NOV 20 2010 MORPHY AUCTIONS HIRSCH SALE DAY 2 2010-11-20 Auction - 721 Price Results - Dan Morphy Auctions in PA - Page 28
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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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Harvard Twist Counter Tin.: Square corner counter display box 5 for 15¢ for Harvard Twist Hand Made Long filler. Size: 15 - 1/2" L.
1448: Harvard Twist Counter Tin.Est. $200-$400
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La Fiel Cigars Tin Sign.: Late 1800s. Beautiful image of young girl with glitter/gold painted letters. Chain attached for hanging. Size: 14" x 7".
1449: La Fiel Cigars Tin Sign.Est. $200-$600
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Gypsy Queen Cigarette Box.: Beautiful images of gypsy girl on front and inside lid and colorful labels on all sides and top. Goodwin & Co. N.Y. Size: 9" x 7" x 3 - 1/4".
1450: Gypsy Queen Cigarette Box.Est. $300-$500
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F. Lozano Cigars Sign.: Beautiful reverse on glass image of F. Lozano cigar label with chain border. Photo light reflected on glass. Size: 14 - 1/4" x 10 - 1/4".
1451: F. Lozano Cigars Sign.Est. $800-$1,200
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Lot of 6: Plow Boy Tobacco Pails.: Wonderful world of Plow Boy paper label variations of six known bail handle pails for Plow Boy Smoking. Group shows the evolution of the iconic Ploy Boy over the years. Size: Each: 6 - 1/4" T.
1452: Lot of 6: Plow Boy Tobacco Pails.Est. $200-$500
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1864 Cigars Counter Dispensing Tin.: Colorful paper label on 1865 5¢ Cigar tin manufactured by P&G Company. Brass an glass stand/lid for counter display. Size: 5 - 1/2" T.
1453: 1864 Cigars Counter Dispensing Tin.Est. $100-$300
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Chicago Cubs Tobacco Tin.: Blue tin litho of Chicago Cubs Chewing Tobacco with eagle/flag/Chicago Cubs on three sides and top. Original tax stamp. Back panel lists factory number and information. Manufactured Rock City Tobacco
1454: Chicago Cubs Tobacco Tin.Est. $300-$600
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Tom Moore Cigar Box.: Colorful cardboard litho box with die-cut stand up display top. Tom Moore 5¢ Cigar Box. Size: 9" L.
1455: Tom Moore Cigar Box.Est. $50-$100
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Lot of 2: Chicago Cubs Tobacco Tins.: Pair of Chicago Cubs Chewing Tobacco tins in yellow; one round, one rectangular. Size: Largest: 6 - 1/4" L.
1456: Lot of 2: Chicago Cubs Tobacco Tins.Est. $100-$300
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Lot of 2: Tobacco Mixture Boxes.: Rare pre-1900 tobacco mixture paper covered boxes for Solace Tobacco and Gem Tobacco mixtures. Dynamic color labels under both lids. Size: Largest: 11" x 8 - 1/4".
1457: Lot of 2: Tobacco Mixture Boxes.Est. $200-$400
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Fountain Store Counter Dispenser.: Scarce round store canister with handle on lid. Fountain Fine Cut Tobacco manufactured by Lovell Buffington Tobacco Co. Colorful pictures of the fountain with medallions. Lid shows Fountain Fine Cut
1458: Fountain Store Counter Dispenser.Est. $300-$500
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Lot of 5: Christmas Cigar Boxes.: Very early lot of wood cigar boxes with a variety of holiday messages decoratively embossed in the wood lids and inside. All of these boxes have latch closures or key lock in the top of the box and
1459: Lot of 5: Christmas Cigar Boxes.Est. $200-$400
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United States Cigars Box.: Very early, a favorite colorful bright and patriotic 250 count, store counter cigar box for United States 5's Cigars manufactured by S. Hernsheim Bros. & Company in New Orleans, LA. Outstanding
1460: United States Cigars Box.Est. $200-$500
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Lot of 4: Cigars/Tobacco Mixtures.: Lot includes London Bank Flor Fina Cigars, Duco Smoking and Chewing Tobacco, round pry-lid Buckingham Cut Plug Smoking Tobacco tins, and upright cardboard Buckingham Cut Plug Tobacco. Size: Largest:
1461: Lot of 4: Cigars/Tobacco Mixtures.Est. $300-$600
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Lot of 3: Tobacco Mixtures.: Very fine lot includes Morris Special Smoking Mixture manufactured Macdonald Mfg. Co. Limited Toronto, Brotherhood Tobacco, and small colorful Manco Sliced Plug. Size: Largest: 6" L.
1462: Lot of 3: Tobacco Mixtures.Est. $200-$400
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Lot of 2: Cigar/Stogies Tins.: Colorful lot include round 3 for 5¢ Tango Stogies and El Rebano Cigars with lovely pastoral scene. Size: Largest: 6" T.
1463: Lot of 2: Cigar/Stogies Tins.Est. $200-$300
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Lot of 2: Tobacco Square Corner Tins.: Lot includes bright Hot Spur Mixture with outstanding rooster on lid and upright Fox's Mixture Smoking Mixture with fox on paper label. Size: Largest: 4 - 1/2" T.
1464: Lot of 2: Tobacco Square Corner Tins.Est. $200-$400
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Charles Denby Lunch Box.: Great bright blue tin tobacco lunch box for Charles Denby 5 cents Cigars manufactured by H. Fendrich Company in Evansville, IN. Nice image of Denby on three sides. Metal handle with clasp closure.
1465: Charles Denby Lunch Box.Est. $300-$600
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Lot of 2: Tiger Tobacco Lunch Boxes.: Pair of picnic style handled lunch boxes in basket weave print for Red Tiger Tobacco. Both with nice images of tigers, package on lid. Size: Largest: 7 - 3/4" T.
1466: Lot of 2: Tiger Tobacco Lunch Boxes.Est. $200-$400
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Lot of 6: Foreign Tobacco Tins.: Assorted tobacco tins includes Vliegende Hollander with nice picture of the flying Dutchman, Nimm Hen-Shu picturing sailor with package, bight color Cogétama tin picturing Indian light a cigar,
1467: Lot of 6: Foreign Tobacco Tins.Est. $200-$400
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Menges Square Corner Tin.: Unusual Antinicotine Tobacco product "the Smoker's Friend". Manufactured by H. Menges in St. Louis, MO. Paper label with on two sides. Side panel states the tobacco is "…specially cured by my own
1468: Menges Square Corner Tin.Est. $200-$300
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Lot of 3: Tobacco Tins.: Scarce group with square corner tin for Motor Cigars with great car/driver on front and inside lid with cigars. flat pocket and black variation Century in center circle surrounded by orange/silver
1469: Lot of 3: Tobacco Tins.Est. $200-$400
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Lot of 3: Tobacco Lunch Boxes.: Lot includes picnic basket style Warnick & Brown with great illustrations, and colorful Brotherhood Tobacco with bail handle, and bright green/metallic gold Union Blend Cut Plug manufactured by The
1470: Lot of 3: Tobacco Lunch Boxes.Est. $200-$400
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Henrietta Cigar Sign.: Bright colored tin over paper sign with easel back. Henrietta Eisenlohr's Masterpiece manufactured Otto Eisenlohr & Bros Inc, Philadelphia. Size: 13 - 1/4" x 9 - 1/4".
1471: Henrietta Cigar Sign.Est. $300-$500
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