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Antique Advertising On-Line Auction #14

timed Auction • 2 PM EDT • Cazenovia, NY 13035

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This sale consists of a fun group of vintage antique advertising items and interesting period collectables. All items have a minimum opening bid of no more than $20, with no reserves above the opening bid amount. There is an 18% buyers premium in this sale. All lots in this sale have been curated by William Morford (of Wm Morford Auctions) and are guaranteed to be authentic and as described. We hope you enjoy this sale. Helpful Hints for using our site: -Photos are professional high quality images allowing for expanding and detailed close up viewing (Double click on images to enlarge them if your viewing using our auctions Apple or Android Phone and Tablet Apps. -Many items have multiple photos. If viewing on a phone or tablet swipe the image to view additional images of the lot. -During closing, remember to refresh your page often to be sure you are getting the most up to date bidding information. -Due to restrictions placed upon us from the Corona Virus, please allow us a few extra days to package and ship any orders. For any questions please contact us Email: Admin@AntiqueAdvertising.com Phone: 315-662-7625 For Full Terms and Conditions of Sale Please Visit: https://antiqueadvertising.com/terms-and-conditions-of-sale/

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Cafe Majestic Tip Tray

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Description

Beautiful, early tin litho advertising tip tray for Cafe Majestic (Detroit, MI), w/ beautiful multicolor graphic art nouveau design. Clean, bright and beautiful appearance (C. 8.5+), w/ minor edge wear.

Size

5-3/8" (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $330

Arabian Banquet Coffee Celluloid Sign

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Description

Nice, early, bevel edged chain hung celluloid (over tin, over cardboard) sign for Blodgett-Beckley Co.’s “Arabian Banquet" brand coffee. Clean, bright and like new (near mint), w/ exception of a couple trace storage stain specks at very bottom side edge (stated for accuracy- so minor barely merits mentioning).

Size

5 x 11"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $480

National Brewing Co. Tip Tray (Steelton, PA)

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Description

Nice, early, tin litho tip fray from National Brewing Co. (Steelton, PA) w/ great image of jockey and gambler at race track. Clean, bright and like new (near mint).

Size

4.25" (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $3,030

Early Milk Bone Dog Biscuit Boxes

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Description

Lot includes three different vintage, ca. 1930’s cardboard Milk-Bone dog biscuit boxes. Resealed boxes are clean, bright and excellent looking overall (a strong C. 8++).

Size

Ea. App. 9-3/8 x 7 x 2.75"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $280

Kreamy Ice Cream Sign

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Description

Nice, early beveled tin over cardboard sign for “Kreamy" brand ice cream (Lyndonville, VT). Appears never used and is clean, bright and excellent (a strong C. 8.5+).

Size

5 x 9-3/8"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $300

Gambling Theme Match Safe

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Description

Fine, early, high quality German silver pocket match safe by R. Wallace & Sons w/ gambling theme design on both sides. Front has nicely detailed playing card images in background, w/ two gaming wheel turning hands. Excellent. (Note: it is quite difficult to find these w/ the turning dials still intact).

Size

2.75 x 1.5 x 1/2"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $390

Prexy Pocket Tin (Red Stripes Variation)

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Description

Scarce, tin litho red robe variation vertical tobacco pocket tin from Payn’s Sons Co. Clean and bright, w/ a nice overall appearance (basically displays as a strong C. 8/+) w/ non-detracting minor dent mark on front and a little light background rubbing and wear (critical grade C. 8/-).

Size

4.5 x 3 x 7/8"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $810

William Tell Match Holder

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Description

Nice, early tin litho match holder for William Tell Flour featuring beautiful, finely detailed multicolor graphics. Clean, bright and excellent appearance (a strong C. 8++), w/ trace hint of non-detracting very minor bending at top (just below hanging hole).

Size

4-7/8 x 3-3/8 x 1.25"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $510

Planters Peanut Co. Airplane Box

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Description

Nice, vintage ca. 1940’s 2-ps. waxy cardboard store display box for Planters Peanut Co.’s salted peanuts, featuring WWII theme “Keep ‘em Flying" war plane image. Clean, bright and attractive appearance (basically a strong C. 8/+), w/ a little light wear at outer corner edges (no marquee inside).

Size

9 x 6-1/8 x 2-7/8"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $130

Advertising Coffee Scoop

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Description

Early, miniature tin litho advertising scoop for Henkel’s brand flour. Clean, bright and excellent (C. 8.5/+).

Size

4 x 1.75 x 1/2"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $370

G.L. & Co. Paint Brushes Sign

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Description

Nice, early, heavy tin litho rack sign for Co.’s paint brushes, w/ great image of young girl w/ brushes wearing Co.’s painters cap riding on pig (American Art Works lithographers). Has strong colors and displays quite nicely, w/ some wear spots in background, but nothing offensive or that takes away from great look of the piece (critical grade C. 7.5/+), but it displays much nicer than this implies.

