Auction details
Merritt's Museum of Childhood
7:00 AM PT - Sep 9th, 2005
offered by
Pook & Pook, Inc.
Downingtown, PA 19335

Auction Description
Auction Terms & Conditions
Buyer's Premium
20% up to 100000
15% above 100001
Bid Increments
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Auction House Preview
Mon., Sept. 5 – 1 pm to 5 pm; Tues., Sept. 6 - 9 am to 4 pm; Wed., Sept. 7 - 9 am to 4 pm; Thurs., Sept. 8 - 9 am to 8 pm; Fri., Sept. 9 - 8 am to 10 am; Sat. Sept., 10 - 8 am to 10 am.
667 Items
| Lot | Description | Estimates (USD) |
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| 451 |
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Eleven blown glass pieces of fruit, late 19th c., and paperweights, possibly New England. |
200 - 400 |
16 Bids
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| 452 |
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Group of glass to include marbles, paperweights, figures, etc., together with a glass perfume, approx. 28 pcs. t... |
250 - 350 |
9 Bids
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| 453 |
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Seventeen souvenir paperweights, early 20th c., to include glass, brass, and sulfide examples. |
400 - 500 |
7 Bids
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| 454 |
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Seventeen glass souvenir paperweights with lithographic and photographic scenes. |
250 - 350 |
9 Bids
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| 455 |
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Four glass paperweights with multicolor designs, together with a large perfume, 9 3/4'' h. |
200 - 300 |
18 Bids
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| 456 |
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Seven glass paperweights, 6 with colorful floral designs and 1 with green spiral designs. |
300 - 500 |
3 Bids
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| 457 |
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Eight colorful glass paperweights with millefiori and scattered designs. |
300 - 500 |
14 Bids
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| 458 |
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Twelve glass paperweights to include railroad, firefighting, 2 historical, and 3 insect design examples. |
300 - 500 |
15 Bids
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| 459 |
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Five glass pedestal form paperweights, late 19th/early 20th c., including one with laticiano design, tallest - 5 ... |
300 - 500 |
15 Bids
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| 460 |
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Thirteen glass souvenir paperweights with lithograph lands scenes. |
200 - 300 |
12 Bids
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| 461 |
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Fifteen glass souvenir paperweights with lithograph scenes of Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey, etc., together... |
250 - 350 |
10 Bids
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| 462 |
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Nineteen glass advertising paperweights, late 19th/early 20th c. |
300 - 500 |
17 Bids
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| 463 |
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Sixteen glass souvenir paperweights with lithog |
200 - 300 |
12 Bids
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| 464 |
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Amethyst blown and pressed glass tableware to include a decanter, vases, bowls, 3 creamers, 4 wines, etc., appro... |
200 - 300 |
39 Bids
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| 465 |
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Miscellaneous group of blown and pressed green glass tableware to include a gin bottle, covered compote, vase, wi... |
250 - 350 |
32 Bids
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| 466 |
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Two blown clear glass tumblers, late 18th c., with cobalt rims, a quilted blown clear glass bowl with cobalt rim... |
200 - 400 |
9 Bids
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| 467 |
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Colored glass tableware to include Mary Gregory cordials, cut glass perfume, crackle glass, etc, approx. 23 pcs. |
200 - 250 |
31 Bids
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| 468 |
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Glass tableware to include enameled milk glass, Venetian glass, tumblers, etc., 33 pcs. |
150 - 250 |
23 Bids
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| 469 |
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Washington/General Taylor blown aqua flask, probably Dyottville Glass Works, 8'' h., together with a ''Washingt... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
4 Bids
|
| 470 |
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Nailsea double flask, early 19th c., with white ribbing, together with another Nailsea flask and 3 other flasks. |
150 - 250 |
30 Bids
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| 471 |
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Enameled glass tableware to include 4 decanters, flip, wines, etc., 12 pcs. |
200 - 250 |
47 Bids
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| 472 |
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Biblia Das ist, publ 1763, by Christopher Saur, Germantown 1763. |
800 - 1,200 |
15 Bids
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| 473 |
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Fairmount Waterworks account books filled out with extensive details on the art of surveying dated 1838. |
