26
Years
A!!o
by Paul Hindin
I was going thru some old
catalogs and came across
an auction I attended 26
years ago . The auction
was held in Milwaukee
and consisted of , at that
time, an old time co in op ,
toy and beer col lection,
Russe l Kotenberg ... Russ
cal led himself a collector
but most that knew him
considered him an avid
horder ... When he passed
away there were barns of
items that eventual ly would
need to be sold . I am
sharing with you some of
the hundreds of items that
were auctioned off in the
10 session auction . This
auction was well attended
by collectors from all over
the country. Hope you
enjoy what prices were
in 1986.
This is just a sample of this
fantastic auction.
Imagine buying a Happy
Jap gum vendor back then
for $425 .00 . Last one sold
for over $20 ,000 ....
Where were you in 1986?
Ml FOVAR ITA UNDER GLASS CIGAR CUTTER ... ........ ..... .... ....... .... .... 25 .00
DEAN HAVANAS CIGAR CUTTER ....... ........ .......... .... .. ..... ...... ...... ... .. 120.00
ROYAL LANCER CIGAR CUTTER ................ ................ ........... ...... ... .... 50 .00
MIDLAND JUMP SPARK LIGHTER WORKING ...... ..... ........... ...... ..... . 235 .00
KING ALFRED CIGAR CUTTER W/ CLOCK ........... ...... ..... ......... ........ 245.00
BLATZ BEER SIGN REVERSE PAINTED ........... ........... .... ... .... .. .... ..... . 125.00
DIAMOND MATCH DISPENSER .. ................ .. .... .......... .. ........ ..... ..... .. 100.00
OH IO BLUE TIP MATCH DI SPENSER ....... .. ... ... .... ...... ..... ...... ..... ..... .. .. 35.00
KREMA MATCH DISPENSER ..................... ............ .. ... .......... ..... .......... 80 .00
MANSFIELD AUTOMATIC CLERK ........ .......... ...... ..... .... .. ..... ... .. ........ 300.00
SILVER KING HOT NUT MACHINE ....... ................ ..... ......... .. ............. 145.00
GR ISWALD PEANUT MACHINE ................. ........... ............... .. ... .. .... ... 450 .00
COLUMBUS M PEANUT VENDOR ........ ... ... ...... ..... ... ..................... ...... 60 .00
COLUMBU S A PEANUT VENDOR ........ ......... ....... ..... ... .... .. .......... ..... 80 .00
E.Z GUMBALL MACHINE ............. ............. .. .. ...... .... ..... ..... .... ... ... . .. 285 .00
BLUEBIRD GUMBALL 2/1 CENT .. .. ..... ..... ..... ..... ...... .............. ........ . 75.00
BALL GUM INDOOR STR IKER ...................... ...... ........ ..... .... .. ..... .... .. . 145.00
ADVANCE ELECTRICITY MACHINE ... ..... ........ ........... .... .. .. ... .... .. ... ... 275.00
MILLS LITTLE PERFECTI ON CARD VENDOR ... .. ............. ..... ....... .. ... 275.00
CAILLE GOOD LU CK .................. .... ................ ... ... ................. ... .... ... . 450.00
STEVEN S PENN Y DRAW TRADE STIMULATOR .......... ..... ..... .. .... ... ... 185.00
PURITAN BELL TR ADE STIMULATOR (ALUMINUM ) ... ......... ....... ...... 450. 00
MILLS JOCKEY ... ......... ... .... .. ...................... .... ..... ..... ..... .... .... .. .. .... . 900.00
FEY 3 IN 1 TR ADE STIMULATOR ........... ... .. .... .. .................... ....... .. .... 680.00
FEY DI CER .. ... .. ............. ... ... .... ........... ............... ... ...... .. ........... ......... 1200.00
SPIR O GO LF CO UNTER MAC HINE ........................ ... .. .. .. .. ..... ..... .... .... 90.00
LI ON PURITAN TRADE STIMULATOR .. .. ...... ............ ..... .. .. ..... .... .... .... 200. 00
PIERCE WHIRLWIND TS .. ................ ....... ..... .... ... .... ...... .......... .... ..... .. 495 .00
CENT A SMOKE T S .......................... .... .... .. ...... ... ....... ......... .. ... ...... .. 375.00
JENNIN GS GRANDSTAND T S ........... ............... ... .. ............... .. ...... ... . 295 .00
PLAYBOY PINBALL MAC HINE ...... ... .................................................. 160.00
WIZARD FORTUNE TELLER ................ .. ........... ................................ 450 .00
KLONDI KE .. ........ .. ....... ..................... ........... ....... .............. ...... ....... ..... 115. 00
PU LVER HOT CHU DISPE NSER ............... .... ....................................... 60.00
SAMBO FORTUNE TELLER .............................................................. 255.00
OR IGINAL CLAWSON FLOOR MODEL DICER .............. .. ............... 3000.00
JENN INGS FAVOR ITE ........................................ ...... ... .. ........... ........ 850.00
EVANS SARASOTA SWEEPSTAKES .. ... ... ....... .................................. 1150.00
PERFUME VENDOR I METAL CASE ......................... ......................... 275.00
CAILLE ROYAL JUMBO CAST IRON TS .................. .... .............. ..... 1100.00
MI LLS JUMBO SUCCESS ................................................................. 400.00
PACE COMET SLOT .. ........................................................... .............. 800.00
CAILLE SUPERIOR 25 CENT SLOT ..................... ............................ 1050.00
CASTLEFRONT 5 CENT SLOT .................. .... ............ ................. ...... 1100.00
MILLS WAR EAGLE 10 CENT ......... .................... .... ............. .... ....... 1200.00
PACE BANTAM ................. ........ .. ... ..... .............................. ... ............ 1200.00
HAPPY JAP GUM DISPENSER WORKING .......... WOW ....... ..... ..... .... 425.00
MILLS UPRIGHT 5 CENT OWL ................................................. ....... 4500.00
MILLS DEWEY 5 CENT. ............................. ........... ............................ 5900.00
CAILLE NEW CENTURY DETROIT. ........................... ................. ...... 8500.00
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