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Merritt's Museum of Childhood
7:00 AM PT - Sep 9th, 2005

offered by
Pook & Pook, Inc.

463 East Lancaster Ave.
Downingtown, PA 19335
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667 Items

Lot Description Estimates
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451 Lot 451

Eleven blown glass pieces of fruit, late 19th c., and paperweights, possibly New England.

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16 Bids
452 Lot 452

Group of glass to include marbles, paperweights, figures, etc., together with a glass perfume, approx. 28 pcs. t...

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453 Lot 453

Seventeen souvenir paperweights, early 20th c., to include glass, brass, and sulfide examples.

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454 Lot 454

Seventeen glass souvenir paperweights with lithographic and photographic scenes.

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455 Lot 455

Four glass paperweights with multicolor designs, together with a large perfume, 9 3/4'' h.

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456 Lot 456

Seven glass paperweights, 6 with colorful floral designs and 1 with green spiral designs.

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3 Bids
457 Lot 457

Eight colorful glass paperweights with millefiori and scattered designs.

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14 Bids
458 Lot 458

Twelve glass paperweights to include railroad, firefighting, 2 historical, and 3 insect design examples.

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15 Bids
459 Lot 459

Five glass pedestal form paperweights, late 19th/early 20th c., including one with laticiano design, tallest - 5 ...

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460 Lot 460

Thirteen glass souvenir paperweights with lithograph lands scenes.

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12 Bids
461 Lot 461

Fifteen glass souvenir paperweights with lithograph scenes of Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey, etc., together...

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462 Lot 462

Nineteen glass advertising paperweights, late 19th/early 20th c.

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17 Bids
463 Lot 463

Sixteen glass souvenir paperweights with lithog
Sixteen glass souvenir paperweights with lithograph landscap...

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12 Bids
464 Lot 464

Amethyst blown and pressed glass tableware to include a decanter, vases, bowls, 3 creamers, 4 wines, etc., appro...

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39 Bids
465 Lot 465

Miscellaneous group of blown and pressed green glass tableware to include a gin bottle, covered compote, vase, wi...

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32 Bids
466 Lot 466

Two blown clear glass tumblers, late 18th c., with cobalt rims, a quilted blown clear glass bowl with cobalt rim...

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400
9 Bids
467 Lot 467

Colored glass tableware to include Mary Gregory cordials, cut glass perfume, crackle glass, etc, approx. 23 pcs.

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31 Bids
468 Lot 468

Glass tableware to include enameled milk glass, Venetian glass, tumblers, etc., 33 pcs.

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23 Bids
469 Lot 469

Washington/General Taylor blown aqua flask, probably Dyottville Glass Works, 8'' h., together with a ''Washingt...

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4 Bids
470 Lot 470

Nailsea double flask, early 19th c., with white ribbing, together with another Nailsea flask and 3 other flasks.

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30 Bids
471 Lot 471

Enameled glass tableware to include 4 decanters, flip, wines, etc., 12 pcs.

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47 Bids
472 Lot 472

Biblia Das ist, publ 1763, by Christopher Saur, Germantown 1763.

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1,200
15 Bids
473 Lot 473

Fairmount Waterworks account books filled out with extensive details on the art of surveying dated 1838.

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12 Bids
474 Lot 474

English indenture, dated 1681, 21 1/4'' h., 26 3/4'' w., together with an English land grant, dated 1803, 7'' h.,...

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5 Bids
475 Lot 475

Clearance for departure of the ''Rough Sally'', commanded by Chauncey Baisund and bound for Barbados, dated 1799, ...

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3 Bids
476 Lot 476

Two Civil War photographic prints, 19th c., inscribed ''Ringgold Light Artillery on duty at the Washington Navy ...

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500
40 Bids
477 Lot 477

Two Theodore Roosevelt typed letters signed as President of the United States, one addressed to Hon. John T. McDo...

1,000
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2,000
13 Bids
478 Lot 478

Presidential appointment signed by Ulysses S. Grant, together with a document signed by James Monroe dated 1822 f...

500
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1,000
16 Bids
479 Lot 479

Two Presidential appointments signed by Ulysses S. Grant, the first for George Gerard of Pennsylvania to Consul ...

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1,000
8 Bids
480 Lot 480

Sixteen Politcal campaign buttons to include a Grant pin, Taft, ''McClellan for President'', etc., together wit...

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600
28 Bids
481 Lot 481

James A. Garfield handwritten and signed July 17th, 1861 addressed to Bro. Emitt, together with another handwritt...

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1,500
11 Bids
482 Lot 482

Patent for John Penn dated May 1st, 1770, together with a deed for ''land called Strasburgh'' in Pennsylvania by...

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800
3 Bids
483 Lot 483

Ephemera to include a broadside concerning VanBuren, early photographs including a studio card of General McClel...

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23 Bids
484 Lot 484

James A. Garfield handwritten and signed letter dated Dec. 31, 1872, to General O.E. Babcock introducing Mr. S.S...

800
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1,200
14 Bids
485 Lot 485

George Washington autograph, signed also by Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. with portrait of George Washington, framed, c...

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8,000
11 Bids
486 Lot 486

Bust of George Washington, early 20th c., composed of $100,000 in worn out currency, executed by Charles W. Cook...

500
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1,000
28 Bids
487 Lot 487

Model of the Robert Morris House, occupied by Washington as the presidential mansion, 528 30 Market Street, Phil...

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150
15 Bids
488 Lot 488

Painted plaster bust of George Washington, ca. 1900, 21 1/2'' h., together with a carved and painted bust of a wo...

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400
9 Bids
489 Lot 489

Presidential ''Bounty Land'' grant dated 1860, signed by James Buchanan, framed together with an appointment signe...

600
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1,000
15 Bids
490 Lot 490

Reading Artillery discharge dated 1850 for Richard Herbert, 13'' x 10'', together with a similar discharge dated...

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400
17 Bids
491 Lot 491

Group of Pennsylvania ephemera, to include a land grant signed by Thomas Mifflin, dated 1796, a Charter of Incor...

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500
1 Bid
492 Lot 492

Group of Berks County bank currency, to include eight $5.00 notes and a $10.00 note, together with two silver ce...

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600
10 Bids
493 Lot 493

Calvin Coolidge typed and handsigned letter dated March 15, 1927, responding to a letter sent by the Hon. Frederi...

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700
1 Bid
494 Lot 494

Two Presidential appointments signed by Theodore Roosevelt, making Clarence Bennett the Chief Carpenter in the N...

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900
8 Bids
495 Lot 495

Presidential appointment signed by William McKinley for Clarence Bennett to Chief Carpenter.

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10 Bids
496 Lot 496

Autographed photograph of President Harding, by the Washington photographer Harris V. Ewing, inscribed at bottom...

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1,500
8 Bids
497 Lot 497

Framed group of 204 U.S. Army unit badges, 52'' h., 29 1/2'' w. (case).

800
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1,200
11 Bids
498 Lot 498

Lot of Philadelphia centennial bronze, aluminum, and copper medallions, together with silver inlaid buttons, silv...

300
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500
18 Bids
499 Lot 499

Naval parade hat and matching epaulets in original tin case by Jacob Reeds Sons, Philadelphia, together with ano...

400
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600
27 Bids
500 Lot 500

American school, ca. 1900, oil on masonite landscape with eagle and wildlife, 31 3/4'' h., 23 1/2 w.

500
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1,000
33 Bids
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