Date: Fri 27-Feb-1998

Publication: Ant

Author: DONNAM

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Norton

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Corporal Commands Norton

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TAMPA, FLA. -- Norton Auctioneers of Coldwater, Mich., held its annual Florida

Consignment Auction on February 7. It was highlighted by Corporal Joe, a circa

1865 cigar store trade fixture consigned by a family who had owned it since

1929.

Cultivating heated bidding, the figure sold for $46,750, a record according to

the firm.

A pair of circa 1899 size 22 shoes from a circus fat lady sold for $2,200. A

Lloof carousel sea monster figure fetched $20,350, and more than 50 other

carousel horses sold from $500 to $15,900.

A wood circus wagon, formerly a prop at the now defunct Circus World in

Kissimmee, Fla., sold for $13,750; older bumper cars fetched $300 to $700;

canvas show banners sold from $200 to $975; and slot machines brought $1,100

to $1,450.

Arcade and coin-op machines included a 1933 Evans Sweepstakes game, which sold

for $1,100; a claw digger, which brought $2,045; a Caille Fortune Reel, which

sold for $1,875; and a four-foot Mason gaming wheel, which reached $1,875.

More than 450 bidders from 23 states were in attendance. For information,

517/279-9063.