Ending Nov. 8, an online-only unreserved single-owner sale was conducted by Kleinfelters based in Myerstown, Pa. It was a good old-time regional collection for the Judie Ziegler estate. Ziegler was interested in local history and for decades bought items from or otherwise associated with Jefferson Township of western Berks County, Pa. The holiday items were very strong; tis the season, right? mentioned dealer Cheryl Mackley. Knowledgeable in the catagory, Mackley followed up, It wasnt just the Halloween and Christmas material that were strong; I think holiday in general did well. As expected, Halloween and Christmas were the stars of the holiday market. Antique and vintage offerings included Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas material. In particular, German putz figures and animals, candy containers, vintage glass Christmas tree ornaments, glass kugels, Victorian blown glass fairy lamps, mercury glass ornaments, vintage bottle brush trees, spun cotton animals, ornaments, pull toys, belsnickels, marbles, still banks, Stiegel-type glass, feather trees, woodenware, Victor Shearer paintings, French and German dolls, Halloween papier-mch lanterns, die-cut decorations, cookie cutters, redware, and fraktur rounded out the items. Prices reported include an 18 percent buyers premium. A Conrad Trevits hand-drawn taufshein fraktur, framed, brought $1,298. Ziegler bought it for $1,900 on May 21, 2016, at an on-site sale in Robesonia held for the Breininger family. Conducted by John Hesss Conestoga Auction Co., there were nine such on-site sales at the residence forever referred to as Taylor Mansion. The late Lester Breininger paid $1,755 for the fraktur on Oct. 24, 2008, at the Richard and Rosemarie Machmer sale held by Pook & Pook. The fraktur artist Trevits was a grandfather (six times removed) of Barbara (Clay) Breininger. Peter Derr (1793-1868) was a well-known metalsmith working in the summer hills area of New Schaefferstown, near Bernville. If passionate about Berks County material culture, you own an item made by Derr. The previously mentioned historian Lester Breininger (1935-2011) who owned the Breininger Pottery, once cornered the market for Derr items, just as collector James Spear did a generation earlier. Ziegler had a fair amount of the work. A Derr wrought iron and brass collar dough scraper dated 1836 sold for $1,888. One dated 1851 with 25 also stamped on the blade and with a wooden handle also realized $1,888. They were used just as the name implies, to scrap excess dough from a board while baking. Another one dated 1858 sold for $1,770. Betty lamps are lighting devices and were signed and dated by Derr. One dated 1860 sold for $2,124; 1853, $1,652; 1838, $1,888; and 1841, $2,360, and a Derr iron branding iron/stamp sold for $885. An early German papier-mch candy container depicting a woman in apron, good condition, 8.5 inches high, sold for $1,534. At 11 inches tall, a German, early 1900s, felt and composition Santa candy container, also good condition, realized $944, and an early (ca. 1910) composition Halloween devil head lantern, with some wear/loss to chin and right ear, sold for $1,062 to the trade. Monitor Kleinfelters Auctions website for future sales on behalf of the Ziegler estate. Kleinfelters Auction is located at 492 E. Lincoln Ave., Myerstown, Pa. To learn more, call 717-272-7078.