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Antique Advertising On-Line Auction #19

timed Auction • 3 PM EDT • Cazenovia, NY 13035

Timed Auction

Description

This sale consists of a fun group of vintage antique advertising items and interesting period collectables. All items have a minimum opening bid of $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. **Shipping available on all items 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 on Apple or Android Phone and Tablet Apps.

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681 lots

Cigar Pocket Mirror

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Description

Unusual, early celluloid covered advertising pocket mirror for Samuel Showers, a jobber of "Cuban Protectos” and "Center Rush” brand cigars. Celluloid is clean and excellent w/ a little darkening along outside edges of mirror glass.

Size

2-1/8” (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $80

El Gallo Cigars Vienna Art Plate

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Description

Scarce, early tin litho advertising Vienna art plate for El Gallo brand cigars, featuring beautiful multicolor graphic image of Co.’s trademark rooster (note fighting bird images in rim area). Clean, bright and attractive overall appearance, w/ a faint scratch and little light wear in light blue background area, w/ some non-detracting minor oxidized wear in outside edges area of rim. Critical grade (C. 8/-), but displays nicer than this implies.

Size

10" (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $260

Tiger Oats Box

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Description

Early, paper label cardboard 1 lb. 4 oz. product box for T. N. Risser Co.’s (Philadelphia, PA) Tiger brand oats, featuring powerful multicolor graphic image of Co.’s trademark tiger on both sides. Clean, bright and attractive overall appearance, w/ a little non-offensive minor background wear (C. 8+/-).

Size

7.25 x 4.25" (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $260

Sun Crest Soda Thermometer

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Description

Vintage embossed figural tin litho working advertising thermometer for Sun Crest brand soda. Clean, bright and basically like new (near mint), w/ exception of a little minor scratching at top hanging hole area.

Size

17 x 5-1/8"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $330

Falk’s Louisiana Perique Pocket Tin

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Description

Nice, early paper label (over tin body) vertical tobacco pocket tin for Falk Tobacco Co.’s "Louisiana Perique" brand tobacco. Clean and excellent overall (C. 8+).

Size

4.25 x 3.25 x 1-1/8"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $150

Morpower Decarbonizer Gas Treatment Can

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Description

Scarce, early product can for "Morpower Decarbonizer" gasoline treatment tablets, featuring great image of early car. Paper label over cardboard body, w/ metal base and cap. Clean and attractive appearance w/ a great look (C. 8/+).

Size

4.75 x 2" (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $60

Golfer's Blend Tobacco Tin

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Description

Early tin litho hinged lid horizontal tin for Wright Co.'s Golfer's Blend tobacco featuring nice golfing images on front, back and lid. Has strong colors and displays quite nicely, w/ exception of some fairly heavy scattered wear along outside left and right outer edges of lid (not offensive and does not detract from great overall look of piece). Critical grade (C. 7/+), but displays much nicer than this implies. English.

Size

3-5/8 x 5 x 1.75”

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $80

Silver Dollar Whiskey Flask (Montreal, Canada)

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Description

Neat and unusual, early, heavy embossed pint sized glass whiskey flask for Distillers Corp.’s "Silver Dollar" brand rye whiskey, w/ beautifully designed silver dollar coins pattern covering both sides of glass, complete w/ its’ beautiful original paper label on front and embossed coin design on lid of its collapsible aluminum shot glass shaped cap. Excellent (C. 8.5++).

Size

8 x 3.75 x 1.75"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $120

Williams Ice Cream Co. Tip Tray

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Description

Nice, early tin litho tip tray for Williams Ice Cream Co. (Scranton, PA) featuring nice image of Co.’s early marked brick shaped ice cream package. Never used piece is clean, bright and excellent overall, w/ exception of a little light non-offensive light chipping wear at bottom right outer corner edge.

Size

4-3/8" (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $270

Atwood & Son Seeds Box (Winterport, ME)

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Description

Very early wooden dovetailed store display box (walnut?) featuring beautiful, shiny finish multicolor stone litho advertising label. Inside label is clean, bright and very attractive (basically a strong C. 8/+), w/ non-offensive minor wrinkling; outside front label remnants are dark and mostly worn away.

Size

12.5 x 13.25 x 8.75" (as shown lid up); 4.5 x 13.25 x 8.75" (lid closed)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $510

White House Coffee Sign

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Description

Scarce, early, two sided die-cut tin litho flange sign for Dwinell-Wright Co.’s "White House” brand coffee. Display side is clean, bright and displays very nicely, w/ a little fairly minor wear (display side C. 8/+); backside also clean and displays pretty well, although there is some scattered light wear including some oxidizing at bottom outside edge, a scratch in upper left section (above hand) and a little scattered wear on this side (back a critical C. 7.5+), but displays better than this implies.

