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Morphy Auctions Winter Sale
9:00 AM PT - Dec 11th, 2008

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Dan Morphy Auctions LLC

2000 N. Reading Road
Denver, PA 17517
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899 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
352 Lot 352

Canvas Cetacolor Advertising Banner
Circa 1900. Framed under glass. A few minor stains at bottom...

200
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350
4 Bids
353 Lot 353

Embossed Composition Baer Brothers Paint Sign
1920s. A few chips and nicks with medium soiling and moderat...

400
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700
6 Bids
354 Lot 354

Porcelain Headlight Overalls Flange Sign
1920s. A few small chips, nicks, minor warp and slightly dul...

400
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700
3 Bids
355 Lot 355

Canvas Interwoven Socks Banner Linen Wyeth
1920s to 1930s. Heavily framed with no glass. Featuring artw...

250
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450
11 Bids
356 Lot 356

Porcelain Sweet-Orr Overalls Advertising Sign
Metal bracket on the back to mount. Minor chipping on the bo...

2,000
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4,000
3 Bids
357 Lot 357

Embossed Tin Goodrich Rubber Footwear Sign
1930s to 1940s. Small tacks holes at top center and bottom b...

200
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400
6 Bids
358 Lot 358

Ceramic Balloon Yeast Advertising Tray
Possibly British or European. Circa 1900. Includes original ...

200
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400
6 Bids
359 Lot 359

Tin Kern's Bread Advertising Sign
Circa 1952. Some medium to strong scratches, a few minor mar...

250
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400
10 Bids
361 Lot 361

Embossed Tin Buster Brown Bread Advertising Sign
1920s. A number of random color chips, bubbling, minor dents...

200
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400
6 Bids
362 Lot 362

Cardboard Buster Brown Camera Advertising Sign
1905 to 1910. Dark soiling, chips, one repair and general ro...

150
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250
10 Bids
363 Lot 363

Wooden Half Milk Bottle Advertising Wall Display
General overall crazing and small marks with soiling and med...

150
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250
1 Bid
364 Lot 364

Embossed Tin Over Cardboard Y & S Licorice Sign
1940s. A few scuffs, scratches and corner bends with medium ...

150
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300
2 Bids
365 Lot 365

Porcelain Apollo Chocolates Advertising Sign
1930s. Minor edge chips, nicks, minor stains and medium soil...

250
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450
7 Bids
366 Lot 366

Embossed Tin South Bend Watches Advertising Sign
Circa 1920. Four nail holes, strong bends, paint loss and mi...

150
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300
3 Bids
367 Lot 367

Porcelain Sunflower Petroleum 2-Sided Flange Sign
Possibly European. Circa 1920. Neat graphics on this foreign...

200
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400
8 Bids
368 Lot 368

Porcelain Sunoco Restrooms Flange Sign
1940s. Flange piece is missing one bracket. Minor surface sc...

250
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400
8 Bids
369 Lot 369

Tin Hartford Insurance 2-Sided Die Cut Sign
Circa 1920. Heavy, hand-forged cast iron brackets attached t...

150
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400
10 Bids
370 Lot 370

Paper Traveler's Insurance Advertising Poster
1920s. Matted and framed under glass. A few very minor rippl...

250
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450
11 Bids
371 Lot 371

Wooden Smaltz National Bank 1-Sided Sign
1890s to 1900. Strong gold highlights remaining. Minor marks...

800
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1,600
4 Bids
372 Lot 372

Paper Satin Skin Powder Advertising Poster
Circa 1903. Framed under glass. Very clean with only one sma...

100
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200
9 Bids
373 Lot 373

Wooden Heavy Smaltz 2-Sided Bayside Inn Sign
Duxbury, Massachusetts. Wonderful individually applied dimen...

1,000
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2,000
14 Bids
374 Lot 374

Cardboard Lipton Teas Advertising Sign
Framed. Some minor paper chipping, bends, marks, lighting so...

150
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200
14 Bids
375 Lot 375

Light Cardboard Chase & Sanborn's Tea Sign
Includes original frame. Small piece of frame on left bottom...

150
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300
7 Bids
376 Lot 376

Cardboard Chase & Sanborn's Coffees Sign
Includes original frame. A few scuffs and scratches with med...

