Collectors raid attics for antique toys in resurgence
Antique toy collectors raid old houses nationwide seeking scarce items from early 20th century makers. Experts note rising values as hobbyists uncover hidden sets in forgotten trunks and drawers.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1978
Page
12
Antique toy boom fuels cross border auctions and lore
Washington readers learn that nostalgia and inflation lift demand for old toys from doll houses to tin trains. A Los Angeles sale by a major auction house grossed over 31000 dollars with pieces like a firehouse bank and a bucking mule bank. Collectors prize history over mint condition, noting many pieces are well worn yet valued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Geographic Society
Los Angeles
Europe
United States
Japan
Taiwan
Buster of the fuzz busters hits the highway radar trap
Salt Lake City inventor Charlie Brown devised a cheap imitation radar that trips fuzz busters and warns motorists of speed traps. The device, costing $75 to $100 to make, draws a $20,000 federal grant for development and awaits FCC clearance. Brown promotes safer driving but notes truckers often speed. The Utah DOT assists research as federal review continues. On this date in 1962 a lunar lander failed to reach the moon.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Charlie Brown
Brown
Utah
Scott Matheson
U.S. Transportation
Brock Adams
Cbs
Film stars and directors announce new biopics
In Los Angeles Marilyn Hassett and Timothy Bottoms are set to headline The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 about skier Jill Kinmont. John Huston will write and direct a life story on Abdul Ibn Saud who unified Saudi Arabia. Feed the Birds.
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Marilyn Hassett
Timothy Bottoms
Jill Kinmont
John Huston
Abdul Ibn Saud
Saudi Arabia
Cedar Rapids
Midwest
Dodge Street
Dubuque
East 2Nd Street
Davenport
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