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Antique Advertising On-Line Auction #16

timed Auction • 7 AM 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. 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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Evinrude Outboard Motors Tip Tray

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Description

Early, tin litho advertising tip tray for Evinrude brand outboard motors, featuring beautifully detailed color graphics. Clean, bright and excellent overall, w/ text advertising on back side (C. 8.5/+).

Size

4 x 5/8” (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $780

Ithaca Guns Sign

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Description

Scarce, early, embossed tin litho sign for Ithaca Gun Co., featuring beautifully detailed image of finely engraved high end shotgun (lithography by Standard Adv. Co., Coshocton, OH). Images and lettering are excellent w/ exception of a little hazy wear in letter "D” in word "warranted”, w/ faint surface crazing and some light, fine scattered early chipping wear in outer background areas, w/ small nail holes at outer corner edges. Tough one to grade, but an overall (C. 8/-) seems about right.

Size

6.5 x 13.75”

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $2,610

Deacon Brown Tip Tray

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Description

Beautiful, early tin litho "Drink Deacon Brown, the King of Phosphates” patriotic advertising tip tray, featuring beautifully detailed multicolor graphics. Clean, bright and exceptionally nice (near mint).

Size

5” (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $2,010

Every Day Tobacco Tin

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Description

Early tin litho tobacco tin for "Every Day” brand (Nall & Williams Co. Louisville, KY). Clean, bright and exceptionally nice (C. 8.5/+).

Size

2-5/8 x 4-5/8 x 7/8”

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $450

Gensco Condom Tin

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Description

Extremely rare, early tin litho hinged lid condom tin from Schaeffer Products Co. (Cleveland, OH). Lid is clean, bright and like new, w/ excellent sheen; has a little light rub wear on underside base area (lid near mint; base C. 8/-).

Size

1.75 x 2.25 x 5/16”

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $720

Imperial Safety Razor Tin

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Description

Scarce, early tin litho product tin for Imperial Sales Co.'s (New York) safety razor w/ beautifully detailed graphics (same image both sides) w/ lithography by American Stopper Co. (Brooklyn, NY). Clean, bright and attractive appearance, w/ a little light wear on bottom right edge of front side (front C. 8/-; back and lid C. 8.5/+). Includes complete razor and original paperwork inside (razor excellent).

Size

2-1/8 x 3.5 x 1.25”

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $300

Burley Boy Pocket Tin

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Description

Early tin litho vertical tobacco pocket tin for Bagley & Co.'s "Burley Boy” brand, featuring great image of Co.'s trademark child boxer on both sides (titled "The White Man's Hope” under image). Clean, bright and exceptionally nice example w/ a little light lid wear and a couple minor background wear spots on backside (front C. 8.5+; back a strong C. 8/+).

Size

4-1/8 x 3.5 x 1”

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $1,500

Sunoco Porcelain Restroom Sign on Original Bracket

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Description

Nice, early, 2-sided heavy enameled porcelain Sunoco service station restroom sign on its original heavy iron bracket. Sign is quite nice overall, w/ some lightly weathered surface staining and minor oxidizing and a little light wear at bottom edge (C. 8+/-). As found, should improve w/ cleaning.

Size

Bracket: 7 x 21.75” (Sign: 6.5 x 20-7/8”)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $1,440

Teddy Bear Peanut Butter Pail

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Description

Scarce, early tin litho 1 lb. peanut butter pail for Teddy Bear brand (C & J Jones Co., Winnipeg, Canada) w/ same great Teddy Bear image on both sides. Clean, bright and displays very nicely, w/ scuff in word "Peanut” on one side and some faint speckling and light scuff mark on backside (critical grade C. 8/-) but displays much nicer than this implies.

Size

3-5/8 x 3-5/8” (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $750

Drako Coffee Can

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Description

Beautiful, early tin litho 1 lb. coffee can from Drake & Co., featuring Co.'s colorful trademark duck (both sides). Clean, bright and very attractive (basically a strong C. 8++), w/ small scratch mark on bottom side edge.

Size

6 x 4” (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $660

Black Cat Bottles

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Description

Impressive lot of three different great looking early bottles, ea. featuring wonderful colorful and graphic black cat images. Includes full bottles of Black Cat stove polish and shoe dressing; and a bottle of Black Cat Shoe dressing, w/ original cardboard box for same (contents in this bottle are dried up). They are clean and excellent overall (C. 8++).

Size

3.75 x 2-1/8” (dia.) to 5 x 2-3/8 x 2-3/8”

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $410

1920 Coca-Cola Tip Tray

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Description

Colorful and attractive tin litho Coca-Cola change tray featuring 1920 calendar girl at golf course. Image area is clean, bright and attractive (basically a strong C. 8+) w/ a little light edge chipping and some fairly minor wear in upper right section of rim.

