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GUEST: This is a pump cart that
was manufactured by Buddy L toys
in Moline,

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Illinois. And my father-in-law's
uncle was a toy designer there.
And this is a prototype. It was

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never put into production, we're
guessing because it's pretty
dangerous. (chuckles):

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GUEST: It's very tippy, and when
the handle gets moving at any
speed, it's difficult to

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control. It's just the right
length where you could smack a
child under the chin.

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APPRAISER: Right. Frederick A.
Lundahl. His company started in
1910. He actually

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made auto parts. He worked with
the farm machine companies. In
about the 1920s,

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there was a downturn in needing
the parts. And so he had a
five-year-old son...

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GUEST: Hm. ...

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APPRAISER: and decided to take
some of that scrap metal...

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GUEST: Mm-hmm.

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APPRAISER: ...and make a good,
sturdy toy that was
educational...

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GUEST: Mm-hmm.

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APPRAISER: ...in that it had
working parts that the kids
could learn from, they could
have fun,

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and it wouldn't fall apart. His
son's name was Arthur, but he
went by Buddy.

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GUEST: Oh, okay.

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APPRAISER: And the L, of course,
for Lundahl. This toy is made
out of the heavy pressed
steel...

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GUEST: Oh.

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APPRAISER: ...which Buddy L
was known for. On the bottom,

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we have a patent number. It was
given to Frederick Lundahl for a
velocipede.

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GUEST: Oh!

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APPRAISER: And a velocipede is
just a human-powered land
vehicle. When you pull

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up the patent information, the
illustrations show that while
this probably is a prototype,

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this is not the first. This is
a slightly different product.

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GUEST: Oh!

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APPRAISER: They had a
rectangular base instead of a
shaped base. It

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was four wheels rather
than three wheels.

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GUEST: All right.

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APPRAISER: And it
had two handles.

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GUEST: Oh.

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APPRAISER: So if you think this
is dangerous for one child,

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can you imagine... (laughs)
...one child on each end, with
one going backwards down a hill?

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GUEST: No, I can't imagine.

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APPRAISER: So there were some
changes that were made. This
piece actually did go into
production.

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GUEST: Oh, it did?

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APPRAISER: This piece would
have been made in 1929. Your

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family probably were the test
for this particular piece...

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GUEST: (laughs) Could be.

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APPRAISER: ...as they went
flying down the hills and
tipping over.

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GUEST: Yeah!

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APPRAISER: The actual pieces
that went into production and

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were sold were over a
foot wider at the base...

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GUEST: Mm, mm.

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APPRAISER: ...and the handle was
actually four inches shorter. I

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would put an auction value on
this piece of somewhere between
$6,000 and $8,000.

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GUEST: (gasps, laughs)
W, whoa! (both laughing)

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APPRAISER: So hopefully nobody
got their teeth too badly
cracked with this one.

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GUEST: (laughs) I have to
say, I am really amazed.

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APPRAISER: What
were you expecting?

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GUEST: I thought maybe
$500 or $600. Yeah, yeah.