Size

13.5 x 8.5 x 1-1/8”

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $5,070

Carother’s Ice Cream Glass Sign

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Description

Nice, early glass sign w/ reflective reverse pebbled surface, complete w/ its original cardboard backing (backing states it is a sample sign from Temper-Thomas Co., Cincinnati, OH). Sign is clean, bright and excellent, w/ a little non-serious light cardboard loss to top edge. Nicely presented in old looking contemporary wooden frame.

Size

Frame: 9-1/8 x 17-1/8" (Actual Sign: 8 x 16")

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $200

Baby Bracelets Pocket Mirror

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Description

Scarce, early celluloid advertising pocket mirror for Fontneau & Cook Co.’s (Attleboro, MA) adjustable baby bracelets, w/ beautiful color graphics. Clean, bright and excellent.

Size

1.75 x 2.75"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $150

Kitchen Klenzer Porcelain Sign

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Description

Small, early heavy enameled porcelain sign for "Kitchen Klenzer" brand scouring soap powder. Main section is clean, bright and displays very nicely (basically a C. 8/+), w/ exception of some light chipping wear at outer edges of blue border area.

Size

3-1/8 x 10"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $220

Washing Powder Min. Sample Boxes (Black Americana)

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Description

Lot includes three unused full, sealed miniature cardboard sample size washing powder product boxes. Includes two for Fairbanks Co.’s Gold Dust brand (both C. 8.5/+); and one for HL Co.’s "Fun-to-Wash" brand (a strong C. 8), w/ a little light scattered edge storage wear.

Size

2.5 x 1.75 x 3/4" and 3.25 x 2 x 1-1/8"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $90

Munsingwear Easel-back Sign

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Description

Small, early, cardboard countertop die-cut easel-back standup sign for "Munsingwear" brand union suits. Appears never used, it is clean and excellent (C. 8.5/+).

Size

11-1/8 x 9"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $190

Planters Peanut Advertising Thermometer (in box)

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Description

Vintage ca. 1940’s/50’s figural plastic key shaped advertising thermometer for Planters Peanuts, as found never used in its original mailing box. Like new condition (note: has a little slight separation to red liquid in thermometer tube).

Size

Key: 8.25 x 2.75"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $400

Rexall Tooth Powder Sample Tin

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Description

Scarce, early miniature tin litho sample size tin for Rexall brand tooth powder. Clean and attractive appearance, w/ a little minor soiling (C. 8/-).

Size

1-7/8 x 1-1/8 x 7/8"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $60

Central Union Tobacco Sign

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Description

Nice, early cardboard litho string hung sign for Central Union brand tobacco, w/ stunning multicolor lithography. Clean, bright and exceptionally nice appearance (a strong C. 8.5/+), w/ exception of a little non-offensive minor wear at very outer corner border edges.

Size

10.5 x 13.5"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $210

Allen & Ginter Collector Card Album

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Description

Scarce, ca. 1888 Allen & Ginter Cigarette Co. collectors’ album, featuring full color images inside (pages show stunning full color images of Co.’s collectible City Flag insert cards). These albums were obtained by saving and redeeming fifty coupons that were found inside Co.’s cigarette boxes and were made for mounting each of cards in the set. Clean, bright and excellent (a very strong C. 8++), w/ trace crease mark at bottom right edge. Lot includes a graded card from set.

Size

7-3/8 x 8.5"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $130

Mecca Cigarettes Sign (Earl Christy Illustration)

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Description

Large variation, early paper litho sign for Mecca brand cigarettes, featuring stylish glamor girl image by noted illustrator Earl Christy. Attractive example that displays quite nicely, w/ a little non-offensive minor background toning and slight even fade to red lettering. Original marked frame.

Size

39.5 x 22" (36-5/8 x 19" visible)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $860

Lincoln Motor Car Hood Ornament

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Description

Vintage, fine, early ca. 1930’s, sleek, heavy, high quality figural radiator hood ornament from a Lincoln luxury automobile ("Lincoln Motor Company" incised marking on side edge). Has a nice, rich patina to its all original surface finish, w/ light highlight wear along outer edges of base (surface finish a solid C. 8+). Note: Ford’s son Edsel commissioned the design for this hood ornament to Gorham Mfg. (a fine silversmithing Co.) in 1927, which was crafted using the lost wax casting method similar to that used on the Rolls-Royce Spirit of Ecstasy at the time. This design was used by Lincoln throughout the 1930’s before it was replaced by a coat of arms style logo. Mounted on display block.

Size

5-1/8 x 9 x 2-7/8" (dia.) [piece only]

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $190

Red Comb Poultry Feeds Thermometer

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Description

Nice, early die-cut tin litho advertising thermometer for "Red Comb" brand poultry feeds, in shape of early feed bag. Lithography is clean, bright and very attractive (C. 8.5/+), although ink stamped local merchant info is barely visible (note: tube not working - liquid inside goes all the way to top).