Size

6-3/8 x 4-5/8”

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $210

Maple Leaf Rubbers Sign

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Description

Beautiful, early paper litho sign for Maple Leaf brand rubber footwear, featuring stunning multicolor graphics by Howell Litho Co. (Hamilton). Mounted on cardboard backing, it is clean, bright, exceptionally nice and ready for framing (C. 8.5/+). Canadian.

Size

12.75 14-5/8”

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $430

Fancy European Figural Biscuits Tins

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Description

Lot includes a pair of nice, early 2-ps. figural tin litho French tins for Lefevre-Utile "LU” brand biscuits. Both are clean, bright and very attractive (C. 8+/-), w/ nickel plated knobs and handles. One w/ graphic Victorian winter scene images has shallow dent in upper background and some light scattered background scuffs; one w/ floral and butterfly pattern has little non-offensive light scattered background wear.

Size

6.5 5-7/8” (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $390

Walker's Soap Cast Iron String Holder

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Description

Neat and unusual, early figural 2-ps. cast-iron beehive shaped country store countertop string holder covered w/ embossed advertising all around for "Walker's King of Soap". Excellent, w/a nice, rich patina to its all original paint surface (a strong C. 8++).

Size

4.5 x 6.5" (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $460

Adolf Prince Grape Juice Tip Tray

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Description

Scarce, oversize early tin litho advertising tip tray for Adolf Prince Co.'s bottled grape juice drink. Clean, bright and attractive, w/ a little non-detracting minor background wear (C. 8+/-).

Size

5.5” (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $170

Pair of McHenry Fire Department Light-up Marker Signs

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Description

Pair of nice matching early heavy embossed aluminum electric light-up fire department marker signs, w/ blue domed globe and original fire fighting insignia symbols on side mounting brackets at bottom (marked "McHenry Fire Department). Very nice, rich surface patina, w/ just the right amount of minor weathering and wear from use (C. 8+/-). Probably were mounted on fire trucks.

Size

7.25 x 7.5 x 3”

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $180

Goebel Beer Tip Tray (Detroit, MI)

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Description

Early tin litho advertising tip tray for Goebel Brewing Co.'s Blue Label beer. Clean, bright and excellent (C. 8.5/+).

Size

4.5" (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $190

Baseball Theme Tobacco Packs

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Description

Lot includes two full, sealed (never opened) baseball theme soft-pack style tobacco packages. Includes 1-3/4 oz. "4 Bagger” (Act. of 1926 tax stamp); and 2 oz. "Pinch Hit” (Series 1910 tax stamp). Both are clean and excellent (a strong C. 8++).

Size

Ea. App. 5 x 3.25 x 1.25”

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $260

Jackie Coogan Peanut Butter Pail

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Description

Scarce variation early tin litho 12 oz. peanut butter pail for Kelly Co.'s (Cleveland, OH) Jackie Coogan brand peanut butter, w/ great images of famous silent era child movie star all around (he starred in the Charlie Chaplin silent classic "The Kid” in 1921). Note: in later life he went on to play Uncle Fester in Adams Family TV series. Clean, bright and very attractive (a strong C. 8++), w/ exception of a small, minor spot of light oxidizing at bottom edge.

Size

3-5/8 x 3” (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $200

Sure Shot Tobacco Packs (Full)

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Description

Lot includes a pair of early, full, sealed (never opened) tobacco soft packs style tobacco packs for Spaulding & Merrick Co.'s "Sure Shot” brand chewing tobacco, featuring attractive image of Co.'s trademark Indian character. Includes 1-3/4 oz. (series 1910 stamp); and 1-3/8 oz. sizes (series 1902 tax stamp). They are both clean, bright and very nice overall (basically a strong C. 8/+) w/ very minor stain specks on backside of 1-3/4 oz. example.

Size

Ea. App. 5 x 3 x 1.25”

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $280

Beech-Nut Chewing Tobacco Store Bin

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Description

Nice, early green variation tin litho country store countertop hinged lid display tin. Clean and attractive example, w/ a very nice look (basically a strong C 8/+), w/ a little fading to reds.

Size

8.75 x 9.75 x 8-1/8”

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $450

Wrigley's P.K. Brand Chewing Gum Display Box (Australian)

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Description

Full, early Australian variation display box for Wrigley Co.'s P.K. brand peppermint flavored chewing gym, complete w/ all 72 of its full 4-pack packages. Both display box and packs are excellent and includes boxes original protective lid (C. 8.5/+). Note: lid has some background writing and age tone darkening; w/ writing and soiling on underside base area.

Size

5-5/8 x 7 x 4” (as shown lid up)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $850

Sunbury, PA Advertising Soap Holder

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Description

Unusual, early, high quality metal soap bar holder advertising J. J. Sankey's, a Sunbury, PA grocer, w/ wonderful hand-tinted celluloid advertising insert in back. Clean and excellent (C. 8.5++).

