Monday, July 13, 2026

Bertoia’s May 29-30 Spring Auction featuring the Maloy and Bill Gallagher toy collections tallies nearly $1.9 million

Circa-1906 Bing (German) gauge 4 (75mm) toy locomotive, a massive live-steam train, hand-painted in LSWR livery, one of the largest locomotives Bing made, 15 inches long. Sold for $78,000

Circa-1906 Bing (German) gauge 4 (75mm) toy locomotive, a massive live-steam train, hand-painted in LSWR livery, one of the largest locomotives Bing made, 15 inches long. Sold for $78,000

Carlisle & Finch (Cincinnati, Ohio) 2-inch gauge electric toy summer trolley. German composition policeman figures were added to the ends of the 14½-inch-long trolley. Sold for $40,800

Carlisle & Finch (Cincinnati, Ohio) 2-inch gauge electric toy summer trolley. German composition policeman figures were added to the ends of the 14½-inch-long trolley. Sold for $40,800

https://bid.bertoiaauctions.com/lots/view/1-CK3867/salesman-sample-rotary-dump-truck  Rare ¼-inch-scale salesman’s sample of a 1922 Autocar rotary dump truck, mostly brass, one of only five known to exist, massive both in size (52 inches in length) and we

https://bid.bertoiaauctions.com/lots/view/1-CK3867/salesman-sample-rotary-dump-truck Rare ¼-inch-scale salesman’s sample of a 1922 Autocar rotary dump truck, mostly brass, one of only five known to exist, massive both in size (52 inches in length) and we

Fernand Martin (France) wind-up shoe shiner – “Le Petit Decrotteur” – manufactured circa 1898, 5 inches tall with the original clothing and fabulous face paint. Sold for $6,600

Fernand Martin (France) wind-up shoe shiner – “Le Petit Decrotteur” – manufactured circa 1898, 5 inches tall with the original clothing and fabulous face paint. Sold for $6,600

Circa-1926 Steelcraft Lincoln pedal car, sold under the Boycraft label, 100 percent original, with great paint colors, searchlight on the running board, disc wheels with rubber tires. Sold for $6,600

Circa-1926 Steelcraft Lincoln pedal car, sold under the Boycraft label, 100 percent original, with great paint colors, searchlight on the running board, disc wheels with rubber tires. Sold for $6,600

Highlights: Circa-1906 Bing gauge 4 toy locomotive, $78,000; Old Woman in the Shoe mechanical bank, $36,000; salesman sample of a 1922 dump body truck, $25,200.

The toy train world was abuzz in advance of the sale, and the prices realized for many lots were double, triple, even quadruple the high estimates.”
— Jeanne Bertoia

VINELAND, NJ, UNITED STATES, July 13, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A phenomenal circa-1906 Bing (German) gauge 4 toy locomotive soared to $78,000; a rare, contemporary Old Woman in the Shoe mechanical bank rang up $36,000; and a ¼-

Bertoia’s May 29-30 Spring Auction featuring the Maloy and Bill Gallagher toy collections tallies nearly $1.9 million

Circa-1906 Bing (German) gauge 4 (75mm) toy locomotive, a massive live-steam train, hand-painted in LSWR livery, one of the largest locomoti...