A late 19th century Germania Exchange cast-iron mechanical bank, featuring a goat sitting atop a beer cask, commanded intense bidding before one bidder took it for $51,000 during Bertoia Auctions Spring auction, June 2-3.

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Sixty years is a long time. However, as we all know, some things definitely get better with time. Although not many sixty-year-old toys may still have the shine of newness, the nostalgia they evoke is timeless. Take these six toys turning 60...

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Presentation, packaging, and performance of Altimeter table clock make the grade for Things We Love.

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Nine lots of Double Eagle glass whiskey flasks are headlining a three-generation bottle collection coming to auction Aug. 3, courtesy of John W. Coker.

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A pair of surgical amputation kits used during the Revolutionary War by the man who would go on to found the Harvard Medical School sold for $104,147 during RR Auctions July auction.

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In Southwestern Wisconsin, at the highest point overlooking the Mississippi River, youll find an uncommon and totally engrossing destination devoted to collectibles and nostalgia, at Elmers Auto & Toy Museum.

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It appears Heritage Auction is preparing for an all-star type of auction in its Sports Collectibles Platinum Night Auction, slated for Aug. 19-20. A seldom-seen complete ticket set from MLB All-Star Games is headlining the sale.

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Among the lots leading Kaminski Auctionss July 22 sale are six antique carriages and sleds.

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The 45th year of the Gold Rush antiques show in Rochester, Minn. gets underway at 8 a.m. Aug. 18 and runs through 3 p.m. Aug. 20.

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We all know how to live and how to learn. But when was the last time you considered learning to live and living to learn? The July 19, 2017 issue of Trader gives this idea attention.

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