2020 has been a difficult year for many of us, and has also had an adverse impact on many nonprofit organizations. The FTHS has been forced to cancel most of our live events this year, including our annual Rummage Sale and the Harvest Luncheon’s silent auction — events that normally help us raise critical funds for maintaining our 149-year-old building.
Since we can’t hold live sales, we have decided to move our fundraising auction online! Thanks to the generosity of some local donors, we have a collection of antique and collectible items that will be going up for auction on eBay from October 1 through 10.
You can view all of our items for sale on eBay here. Browse the itemized list below, organized by category, to get an idea of what we’re selling. Even if you don’t bid, please help us spread the word by sharing the link on social media!
Thanks for helping to support the Franklin Township Historical Society!
ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE BOOKS
- 1880s Tour of the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
- 1890 Manners, Culture and Dress etiquette book
- 1873 The Cathedral Organist
- 1900 Monsieur Beaucaire by Booth Tarkington
- 1929 Friends: A Primer by Pennel & Cusack
- 1903 The Castle of Twilight by Margaret Horton Potter
- 1911 The Mansion by Henry van Dyke
- 1946 Blind Man’s Bluff by Baynard Kendrick
- Jean Valjean (an adaptation of Les Miserables) by Victor Hugo
- 1929 New Worlds to Conquer by Richard Halliburton
- 1932 The Flying Carpet by Richard Halliburton
- 1958 All About Satellites & Space Ships by David Dietz
- The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan
- 1918 Little Journeys Towards Paris by W. Hohenzollern
- Lot of 5 Big Golden Books/Disney books, 1940s-1970s
- 1908 The Lure of the Mask by Harold MacGrath
- 1943 Brenda Starr Girl Reporter by Dale Messick
- 1918 Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Autographed copy of Lines of a Layman by J.C. Penney
- Lot of 6 19th-century schoolbooks
- 1889 Indiana Fourth Reader
- 1908 The City of Delight by Elizabeth Miller
- 1895 A Modern Pagan by Constance Goddard DuBois
- 1904 The Little Colonel by Annie Fellows Johnston
- 1935 Prose & Poetry For Enjoyment literature text
- early 1900s The Spy by James Fenimore Cooper
- 1903 The Heart of Rome by Francis Marion Crawford
- 1922 Foursquare by Grace S. Richmond
- 1936 Jack London’s Stories for Boys
1874 Fleetwood’s Life of ChristSOLD- 1881 Farm Festivals by Will Carleton
- 1937 My Book House: In Shining Armor
- 1890s 5-volume set of Victor Hugo’s Novels, Illustrated
- 1930 Ladybird by Grace Livingston Hill
SCI-FI, FANTASY & COMICS
- Lot of 2 Star Trek: The Motion Picture cups
- 1975 Star Trek: Passage to Moauv book & record set
- 1978 Star Trek Dynabrite comic book
Lot of 4 1970s Star Trek post cards from the National Air & Space MuseumSOLD- Lot of 3 1978 Star Trek Whitman comic books
- Lot of 3 1970s Star Trek coloring & activity books
- Lot of 2 vintage Star Trek wall calendars
- 1976 Star Trek phaser water gun
- 1975 Star Trek Utility Belt set with phaser, communicator & tricorder
- 1975 Star Trek light-up phaser toy
- 1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan souvenir program
- 1975 Deka Star Trek cup
1974 Star Trek board gameSOLD- Lot of c. 1970s science fiction spacecraft models
- Doctor Who: Doctormania hardcover trade comic book
- Lot of 2 Speed Racer Wildstorm comic books by Tommy Yune
- 1978 Star Wars: A Pop-Up Book
- 1978 The Star Wars Storybook
- 1976 Big Boy restaurant comic book
- Autographed photo of Jason Narvy & Paul Schrier from Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers
- 1974 Richie Rich comic book
- 1994 Bruce Lee #5 comic book
VINTAGE TOYS & GAMES
- 1956 Wild Bill Hickok jigsaw puzzle
- Ohio Art Busy Boy tin tool chest & vinyl tools
- Ohio Art tin mechanical top
- c. 1890s Alt, Beck and Gottschalk bisque doll
- c. 1940s United States map puzzle
- c. 1900 miniature porcelain doll bust
- c. 1920s white bisque jointed doll
- 1971 Fisher Price Hickory Dickory Dock clock radio toy
- Lot of 2 1953 nursery rhyme pop-up cards
- c. 1950s Marx “Roll Over Cat” wind-up tin toy
- 1968 Babar the Elephant board game
- Lot of 4 c. 1950 nursery rhyme lacing cards
- 1958 Sue “Just-Like-Me” large stand-up paper doll in original box
- c. 1950s La Cetra toy zither
- Vintage 27″ doll high chair
- Lot of 2 c. 1970s Breyer “Old Timer” model horses
- Lot of c. 1970s science fiction spacecraft models
- c. 1920s Armand Marseille “Dream Baby” bisque doll
OTHER ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES
- c. 1800s turned wood kneading bowl
- 1949 Spiegel Air Castle tabletop radio
- Lot of 7 pieces of vintage sheet music, 1905-1953
- c. 1950s Korean War military dog tags
- c. 1970s Farrah Fawcett shampoo bottle
- c. 1936 Christmas carol songbook
- Vintage Acme Oil Stone in original wooden box
- c. 1950 Spence Clothes Pins in original box
- Victorian framed embossed paper silhouette
- c. 1940s mica flake artificial Christmas snow in original box
- Lot of 8 c. 1940s-50s 10″ 33 RPM LPs
- Vintage advertising replica of 1840s $1000 bank note
- 1976 Saturday Evening Post bicentennial retrospective edition
- 1949 Marian Anderson concert program
- Vintage Copenhagen Snuff stoneware crock
- Vintage Lemeta Rein aluminum milk jug
- c. 1900s New York advertising ephemera
- Antique copper-lined humidor cabinet
- Lot of 2 Knox New York hat boxes
- Vintage Dobbs Fifth Avenue hat box
- Lot of 20 Royal Copenhagen/Aluminia collector’s plates
VINTAGE CLOTHING & TEXTILES
- Lot of 3 vintage handmade lace doilies/trim
- Lot of 3 vintage tapestry pieces
- c. 1910s hand-embroidered table runner
- c. 1890s Victorian christening gown
- c. 1900s Edwardian christening gown
- c. 1900s Edwardian ladies’ flared petticoat
- c. 1900s Edwardian long apron with lace trim
- c. 1910s Edwardian ladies’ muslin petticoat
- c. 1910s Edwardian eyelet lace blouse
- c. 1910s Edwardian white lawn dress
- c. 1910s Edwardian eyelet lace tea dress
- c. 1942 women’s navy suede pumps
- c. 1940s handmade beaded handbag with Lucite base
- c. 1950s women’s black wool pillbox hat
- c. 1950s women’s brown velvet cloche hat
- c. 1950s women’s mink headband with bow
- c. 1950s women’s navy circlet hat
- c. 1960s boys felt hat size 6 3/4
- Lot of 2 c. 1960s men’s hats size 7 1/4
CELEBRITY AUTOGRAPHS & MEMORABILIA
- c. 1952 Cowboy G-Men photo autographed by Jackie Coogan & Russell Hayden
- c. 1939 Priscilla Lane 8″x10″ studio promotional portrait
- Autographed copy of Lines of a Layman by J.C. Penney
- Autographed photo of Jason Narvy & Paul Schrier from Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers
- c. 1970s Farrah Fawcett shampoo bottle