Auction details
Roadside America: Are We There Yet?
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Internet-only (timed) auction
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1251 Chestnut St., Reading, Pennsylvania, 19602. USA. tel: 610-370-2879
700+ Lots, items will be added until the catalog is complete. Are we there yet? That's the question so many children asked for seventy plus years in route to Roadside America until 2020, when the World's Greatest Miniature Village closed its doors for the last time. Since that time, we have conducted five auctions consisting of items from the Roadside America inventory. When the assignment began, I promised Dolores Heinsohn and the Heinsohn family that I would not retire until we completed their divestiture. Are we there yet is the question I have asked more than once since then. The answer is an echo of every parents response to that relentless question posed so often over the years: "Not quite, but we'll be there soon." On Sunday, September 29th, we will hold the sixth, and next-to-the-last auction in the Roadside America series. The event features Laurence Geiringer handmade items; the collection of Native American artifacts on display in the main venue; Lionel O gauge locomotives, tenders and train cars; vintage parts including trucks, wheels, shells, control boards and hardware from the Roadside America maintenance shop; auto dealer promotional vehicles; layout accessories; Roadside America gift shop items, vintage ephemera and miscellaneous inventory associated with the iconic miniature village. We're nearing the end of our assignment to disperse the inventory of Roadside America into the hands of a family that spans the globe. We can see the end of the road from here. Join us for the next event. The road goes on forever, but all good things must end. We'll see you at the auction.
Auction lots (523)
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Lot 29C
8
Native American War Club
16" x 4.25" x 1.6"; Native American War Club, grooved, stone head, rawhide wraps, stick handle, bark removed on top portion; from...
Lot 29D
2
Pride Lines Cast Iron Hobo / Tramp Figure
2.25" H; Pride Lines cast iron, hand-painted hobo / tramp figure, impressed stamp "Pride Lines" on bottom, from the Roadside...
Lot 30
5
RA Lionel 1666E Locomotive
Lionel 1666E locomotive, O gauge, gun metal gray, from the Roadside America main display; used, good visual condition, untested....
Lot 30B
5
AMT Minneapolis & St. Louis Boxcar #4382
3" x 10.4" x 2.75"; vintage AMT Minneapolis & St. Louis box car #4382, O gauge, reads "M & St.L 4382", "The Peoria Gateway",...
Lot 30C
19
RA Scenes Color Brochure, Night Pageant Brochure
1) 9" x 22"; RA Full Color Photo Brochure: Side 1 Full page (9" x 22") panoramic view Roadside America main display; Side 2 -...
Lot 31A
8
Birdstone
2" x 3.25" x 1"; Birdstone, from the Roadside America Collection, quartz type, drilled, on display at RA Shartlesville location....
Lot 31B
4
Lionel Reading Lines Two-Bay Hopper #87022
3" x 8.5" x 2"; Lionel 82163 two bay hopper, black, O gauge, with Reading Lines Stickers "Reading" America's Largest Anthracite...
Lot 31D
5 Hand Crafted Plastic Trees
9"-11"+-; five hand crafted plastic trees assembled from limbs of Britains Weeping Willow or similar variety, from the Roadside...
Lot 32
8 Lionel Four-Wheel Trucks
.84" x 2.25" x 1.84"; eight Lionel four-wheel trucks, O Gauge, from the Roadside America Maintenance Shop parts inventory; used...
Lot 32A
2
RA Souvenir Shot Glass
2.5" x 2" D; Roadside America souvenir shot glass, black print on clear glass with locomotive logo, motto reads "Roadside America...
Lot 32C
2
Native American Projectile Point
2.36" x .1.12"; Native American projectile point, from the Roadside America Collection, on display at RA Shartlesville location....
Lot 32D
2
Lion, Tiger, Polar Bear
2" x 3.25" x 1" (polar bear), 1.5" x 4" x .75" (tiger), 1.5" x 3.4 x .75" (lion) ; chalkware polar bear, chalkware tiger, plastic...
Lot 33
10
Williams WMRR Diesel Locomotive Set
4.25" x 11.4" x 2.6"; Williams Western Maryland diesel locomotives #302 (powered) and #304 (dummy), from the RA main display,...
Lot 33B
Gieringer Boat w/ Fisherman
.75" x 7" x 2.5"; Laurence Gieringer boat with fisherman in straw hat, cork floats on bottom, from the Roadside America main...
