,
Brand New Thermos Stainless Steel 461246804 model BBQ gas grill, 24"
aluminum step ladder, Craftsman rolling tool chest filled, steel
shelving,
WEEKEND 3 - Mr. Carl Solheim's TRAIN Collection of Toy Trains by
Lionel, Marx, American Flyer, etc. ; Large Collection of Train
Memorabilia inc Menus , decals , inter- office memos, car blueprints,
metal Hiawatha, 100's of real photos of Trains inc Hiawatha, Milwaukee
Road and Union Pacific, box after box of vintage train postcards, RARE
ORIGINAL COPY of 1938 Thesis Early History of Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railway Co. by William Herbert Rice HB ;1000's of Slides of
Milwaukee Road and other Trains of Wisconsin, LARGE SOLID BRASS
OVERLAND MODELS inc Milwaukee Road Brass Models - in original
boxes.,The Car Works O Scale brass 1946 Green Hornet and 2 CTA Car
1-50 Brass cars in Original boxes, Trolley bell, Milwaukee Road sign,
Case of MIB Athearn Ho cars & accessories, Over 50 vintage 1930's
-40's and 50's Toy Train Catalogs from Lionel, PLUS vintage Toy Train
Catalogs from American Flyer, Ives and Haffner... plus a group of 60's
and 70's Lionel catalogs PLUS .........
an INCREDIBLE COLLECTION of Over 100 Lots of Antique & Vintage
J.I.CASE TRACTOR LITERATURE and ITEMS of HISTORICAL NATURE inc Actual
Letters To and From J.I.Case from 1850's thru 1870's , Rare JI CASE
AUTOMOBILE LITERATURE , antique Case postcards, Large selection of
Case Tractor booklets, Many J.I Case office items inc bound Adv. book
sample set and sample 1917 CASE calendar (shows only January), rare
Complete JI Case Stock Certificate Books - one belonging to Frank
Bull, Bronze American Freedom Award to J.I Case 1952- This is truly an
incredible collection of J.I Case Memorabilia and Ephemera - most
being in extraordinary condition! WATCH FOR CATALOG SOON!
... plus Winifred Solheim's collection of over Royal Doulton Ladies-
Gents Figurines and Bunnykins, Oak Schoolhouse clock, brass bed,
curved oak china cabinet, rocker
WEEKEND 4: MODEL COLLECTORS DELIGHT - LITERALLY 1000's OF BOXED MODELS
- STILL SEARCHING- PLUS MORE VINTAGE & COLLECTOR
PARKING NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT PARK on HWY 20, PARKING is Available in
the field adjoining the property OR on Booth Lake Heights Rd.
3 FLOORS FULL Of CASES of TOYS !
DECADES OF COLLECTING plus SHOW STOCK !
AUCTION HELD IN 2 RINGS EACH DAY !
Bring a Bidding Partner & your chair to this HUGE AUCTION!
FOOD Served by the East Troy Historical Society - DRESS FOR Outdoors
Sale
PAYMENT TERMS: Cash, Check W/ Bank Letter of Credit, 10% Buyers Fee,
5.5% WI Sales Tax
P.R. Marc Solheim AUCTION BY LISA BURBEY SALES 414-559-3625
Lisa M Burbey Registered Wisc Auctioneer 2478-052
Tom Burbey Registered Wisc Auctioneer 409-052
Allen Martin Registered Wisc Auctioneer - 232-052
LISA BURBEY SALES
AUCTIONS - ESTATE SALES - APPRAISALS
N8833 Pickeral Lake Road, East Troy WI 53120
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keith_kichefski@wed.dresser.com - 19 Sep 2008 13:20 GMT
Quick link to approx. 2% of the toys to be auctioned at the Solheim
sale:
http://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/photopanel.cgi?listingid=505729&category=0&zip=&kwd=
keith_kichefski@wed.dresser.com - 05 Oct 2008 00:17 GMT
First day of the toy auction was today, 10/4/08. Anybody go? If so,
how was it?
Here is an updated link, with many more photos and detailed text.
http://www.auctionzip.com/WI-Auctioneers/53529.html
KK