Brady collection of high-condition antique mechanical banks commands $2M at Morphy s Feb. 27 auction
J. & E. Stevens Shoot the Chute bank. Features Buster Brown and his dog Tige in a boat, poised to ride down a chute and knock a coin into the bank. Near-mint-plus with original printed wood box. Provenance: Don Markey. Depicted in Dan Morphy reference book. The top lot of the sale, it sold for $156,000 against an estimate of $80,000-$120,000.
DENVER, PA
.- The revered Bob and Judy Brady collection of antique mechanical banks attracted worldwide bidding and strong prices at Morphys live gallery auction held February 27 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The premier collection built over a 40-year period featured some of the most elusive, beautifully preserved banks known to exist. In total, the 184 banks realized $2 million, inclusive of 20% buyers premium.
Who was Jonathan Brandis and how did he die?
JONATHAN Brandis was an American actor who started his career as a child model.
He took his own life in 2003 after his acting fortunes started to decline.
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Who was Jonathan Brandis?
Jonathan Gregory Brandis was born in Danbury, Connecticut, on April 13, 1976 to Mary and Gregory Brandis, their only child.
When he was just two years old he started as a child model for Buster Brown shoes.
He progressed to acting in TV commercials two years later.
Brandis went to Valley Professional School and graduated in 1993.
He landed the role of Kevin Buchanan in the soap opera One Life to Live when he was aged 6.
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GIDDY UP â Project-oriented Savannah Schroll Guz, executive director/president of the Weirton Area Museum and Cultural Center at 3149 Main St., Weirton, is setting her sights on restoring this Hollywood Junior Merry-Go-Round carousel that used to be a childhood delight for youngsters going shoe shopping with their parents at Marlinnâs Shoe Store. An autumn completion date and unveiling are planned. For information or to contribute, call the museum at (304) 224-1909. Guz is holding a template she is working on to restore the original linework to each pony. Janice Kiaski
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GIDDY UP Project-oriented Savannah Schroll Guz, executive director/president of the Weirton Area Museum and Cultural Center at 3149 Main St., Weirton, is setting her sights on restoring this Hollywood Junior Merry-Go-Round carousel that used to be a childhood delight for youngsters going shoe shopping with their parents at Marlinn’s Shoe Store. An autumn completion date and unveiling are planned. For information or to contribute, call the museum at (304) 224-1909. Schroll Guz is holding a template she is working on to restore the original linework to each pony. Janice Kiaski
WEIRTON A piece of nostalgia from the city’s history is on the giddy-up track to being restored this year at the Weirton Area Museum and Cultural Center at 3149 Main St.