Article: Buyer shells out $425 for turtle paperweight

A two-day public auction held for the late Elvin and Martha Hershey of 2715 Columbia Ave. drew more than 500 registered bidders Aug. 1 and 2.

Two floating turtle paperweights sold for $425 and $400 at the sale conducted by Witman Auctioneers Inc., Manheim.

Other items that sold included a Knox Gelatine black memorabilia framed picture, $4,300; appliqud quilts, $1,100, $850 and $450; a star quilt, $325; a twisted-rope leg, drop-leaf table, $850; a Depression-era octagon table, $825; a rare print of a shepherd with a flock, $775; a walnut, drop-leaf table, $500; a grained jelly cupboard, $450; a leather corner ball, $400;

And a Pennsylvania Railroad red globe lantern, $350; three heart- shaped ...

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