James D. Julia, Inc.

Advertising, Toy & Doll Division
Upcoming Auction.
Spotlights
Marklin 1-gauge Leipzig Station
Exceptional and rare Marklin 1-gauge Leipzig Station, one of the featured items at Julia's toy & doll auction in June.
Scarce Bassett-Lowke 3-gauge engine
Scarce Bassett-Lowke 3-gauge engine is estimated at $8,000-10,000
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Julia's World-Class
Experts: John W. Keene,
MSG (USA Retired)
Class III Weapons
by Mark Ford, CEO
J. Keene James D. Julia, Inc. is excited to announce that Mr. Keene, who has been consulting with James D. Julia and sister company Poulin's since 1997 on special projects, has accepted a staff position with Julia's. This appointment further strengthens Julia's second-to-none firearms team, already well established as the finest in the industry. Keene is responsible for identifying, evaluating, appraising, and cataloging specialty military firearms for auction. He specializes in Class III machine guns from the first half of the 20th century. He also has expertise with machine guns from the 1950s onward, as well as last century military firearms. Complementing this encyclopedic knowledge is his understanding of the complex rules and regulations associated with different machine gun classes as defined by the Bureau of Alcohol,... read more...
What's It Worth
Early hand painted Marklin 2-gauge American outline 0-4-2 locomotive & tender. German made for the American market, it carries an estimate of $2,000-3,000. Marklin 2-gauge American outline 0-4-2 locomotive
If you have a rare toy, doll or advertising item and want to know "What's it Worth," please take a picture and email it to us at atd@jamesdjulia.com. We are always looking for consignments of rare and valuable items, as well as collections for our auctions.
Andrew TrumanAndrew Truman is approaching his 13th year as head of Julia's Toy, Doll & Advertising division, having returned to the Kennebec Valley, where he was born and raised, after receiving his B.A. in English from the University of Oregon.
 
All Aboard!
People on both sides of the Atlantic and around the globe seem to have had a long love affair with transportation. Machines that have made our world bigger by allowing us to expand beyond our immediate surroundings have also made our world smaller by bringing what was once distant land within reach of just about everyone. Before the automobile commanded the world's roads and well before air travel became commonplace, one of the most popular means of transporting large groups of individuals from Point A to Point B was the rail system. And few modes of transportation have the same romance and appeal that trains do. Robust engines pulling a string of cars trailing behind them have been the setting and subject of innumerable books and movies. When something becomes
part of our collective consciousness as much as trains have, it's inevitable that they are reproduced in toy form. Toy companies from here to Timbuktu have wowed the collecting public throughout the 19th and 20th centuries with amazing recreations of railroad stations, accessories, and trains themselves. Companies like Marklin, Lionel, American Flyer and others created examples so realistic, one may be hesitant to call them toys. Be that as it may, Julia's June toy, doll & advertising auction is pleased to present a select grouping of some rather spectacular examples for both beginning and advanced collectors including a Marklin 1-gauge Leipzig station modeled after the renowned original station in Saxony, Germany.
Marklin Central Bahnhof
Marklin Central Bahnhof

At James D. Julia, Inc. we are always seeking high quality antiques of all types for our year-round auctions. We offer the best seller commission rates in the industry, as low as 0% for high value items and collections. Please contact us directly at 207-453-7125 (Maine office) or 781-460-6800 (Boston area office) to learn more or if you are considering consigning one item, an entire collection or an estate to auction. All inquiries are confidential and without obligation.