Laura Community Center – March 30, 2025

LARGE SPECIALTY AUCTION OF TRAINS, PEDAL TRACTORS, TOYS, VINTAGE BB CARDS, ALBUMS 

The following amazing collections will be sold at the Millbrook Community Center in Laura, IL (located right off of Rt. 78 in the NE corner of Laura), on 

SUNDAY MARCH 30TH, 2025                AT 11:00 A.M. (2 LINES RUNNING ALL DAY) 

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NOTE: This is an extremely lg. auction. Trains and toys will begin immediately. See many pictures and full ads online at www.folgersauctionservice.com and LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. Doors open at 9:00. 

TRAINS: This is an amazing one owner collection of over 60 years. There are over 200 HO engines that are new in box—wide selection of Atlas, Althearn, Stewart, Proto 2000, Walthers and limited run companies—Regal Line and Inter Mountain Line—custom painted engines—much local RR (Burlington Northern, Santa Fe, Toledo, Burlington, Toledo Peoria, Western, Rock Island)—National Lines (Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Rio Grande, etc.)—10 steam locomotives and 2 brass steam engines—over 500 new rolling stock from Standard Althearn, Roadhouse, Backman, Walthers, ConCor Front Range to lim. run Bev Bel Mckeen models, Proto 2000—there are coal cars, gondolas, auto carriers, trailer trains and box cars from California Zepher to Amtrak—Varney aero train passenger set (The Rocket)—used locomotives and rolling stock, train parts, power units, engine shells, car detail parts—HO model kit buildings—power packs, track, misc.—American Flyer trains w/orig. boxes (Royal Blue steam engine, freight and passenger cars)—Authentic Burlington Rt. lg. sign—Antioch sign—RR Crossing Long metal sign—Rock Island sign—see pictures online for more. 

PEDAL TRACTORS/TOYS: Nearly 50 vintage and other pedal tractors of various types, some are new in box. Almost all are metal with just a few plastic. Some examples are metal Farmall 400, like new Farmall H, old Super Trac AMF and Trac 400 AMF, metal Farmall 560, old Int. H, old Big 4 Murray, very old metal single front wheel w/throttle pedal, old 502 Power trac, Allis Chalmers XT 190, very old Farmer Boy belt drive pedal, Sears diesel 537, old Castelli pedal w/throttle, Ertl Ford 8000, Case Int. 7130, Ertl Ford F-68, Agco Allis 8610, Case IH 7250, metal Farmall M signed Joseph Ertl, 3 IH, green All American Farmer, many others—NB tractors (Ertl pedal loader, Magnum MX270, Case Int. 7130, Scale Model die cast 4WD Case STX450, die cast IH 826 Golden Demo, Case IH MX305 Presige, Farmall Super M NF cycle plain, Farmall Super M, Farmall DX33, Ertl Case IH, Super M signature series, Case IH MX 240, seats, tires, rims, parts for tractors. TOYS: NB older JD hay wagon, Oliver 1/16th Oliver 88, Ertly Jd w/loader, hay wagon, Ford and JD toy tractors and equipment of various sizes, Highway 61 NB grain truck and 41 flatbed, NB models, Nylint NB Gates semi, old Radio Flyer and other kid’s metal and plastic wagons, JD wagon, NB MM Liberty classic, Millenium NB tracto set, NB Froelich gas tractor, 100th Ann. Teddy Bear, NB IH Farmall 350, sm. IH toy tractors and misc. NB, Case IH semi, old JD B, old Oliver, JD old metal manure spreader, New Idea old picker, very old wooden Army tank and truck, old cast horse & wagon, wooden Pluto paddle toy, old rubber Disney firetruck, damaged, Dolls including old Charlie Chaplain w/orig. box, old NB old Madame Alexander Alice, Gone w/Wind, Heidi, Elise—old bisque, celluloid, Carnival, China, Indian, porcelain, some vintage characters, old Ken and more—NB Nascar Dave Blaney–Beanie Babies–player piano in box–mechanical Monkey, misc. 

ALBUMS AND BASEBALL CARDS: Set of 1989 Fleer baseball cards 1-660, set of 1966 Topps baseball cards to be sold in team sets, top players will be sold separately (Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Ernie Banks, Hank Aaron, Joe Morgan, Bob Uecker, Bob Clemente, Bob Gibson, Roger Marris, Pete Rose, Whitey Ford, Carl Yastrzemski, many more highly collectible cards. Very nice lg. coll. of desirable albums in amazing condition including (Star Wars, Kiss, Springsteen, Beetles (one unopened), Cars, Cheap Trick, Elton John, Monkees, Bay City Rollers, Beach Boys, Twisted Sister, Stones, Cooper, REO, Country titles, so many more)—45’s in jackets, Meat Loaf, Carpenter’s, Stevie Wonder, etc.—old 33 1/3, Decca, Columbia, MGM victrola type, much more. 

MOTORCYCLES, MISC: 1966 Ducati Sebring 350 and a Honda 175 full size motorcycles, not running but not locked up, both have titles—old Altona belt and hat—brass lion, cartoon glasses (Battlestar Galactica, Muppets, Smurfs, Pepsi Looney Tunes, more)—leather Dr’s bag—lg. collection of glass candy containers w/lids (colored, Carnival, Milk, Jade, others)—Old Style vintage plastic light—Quantam Lock 4 Singer sewing machine—Farm scene coll. plates—Dough Boy pieces—very old sewing machine in ornate cabinet—footed china cabinet, commode, prim. postal cabinet, chest of drawers, Victrola—custom floor mats for pick-up—coll. of hand grinders (Winchester, Regal, Dandy). 

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BARNEY’S MODEL RR JUNCTION AND MEL HIGGINS SR. ESTATES–SELLERS 

FOLGER’S AUCTION SERVICE, INC.—WILLIAMSFIELD, IL  (JIM AND CATHIE GIBBS, OWNERS)  Ph. 309-337-2150 and 309-368-6314  Email: [email protected]  Lunch served. Cash, check or credit card. Not responsible for accidents.