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 58A
8
Birdstone
1.5" x 5" x 1"; Birdstone, from the Roadside America Collection, on display at RA Shartlesville location. IN HOUSE SHIPPING IS...
Lot 58B
12
MTH PRR Locomotive & Tender
4" x 11" x 2.5" (locomotive), 3.75" x 8" x 2.4" (tender); MTH 2-8-0 PRR steam locomotive with matching tender, O gauge, red roof...
Lot 58D
2
5 Cast Iron, Cast Metal Figures
2.25"; five figures: two cast iron, milkman with milk bottles, man in suit with walking stick (marked "France" "L.P."); three...
Lot 59B
6
Lionel B&O Quad Hopper #2956 w/ Cover
3.6" x 10.6" x 2.84"; vintage Baltimore & Ohio Quad Hopper # 2956, O Gauge, with custom built wooden cover 3.5" x 8.75" x 2.6";...
Lot 59D
1
5 Britains Cast Metal Field Gates
1.25" x 3.12"; five Britains cast metal field gates, from the farm tableaux in the Roadside America main display; used. IN HOUSE...
Lot 60
4
Lionel USN Locomotive #224
4" x 16.5" x 2.5"; Lionel United states Navy locomotive #224, from the Roadside America main layout; used, good visual, untested....
Lot 60B
5
RMT / K-line Reading Commuter Car #26015
4" x 11.4" x 2.12"; RMT / K-line Reading Commuter Car #26015, O Gauge, illuminated with silhouettes, silver with black lettering...
Lot 60D
5
1954 Plymouth Belvedere Dealer Promo
2.5" x 7.5" x 2.75"; 1953 Plymouth four door, hard top sedan dealer promo, two-tone, friction, hard plastic, from RA main...
Lot 61A
4
Lunate Bannerstone
2.5" x 5.75" x 1.22"; lunate bannerstone, center hole, rounded tips, from the Roadside America Collection, on display at RA...
Lot 61B
5
Lionel Silver Cloud Pullman Car
3.5" x 14.86 x 2.4"; Lionel Silver Cloud Pullman Car #2533, O Gauge, illuminated, from the Roadside America main layout; used,...
Lot 61C
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 61D
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 62A
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 62B
5
Lionel PRR Tie-Jector Motorized Unit #5511
3.5" x 9.5" x 2"; PRR Tie-Jector Motorized Unit #5511, 1957-1961, O Gauge, red with light gray lettering, reads, "Tie-Jector",...
Lot 62C
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 62D
1
3 Britains Cows: 2 Brown Swiss, I Guernsey
2" x 3" x .75 (standing)"; three Britains cast metal cows, two Brown Swiss, one Guernsey, from the farm tableaux in the RA main...
Lot 63
5
Williams UPRR Locomotive Powered Unit
3" x 10" x 2.25"; 4.25" x 11.4" x 2.6"; Williams Silver Streak Union Pacific diesel locomotive, powered unit A, from the RA main...
Lot 63C
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 64A
7
Carved Stone Effigy
3.25" x 7"" x 1.5"; carved stone effigy, alligator, serpentine stone, accession data "426WR North Carolina", from the Roadside...
Lot 64B
Senco Sound Inc. Coal Tender
3" x 6" x 2.4"; Senco Sound Incorporated sheet metal coal tender c. 1947, O Gauge, excerpt from Classic Toy Trains 7/6/2006...
Lot 64D
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 65
5
Lionel Santa Fe Diesel Locomotive
4" x 12" x 2.5"; Lionel Santa Fe diesel locomotive, c. 1950s, silver and red with yellow pinstriping, reads "Santa Fe", "Built By...
Lot 65D
3
2 Sledders w/ Toboggans
1.5" x 3" x 1"; two cast metal figures with toboggans, from the mountain tableau in Roadside America main display; used. IN HOUSE...
Lot 66A
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 66B
5
Lionel Manhattan Passenger Car #2628
3.5" x 14.86 x 2.4"; Lionel Manhattan Passenger Car #2628, 1950, O Gauge, illuminated, from the Roadside America main layout;...
Lot 67A
7
Ceramic Figural Pipe Bowl
2.12" x 3.25" x 1.75"; ceramic figural pipe bowl, with accession numbers "5467 Ga(?)", from the Roadside America Collection, on...
Lot 67B
5
Lionel Reading Lines 4-Bay Hopper #532000
3" x 10.6" x 2.84"; vintage Reading Lines 532000 quad hopper, reads "Reading RDG 532000", "Built 3-27", embossed stamp "Built By...
Lot 67C
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 68
11
RA Lionel 2025 Locomotive, 6466WX Tender
3.25" x 10.5" x 2.75" (locomotive), 3.4" x 7.25" x 2.4" (tender); Lionel 2025 locomotive with 6466WX Lionel Lines tender, O...
Lot 68A
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 68C
Earthenware Bowl
2.7" x 5.25" D; thin-walled, undecorated, earthenware bowl with rim losses, from the Roadside America Collection, on display at...
Lot 68D
1
2 Cast Metal Elephants
1.75" x 3" x 1.12" (France), 2" x 3" x 1.12" (LONIOH) ?; two cast metal elephants, one marked "France", one marked "LONIOH" (?)...
