Bertoias annual Fall Auction is always one of the most keenly anticipated events of the year for collectors of toys, banks, advertising or holiday antiques. The lineup of featured collections entered in this years edition, which is slated for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 21 and 22, offers bidders a level of quality and variety that rivals anything seen in Bertoias past pre-Thanksgiving sales. The opening session is packed with rare toys, banks and trains, while the artful selection chosen for day two will usher in the gift-giving season with beautiful Christmas and other holiday antiques, as well as early 20th-century advertising and posters. Auction headliners include Ives and AMRR trains and an incredible Kenton Coca-Cola truck. The toy truck is possibly the only example of its type known to exist. Also sharing the spotlight are the prints, posters and automobilia, and lithographed paper-on-wood toys. A collection of cast-iron automotive toys came to Bertoias in such immaculate condition, the task of assessing them for the auction catalog proved to be a challenge for even the companys president and principal auctioneer, Michael Bertoia. You just dont see cast-iron toy collections with contents so close to flawless, theres no other way to accurately describe them than mint, or at the very least, near mint. Cast-iron fans are going to pounce on them. They really do live up to the standard of unplayed-with condition. Leading the cast-iron highlights is an Arcade Hathaways Bread & Cake truck and several outstanding taxi cabs, some of which are even accompanied by their factory boxes. Several choice figural cast-iron doorstops will cross the auction block, along with a dozen or so premium-quality cast-iron horse-drawn toys. That particular grouping is led by a fine and highly desirable Pratt & Letchworth combination wagon. Lithographed paper-on-wood toys, comprising boats, trains, carriages and other vehicles, come from the late Richard Muellers collection. A member of the Antique Toy Collectors of America (ATCA) and the host of the clubs past annual convention in New Orleans, La., Mueller accumulated one of the worlds largest collections of vintage pull toys. At an early age, he developed a love for collecting model trains, and later in life, pizza stores. While he was a student, he began working for Dominos Pizza. This led to a successful four-decades-long career during which he operated the largest number of Dominos locations of any single franchisee in the country. Mueller and his wife, Linda, restored their Castle Farms property in Charlevoix, Mich., as well as the nonprofit Hungry Ducks Farm. Also, he and his brother Glenn founded the nonprofit TrainTastic in Gulfport, Miss., the largest model train museum in the U.S. During the sale, Bertoias gallery will serve as a crossroads for all sorts of rare trains, including sought-after Marklin productions. A Marklin Schlitz Beer Car from a Midwestern consignor is fresh to the market following Michael Bertoias on-air appraisal of the piece on a 2025 episode of Antiques Roadshow. Another top prize is a rare Marklin 0-gauge car richly emblazoned with Anheuser-Busch Budweiser / King of All Bottled Beers and Anheuser-Busch Beer Car. Additionally, there are some larger-gauge German trains. European tin automotive and wind-up toys are featured on day one, as are Japanese tinplate autos of the 1950s and 60s. Among the postwar Japanese vehicles set to make a big splash are a dazzling Lincoln Imperial and a large Atom race car. Day two will be a festive affair, as it is primarily reserved for the sale of antiques with a Christmas, Halloween or other seasonal theme. This session is anchored by highlights from the collection of the late Ed DeGarbolewski and his wife Brenda. This comprehensive Christmas cache includes Santas, nodders, reindeer, sleighs, belsnickles, ornaments and trees, plus skittles sets, Heubach bisque candy containers, and artful terracotta items. David Bausch is a retired Lehigh County, Pa., politician, lifelong toy collector, ATCA member, and founder of the Allentown Antique Toy Show and Sale, which is in its 47th year. At a Bertoia summer auction, collectors got their first glimpse into his diverse assemblage of motoring-related items and vast collection of fine posters, prints and other artworks associated with transportation. Part two of his extensive archive of art posters was reserved for the November sale. An automotive theme is seen throughout Bauschs posters. Some of the French productions are doubly exciting because they cross over into the holiday realm as Christmas advertisements for toy stores. All over the world, interior designers, owners of high-end restaurants and bistros, museum curators, and private collectors avidly pursue these posters from the time period when lithographic art was at its peak. The annual Fall Auction will be held live at the companys gallery located at 2141 Demarco Drive, Vineland, N.J., starting at 10 a.m. ET. Auction goods may be previewed the week before the sale by appointment only. In addition to live gallery bidding, remote bidding options include absentee, by phone, or live online through Bertoia Live, LiveAuctioneers or Invaluable. All images courtesy of Bertoia Auctions.