200
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400
11 Bids
377 Lot 377

World War I Recruiting Poster
Framed under glass. Great color and graphics. A few wrinkles...

150
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250
6 Bids
378 Lot 378

Liberty Loan War Bond Poster
Framed under glass. Featuring President Wilson. Minor bends,...

200
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300
2 Bids
379 Lot 379

Lot of 2: Paper War Posters
1918 to 1932. Framed under glass. Only minor wrinkles with a...

200
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350
2 Bids
380 Lot 380

Lot of 2: Paper War Bond Posters
Circa 1917. Both framed under glass. Light fold marks with m...

100
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200
1 Bid
381 Lot 381

Lot of 3: Assorted Paper War Bond & Loan Posters
1920s to 1940s. Some deep fold marks on one of the posters. ...

150
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300
5 Bids
382 Lot 382

Wooden Oscar Smith Smaltz 1-Sided Sign
1880s. Nice remaining gold leaf highlights. Eight or ten hol...

600
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1,200
3 Bids
383 Lot 383

Kibbe's Mirror Sign
1920s. Minor marks with medium to heavy soiling and light we...

150
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300
1 Bid
384 Lot 384

Punch Board Pretty Girl
1940s to 1950s. A nail hole at top center with medium soilin...

100
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200
3 Bids
385 Lot 385

Lot of 3: Assorted Tin Advertising Oval Signs
Overall generally rough, soiled, marked and Wolf's Head has ...

75
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150
10 Bids
386 Lot 386

Lot of 2: Advertising Signs Bike Locks Union Chucks
1920s to 1930s. Includes one Union Chucks and one Master Bik...

300
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500
3 Bids
387 Lot 387

Lot of 2: Tobacco & Ale Advertising Pieces
Includes one Hi-Plane canvas banner and one Hanley's Ale tin...

100
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250
3 Bids
388 Lot 388

Lot of 4: Assorted Food Product Signs Advertising
Tin, cardboard and paper. Two ads are framed. Only some mino...

100
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200
5 Bids
389 Lot 389

Lot of 2: Paper & Tin Advertising Signs
Includes one Star Shoes and one Gainesboro Hair Net. A few m...

200
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300
3 Bids
390 Lot 390

Lot of 3: Assorted Porcelain Strip Signs
Some acid rain stains, small holes, marks, edge chips and ni...

150
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200
391 Lot 391

Lot of 3: Assorted Advertising Signs
Tin and paper. Includes one Greenfield Gazette, one Hartford...

200
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300
1 Bid
392 Lot 392

Tin West Hair Net Display Advertising
Circa 1918. Complete and includes a few unused hairnets in o...

250
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400
12 Bids
393 Lot 393

Lot of Approximately 100 Hairnets Advertising
1930s to 1950s. Includes original paper packaging. Great gra...

150
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250
5 Bids
394 Lot 394

Tin Litho Art Nouveau Girl Tip Tray
A few minor marks and areas of rust with light surface scrat...

100
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200
1 Bid
395 Lot 395

Tin Litho Art Nouveau Girl Tip Tray
Circa 1905. Few small areas of rust with minor marks. Condit...

100
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200
3 Bids
396 Lot 396

Glycerol Shoe Dressing Trunk Advertising Tin
Manufactured by R&B in New York. Neat and unusual piece. Out...

200
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400
4 Bids
397 Lot 397

German Wood Paper Lithograph Soap Boat Advertising
Includes three soaps. Mint in the box. "Made in Germany" sta...

300
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500
5 Bids
398 Lot 398

The New Frontier 10-Cent Coin-Op Amusement Machine
Working. Metal security bar added. Condition (Excellent). Si...

500
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700
18 Bids
399 Lot 399

Mills Coin-Operated 25-Cent Machine
Working. Original coin box. Includes key. Condition (Excelle...

700
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1,000
8 Bids
400 Lot 400

GM Company Tabletop Coin-Op Bowling & Gum Machine
Circa 1910. Working. Condition (Excellent).

1,500
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2,000
12 Bids
401 Lot 401

Watling Brownie 5-Cent Counter Top Slot Machine
Old repair to coin head. Wheel is original. Keys are include...

12,000
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16,000
1 Bid
402 Lot 402

Cast Iron Horse Race Simulator
Circa 1910. Rare in original condition. Keys are included. C...

5,000
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6,000
13 Bids
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