Lot 33C
6
36 Roadside America Postcards
Thirty-six cards total, four cards each: 1) Outhouse scene. 2) Barn and barn lot scene 3) House construction scene 4) Overview of...
Lot 33D
6
30'+ New Gargraves 3 Rail, SS Center Rail Track
37" each, 30 plus linear feet total; ten 37" pieces Gargraves O gauge, regular, three rail, stainless steel center rail track...
Lot 34A
Primitive Earthenware Vessel
5" x 5.75" D; primitive Earthenware vessel, applied decoration on neck, incised on shoulders, lizard / frog handles, repaired,...
Lot 34B
5
AMT NYC & St.L RR Boxcar #13057
3.4" x 10.25" x 2.25"; vintage AMT #8006 O gauge New York Central & St. Louis Railroad boxcar #13057, 1952-1967, reads "Southern...
Lot 34D
5 Britains Large/ Medium Plastic Trees
7 10; five Britains plastic, evergreen trees from the Roadside America main display, all trees in the Main Display were inserted...
Lot 35B
5
Weaver PRR 3 Bay Coal Hopper #268197
3" x 10.25" x 2.6"; Weaver Pennsylvania Railroad three bay coal hopper #268197 with coal load, brick red with white lettering,...
Lot 35C
4
Fossilized Plant in Handmade Walnut Case
1.36" x 8" x 3"; fossilized plant in sedimentary rock, framed in antique walnut box with finely dovetailed corners, small portion...
Lot 35D
1
10 Handmade RA Fruit Trees
Ten handmade fruit trees from the Roadside America orchard tableau, made from dried flower floral stock, various sizes; used...
Lot 36
11
Lionel "The General" 1872 Locomotive & Tender
3.25" x 10.5" x 2.4" (locomotive), 3" x 5.25" x 2.25" (tender); Lionel "The General" 1872 locomotive with Western & Atlantic...
Lot 36C
4
10 RA Linen Postcards c. 1940s-Early '50s (Set #2)
3.75" x 5.5" each; ten postally unused Roadside America linen postcards, all from the Schlanker's Store location, four miles west...
Lot 36D
5
Bandai Tin Litho MG Convertible, Driver
2.5" x 7" x 2.8"; vintage Bandai tin lithograph MG convertible, black with red / tan interior, from the RA main display; used...
Lot 37A
4
Stone Full Groove Ax
1" x 7.4" x 3.5"; Ax Head, full groove, full groove with reeded lip, patterned stone, accession number "1200", from the Roadside...
Lot 37B
5
Williams PRR Locomotive Shell #2332: Cast Metal
2.76" x 12.84" x 2.4"; Williams PRR GG-1 diesel locomotive #2332 cast metal shell with ladders, dark green with gold lettering...
Lot 37C
19
RA Scenes Color Brochure, Night Pageant Brochure
1) 9" x 22"; RA Full Color Photo Brochure: Side 1 Full page (9" x 22") panoramic view Roadside America main display; Side 2 -...
Lot 37D
5 Britains Medium / Small Plastic Trees
5" - 8+", some larger; five Britains plastic, evergreen trees from the Roadside America main display, all trees in the Main...
Lot 38A
2
RA Souvenir Shot Glass
2.5" x 2" D; Roadside America souvenir shot glass, black print on clear glass with locomotive logo, motto reads "Roadside America...
Lot 38B
5
K-Line Reading Lines Caboose #94074
3.5" x 9.5" x 2.25"; K-Line Reading Lines caboose #94074, O Gauge, green and yellow, from the Roadside America main display;...
Lot 38C
2
Native American Projectile Point
2.84" x .75"; Native American projectile point, from the Roadside America Collection, on display at RA Shartlesville location. IN...
Lot 38D
1
4 Britains Hampshire Pigs
1" x 2" x .75"; four Britains Hampshire pigs, plastic, from the farm tableaux in the RA main display; used condition, no losses....
Lot 39
11
Lionel 244 Locomotive w/ 1130T Tender
3" x 9" x 2.25" x 2.16" (locomotive), 3" x 7.25" x 2.12" (tender); Lionel 244 locomotive with 1130T Lionel LInes tender, O...
Lot 39C
6
36 Roadside America Postcards
Thirty-six cards total, four cards each: 1) Outhouse scene. 2) Barn and barn lot scene 3) House construction scene 4) Overview of...
Lot 39D
2
3 Cast Metal Figures
2.5", 2.4", 2.25"; three vintage cast metal figures: man with objects in both hands (embossed maker's stamp on bottom), man in...