Size

8.5 x 8"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $560

Moxie Cardboard Die-Cut Sign

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Description

Early, cardboard die-cut, easel-back cardboard baseball theme standup sign for Moxie soda. Sign appears never used and is clean, bright and like new (C. 8.5++). Even easel on back appears to never have been folded.

Size

12-7/8 x 8.25"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $370

Post Office Tobacco Tin

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Description

Scarce, very early hinged lid tin litho tobacco can w/ wonderfully detailed graphic image of the early Denver, CO Post Office building. A clean and attractive example w/ strong colors and very nice overall look (C. 8/+) w/ a little faint crazing, just a hint of soiling and a few minor tiny background flake spots (Hasker & Marcuse Lithographers). Surface is stable (not loose or flaking). Displays very nicely!

Size

4.75 x 3.5 x 2-1/8"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $910

Rex Match Holder

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Description

Nice, early tin litho advertising match holder for Rex brand “Flintkote" brand roofing, w/ beautiful multicolor graphics (has advertising for a Claremont, NH lumber outfit on basket area). Clean, bright and exceptionally nice (a strong C. 8++) w/ faint, non-detracting slight dent mark (C. 8.5).

Size

4-7/8 x 3-3/8 x 1.25"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $450

Square Deal Bread Tip Tray

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Description

Nice, colorful and highly graphic early tin litho advertising tip tray for Brenneman Baking Co.’s (Columbus, OH) “Square Deal" brand bread. Clean, bright and excellent (a strong C. 8.5/+), w/ some non-detracting chipping wear at very outer edges of rim.

Size

4.25" (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $190

Black Label Whiskey Tip Tray

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Description

Nice, early tin litho tip tray for Gallagher & Burton Co.’s Black Label rye whiskey, w/ nicely detailed graphics. Front display side is clean, bright and very attractive (a strong C. 8++), w/ only very minor wear (non-graphic backside has minor writing and some scattered light general wear).

Size

4.25" (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $100

Mrs. Dinsmore's Cough & Croup Balsam Tip Tray

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Description

Nice, early tin litho advertising tip tray for Mrs. Dinsmore’s cough & croup balsam medicine. Has strong colors and displays quite nicely although close examination will show some non-offensive, light scattered wear (critical grade C. 8-).

Size

4.5" (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $400

Stroh's Malt Extract Tip Tray

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Description

Nice, early tin litho advertising tip tray for Stroh Brewing Co.’s (Detroit, MI) malt extract medicinal nutritional product, w/ beautifully detailed graphic image of early bottle by Shonk Litho. Clean, bright and excellent (C. 8.5/+).

Size

4-1/8" (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $310

Eagle Brewing Co. Beer Tray (Utica, NY)

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Description

Nice, early tin litho serving tray for Eagle Brewing Co.’s Peerless brand lager, w/ beautifully detailed image of early bottle (Haeusermann Lithography, Chicago). Clean, bright and very attractive, w/ minor wear (a strong C. 8/+).

Size

1-3/8 x 12" (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $560

Life Pipe Tobacco Pocket Tin

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Description

Nice, early tin litho vertical tobacco pocket tin for Ryan Hampton Tobacco Co.’s (Louisville, KY) “Life" brand. Clean, bright and excellent (a very strong C. 8++).

Size

4-3/8 x 3 x 7/8"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $260

Four Roses Pocket Tin

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Description

Unusual, green background variation pocket tin for Nall & Williams Co.’s Four Roses brand tobacco (same image both sides). Clean, bright and very attractive (basically a strong C. 8/+), w/ exception of minor denting, a couple tiny chips and a faint scratch line in bottom right corner on front side.

Size

4.5 x 3 x 7/8"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $280

Christian Diel Brewing Co. Serving Tray (Defiance, OH)

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Description

Outstanding, early tin litho serving tray for Co.’s Centennial brand beer, featuring beautifully detailed multicolor graphics of Fort Defiance and early beer bottle. Clean, bright and exceptionally nice (displays as near mint), w/ a little faint crazing. Note: examination under black light will show an extremely well done small 3/4" professionally repaired scratch mark in bottom background grass area (Chas. Shonk Litho.).

Size

1.5 x 12-1/8" (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $860

Sleepy Eye Blue & White Pitcher

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Description

Early, blue and white glazed heavy ceramic advertising lemonade pitcher for Sleepy Eye brand flour, w/ embossed detailing featuring Indian chief on front w/ teepees and trees around backside, w/ figural Indian head on top of handle. Quite nice overall, w/ a little non-offensive faint age tone darkening in background, some light soiling inside and some typical, fine, very minor expected tiny factory pop specks and misses in glaze.

