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Black Collectibles, Advertising & More
8:00 AM PT - Dec 3rd, 2008

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Tom Harris Auctions

203 South 18th Ave.
Marshalltown, IA 50158
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Tuesday, December 2nd, 9:00 A M til 5:00 P M Wednesday, December 3rd, 8:00 A M until auction ends.

188 Items

Lot Description Estimates
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1 Lot 1

Group of 8 Different Advertising Cook Books: Malleable Range Company.

1.) 51 Pancake Recipes

2.) Gone Wi...

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300
4 Bids
2 Lot 2

Group of 4 Advertising Tobacco Pocket Tins:

1.) Bagley's Old Colony Mixture

2.) Lucky Strike Half & Hal...

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300
11 Bids
3 Lot 3

Beich's Marshmallow Cream Bananas Box: out of Chicago and Bloomington. Wrapped in plastic. There is so...

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300
1 Bid
4 Lot 4

Group of 5 Advertising Tobacco Tins

1.) Small Lucky Strike, with hinged lid.

2.) British Consols...

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2 Bids
5 Lot 5

2 Black Mammy Wall Hangers: 1 Ceramic, 1 Plaster
2 Black Mammy Wall Hangers:

1.) Ceramic, made in occupied ...

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300
7 Bids
6 Lot 6

Group of 7 Ethnic Ceramic Flower Pots
Group of 7 Ceramic Ethnic Flower Pots: Individual, see photo...

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2 Bids
7 Lot 7

3 Half Size Advertising Tobacco Pocket Tins
Group of 3 Half Size Advertising Pocket Tins:

1.) Twin Oak...

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300
13 Bids
8 Lot 8

Group of 5 Advertising Tobacco Pocket Tins:

1.) Lucky Strike

2.) Union Leader

3.) Bond Street (Has so...

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300
15 Bids
9 Lot 9

Metal Zig-Zag Cigarette Paper Dispenser: hinged door.

(Some scratches to the front. Used, as is.)

6"...

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4 Bids
10 Lot 10

Metal Pull Bell Toy w/Wooden Wheels: 2 black and red wooden Felix the cat type figures.

Overall co...

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4 Bids
11 Lot 11

Group of 7 Cardboard Candy Boxes:

1.) Hershey's Milk Chocolate

2.) Baby Ruth

3.) Milky Way<...

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2 Bids
12 Lot 12

Group of 4 Advertising Tobacco Tins:

1.) Oceanic Cut Plug, hinged lid. (Scratched and dented.)

2...

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6 Bids
13 Lot 13

Group of 6 Black Ceramic Figural Potty Examples
Group of 6 Ceramic Collectible Black Figural Potty Examples:...

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300
6 Bids
14 Lot 14

Group of 3 Black Collectible Figural Thermometers:

1.) 1949 Chicago (Badly worn.)

2.) Made in England, in plas...

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300
4 Bids
15 Lot 15

Group of 4 Advertising Candy Tins:

1.) Cook's Candy 3lb Tin

2.) Thinshell Candy 5lb Tin, with ...

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11 Bids
16 Lot 16

Group of 4 "Uncle Tom Cabin" Books:

1.) Copyright 1852

2.) 1921, Christmas book

3.) 1932, Chr...

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300
2 Bids
17 Lot 17

National Licorice Co. Tin, Brooklyn, N.Y.: glass window display, hinged lid. 5lb size.

(Overall pretty n...

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300
2 Bids
18 Lot 18

Group of Gone with the Wind Collectible Items:

1.) By Margaret Mitchell Motion Picture Edition Book, 1940. (...

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300
7 Bids
19 Lot 19

Copenhagen Metal Hanging Snuff Dispenser: good coloration. (Dented and creased at the bottom. Some minor ...

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300
4 Bids
20 Lot 20

Group of 5 Cardboard Candy Bar Boxes:

1.) Pearson's Nut Goodies

2.) Hollywood Tafy Nut

3.) Payd...

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300
4 Bids
21 Lot 21

Chalkware Black Boy w/Watermelon Bank: black boy sitting, holding a watermelon on his lap; red overall...

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5 Bids
22 Lot 22

Group of 4 Black Collectible Wall Hangings: 2 chalk faces, black collectibles, fixed for hanging. 1 has a h...

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300
2 Bids
23 Lot 23

Cast Iron Figural Still Bank, Black Lady:

(Some paint remnants missing)

6" tall

All items sell As I...

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300
3 Bids
24 Lot 24

2 Plastic Mammy Style Note Pads:

1.) Black, white and yellow.

