Morphys May 2025 auction introducing the late Tom Sage Sr.s personal collection of antique toys and trains made headlines when it closed the books at $2.6 million. On Thursday, Oct. 30, collectors will have another chance to vie for treasures from the Sage collection when Part II, comprising nearly 300 lots, is presented at Morphys Pennsylvania auction gallery. Those who cannot attend in person are invited to participate by their choice of remote methods: absentee, by phone, or live via the internet. Even at the close of the exciting debut auction, which was topped by a 1904 Marklin Ferris Wheel (sold for $156,000), speculation was already brewing about what might be waiting in the wings for the second and final installment of the Sage series. If the top dozen or so lots in the October session are any indication, collectors of early transportation toys are going to be thrilled, because amongst the autos, trains, fire toys and boats are some of the finest and most obscure Marklin productions. In his quest for the rare and the ultra-mint, Sage tracked down many pieces that were known to be either the only known example or one of very few to have survived. Some of the very best from that select category were intentionally set aside for the Oct. 30 sale. Leading the lineup is a Marklin Cat. Ref. 4070 functional live-steam-powered fire truck. Measuring 18 inches in length, it retains its original hose reels and hoses, as well as four period firefighter figures and three more that are contemporary. Its brass boiler has all of its original fittings and is in excellent to NM condition overall. Only the lamps are replacements. This toy is one of the Sage collections premier pieces. It originally surfaced at a New England antique show in the early 1980s and is said to be one of very few survivors of its type. It is entered in the sale with a $150,000 to $250,000 estimate. With eye appeal and charm to spare, a Marklin hand-crank carousel, Cat. Ref. 1125, boasts a trompe-loeil canopy adeptly hand-painted to simulate cloth. It retains all of its original figures, horses and gondolas, and all of its paint is original. The music box hand-crank section has been replaced, but remarkably, every other part of this fine-detailed carnival toy is original, including the flagpole, flag, and the suspended gold balls that decorate the edge of the canopy. Standing approximately a foot tall by a foot wide and in excellent condition, it is yet another toy in the Sage collection that can confidently be described as one of very few known. A rank of luxe limos awaits bidders consideration and is headed by a ca. 1909-1912 hand-painted Carette clockwork limousine finished in a scarce maroon color and accompanied by its original box. It retains its original tires, headlamps and beveled glass windows, and it has a period driver figure and three female passengers. A classic European racer, Gunthermanns lithographed tin wind-up Gordon Bennett coupe is especially rare due to its length. At 12 inches, it represents the largest of several sizes of this model produced by the acclaimed German toymaker. It is decorated with a green clover leaf on its front and is marked with the number 5 in gilt, as well as SG on the back. Assessed all original, including the hand-painted driver and passenger figures, it is in overall VG to excellent condition; however, its rubber tires may have been replaced. The star of the nautical section is a hand-painted Marklin 4-stack clockwork George Washington ocean liner. A sizable 36 inches long, it is assessed as excellent and could possibly attain a higher grade if professionally cleaned. It is almost all original, with the only replacement pieces being the mast ladders and two of the lifeboats. Also noteworthy amongst the German boats is a Rock & Graner 27-inch clockwork side-wheeler named London. Its side wheels were restored and the flag is a replacement, but the hull is otherwise in excellent original condition. Tom Sage had a fondness for early European trains and owned many scarce examples, including a rare ca. 1904 Marklin hand-painted III-gauge live steam LNWR locomotive (Cat. Ref. E4023), tender, and dining car (Cat. Ref. 1842/3). This train retains three original III-gauge figures inside the coach and is in overall excellent condition for a live steam train. Morphys experts believe that, if professionally cleaned, it could achieve an even higher grade. Its only exceptions to 100 percent originality are the two replacement lamps on the locomotive. It is considered one of the best toy trains in the Sage collection. For those who pursue American cast-iron trains, theres a Carpenter three-piece locomotive set in NM to mint condition with two original cast-iron figures. Its original factory wood box has a red pictorial paper label identifying the toy as Carpenters Iron Passenger Train, No. 21, with the additional notation With Puffing Locomotive. This Part II auction will be held live at Morphys gallery, 2000 N. Reading Road, Denver, Pa., starting at 9 a.m. Eastern Time. To learn more, call toll free at 1-877-968-8880 or email info@morphyauctions.com. All images courtesy of Morphy Auctions.