Collector's Auction: Watches, Trains, Clocks, Military Weapons. By Bob & Sallie Connelly

U.S. Watch Co. Marion with butterfly cutout.

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Collector's Auction

500 Watches, Trains, Military

Clocks, Edged Weapons

Guns, Razors, Knifes, Ephemera

Sunday, May 23, 2004, 10:00 a.m. (preview 9:00 a.m.) at The Showplace in Binghamton, NY

Alaska Rail Road engine 614, boxcar 6464-825

10:00 a.m. Trains (partial listing, order of sale available): Rail road lanterns

Lionel O gauge including 773 with 2426W tender; Alaska switcher 614; 681; 675; 3927; 1872; 2023; 8100-01-02; 45; 3927; 18003; Alaska 6464-825 boxcar; 2481-82-83 and other rolling stock. Accessories include 313 Bascule bridge, culvert loader and unloader with original boxes. 115; 164; 364; 352; 445; 448; 470; large ZW transformers, etc. K-Line: Hershey set; 801 A, B & C; 2114. MTH: 546; HO: over 20 engines including one brass; many accessories and buildings, scale model vehicles, Plasticville buildings, etc. LBG: train #19 and accessories; 3 railroad switch lanterns, etc.

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11:30 a.m. military, guns, razors, knives including 20 WWI collar disks; medals; swords Presented to J. S. Hoover, a member of the Hoover (vacuum cleaner) family of Canton, Ohio;

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very unusual key muzzle loading percussion pistol (seen at right) -- maybe a Chubb safe key gun or a jailer's key pistol; 5 other guns including 32 pistols, Ithaca 20 gauge; over 20 knives; over 100 straight razors, etc.


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11:45 a.m. ephemera: adult postcards; photographs including deceased infant, circa 1870; large black photograph (near right); 9 sheets of uncut bills and bonds, Tallahassee Rail Road Co. (far right); banks including Augusta; New England; Louisiana; South Carolina; Canal; etc.

12 noon over 500 pocket & wrist watches, clocks & tools (preview 9 a.m; order of sale available): gold Waltham chronograph; 2 US Watch Co with butterfly cutouts; 2 Philadelphia Watch Co. movements; railroad watches; wristwatches including gold bubble back Rolex; boxed Hamilton chronometer in gimbaled box; Girard Perregauxs; Omegas; Gruens; chronographs. Tools including lathes, timers, cleaners, etc.


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AUCTIONEER'S NOTES: All times other than the starting time are approximate. The listing above is a partial listing. An order of sale for the watches, clocks and trains is available on request by phone (607-722-9593), fax (607-722-1266) or email.

DIRECTIONS: This auction will be held at the Showplace in Binghamton, NY. Complete directions to the Showplace are on the Calendar of Events page.

TERMS: 10% Buyer's Premium. All items sold "As Is." All Sales Final. Positive ID required to bid (driver's license preferred) unless you are known to us. If paying by any other method than cash or assured payment, your items may be held until your payment clears our bank. Phone and absentee bids will be accepted on items over $50, and executed competitively by a member of our staff. MasterCard, Visa & Discover accepted.