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Mecum Auctions Offering Collections

from Elmer’s Auto and Toy Museum

WALWORTH, WI – On the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River from Elmer’s
in the small community of Fountain City, Wisconsin, lies a 90-acre Auto and Toy
parcel with five buildings that are stocked to the hilt with more than Museum collec-
100 collector cars, over 700 pedal cars, hundreds of bicycles, motorcycles, tion will be avail-
snowmobiles, thousands of vintage toys and more. Long known able for bids.
worldwide as Elmer’s Auto and Toy Museum, a large portion of the Additional infor-
collection will soon be offered at auction by Mecum Auctions, the mation, photos,
world’s largest classic and collector car auction company, at an on-site and descriptions of the collection are available at Mecum.com.
auction event in Fountain City this September 14-17. The auction will be open to registered bidders only; members of the
Collector car enthusiast Elmer Duellman bought his first pedal car public are welcome to visit the museum and preview the offerings in
in 1971, a 1905 chain-driven, wooden pedal car, and after filling his advance of the event during scheduled business hours. Bidder
available garage and storage space with full-size classic and collector registration is available online in advance and on-site at the auction for
cars, he switched his focus fully to the pedal car pursuit, ultimately $200. It includes admission for two persons to the four auction days.
building one of the world’s largest and most encompassing collections For those unable to attend in person, enhanced remote bidding
of its kind. Throughout his time collecting, Duellman became so options are also available both online (at bidnow.mecum.com) and
knowledgeable about the hobby and so well-known within its realm telephone bidding.
that he was featured on the show American Pickers with Mike Wolfe Elmer’s Auto and Toy Museum Collection Auction will take place
several times, contributed to a series of books, and was sought out by September 14-17, 2022, at the Elmer’s Auto and Toy Museum located
others compiling reference and price guides for contributions of at W903 Elmer’s Road in Fountain City, Wisconsin.
information and imagery from his collection. Bidder Registration is $200 in advance online and at the door;
In 2003, eight of Duellman’s pedal cars were utilized as a part of an includes admission for two to each auction day.
exhibition at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center in Stamford, To preview the auction, members of general public are welcome to
Connecticut, titled Pedal to the Metal: A History of Children’s Pedal visit the museum during regular hours of operation, which are 9 a.m.
Cars. Elmer and his wife, Bernadette, also gifted one of their pedal cars, to 5 p.m. (CDT) on July 23, 24, 30, and 31; August 6, 7, 20, 21, 27
a circa-1953 Kidillac, to the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. in 2003 and 28; and September 3, 4 and 5. Museum admission is $15 for adults
to be featured in a display called “America on the Move” within the and $5 for children.
National Museum of American History. Auction days will be open to registered bidders only. Gates open daily
As part of the upcoming auction, all of the full-size classic and at 8 a.m. The auction begins at 10 a.m. Wed. – Sat. September 14-17.
collector cars, all the motorcycles, scooters, mini-bikes, and bicycles, all of For more information, visit https://www.mecum.com/auctions/
the pedal cars, and a large selection of other Road Art and memorabilia fountain-city-2022/

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