150 - 250 |
12 Bids
|
| 474 |
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English indenture, dated 1681, 21 1/4'' h., 26 3/4'' w., together with an English land grant, dated 1803, 7'' h.,... |
200 - 300 |
5 Bids
|
| 475 |
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Clearance for departure of the ''Rough Sally'', commanded by Chauncey Baisund and bound for Barbados, dated 1799, ... |
200 - 300 |
3 Bids
|
| 476 |
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Two Civil War photographic prints, 19th c., inscribed ''Ringgold Light Artillery on duty at the Washington Navy ... |
300 - 500 |
40 Bids
|
| 477 |
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Two Theodore Roosevelt typed letters signed as President of the United States, one addressed to Hon. John T. McDo... |
1,000 - 2,000 |
13 Bids
|
| 478 |
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Presidential appointment signed by Ulysses S. Grant, together with a document signed by James Monroe dated 1822 f... |
500 - 1,000 |
16 Bids
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| 479 |
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Two Presidential appointments signed by Ulysses S. Grant, the first for George Gerard of Pennsylvania to Consul ... |
500 - 1,000 |
8 Bids
|
| 480 |
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Sixteen Politcal campaign buttons to include a Grant pin, Taft, ''McClellan for President'', etc., together wit... |
400 - 600 |
28 Bids
|
| 481 |
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James A. Garfield handwritten and signed July 17th, 1861 addressed to Bro. Emitt, together with another handwritt... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
11 Bids
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| 482 |
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Patent for John Penn dated May 1st, 1770, together with a deed for ''land called Strasburgh'' in Pennsylvania by... |
500 - 800 |
3 Bids
|
| 483 |
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Ephemera to include a broadside concerning VanBuren, early photographs including a studio card of General McClel... |
250 - 350 |
23 Bids
|
| 484 |
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James A. Garfield handwritten and signed letter dated Dec. 31, 1872, to General O.E. Babcock introducing Mr. S.S... |
800 - 1,200 |
14 Bids
|
| 485 |
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George Washington autograph, signed also by Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. with portrait of George Washington, framed, c... |
5,000 - 8,000 |
11 Bids
|
| 486 |
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Bust of George Washington, early 20th c., composed of $100,000 in worn out currency, executed by Charles W. Cook... |
500 - 1,000 |
28 Bids
|
| 487 |
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Model of the Robert Morris House, occupied by Washington as the presidential mansion, 528 30 Market Street, Phil... |
100 - 150 |
15 Bids
|
| 488 |
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Painted plaster bust of George Washington, ca. 1900, 21 1/2'' h., together with a carved and painted bust of a wo... |
200 - 400 |
9 Bids
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| 489 |
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Presidential ''Bounty Land'' grant dated 1860, signed by James Buchanan, framed together with an appointment signe... |
600 - 1,000 |
15 Bids
|
| 490 |
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Reading Artillery discharge dated 1850 for Richard Herbert, 13'' x 10'', together with a similar discharge dated... |
200 - 400 |
17 Bids
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| 491 |
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Group of Pennsylvania ephemera, to include a land grant signed by Thomas Mifflin, dated 1796, a Charter of Incor... |
400 - 500 |
1 Bid
|
| 492 |
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Group of Berks County bank currency, to include eight $5.00 notes and a $10.00 note, together with two silver ce... |
400 - 600 |
10 Bids
|
| 493 |
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Calvin Coolidge typed and handsigned letter dated March 15, 1927, responding to a letter sent by the Hon. Frederi... |
400 - 700 |
1 Bid
|
| 494 |
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Two Presidential appointments signed by Theodore Roosevelt, making Clarence Bennett the Chief Carpenter in the N... |
600 - 900 |
8 Bids
|
| 495 |
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Presidential appointment signed by William McKinley for Clarence Bennett to Chief Carpenter. |
400 - 600 |
10 Bids
|
| 496 |
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Autographed photograph of President Harding, by the Washington photographer Harris V. Ewing, inscribed at bottom... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
8 Bids
|
| 497 |
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Framed group of 204 U.S. Army unit badges, 52'' h., 29 1/2'' w. (case). |
800 - 1,200 |
11 Bids
|
| 498 |
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Lot of Philadelphia centennial bronze, aluminum, and copper medallions, together with silver inlaid buttons, silv... |
300 - 500 |
18 Bids
|
| 499 |
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Naval parade hat and matching epaulets in original tin case by Jacob Reeds Sons, Philadelphia, together with ano... |
400 - 600 |
27 Bids
|
| 500 |
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American school, ca. 1900, oil on masonite landscape with eagle and wildlife, 31 3/4'' h., 23 1/2 w. |
500 - 1,000 |
33 Bids
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