Lot 40
6 O Gauge 6-Wheel Power Trucks
1.12" x 4.5" x 1.75"; six O gauge, six-wheel power trucks, three with motors, from the Roadside America Maintenance Shop parts...
Lot 40A
7
Ceramic Figural Pipe Bowl
2.75"" x 2.5" x .8"; ceramic figural pipe bowl, frog with phallus / human form, reeded adornment, with accession numbers "4398W...
Lot 40B
5
Lionel W&A Mail Car #1876
3.5" x 10.75" x 2.12"; Lionel Western & Atlantic Railroad mail car #1876, from the Roadside America main display; used, good...
Lot 40C
5
10 RA Linen Postcards c. 1940s-Early '50s (Set #3)
3.75" x 5.5" each; ten postally unused Roadside America linen postcards, all from the Schlanker's Store location, four miles west...
Lot 40D
3 Britains Flocked Trees
10"; three Britains flocked evergreen trees, from the Roadside America Mountain tableau , all trees in the Main Display were...
Lot 41B
5
Lionel A.T. & S.F. Operating Milk Car #63132
3" x 8.25" x 2.16"; Lionel Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Model X3464 Operating Automatic Refrigerated Milk Car #63132,...
Lot 41C
2
Petrified Wood
.5" x 2" x 1.5"; petrified wood, labeled "Petrified Hickory", from the Roadside America Collection, on display at RA...
Lot 41D
1
Britains Hedgerow & Field Gate
2" x 2.5" x 1.4" (hedgerow), 1.5" x 3.2" (gate); two sections Britains hedgerow with matching field gate, from the Roadside...
Lot 42
6
AMT PRR F-7 Diesel Locomotive
12" x 3.5" x 2.5"; AMT PRR F-7 diesel locomotive, cat whiskers variant c. 1948-1954, a classic piece of Roadside history, the AMT...
Lot 42D
5
Early 1950s Pontiac Chieftain Dealer Promo
2.5" x 7.75" x 2.75"; Early 1950s Pontiac Chieftain coupe dealer promo, two-tone green, friction drive, hard plastic, from RA...
Lot 43
2
2 Lionel Six-Wheel Power Trucks
1.25" x 4.75" x 1.75"; two Lionel six-wheel power trucks, O Gauge, from the Roadside America Maintenance Shop parts inventory;...
Lot 43A
6
Butterfly Bannerstone
1.75" x 5" x 1.12"; Notched butterfly bannerstone, quartzite, center hole, deep groove, high ridges, accession number from the...
Lot 43B
5
Williams PRR Benjamin Franklin Pullman Car
3.5" x 15" x 2.4"; Williams 60' PRR Benjamin Franklin pullman passenger car, O Gauge, illuminated, aluminum body with burgundy /...
Lot 43D
2
5 Cast Metal Figures
2" H; five cast metal figures, each with one articulated arm, from the Roadside America main display; used condition. IN HOUSE...
Lot 44A
2
RA Souvenir Shot Glass
2.5" x 2" D; Roadside America souvenir shot glass, black print on clear glass with locomotive logo, motto reads "Roadside America...
Lot 44B
5
Esso Triple Dome Tank Car
3.5" x 7.5" x 2"; Esso Triple Dome Tank Car, O Gauge, sheet metal, flat black, box couplers, Esso adhesives, some of the earliest...
Lot 44C
6
36 Roadside America Postcards
Thirty-six cards total, four cards each: 1) Outhouse scene. 2) Barn and barn lot scene 3) House construction scene 4) Overview of...
Lot 44D
3
2 Solid Cast Mounted Cavalry Riders
3" x 3.25" x .75" (Mountie), 2.75" x 2.75" x .75" (crusader); two solid cast mounted riders, one Royal Canadian Mountie. one...
Lot 45
11
RA Lionel 226E Locomotive, 2224W Tender
3.75" x 14" x 2.75" (locomotive), 3.5" x 7.75" x 2.4" (tender); Lionel 226E locomotive with Lionel 2224W tender, from the...
Lot 45C
22
RA Accordion View Pack NOS: 18 Postcards c. 1940s
4.25" x 6"; vintage Roadside America accordion view pack , eighteen full color lithograph on linen paper depictions of scenes...
Lot 45D
6
30'+ New Gargraves 3 Rail, SS Center Rail Track
37" each, 30 plus linear feet total; ten 37" pieces Gargraves O gauge, regular, three rail, stainless steel center rail track...
