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Five Buffalo Bill Posters Sell for a Combined $59,398 at Philip Weiss Auctions (5/4/13)

LYNBROOK, N.Y. – The Wild West came charging into Long Island when a group of five Buffalo Bill posters fetched … More >>

Fabulous Fakes: Bogus Carousel Horses (4/5/10)

This genuine carousel horse from the Dentzel company and carved by Daniel Muller in 1909, sold for $90,000 at a Sotheby’s sale in 2006. Rather plain examples of the same vintage often sell for more than $5,000, which means there are some who would try to pass off reproductions as the real thing.

Wooden carousel horses are the stuff of childhood legend, though most of us alive today have only ever rode on … More >>

Lakeside Merry-Go-Round Features Folk-Art Carvings (3/20/09)

The original Merry-Go-Round at the Lakeside Amusement Park was located outside. It would eventually be housed in three different buildings since the park opened in 1908.

Adjacent to Lake Rhode in Lakeside, Colo., gleams the Tower of Jewels, a 150-foot-tall wooden tower built in 1907 originally … More >>

Carousel Goes Around and Around for 80 Years (3/17/09)

The original carousel house at Elitch Gardens in Denver Colo.

It was one of the most popular rides at the original Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colo. It goes up and … More >>

Kit Carson County’s Historic Carousel (1/22/09)
By Tom Carrier WorthPoint Worthologist Kit Carson County residents thought it to be quite the mistake. Buying a carousel? The very idea. … More >>

Disney’s Magic Kingdom of Collectibles (11/30/08)

Editor’s Note: There are collectibles, and then there are Disney collectibles. Mickey, Cinderella, Lady and the Tramp, Little Mermaid—these keepsakes go across so many generations and bring such happiness to them. Learn more about Disney collecting. More >>

DISNEY PLATES (10/6/08)
HELLO I HAVE SOME DISNEY PLATES THAT I AM SELLING FOR 5,500.00AND THERE ARE NICES PLATES I HAD THEM FOR ALONG TIME BUT I AM MOVE IN JUST WANT TO SELL THEM IF YOU WANT YOU CAN HAVE ALL 5 FOR 5,500.00 AND YOU CAN GET FREE SHIPPEN TO YOU HOUSE BUT I NEED THE FULL AMOUNT OK OF 5,500.00 OK THANK YOU AND HAVE A NICE DAY OK THANK YOU More >>

Wooden Carousels: Historic “Collectibles” Worth Preserving (9/18/08)
Editor’s Note: Most collectibles are displayed on shelves, hung on walls or snuggled into a corner of the living room. WorthPoint’s Mary Brenneman came across a type of “collectible” that wouldn’t make it through the front door and needs plenty of space to spin—the wooden carousel. More >>

Colorado’s Historic Carousels: Kit Carson County (9/15/08)

Carousels have ignited the imagination of Americans of all ages since their golden days in the late 1890s through the 1920s when carousel makers in New York, Pennsylvania and Kansas built elaborate ones destined for parks and resorts and simple ones that would travel by train and horse-drawn wagons to small towns all across the country. More >>