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eBay
WHAT’S SELLING ON eBay
WHAT’S SELLING ON
by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod
$6,858 (15 bids, 8 bidders): Huge Antique Holmes, Booth, & Haydens
Camera Lens No. 2354 Daguerreotype Lens? Up for auction is this big brass
lens from a good estate. We don’t know anything about it – if it’s complete or in
need of restoration. Selling as found and fresh
to the market. It measures approximately
17 5/8 inches high, 11 inches in diameter at
the base and 6.5 inches at the top. (Photos
courtesy of eBay seller amf47.)
$4,548 (27 bids, 6 bidders): Antique German DBA: The Holmes Booth and Haydens Co.
Clockwork Christmas Store (?) Display Windup was formed in 1853 and made many types of
23-inch fur (?) Reindeer. Reindeer is 23 inches long metalwork items.
x 18 inches tall x 6 inches wide (approx.). Needs work. They were the first
No key, so let’s say it is not working. Has age/wear to make the metal
/small tears/missing horns and leather pieces in spots. plates for daguerreo-
One leg is cracked but is still stable. A hoof has some types. While the
heavy wear on the bottom. It is in need of TLC, but it camera and lens can
is such a rare item to find! Awesome reindeer! Glass eyes! It would be great restored. be found selling for
It came out of an old attic in Tennessee. (Photos courtesy of eBay seller bukhtr1.) almost any amount,
this is the typical
DBA: As a child, I remember seeing moving reindeer in the line to see Santa! selling amount.
These had to be mechanical. Another way of looking at this is that a similar size
mechanical reindeer would cost more than the selling price for this one.
$13,000 (20 bids, 10 bidders): 1909 Ford Model T Roadster Runabout. This
$3,650 (36 bids, 11 bidders) Antique 1930s Art Deco Pre-Prohibition PHILCO is an early right-hand-drive Ford Model T
Radiobar. This auction is for an authentic, unrestored, 1936 Philco Radio Bar which Runabout, which appears to be an older restor-
was made by the Radiobar Co. of America. It was originally designed during the ation with parts from 1909 to 1911. It is in
Prohibition Era but was not released until 1936. The walnut veneer cabinet measures running and driving condition. The current
47 inches tall by 29 inches wide and 15 inches deep and is in very good, unrestored owner located this car in its present condition as
condition. We have posted several photographs so you can see there are some surface a barn find in Stettler, Alberta, in recent years,
rubs and scuffs to the original finish, as well as two very light areas across the front of but little is known of its history or restoration.
the door from when it must have been taped shut at some point. The right-hand-drive configuration could
We do not have the key to the side panel; however, it is unlocked. The front cloth indicate it came from British Columbia, as the
covering over the speaker is torn, and two knobs are rest of Canada was left-hand drive at
missing from the radio. When you open the top of this that time, save for perhaps Nova
cabinet, you reveal a fully stocked liquor cabinet. There Scotia. Drive train: The 4-cylinder
are 4 decanters, 1 cocktail shaker, 1 pourer/drizzle bot- engine block is stamped with the
tle, 6 scotch glasses, 6 stepped tumblers, 6 liqueur number 9110 at the front right side
glasses, and 4 shot glasses; we are missing two. There and has an open valve train with
are also 2 aluminum ice buckets with tongs and 8 visible lifters, indicative of 1909-10
stemless glasses. We suspect that these last glasses models. The left side of the block
may be an addition to this Radiobar because they do has only the Ford script cast into it.
not match exactly, and they also do not have a set The long oil filler neck is also an
spot to be in. When we removed the Philco Radio early production item. The oil pan
works (which are unable to be tested because the is identified as 1914 or later.
wiring is in very poor condition), we did find one Chassis: These T’s had a 100-
small piece which is marked “Philco” that was lost. inch wheelbase, and a chassis
We are unsure if it is original, or added, but the length of 10 feet 8 inches. The
remainder of the radio’s works seem to be in original black-painted frame appears
condition. Overall, this authentic 1936 Philco very solid and straight with no
Radiobar is in very good, complete and unrestored signs of rust issues or collision
condition. (Photos damage. (Photos courtesy of
courtesy of eBay eBay seller carsgoneby.)
seller wwolst12.)
DBA: This is a very low price for such a car, the lowest that I have found. The
DBA: Re-purpos- model T was made from 1908 to 1927. It was regarded as the car made for Middle
ing cabinets has America because it was the first made on the assembly line. One might say that
become very trendy this one has been rebuilt from parts, but what car from this period isn’t? The buyer
right now. The sell- seems to have gotten a deal.
er got quite a deal
as this one has not
been re-outfitted Deborah Abernethy is a certified appraiser with the International
but is 1936. New Association of Appraisers. She can be contacted at 404-262-2131 or
ones cost more. Deborah@expert-appraisers.com. Her website is www.expert-appraisers.com.
