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Ant Farm

Ant Palace

Manufacturer/Distributor: Eugene Austin
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown
Condition: Fair – wood is rotting and ant farm is in pieces.
Description: “Ant Palace” is an ant farm made of wood and glass by Eugene Austin. Apparently made in late ‘˜30s. Was first “Ant Farm’ – not Uncle Milt.

Anterium Wood and Glass Ant Farm

Manufacturer/Distributor: Wm. C. Barber Enterprises.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Good – missing legs.
Description: “Anterium” is a small ant farm made of wood and glass.

Antville Road Ant Farm

Manufacturer/Distributor: Antville Road Ant Farm.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Antville Ant Farm” is a vintage glass and wood ant farm with a barn inside for effect.

Fascinating Ant Farm (1)

Manufacturer/Distributor: Uncle Milton, 5757 Corsa Avenue, Westlake Villiage, California 91362
Country of Origin: China.
Age/Date: 2006.
Condition: Excellent.
Description: Item #.0017 “Fascinating Ant Farm” is a plastic ant farm made by Uncle Milton.

Fascinating Ant Farm (2)

Manufacturer/Distributor: E. J. Cossman, Hollywood 28, California
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Fascinating Ant Farm” is a plastic ant farm.

Fascinating Ant Farm (3)

Manufacturer/Distributor: Uncle Milton Industries, Inc., P.O. Box 248, Culver City, California 90230
Country of Origin: Hong Kong.
Age/Date: 1979.
Condition: Very good.
Description: Item # 15 “Fascinating Ant Farm” is a plastic ant farm made by Uncle Milton.

June 6, 2005 Austin Ant House Article

Article on Frank Austin.

LA Times Obituary of E. J. Cossman

Obituary of E. J. Cossman. His company sold the Levine Ant Farm.

March 1936 Fortune Magazine Article on Ant Farm of Frank Austin

3/36 Fortune article on Ant Farm of Frank Austin.

March 1937 Popular Science Article on Ant Farm

3/37 Popular Science article on Ant Farm.

New York Worlds Fair Ant Farm Sticker

New York 1960s World’™s Fair sticker for Ant Farm.

Uncle Milton’s Ant Facts and Fantasies – 1970 #*@

Number of Pages: 32.
Date: 1970.
Publisher/Distributor: Milton Martin Levine, Los Angeles, California 90048.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: none.

US Ant Farm Patent #1,810,745

6/16/31 and 5/11/37 Frank Austin Ant Farm patents. This is the first known patent for Ant Farm.

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