Lot 46
2
8 O Gauge 4-Wheel Power Trucks
1" x 3.36" x 1.6"; eight four-wheel power trucks, O gauge, from the Roadside America Maintenance Shop parts inventory; used...
Lot 46A
4
Stone Ax Head
3.75"" x .2.5" x 1.36" D; stone ax head, full groove, from the Roadside America Collection, on display at RA Shartlesville...
Lot 46B
5
Williams PRR William Penn Pullman Car
3.5" x 15" x 2.4"; Williams 60' PRR William Penn pullman passenger car, O gauge, illuminated, aluminum body with burgundy / gold...
Lot 46C
19
RA Scenes Color Brochure, Night Pageant Brochure
1) 9" x 22"; RA Full Color Photo Brochure: Side 1 Full page (9" x 22") panoramic view Roadside America main display; Side 2 -...
Lot 46D
5 Britains Large/ Medium Plastic Trees
7 10; five Britains plastic, evergreen trees from the Roadside America main display, all trees in the Main Display were inserted...
Lot 47A
2
Atlas RA "N" Scale 40' Box Car MIB
1" x 3.12" x 1"; Atlas "N" scale Roadside America 40' PS-1 Box car with Roadside America train logo, motto "Roadside America Inc....
Lot 47B
Lionel W&A Passenger Car #1875
3.4" x 10.75" x 2"; Lionel Western & Atlantic passenger car #1875, from the Roadside America main display; used, good visual...
Lot 47C
Earthenware Pot
4" x 5"D; earthenware pot, repaired from shards, exhibiting Mississippian or Mesoamerican design elements including...
Lot 47D
2
5 Cast Metal Railroad Station Figures
2.25" H; five cast metal figures, two porters, flagman, man in suit with small bag, boy seated on dome-top trunk, from the ...
Lot 48
6 Lionel Four-Wheel Trucks w/ Couplers
1" x 4.75" x 2.25"; six Lionel four-wheel trucks w/ couplers, O Gauge, from the Roadside America Maintenance Shop parts...
Lot 48A
2
Anthony's Dairy Individual Cream Bottle NOS
2.25" x 1.4" x 1.4"; Anthony's Dairy, Strausstown, PA, individual table-top cream bottle, red print on clear bottle reads...
Lot 48D
5
1957 New Yorker Sedan Dealer Promo
2.12" x 8.12" x 3"; Jo-Han 1957 Chrysler New Yorker four door sedan dealer promo, Spring Green w/ Stardust Blue Top, friction,...
Lot 49
10
Lionel UPRR 2023 Alco AA Diesel Locomotive Set
3.5" x 10.25" x 2.25"; 1951 Lionel Union Pacific Alco AA diesel locomotive set, yellow w/ gray, from the RA main display, used,...
Lot 49A
2
Native American Projectile Point
2.25" x .1.25"; Native American projectile point, from the Roadside America Collection, on display at RA Shartlesville location....
Lot 49C
4
10 RA Linen Postcards c. 1940s-Early '50s (Set #1)
3.75" x 5.5" each; ten postally unused Roadside America linen postcards, eight from the Schlanker's Store location, four miles...
Lot 49D
1
3 Resting Sheep
1.25" x 2.5" x 1"; three Austrian, chalkware, resting sheep, stamped "Austria", from the farm tableaux in the RA main display;...
Lot 50A
2
RA Souvenir Shot Glass
2.5" x 2" D; Roadside America souvenir shot glass, black print on clear glass with locomotive logo, motto reads "Roadside America...
Lot 50B
5
Williams PRR Alexander Hamilton Observation Car
3.5" x 15" x 2.4"; Williams 60' PRR Alexander Hamilton pullman passenger car, O Gauge, illuminated, aluminum body with burgundy /...
Lot 50D
1
10 Handmade RA Fruit Trees
Ten handmade fruit trees from the Roadside America orchard tableau, made from dried flower floral stock, various sizes; used...
Lot 51
3
10 Lionel Gear Wheels w/ Axles
1.5" D; ten Lionel gear wheels with axles, O gauge, stamped "Baldwin Disc", from the Roadside America Maintenance Shop parts...
Lot 51B
5
RMT / K-line Reading Commuter Locomotive #26011
4" x 11.4" x 2.12"; RMT / K-line Reading Commuter Locomotive #26011, serial #029315, O Gauge, illuminated with silhouettes,...
Lot 51C
6
36 Roadside America Postcards
Thirty-six cards total, four cards each: 1) Outhouse scene. 2) Barn and barn lot scene 3) House construction scene 4) Overview of...
