NOV 20 2010 MORPHY AUCTIONS HIRSCH SALE DAY 2 2010-11-20 Auction - 721 Price Results - Dan Morphy Auctions in PA - Page 26
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866: Opia Cigar Glass Sign.1201: GUBEC Square Corner Tin.1485: Spalding Porcelain Sign.
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Denver, PA, United States
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NOV 20 2010 MORPHY AUCTIONS HIRSCH SALE DAY 2

DENVER, Pa. In the field of graphic design, Chicagoan David Hirsch is known as the man with the golden eye. A founding partner of David Hirsch Design Group and later Hirsch OConnor, he was the mastermind behind the artwork that branded a legion of commercial entities and products. And while it may be possible for many professionals to leave their work at the office, it has never been an option for Hirsch, who cannot view life through anything but an artistic lens, 24/7. The allure of illustrative imagery has always been a fascination to Hirsch, on or off the job, and it was his love of design that launched and perpetuated the phenomenal collection of antique advertising tins, signs, store displays and other promotional items he amassed over 40 years with his wife, Marcia. That collection, in its entirety, will be auctioned Nov. 19-20, 2010 at Morphys. With the extended preview period currently under way, visitors to Morphys are being treated to a visual feast representing every color of the rainbow. The gallery walls and showcase shelves are laden with incredible signs of glass, tin, porcelain and paper; extraordinarily rare tins, many with paper labels that pre-date chromolithography; countertop and floor-model store displays, and every other imaginable form of packaging adorned with advertising. Well over half of the articles to be offered in the 1,435-lot sale pertain to tobacco, with as many as 500 of them pertaining to cigars. Theres a 4-foot reverse-on-glass Ben Bey Cigars sign with porcelain store-counter lighter, a commanding 8-foot reverse-on-glass sign advertising Chanc

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Lot of 2: Forest & Stream Tobacco Tins.: Pair of scarce tins in different size variations. Both have beautiful stripped dome lids and picture the fisherman fly-fishing in a stream. Size: Largest: 5 - 1/2" T.
1400: Lot of 2: Forest & Stream Tobacco Tins.Est. $300-$600
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Look Out Tobacco Slip Top Tin.: Scarce bright green horizontal slip top tin manufactured by J. G. Dills & Company in Richmond, VA. Nautical look design picturing light house and buoy with rope border. Overall wear and two small
1401: Look Out Tobacco Slip Top Tin.Est. $300-$500
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Sultan's Cut Plug Slip Top Tobacco Tin.: Pre-1900 yellow variation of veiled lady on horizontal slip top tin from Haskers and Marcuse. Tobacco manufactured by J. Wright Company Richmond, VA. Tin shows overall wear. Size: 5" T.
1403: Sultan's Cut Plug Slip Top Tobacco Tin.Est. $200-$400
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Sweet Mist Tobacco Store Canister.: Square cardboard with tin top and bottom. Tobacco manufactured by Scotten, Dillon & Company in Detroit, MI. Nice image of children playing around fountain front and back and decorative side panels.
1404: Sweet Mist Tobacco Store Canister.Est. $300-$500
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Blue Tiger Tobacco Store Canister.: Scarce cardboard with beautiful image of tiger on front and tobacco pack on back. Cardboard with tin top and bottom. Tobacco manufactured by P. Lorillard Co. Size: 11" T.
1405: Blue Tiger Tobacco Store Canister.Est. $400-$600
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Sweet Mist Tobacco Store Canister.: Very rare round tobacco canister with paper label over tin. Tin top and bottom. Nice image of children playing around fountain. Very hard to find this old tin. Size: 11 - 1/2" T.
1406: Sweet Mist Tobacco Store Canister.Est. $300-$500
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Sweet Loma Tobacco Store Canister.: Scarce classic senorita pictured on this hard to find tin. Tobacco manufactured by Scotten Tobacco Company in Detroit, MI. Size: 10 - 1/4" T.
1407: Sweet Loma Tobacco Store Canister.Est. $800-$1,200
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Sterling Tobacco Store Canister.: Beautiful gold metallic variation. Tobacco manufactured by Spaulding & Merrick. Very bright full color hides small dent in back. Size: 11 - 1/4" T.
1408: Sterling Tobacco Store Canister.Est. $400-$600
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Bull Dog Clay Tobacco Humidor.: Rare and unusual clay finish. Sculptured bull dog shape head on lid with embossed design around body. Repair to top. Size: 9 - 1/4" T.
1410: Bull Dog Clay Tobacco Humidor.Est. $200-$400
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Lot of 2: Round Tobacco Store Canisters.: Fine lot includes hard to find Mellow Sweet Fine Cut Tobacco and Dark Sweet Cuba Tobacco. Size: Each: 11" T.
1411: Lot of 2: Round Tobacco Store Canisters.Est. $200-$500
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Mule's Ear Tobacco Store Canister.: Unusual round paper tobacco canister with great lettering and design on front and back. This is the only one we've every seen. Tobacco manufactured by the Wellman & Dwire Tobacco Company in Quincy,
1413: Mule's Ear Tobacco Store Canister.Est. $200-$500
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Girard Educators Cigar Tin.: Pictures Founder of Girard College; Liberty Can Co. Beautiful condition with printed lid. Size: 5 - 1/2" T.
1414: Girard Educators Cigar Tin.Est. $100-$300
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Lot of 2: Tobacco Mixtures: Pre-1900 P. Lorillard's tins with highly detailed designs. Drawing Room Smoking Mixture and Old Tar Cut Cavendish both with great overall graphics. Size: Largest: 4 - 1/2" T.
1415: Lot of 2: Tobacco MixturesEst. $200-$400
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Lot of 2: Stag Tobacco Canisters.: Two sizes of decorative Stag Tobacco Canisters both with colorful and bright illustrations around tins. Size: Largest: 6" T.
1416: Lot of 2: Stag Tobacco Canisters.Est. $200-$500
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"Digger" Tobacco Tin.: Beautiful image of man smoking pipe on top and sides of tin box. Players Tobacco. Size: 5" x 8 - 1/2" x 6".
1417: "Digger" Tobacco Tin.Est. $300-$600
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Lot of 2: Tobacco Jars.: Lot includes colorful and embossed Chesapeake Fine Cut Tobacco and very early Maccoboy stoneware jar with paper label. Size: Largest: 9" T.
1419: Lot of 2: Tobacco Jars.Est. $200-$300
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Lot of 2: Tobacco Humidors.: Scarce lot includes ceramic, bean pot shape Velvet Tobacco Mixture and pre-1900 stoneware Mayo's Cut Plug (paper label). Both with original lids. Size: Largest: 8" T.
1420: Lot of 2: Tobacco Humidors.Est. $200-$400
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Lot of 2: Tobacco Humidors.: Lot includes barrel shape ceramic Twin Oaks Mixture with original lid and pre-1900 Copenhagen Snuff with very fine paper label and original tax stamp. Chipping to lid. Size: Largest: 6 - 1/2" T.
1421: Lot of 2: Tobacco Humidors.Est. $200-$300
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Orange Fine Cut Tobacco Barrel.: 1880s. 10-pound round wood store container with old paper label. Nice color and displays well. Size: 13 - 1/2" T.
1423: Orange Fine Cut Tobacco Barrel.Est. $200-$400
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