Lot 69A
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 69B
5
Lionel Irvington Passenger Car #2625
3.5" x 14.86 x 2.4"; Lionel Irvington Passenger Car #2625, 1950, O Gauge, illuminated, from the Roadside America main layout;...
Lot 69C
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 69D
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 70A
6
Nutting Stone / Mano
2.12" x 4" x 3.25"; Nutting Stone / Mano, depressions on both sides, flat bottom, pointed top, coarse textured stone, red / brown...
Lot 70B
5
Lionel Flat Car #6802 w/ Boat & Rack
2.5" x 10" x 2"; Lionel Flat Car #6802 with Lionel Boat #6901-60 and rack, 1957-1960, O Gauge, red car with white lettering, blue...
Lot 70C
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 70D
1
10 Handmade RA Trees
Ten handmade trees from the Roadside America main display, made from dried flower floral stock, various types and sizes; used...
Lot 71B
5
Esso Single Dome Tank Car
3.6" x 9" x 2.25"; Esso Single Dome Tank Car, O Gauge, sheet metal, flat black, hook and slot couplers, Esso adhesives, some of...
Lot 71C
2
Native American Point: RA Collection
2" x .9"; Woodland Native American projectile point, with accession number "5", from the Roadside America Collection, on display...
Lot 71D
1
3 Britains Guernsey Cows
1.5" x 3" x .75"; three Britains Guernsey cows, plastic, from the farm tableaux in the RA main display; used condition. IN HOUSE...
Lot 72
5
AMT PRR F-7 Diesel Locomotive
12" x 3.5" x 2.5"; AMT PRR F-7 diesel locomotive, cat whiskers variety c. 1948-1954, a classic piece of Roadside history, the AMT...
Lot 72B
5
Lionel PRR Merchandise Car #3454
3" x 8.4" x 2"; Lionel PRR Automatic Merchandise Car #3454, 1946-1947, O Gauge, silver with black lettering, reads "Automatic...
Lot 72D
5
1954 Chevy Bel Air Sedan Dealer Promo
2.5" x 8" x 2.75"; 1954 Bel Air sedan dealer promo, friction drive, blue, from the RA main display; used condition. IN HOUSE...
Lot 73A
7
Popeye Birdstone
1.5" x 4.75" x 1.5"; Popeye Birdstone, canine with ears, eye sockets, incised mouth, limestone, accession number "042K", from the...
Lot 73B
5
MTH PRR Passenger Car #3615
4" x 13" x 2.4"; MTH PRR Passenger Car #3615, O Gauge, from the Roadside America main layout; used, very good visual, untested....
Lot 73C
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 73D
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 74
3
10 Lionel Center Drive Wheels
1.36' D; ten Lionel center drive wheels with axles, O gauge, from the Roadside America Maintenance Shop parts inventory; used...
Lot 74A
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 74B
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 74C
2
Native American Point
1.5" x 1"; Native American projectile point, from the Roadside America Collection, on display at RA Shartlesville location. IN...
Lot 74D
1
2 Cast Metal Llamas
2" x 1.5' x .5"; two cast metal llamas, from the RA zoo tableau; used condition, no losses. IN HOUSE SHIPPING IS AVAILABLE ON...
Lot 75
11
RA Lionel 736 Locomotive, 2046W Tender
3.5" x 12" x 2.6" (locomotive), 3" x 8.25" x 2.12" (tender); Lionel 736 locomotive with 2046W tender, O gauge, from the Roadside...
Lot 75C
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 75D
2
5 Cast Metal Figures
2" H; five cast metal figures, three women, two men, two marked Britains, each with one articulated arm, from the Roadside...
Lot 76A
Stone Ax
3.75"" x .2.5" x 1.36" D; stone ax, three quarter groove, from the Roadside America Collection, on display at RA Shartlesville...
Lot 76B
5
Williams C&O Sportsman Passenger Car #2545
3.5" x 14.86" x 2.4"; Williams Chesapeake & Ohio Sportsman Passenger Car #2545, O Gauge, illuminated, from the Roadside America...
Lot 76C
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 76D
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 77
2
3 Williams Six-Wheel Trucks w/ Couplers
1" x 4" x 2"; three Williams six-wheel trucks w/ couplers, O Gauge, from the Roadside America Maintenance Shop parts inventory;...
Lot 77B
5
Lionel Crescent Limited Jackson Passenger Car
3.4" x 12.4" x 2.25"; Lionel 9533 Southern Railway, Crescent Limited Stonewall Jackson Passenger Car, O gauge, illuminated, from...
Lot 77C
2
Native American Point: RA Collection
1.84" x 1.5"; Native American projectile point, from the Roadside America Collection, on display at RA Shartlesville location. IN...
Lot 77D
1
RA Red Momentary Push Button Switch
Vintage Roadside America red momentary push button switch, employed for operating animated features, removed from railing of RA...
Lot 78
5
Lehigh Valley Railroad #211 Diesel Locomotive
4" x 12.4" x 2.5"; Lehigh Valley Railroad Diesel Locomotive #211, O Gauge, from the Roadside America main display; used, good...
