07 August 2013
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Enzo Pertoldi collection of vintage robots at Morphy Auctions
35-year collection includes robots that have "captured the curiosity of robot fans". ...
Enzo Pertoldi collection of vintage robots at Morphy Auctions Images
More than 1,100 lots of fantastic antique and vintage toys, banks, sports collectibles and Americana lots are waiting to take the spotlight at Morphy Auctions’ Sept. 6-7 auction. It’s one of the most comprehensive toy lineups to appear at Morphy’s in some time and is topped by a premier array of robots and space toys: the 35-year Enzo Pertoldi collection.
The chatter level has been high in the robot-collecting community since Morphy’s first announced it would be auctioning the Enzo Pertoldi robot and space toy collection. Built over a 35-year period, the collection is one that has “captured the curiosity of robot fans for decades, even though few collectors ever had the chance to view it in Enzo’s home in Italy,” said Morphy. “We think curiosity about its contents will attract potential bidders from all over the world. It contains many examples with provenance from the Davidson, Griffith, Lesser and Paul Lips collections. Everyone knows Enzo’s collection is one of the all-time greats.”
Some of the top entries in the Pertoldi collection are: Boxed robots: Domed Easelback, Pinocchio Robot, rare Piston-Action Robbie variation, blue Smoking Spaceman, Space Scout, Radar Robot a k a Topolino, and Interplanetary Explorer. Other important robots: Lavender Robot, Radicon Robot, Missile Robot, Hook Robot and Tremendous Mike.? ?Boxed space toys: Gold Star, Space Mobile and Pilot, Robbie Construction Roller Vehicle, Space Refuel Station, Space Fighter, Space Racecar, Space Patrol with missiles, TV Space Control Car, Flying Saucer X3, Moon Patrol Vehicle, X9 Space Robot Car. Other important space toys: X12 Moon Rocket, and white Space Control Car with two astronauts.
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Radicon – Masudaya battery-operated Radicon Robot from ‘Gang of Five’ series, Japanese, 14¾in tall, offered with original box. Estimate $10,000-$15,000. Morphy Auctions image.
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X-27 – Yonezawa X-27 Explorer robot, tin litho and painted, crank-wind, Japanese, 9¼in tall, offered with original box. Estimate $5,000-$7,000. Morphy Auctions image.
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Pinocchio Robot – Pinocchio Spaziale (Spaceman), plastic and vinyl, Italian, 13½in tall, offered with original box. Estimate $6,000-$9,000. Morphy Auctions image.
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The chatter level has been high in the robot-collecting community since Morphy’s first announced it would be auctioning the Enzo Pertoldi robot and space toy collection. Built over a 35-year period, the collection is one that has “captured the curiosity of robot fans for decades, even though few collectors ever had the chance to view it in Enzo’s home in Italy,” said Morphy. “We think curiosity about its contents will attract potential bidders from all over the world. It contains many examples with provenance from the Davidson, Griffith, Lesser and Paul Lips collections. Everyone knows Enzo’s collection is one of the all-time greats.”
Some of the top entries in the Pertoldi collection are: Boxed robots: Domed Easelback, Pinocchio Robot, rare Piston-Action Robbie variation, blue Smoking Spaceman, Space Scout, Radar Robot a k a Topolino, and Interplanetary Explorer. Other important robots: Lavender Robot, Radicon Robot, Missile Robot, Hook Robot and Tremendous Mike.? ?Boxed space toys: Gold Star, Space Mobile and Pilot, Robbie Construction Roller Vehicle, Space Refuel Station, Space Fighter, Space Racecar, Space Patrol with missiles, TV Space Control Car, Flying Saucer X3, Moon Patrol Vehicle, X9 Space Robot Car. Other important space toys: X12 Moon Rocket, and white Space Control Car with two astronauts.
Radicon – Masudaya battery-operated Radicon Robot from ‘Gang of Five’ series, Japanese, 14¾in tall, offered with original box. Estimate $10,000-$15,000. Morphy Auctions image.
X-27 – Yonezawa X-27 Explorer robot, tin litho and painted, crank-wind, Japanese, 9¼in tall, offered with original box. Estimate $5,000-$7,000. Morphy Auctions image.
Pinocchio Robot – Pinocchio Spaziale (Spaceman), plastic and vinyl, Italian, 13½in tall, offered with original box. Estimate $6,000-$9,000. Morphy Auctions image.
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