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WHAT’S SELLING ON eBay
WHAT’S SELLING ON
by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod
$6,858 (15 bids, 8 bidders): Huge Antique Holmes, Booth, & Haydens
Camera Lens No. 2354 Daguerreotype Lens? Up for auction is this big brass
lens from a good estate. We don’t know anything about it – if it’s complete or in
need of restoration. Selling as found and fresh
to the market. It measures approximately
17 5/8 inches high, 11 inches in diameter at
the base and 6.5 inches at the top. (Photos
courtesy of eBay seller amf47.)
$4,548 (27 bids, 6 bidders): Antique German DBA: The Holmes Booth and Haydens Co.
Clockwork Christmas Store (?) Display Windup was formed in 1853 and made many types of
23-inch fur (?) Reindeer. Reindeer is 23 inches long metalwork items.
x 18 inches tall x 6 inches wide (approx.). Needs work. They were the first
No key, so let’s say it is not working. Has age/wear to make the metal
/small tears/missing horns and leather pieces in spots. plates for daguerreo-
One leg is cracked but is still stable. A hoof has some types. While the
heavy wear on the bottom. It is in need of TLC, but it camera and lens can
is such a rare item to find! Awesome reindeer! Glass eyes! It would be great restored. be found selling for
It came out of an old attic in Tennessee. (Photos courtesy of eBay seller bukhtr1.) almost any amount,
this is the typical
DBA: As a child, I remember seeing moving reindeer in the line to see Santa! selling amount.
These had to be mechanical. Another way of looking at this is that a similar size
mechanical reindeer would cost more than the selling price for this one.
$13,000 (20 bids, 10 bidders): 1909 Ford Model T Roadster Runabout. This
$3,650 (36 bids, 11 bidders) Antique 1930s Art Deco Pre-Prohibition PHILCO is an early right-hand-drive Ford Model T
Radiobar. This auction is for an authentic, unrestored, 1936 Philco Radio Bar which Runabout, which appears to be an older restor-
was made by the Radiobar Co. of America. It was originally designed during the ation with parts from 1909 to 1911. It is in
Prohibition Era but was not released until 1936. The walnut veneer cabinet measures running and driving condition. The current
47 inches tall by 29 inches wide and 15 inches deep and is in very good, unrestored owner located this car in its present condition as
condition. We have posted several photographs so you can see there are some surface a barn find in Stettler, Alberta, in recent years,
rubs and scuffs to the original finish, as well as two very light areas across the front of but little is known of its history or restoration.
the door from when it must have been taped shut at some point. The right-hand-drive configuration could
We do not have the key to the side panel; however, it is unlocked. The front cloth indicate it came from British Columbia, as the
covering over the speaker is torn, and two knobs are rest of Canada was left-hand drive at
missing from the radio. When you open the top of this that time, save for perhaps Nova
cabinet, you reveal a fully stocked liquor cabinet. There Scotia. Drive train: The 4-cylinder
are 4 decanters, 1 cocktail shaker, 1 pourer/drizzle bot- engine block is stamped with the
tle, 6 scotch glasses, 6 stepped tumblers, 6 liqueur number 9110 at the front right side
glasses, and 4 shot glasses; we are missing two. There and has an open valve train with
are also 2 aluminum ice buckets with tongs and 8 visible lifters, indicative of 1909-10
stemless glasses. We suspect that these last glasses models. The left side of the block
may be an addition to this Radiobar because they do has only the Ford script cast into it.
not match exactly, and they also do not have a set The long oil filler neck is also an
spot to be in. When we removed the Philco Radio early production item. The oil pan
works (which are unable to be tested because the is identified as 1914 or later.
wiring is in very poor condition), we did find one Chassis: These T’s had a 100-
small piece which is marked “Philco” that was lost. inch wheelbase, and a chassis
We are unsure if it is original, or added, but the length of 10 feet 8 inches. The
remainder of the radio’s works seem to be in original black-painted frame appears
condition. Overall, this authentic 1936 Philco very solid and straight with no
Radiobar is in very good, complete and unrestored signs of rust issues or collision
condition. (Photos damage. (Photos courtesy of
courtesy of eBay eBay seller carsgoneby.)
seller wwolst12.)
DBA: This is a very low price for such a car, the lowest that I have found. The
DBA: Re-purpos- model T was made from 1908 to 1927. It was regarded as the car made for Middle
ing cabinets has America because it was the first made on the assembly line. One might say that
become very trendy this one has been rebuilt from parts, but what car from this period isn’t? The buyer
right now. The sell- seems to have gotten a deal.
er got quite a deal
as this one has not
been re-outfitted Deborah Abernethy is a certified appraiser with the International
but is 1936. New Association of Appraisers. She can be contacted at 404-262-2131 or
ones cost more. Deborah@expert-appraisers.com. Her website is www.expert-appraisers.com.
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