Lot 78A
3
1950s Roadside America Bumper Sticker
5" x 18"; vintage heavy stock cardboard Roadside America bumper sticker, orange letters on blue ground read "Roadside America...
Lot 78C
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 78D
5
Swarthout Coaches Tour Bus Bank
2.5" x 9.75" x 1.75"; Swarthout Coaches promotional tour bus bank, hard plastic, from the RA main display; used condition, no...
Lot 79A
5
Stone Club / Tomahawk Head
4" x 3.84" x 1.6"; finely crafted stone club head / tomahawk / ax head, quartzite, double lobed, drilled, cross hatch / diamond...
Lot 79B
5
Williams C&O Sportsman Passenger Car #2540
3.5" x 14.86" x 2.4"; Williams Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Express Agency Car #2540, O Gauge, from the Roadside America main...
Lot 79D
1
5 Britains Cast Metal Field Gates
1.25" x 3.12"; five Britains cast metal field gates, from the farm tableaux in the Roadside America main display; used. IN HOUSE...
Lot 80A
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 80B
5
Lionel Crescent Limited. Tender
3" x 8" x 2.16"; Lionel Southern Railway Crescent Limited tender, O gauge, from the Roadside America main display; used...
Lot 80C
Native American Point
1.84" x .75"; Native American projectile point, from the Roadside America Collection, on display at RA Shartlesville location. IN...
Lot 80D
2
3 Auburn Rubber Horses
3.25" x 3.75" x 1"; three Auburn Rubber Co. draft horses, from the farm tableaux in the RA main display; used condition, no...
Lot 81
5
RA Lionel 2046 Locomotive
3.75" x 11.5" x 2.75"; Lionel 2046 steam locomotive, O gauge, from the Roadside America main display; used condition, untested....
Lot 81C
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 81D
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 82A
4
Stone Ax Head
7" x 4" x 1.5"; Stone Ax Head, three quarter groove, knapped on one side of tip, usage marks, from the Roadside America...
Lot 82B
5
Lionel Boston & Maine Boxcar #6464475
3.4" x 10.4" x 2.4"; vintage Lionel 6464475 Boston & Maine boxcar, O gauge, light blue, reads "Boston and Maine", "BLT 2-57 By...
Lot 82C
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 82D
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 83B
5
Lionel Caboose #6517
3.6" x 9.75" x 2.5"; vintage Lionel radio equipped caboose #6517, O gauge, bay window, 1955-1959 production, O Gauge, illuminated...
Lot 83C
6
Native American Celt
10.25" x 2.25" D; Native American Celt, light gray stone, shaped on both ends, accession numbers "1198", from the Roadside...
Lot 83D
2
5 Cast Metal Railroad Station Figures
2.25" H; five cast metal figures, porter with suitcase, flagman, policeman, boy seated on dome-top trunk, woman with bouquet,...
Lot 84
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 84B
4
Lionel Sunoco Tank Car #6465
3.4" x 7.75" x 1.84"; Lionel Sunoco Two-Dome Tank Car #6465, c. 1948-1956, O gauge, silver, reads "Built By Lionel" with Sunoco...
Lot 84D
5
1953 Ford Customline Dealer Promo
2.75" x 7.75" x 2.75"; 1953 Ford Customline four door sedan dealer promo, two-tone, hard plastic, from RA main display; used...
Lot 85A
4
Butterfly Bannerstone
4.5" x 3.12" x 1"; Notched, butterfly bannerstone, center hole, from the Roadside America Collection, on display at RA...
Lot 85B
5
AMT Southern Railway Boxcar #153902
3.5" x 10.25" x 2.4"; vintage AMT O gauge Southern Railway boxcar, 1952-1967, reads "Southern 153902", "The Southern Serves The...
Lot 85D
1
10 Handmade RA Trees
Ten handmade trees from the Roadside America main display, made from dried flower floral stock, various types and sizes; used...
Lot 86A
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 86B
4
Williams Western Maryland Diesel Locomotive #310
4" x 12.5" x 2.5"; Williams Western Maryland Diesel Alco FB-1 Non-Powered Diesel Locomotive #310, O gauge, black, white, brick...
Lot 86C
2
Native American Point: RA Collection
1.75" x .9"; Native American projectile point, from the Roadside America Collection, on display at RA Shartlesville location. IN...
Lot 86D
2
2 Britains Cows, 1 Taylor & Barrett (?) Cow
2" x 3" x .75 (standing)"; three cast metal cows, two Britains Brown Swiss, one standing, one resting, one Taylor & Barrett...
Lot 87
11
RA Lionel 2037 Locomotive, 243W Tender
3.25" x 10.25" x 2.75" (locomotive), 3.5" x 7.6" x 2.25" (tender); Lionel 2037 locomotive with 243W Lionel Lines tender, O gauge,...
Lot 87C
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 88A
7
Ceramic Pipe Bowl
4" x 3.5" x 1.5"; Ceramic pipe bowl, incised decoration, drilled apron handle, incised "1704" on apron, incised "Apaliche" on...