Size

7.75 x 5-7/8" (dia. base)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $180

Dewey Label Under Glass Whiskey Flask

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Description

Nice, early military canteen shaped heavy figural glass whiskey flask, featuring beautiful multicolor patriotic convex glass label featuring Admiral Dewey. Excellent, w/ painted, deeply impressed “U.S." on backside. Excellent overall (no cap).

Size

5-3/8 x 1.5 x 4.5" (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $310

Early Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Display Box

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Description

Nice, ca. 1920 Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit chewing gum display box, w/ 22 of its original full chewing gum packs inside (originally held 24 packs). Was made by Co.’s Sydney, Australia factory for export sales. Clean and excellent (C. 8.5+).

Size

5.5 x 6.26 x 5-1/8" (as shown lid up) 1.25 x 6.25 x 5.25 (w/ lid closed)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $460

Totem Cigars Hanger Sign

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Description

Nice, early die-cut cardboard ceiling hanger / fan pull sign for Waitt & Bond Co.’s Totem brand cigars, w/ same great image on both sides. Clean, bright and like new (near mint).

Size

6-3/8 x 5-7/8" (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $360

Harvester Cigars Sign

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Description

Nice vintage convex shaped oval self-framed tin litho sign for Harvester brand 5 cent cigars. Appears never used and is clean, bright and like new, w/ exception of a few scattered storage rubs in raised outer border area.

Size

13-1/8 x 9-1/8"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $370

The Makins Pocket Tobacco

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Description

Unusual, vertical tobacco pocket for Globe Tobacco Co.’s “The Makins" brand. Paper label over cardboard body, w/ metal bottom and slide top closure. Attractive example, that displays pretty well, w/ a little minor wrinkling and light scattered wear (C. 8/-).

Size

4 x 2.5 x 1-1/8"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $300

Tin Litho Advertising Shoe Horns

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Description

Lot includes two nice, early tin litho advertising shoe horns w/ beautifully detailed Shonk Co. Lithography. Includes Schoenecker Co.’s Princess brand shoes (C. 8/+); and Shinola brand shoe polish (C. 8/-). They are clean, attractive and display nicely, both w/ non-offensive minor crazing and light scattered wear.

Size

4-5/8 x 1.75" & 4 x 1-5/8"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $170

Harper Whiskey Who Pays Spinner

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Description

Early, impressed, die-cut celluloid "You Buy" bar gambling spinner advertising I.W. Harper brand whiskey, w/ advertising on both sides. Crisp and like new (near mint).

Size

2-5/8 x 1-1/8"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $180

Stephenson Union Suits Pocket Mirror

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Description

Scarce, early celluloid advertising pocket mirror for Stephenson’s Union Suits, w/ beautiful multicolor graphic images of gymnasts. Clean, bright and excellent.

Size

2.75 x 1.75"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $500

Hires Flange Sign

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Description

Nice, early 2-sided metal flange sign for Hires root beer. Appears never used and is clean, bright and displays quite nicely (basically has a very strong C. 8++ appearance) w/ excellent sheen; although up close examination will show some non-offensive faint mfg. paint imperfections, some light edge loss including minor storage wear and a bit of edge chipping.

Size

11-7/8 x 14 x 2"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $460

Coca-Cola Kit Carson Promo Lot

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Description

Lot includes a nice group of ca. 1950’s Coca-Cola advertising premiums from Co. sponsored Kit Carson TV western series. Includes: Kerchief and promos for it, 6-pack carton inserts, bolo tie and a sealed, unopened envelope which probably has kerchief inside.

Size

4-3/8 x 6.75 to 14 x 9.5"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $260

Howard Johnson’s Truck in Box (Marx)

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Description

Nice, vintage, heavy plastic toy advertising truck by Louis Marx & Co. (New York) for Howard Johnson’s roadside restaurants. Truck appears never used and is clean and like new. Box is also very nice, w/ light wear and a cello tape repair on outer right edge flap (box: C. 8+/-).

Size

Truck: 4.75 x 9.75 x 4" (Box 4.75 x 10-5/8 x 4")

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $400

Tin Litho Moxie Sign

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Description

Nice, early embossed tin litho sign. Appears never used and is clean, bright and like new, w/ original sheen, w/ minor, trace storage wear and slight bit of non-detracting pinching in upper outer right border area (appears done in mfg. process).

Size

6-1/8 x 19"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $630

Mounds Candy Bars Sign

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Description

Vintage, ca. 1930’s embossed tin litho sign for Peter Paul Co.’s 5 cent Mounds brand candy bars. Clean, bright and very attractive appearance that appears never used (C. 8.5/+) overall, w/ exception of some light oxidizing wear at very bottom outer dark blue border area.

Size

6.75 x 19-5/8"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $340

Antique Advertising On-Line Auction #14

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