2.) Pinkish, black and yellow....

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300
6 Bids
25 Lot 25

Hillabys "Best Cakes" 4lb Tin: hinged lid. Nice graphics and coloration.

(Overall scuffs, sc...

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3 Bids
26 Lot 26

Group of 4 Advertising Tobacco Pocket Tins:

1.) Honeymoon 10¢ Rum Flavored

2.) King Edward Crimp Cut (M...

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300
33 Bids
27 Lot 27

Group of 5 Ceramic Nubian Style Figures & Vases: all glazed ceramics, 4 are unmarked. One has a paper label fro...

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3 Bids
28 Lot 28

2 Diana "Stuft" Confections Tins: from Bunte Brothers, Chicago. With round, screw top lids. 1 is ...

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5 Bids
29 Lot 29

1906 "Cracker Jack" Bear Tip Tray
Tin Lithograph Advertising Tip Tray: 1906 "Cracker Jack" Bea...

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15 Bids
30 Lot 30

9 Pairs Black Collectible Salt & Pepper Shakers: various materials, mostly ceramic. One wooden pair, one plastic...

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3 Bids
31 Lot 31

Group of 2 Black Collectible Ceramic Items:

1.) Mug, black man with pumpkins. Artist signed, verse on the...

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1 Bid
31A Lot 31A

Group of 5 Tobacco Pipes & 1 Cigarette Holder:

1.) Lasieni "Rustic" English made pipe

2.) Made in France "...

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300
6 Bids
32 Lot 32

Chicago Cubs Chewing Tobacco Advertising Tin: hinged lid; 3lb size; eagle and flag motif. Rock City Tobacco C...

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300
14 Bids
33 Lot 33

Tiger Chewing Tobacco Advertising Tin: with handles and hinged lid. Picnic basket style.

Nice condit...

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300
4 Bids
34 Lot 34

Black Collectible Salt, Pepper & Spice Containers
Group of Plastic Black Collectible Salt, Pepper & Spice Cont...

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5 Bids
35 Lot 35

Black Collectible Ceramic String Holder: Frederick Factory Art Pottery, USA.

Overall good condition, n...

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3 Bids
36 Lot 36

Black Coll. Cardboard & Wooden Stenciled Drum
Black Collectible Cardboard & Wooden Stenciled Drum: 3pc jaz...

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300
5 Bids
37 Lot 37

Seated Chalkware Black Collectible Figure: probably held a fishing pole, pipe or cigar at one time. Unmark...

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300
2 Bids
38 Lot 38

Western Grocer Mills Chocolate Cream Coffee Tin: 3lb size, from Masrshalltown, Iowa. No lid.

(All over paint s...

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3 Bids
39 Lot 39

4 Advertising Tobacco Tins:

1.) Central Union Cut Plug, round with lid. Nice condition an...

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300
8 Bids
40 Lot 40

Group of 3 Black Collectible Plaster Wall Hangers: with metal hooks. One carries an umbrella, the other two are a ...

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300
4 Bids
41 Lot 41

Cast Iron Flower Pot Doorstop w/Original Paint: marked only with No.479.

(Original and old with several, scat...

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300
3 Bids
42 Lot 42

Spelter French Double Inkwell/Pen Holder: made of spelter with small metal inserts for the ink. The cente...

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6 Bids
43 Lot 43

Left Frankart Art Deco Bookend Green Nude: with patent no.84856. Art Deco period, made of spelter. The pai...

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23 Bids
44 Lot 44

Carved Wooden Bust of a Black Woman w/Beaded Necklace: made of hard wood and in fairly fine detail. ...

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3 Bids
45 Lot 45

Group of 13 Ceramic Figural Salt & Pepper Shakers: most are singles, some are marked Japan.

(One is repaired, th...

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1 Bid
46 Lot 46

2 Black Collectible Boy & Alligator Figurines: the largest is an ashtray 4" tall (Broken and glued.). The othe...

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2 Bids
47 Lot 47

Electric St.Joseph Aspirin Advert. Hanging Clock
Electric St.Joseph Aspirin Advertising Hanging Clock: with a...

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7 Bids
48 Lot 48

Royal Doulton Bunnykins 2pc Childs Dish Set: Both are dated 1936.

1.) Feeding dish, 1 3/4" t x 6" w

2.) ...

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1 Bid
49 Lot 49

Gold Dust Twins Advertising Crate: the wording is "Let The Gold Dust Twins Do Your Work".

(It ha...

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3 Bids
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