Signature | March 2024

THE SMITH COLLECTION Pt 1
Saturday, March 16th 2024

Purchase the Smith Collection Auction catalog now. A priceless reference guide to the absolute best of pre-1900 Americana toys, banks, European tinplate & all auction information.

An instant classic, this single-owner private collection has a sharp focus on pre-1900 Americana toys. The condition throughout the collection is unrivaled including numerous best known examples to date. Early American clockwork toys with boxes, primitive American tin pieces with thick bright paint, assorted highlight worthy cast iron toys and superb mechanical banks, an array of early German childrens squeak toys, Marklin and other rare German tinplate pieces, and a few additional surprises.