Size

6 x 3-7/8"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $130

Lot of Pop Corn Cans (Full, Sealed)

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Description

Lot includes three different full, sealed vintage ca. 1940’s / '50’s 10 oz. pop corn cans, w/ cardboard bodies and metal lid and bases. Includes T-N-T Food Products (Lawrence, KS) "TNT" brand (has lithographed birthstone ring offer on tin lid); Glancy’s (Hartford City, IN) and Rays Farm Foods (Mattoon, IL) "Bomb-Buster" brand. All are clean and excellent.

Size

4-7/8 x 2-5/8" (dia.) to 5.25 x 2.5" (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $320

Pennzoil Outboard Motor Oil Can

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Description

Vintage tin litho 1 quart crimp-seam can for South Penn Oil Co.’s (Oil City, PA) "Pennzoil" brand outboard motor oil, featuring nice motor boat image on front, w/ early style outboard motors, lawn mower and chain saw images on sides. Full, sealed can is clean, bright and attractive overall, w/ a little minor denting and wear (C. 8+/-).

Size

5.5 x 4" (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $90

Tin Litho Candy Vendor Bank

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Description

Fine, very early European Victorian era tin litho coin operated advertising vending bank for Hartwig & Vogel Co.'s candies, w/ beautiful, highly graphic multicolor lithography all around (inserting coins releases miniature chocolate bars from slide drawer beneath viewing window). Clean, bright and excellent overall (basically a strong C. 8++), w/ exception of 1.25" scratch on backside panel.

Size

5.75 x 3-3/8 x 2-7/8"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $260

Ferry Seeds Box Store Display Sign

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Description

Nice, early cardboard die-cut display sign for Ferry brand seeds, made for inserting into one of Co.’s store display seed boxes. Clean, bright and very attractive, w/ a little background edge loss at top upper right edge.

Size

15 x 8.5"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $1,520

1942 Coke Tray

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Description

1942 Coca-Cola serving tray by American Artworks featuring classic image of girls at car. Clean, bright and exceptionally nice overall appearance (C. 8.5+).

Size

13.25 x 10.5"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $150

Mills Coin-op Machine Door (w/ Key)

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Description

Nice, early embossed nickel plated cast iron coin door for a Mills Co. coin-op machine. Excellent overall, w/ nice detailing and great all original surface patina (C. 8+), w/ its original working key.

Size

3 x 4.75 x 3/4"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $60

Collection of Aluminum Advertising Hair & Mustache Combs

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Description

Lot includes an interesting and unusual collection of twenty different various aluminum advertising hair and mustache combs, all w/ embossed advertising for various Co.’s and products. Very good to excellent overall.

Size

5/8 x 3-7/8 to 1.5 x 7-3/8"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $100

Fan Tan Chewing Gum Tray

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Description

Nice, early tin litho advertising serving tray featuring stunning multicolor graphics, w/ nice images of Co.’s early style gum packs. Clean, bright and excellent (a strong C. 8++) w/ non-detracting minor ping mark at left corner edge.

Size

10.5 x 13.25"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $160

Red Diamond Overalls Watch Fob

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Description

Nice, early advertising watch fob for "Red Diamond” brand union made overalls and work shirts, featuring nice celluloid image of Co.’s trademark character on composition fob backing. Clean, bright and like new (near mint).

Size

2-3/16 x 1-7/8”

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $60

Coca-Cola Change Receiver

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Description

Vintage ca. 1907 heavy reverse glass countertop Coca-Cola change receiver by Ornamental Glass Co. Clean, bright and very attractive overall, w/ a few light scattered background wear spots.

Size

7/8" x 7" (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $710

Beech-Nut Peppermint Gum Packs Box

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Description

Full, vintage ca. 1937 store display box for Beech-Nut Co.’s peppermint chewing gum, w/ all 20 of its original sealed packs. Box is clean, bright and excellent and includes partial original protective lid cover.

Size

3-3/8 x 6 x 4.25" (as shown marquee up)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $430

Yellow Cab Taxi Drivers Cap

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Description

Nice, vintage Yellow Cab taxi drivers uniform cap. Heavy canvas / vinyl composition, w/ leather and wicker trim. Very nice overall condition, w/ minor wear from use (C. 8/+).

Size

4.5 x 11 x 9.75"

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $180

Sweet Mist Tobacco Tin

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Description

Nice, early, unusual color variation tin litho pie-shaped 1 lb. tobacco tin for Scotten-Dillon Co.’s "Sweet Mist" brand tobacco. Displays nicely, w/ non-offensive minor wear and tiny tack hole in base (C. 8/-).

Size

2 x 8.25" (dia.)

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $350

Antique Advertising On-Line Auction #19

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