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           Antique tallow candles occasionally appear on the market at auction and
        usually bring around $50 per candle.

                             $1,747 (12 bids, 8 bids): Antique Victorian Port                  Echoes of Yesterday
                            Phillip WWI Light Horse VMR Brass Enamel Hat
                            Badge. This item is antique WWI, circa 1918, used but
                               in good condition for its age and use. All the inlaid    A Mall for Antiques, Collectibles & Yesterday’s Items
                                  enamelwork is intact, and there are no dents or                       Historic Downtown Area
                                    damage to the front of the badge. It has two          109 Broadway, Kissimmee, FL 34741
                                     loops which are firmly attached to the back;
                                      one of them is a little squashed. It could do                      (407) 847-2300
                                      with a professional cleaning. (Photos courtesy                     Mon-Sat 10-5 (Fri 10-4)
                                      of eBay seller knightsgold from Australia.)
                                        PH: These badges were produced from                               Visit us on Facebook:
                                     1912-1929 for the Port Phillip (Australia)                        Echoes of Yesterday Antique Mall
                                   29  Light Horse Regiment V.M.R. [Victoria                                                                         2
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                                 (Volunteer) Mounted Rifles]. The VMR were
                             mounted defense regiments organized along cavalry
        lines (mounted transport and dismounted engagement); they consisted of 25
        officers and 400 men divided into four squadrons.                                                                                Antiques
        Apparently, the badges from this particular regiment are considered quite rare                                                  primitives
        and bring upwards of $1,000, while badges of other regiments of similar age                                                    collectibles
        command less than $300. Collar badges were also made.                                                                           furniture
                                                                                                                                        Militaria
        $5,400 (45 bids,                                                                                                               shabby chic
        14 bidders): Rare                                                                                                            vintage jewelry
        Antique 19  C J &                                                                                                         Vintage Toys & Trains
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        E Stevens Cast Iron                                                                                                          Vintage Clothing
        Professor Pug Frog
        Mechanical Bank.                                                                 97 Geneva Drive • Oviedo, FL 32765
        If you search online,                                                                            PH: 407-366-7705
        you will see several                                                               OPEN 7 DAYS • MON.-SAT. 10AM-6PM & SUN. 11AM-4PM
        different versions of                                                                        www.thecoopantiques.com
        this antique J & E                                                                                                                           3
        Stevens’ “Professor
        Pug Frogs Great
        Bicycle Feat” cast iron
        mechanical bank. Most
        of them have a coin holder on the back of the bicycle. The bank in this auction
        is a rare, earlier example of that bank that does not have this coin holder.
        Instead, the coin goes into the frog’s mouth.
           After creating this bank, Stevens realized that the weight of the coin, added
        with the centrifugal force of the strong spring, was sometimes too much so
        the coin would only go into the proper slot about 50% of the time. This is
        when they decided to change the back foot-post on the bike into a coin holder.
        Designed with the weight of the coin on the back of the bike, the rotation was   95 Geneva Dr., Oviedo, FL 32765
        slowed down slightly, and therefore, the bank was more accurate.                   Open 7 Days • Mon-Sat 10am-7pm, Sun 12-6pm
           This rare and authentic 19  century Professor Pug Frog Bank is in very
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        good, original, working condition. There is some wear to the original paint, but   Central Florida’s Friendliest Antique Mall
        there are no breaks or any restorations to the cast iron. The spring is still strong,   Over 12,500 Sq.Ft. • 100+ Dealers for your shopping Pleasure
        and Mother Goose’s wagging tongue is still retained. So is the original coin
        trap door. (Photos courtesy of eBay seller wwolst12.)                               Summer Extravaganza June 5-6-7-8
           PH: John and Elisha Stevens organized their business in Cromwell, Conn.,               Storewide Sales Up To 50% Off!
        in 1843 with the idea of producing iron hardware and a few toys (child’s              Complimentary Lunch Buffet All 4 Days
        stoves, cannon, tops, locomotives, etc.).They introduced the firecracker pistol        Free Gift with Purchase of $30 or more.
        in 1859 and figural banks in 1869. Over the course of the next 60 years,
        they received patents on 84 different iron banks. By 1928, cap pistols were      Primitives, Antiques & Collectibles of All Types
        their primary focus, though a few bank patents exist into the 1930s. The iron       Highwaymen Paintings are our Specialty.
        shortage brought on by WWII effectively put the company out of business;
        what was left was absorbed by Buckley in 1950.                                      We are open regular hours for your shopping pleasure
           This bank is one of the most complicated they produced with many moving    We look forward to reconnecting wtih all of our valued customers
        parts. Excellent examples with good original paint will bring $14,000-$16,000
        at auction. In this instance, the price was probably fair to both buyer and seller.   www.oviedoantiquemall.com              PH:407-366-3668
        This bank has also been reproduced, but those should not be hard to detect.         oviedoantiquemall@gmail.com                        866-824-9336
        Look for poor, inferior metal, poor casting detail, modern screws and too bright     Watch batteries installed $5 to $12 each by 40 year veteran watch
        of paint or cleverly aged paint.                                                              and clockmaker. Full service clock repairs.
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        Philip Hawkins, ISA AM, AAG is an accredited member of the International Society of Appraisers and a   2 antique shops, (25,000 sq. ft.) & A thrift store within easy walking distance.
        founding member of the Appraisers Association of Georgia. He can be reached via the ISA website or at 404-  We stock Greenwich Bay Shea Butter Soaps & Lotions  4
        320-7275.
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