Pius Spring Woman’s Club hosts Berlin holiday tours (1) Nov 15, 2009
Pius Spring Woman s Club hosts Berlin holiday tours - Somerset - Daily American. Exquisite homes featuring the welcoming of four area families will get visitors in the Christmas spirit. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Creative souvenirs provide savings, style Oct 7, 2009
Off-price detours: On a small street in China we found a small thrift store that sold action figures, jade statues, old coins and antique toys at low prices. In London and Paris, affordable one-of-a-kind souvenirs are available in second-hand stores tucked beyond glitzy boulevards. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Toy Heaven? Man Parting With Huge Collection Sep 21, 2009
" It is estimated he has a collection of 7,000 antique toys in mint condition, which he will auction off over the next two years. His family founded KB Toys, the national chain of toy stores, until the early 1980s when they sold it for $62 million. The business went went bankrupt in 2008 and closed this year. (ABC News) It's a child's dream -- nothing but stacked floor-to-ceiling, packing the shelves that line the four floors of a special addition they added to display them all. "People ask me,... (ABC News -- Business)
Sheriff's Report: Aug. 23 - Aug. 29, 2009 Sep 3, 2009
A firearm and antique toys were reported missing. Investigation continuing. (Ogden Reporter, IA)
Ag museum displays donated farm toys Jun 1, 2009
OWASCO The small replicas at the Ward W. O'Hara Agricultural Life Museum were more than antique toys, they were a link to the technological advancements achieved in the agricultural industry during the past century. Roger Manrow, who donated his collection of more than 200 tractors, combines, corn planters and wagons that make up the display, said it gives adults a chance to reminisce about their own experiences while educating younger generations about farming. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Antique toys stolen from area museum May 8, 2009
Web Search powered by YAHOO. Several antique cars and wind-up toys were stolen from an old Wykoff, Minn. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Eclectic mix of treasures to be found at Pantagraph garage sale Mar 30, 2009
Along with Betty Boop and Barbie will be liquor slot machines, a tent, screen house, antique toys, Bakelite bangles, homemade jams and relishes, primitives, tools and automotive, fishing, wrestling and racing gear. Brand-new items include furniture, home dcor, handmade beds, and bandanas for Fido and Fluffyif you can get a cat to wear one. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
* World Business Quick Take Mar 24, 2009
Antique toys sold off. KB Toys Inc co-founder Donald Kaufmans decision to go ahead with auctioning off his antique toys in a recession turned out to be a good one. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Obituaries for Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009 Feb 26, 2009
Frem s collection of antique toys and tractors was an impressive one. His accumulation of collectible series toy tractors and machinery numbered in the hundreds, but his real pride was in his more than 16 restored John Deere two cylinder tractors. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
