Cornwell proud of auctioneering legacy

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Now semi-retired, Tom reflects on toy sale niche, 75 years of family business

  • Tom Cornwell was featured in a February cover story of Toy Farmer magazine.
    Tom Cornwell was featured in a February cover story of Toy Farmer magazine.
Like a lot of boys growing up in rural Nebraska Tom Cornwell loved playing with farm toys as a kid, a fascination sparked by an Allis-Chalmers D17 he was given on his fifth birthday. More than 55 years later, his passion for those toys has reached another level, all part of his family’s success and growing 75-year legacy in the auctioneering business. Last month, in fact, Cornwell celebrated his…

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