Lot 51D
2
5 Cast Iron, Cast Metal Figures
2.25"; five figures: two cast iron, Amish man, Pride Lines man in overcoat with walking stick (incised stamp "Pride Lines");...
Lot 52
11
RA Lionel 2026 Locomotive, 6466WX Tender
3.25" x 10" x 2.75" (locomotive), 3.4" x 7.25" x 2.4" (tender); Lionel 2026 locomotive with 6466WX Lionel Lines tender, O gauge,...
Lot 52A
4
Flint Scraper / Knife: RA Collection
6.5" x .1.5" x .3"; Native American flint scraper / knigfe, from the Roadside America Collection, on display at RA Shartlesville...
Lot 52C
19
RA Scenes Color Brochure, Night Pageant Brochure
1) 9" x 22"; RA Full Color Photo Brochure: Side 1 Full page (9" x 22") panoramic view Roadside America main display; Side 2 -...
Lot 52D
5 Britains Medium / Small Plastic Trees
5" - 8+", some larger; five Britains plastic, evergreen trees from the Roadside America main display, all trees in the Main...
Lot 53B
5
Williams PRR Molly Pitcher Pullman Car
3.5" x 15" x 2.4"; Williams 60' PRR Molly Pitcher pullman passenger car, O Gauge, illuminated, aluminum body with burgundy / gold...
Lot 53D
1
RA Black Momentary Push Button Switch
Vintage Roadside America black momentary push button switch, employed for operating animated features, removed from railing of RA...
Lot 54
5
Lionel Lackawanna Diesel Locomotive #2321
4" x 15.5" x 2.5"; Lionel Lackawanna Fairbanks-Morse Trainmaster No. 2321 locomotive, 1954 - 1956, gray with maroon, yellow...
Lot 54B
5
RMT / K-line Reading Commuter Car #26013
4" x 11.4" x 2.12"; RMT / K-line Reading Commuter Car #26013, O Gauge, illuminated with silhouettes, silver with black lettering...
Lot 54D
5
Early 1950s Ford Customline Dealer Promo
2.75" x 7.75" x 2.75"; Early 1950s Ford Customline four door sedan dealer promo, two-tone, hard plastic, from RA main display;...
Lot 55A
4
Double-Crescent Bannerstone
4.75" x 5.36" x .84"; double crescent bannerstone, center hole, from the Roadside America Collection, on display at RA...
Lot 55B
Lionel W&A US Mail Car #9551
3.25" x 10.75" x 2"; Lionel Western & Atlantic US Mail Car #9551, from the Roadside America main display; used, very good visual...
Lot 55D
5 Britains Large/ Medium Plastic Trees
7" - 10"; five Britains plastic, evergreen trees from the Roadside America main display, all trees in the Main Display were...
Lot 56
15 Four-Wheel Trucks
Fifteen four-wheel trucks, various eras and makers, O Gauge, from the Roadside America Maintenance Shop parts inventory; used...
Lot 56A
2
RA Souvenir Shot Glass
2.5" x 2" D; Roadside America souvenir shot glass, black print on clear glass with locomotive logo, motto reads "Roadside America...
Lot 56B
4
Williams PRR 4-Bay Hopper #89532
4" x 10.75" x 2.12"; Williams Pennsylvania Railroad #89532 open quad hopper with coal load, O Gauge, Tuscan, reads "Pennsylvania...
Lot 56C
6
36 Roadside America Postcards
Thirty-six cards total, four cards each: 1) Outhouse scene. 2) Barn and barn lot scene 3) House construction scene 4) Overview of...
Lot 56D
3
15 Small Farm Animals
Fifteen small farm animals including cows, calves, sheep, goats, chickens, ducks, pigs, from the farm tableaux in the RA main...
Lot 57
5
Lionel Navy Yard Switcher Locomotive #51
3.5" x 6" x 2.5"; Lionel Navy Yard switcher locomotive, from the Roadside America main layout; used, good visual condition,...
Lot 57C
14
RA Accordion View Pack NOS: 12 Postcards c.1950s
4.25" x 6"; vintage Roadside America accordion view pack, twelve Kodachrome color depictions of scenes from the Roadside America...
Lot 57D
6
30'+ New Gargraves 3 Rail, SS Center Rail Track
37" each, 30 plus linear feet total; ten 37" pieces Gargraves O gauge, regular, three rail, stainless steel center rail track...