| Only known Mickey Mouse double-figure Slate Dancer toy at Morphy Auctions |
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DENVER, PA.- Morphy Auctions has a holiday treat in store for toy and advertising collectors: a 3-day sale so big they’re turning back the clock to an earlier-than-usual 9 a.m. start time. The Dec. 8-10 auction contains 2,620 lots, and nearly all of the merchandise comes from collections and is fresh to the market. The Thursday session will be ushered in by 150 lots of occupational shaving mugs. Among the rarest mugs are examples depicting boxers, a veterinarian treating an ailing horse, and a sea captain’s ship, but the entry that may attract the most interest is a pair of mugs that belonged to the Duesenberg brothers, who produced automobiles but actually began as bicycle manufacturers. “Each of the mugs has a picture of one of the Duesenberg brothers on a bike. The mugs will be sold as a single lot together with a letter of authenticity and other documentation. It’s a great archive,” said Mo read full article
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