Size

3.5 x 5.25 x 3.5”

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $380

Blanke-Wenneker Large Store Size Candy Bin

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Description

Large, early store sized (25 lb.?) heavy tin litho candy pail w/ wooden handle from Blanke-Wenneker Candy Co. (St. Louis, MO) w/ same great seashore image on both sides. Clean, bright and attractive overall appearance, w/ some scattered background wear (C. 7.5+/8-), but displays nicer than this implies.

Size

12.5 x 12.5” (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $70

Group of 4 Labor Union Signs

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Description

Lot includes four different early membership signs for workers of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees International Union. Includes three nice tin over cardboard examples and a celluloid over Masonite example. All are clean and very nice overall (C. 8/+).

Size

6.25 x 11” to 6.75 x 11.25”

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $360

Iron Advertising Cigar Cutter

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Description

Nice, early figural cast iron advertising cigar cutter for Piper Heidsieck Cigars (moving well handle up and down cuts cigar tip, which then drops into well bucket). Very nice overall and works well.

Size

7 x 5-5/8 x 4-7/8”

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $360

REA Express Porcelain Sign

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Description

Large, vintage enameled porcelain strip sign for REA (Railroad Express Agency) delivery vehicle. Clean, bright and like new (near mint).

Size

3-5/8 x 60”

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $180

Wieland's Beer Tray (San Francisco, CA)

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Description

Attractive, early tin litho advertising serving tray for Co.'s lager, featuring beautiful graphic image of American Indian woman. Clean, bright and displays quite nicely (basically has a C. 8/+ overall appearance), although examination under black light will reveal a clear coat finish w/ professional restoration surrounding the lettered areas (it appears the lettering was painted over at some point and was professionally removed w/ in-painting added to surrounding areas of the original lettering).

Size

13” (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $560

Celluloid Cigarette Advertising Pins

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Description

Lot includes a nice group of early, colorful and highly graphic pretty lady series celluloid cigarette advertising pin-back buttons (most have paper labels for the brands on backside). Includes twenty four larger pins from Chesterfield; and twenty three smaller series pins mostly from Piedmont brand (a couple from other brands). They are clean, bright and exceptionally nice.

Size

1.25” (dia.) & 7/8” (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $310

Kling-Klip Shaving Display

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Description

Nice, early full countertop display box for A. K. Trout Co.'s "Kling-Klip” brand shaving brush holders, complete w/ all twelve of its original boxed holders. Quite nice overall, w/ a little minor age tone soiling and toning from storage.

Size

5-5/8 x 5-7/8 x 4-5/8”

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $310

Red Man Tobacco Store Display

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Description

Nice, early easel-back die-cut cardboard countertop store display holder for Red Man brand chewing tobacco (originally held 6 packages). Clean, bright and shows quite nicely (basically displays as a strong C. 8/+) w/ a little non-offensive wear from use. Includes three of Co.'s sealed vintage soft pack style packages of different eras.

Size

11.25 x 11-3/8 x 3”

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $1,970

Anheuser-Busch Oval Beer Tray

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Description

Large, early tin litho serving tray for Anheuser-Busch Brewing Assn. (St. Louis, MO) w/ beautiful early color graphics by Shonk Litho. (names of Co.'s various beers listed on steins at top). Clean and very attractive overall appearance (main section basically a strong C. 8/+ overall), w/ some scattered background wear (nothing offensive and mostly found in the outer rim area).

Size

15-1/8 x 18-3/8”

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $6,000

Moxiemobile Toy

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Description

Early die-cut lithographed tin advertising toy for Moxie soda, featuring great likeness of Co.'s famous promotional Moxiemobile Rolls Royce vehicle. Clean, bright and very attractive appearance (basically a strong C. 8/+) overall, w/ a professional reinforcement to angled wheel holder on underside of piece (so well done you can't even tell).

Size

6.5 x 9 x 2-3/8”

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $1,610

Orphan Annie Original Artwork Illustration

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Description

Nice, vintage ca. 1930's hand-painted Orphan Annie cartoon character water color illustration art (marked Harold Gray in bottom corner). Clean, bright and excellent (C. 8.5+). Attractively framed and matted.

Size

Frame: 11.25 x 8-5/8” (6-7/8 x 4-7/8” visible)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $170

Atlantic Diesel Fuel Porcelain Sign

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Description

Unusual, vintage ca. 1950's heavy enameled porcelain service station sign for Atlantic Diesel Fuel. Clean, bright and basically like new condition, w/ exception of non-detracting minor background soiling and just a trace bit of fine oxidizing and slight wear at very bottom edge.

Size

17 x 13”

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $1,110

Antique Advertising On-Line Auction #16

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