Auction details
Merritt's Museum of Childhood
7:00 AM PT - Sep 10th, 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.
631 Items
| Lot | Description | Estimates (USD) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 668 |
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Pair of composition circus musicians, ca. 1930, each figure playing a clarinet and wearing a colorful costume, 5... |
800 - 1,200 |
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| 669 |
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Pair of composition circus musicians, ca. 1930, each figure playing a clarinet and wearing a colorful costume, 5... |
800 - 1,200 |
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| 670 |
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Pair of composition circus musicians, ca. 1930, each figure playing a clarinet and wearing a colorful costume, 5... |
800 - 1,200 |
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| 671 |
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Leather shoe cobbler's trade sign, ca. 1900, 13 1/2'' h., 23'' l. |
300 - 500 |
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| 672 |
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Carved and painted pig form butcher's trade sign, ca. 1900, 19'' h., 32'' l. |
400 - 700 |
1 Bid
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| 673 |
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Wrought iron and wood pretzel trade sign, ca. 1900, with polychrome decorated surface, 44'' h., 42 1/2'' w. |
400 - 700 |
2 Bids
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| 674 |
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Cast iron butcher's trade sign, 19th c., 28 1/2 h., 24'' w. |
400 - 600 |
3 Bids
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| 675 |
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Cast zinc cigar store Indian chief, late 19th c., attributed to Demuth, the standing figure with feather headress... |
10,000 - 15,000 |
1 Bid
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| 676 |
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Cast iron opticians trade sign, late 19th c., one side inscribed ''J.B. SMITH EYEGLASSES'', 22'' h., 58'' w. |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 677 |
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Cast metal optician trade sign, ca. 1900, with reverse painted glass panels of an eye, inscribed ''C.W. FIFIELD OP... |
500 - 800 |
4 Bids
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| 678 |
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Cast iron and sheet metal clockmakers trade sign, late 19th c., with double sided inscription ''R.W. WEHRLE & CO.... |
400 - 700 |
6 Bids
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| 679 |
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Two cast metal jeweler's and clockmaker's trade signs, late 19th c., with double sided inscriptions ''F.D.T.'' a... |
800 - 1,200 |
1 Bid
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| 680 |
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Cast metal double sided watchmaker's trade sign, late 19th c., 41'' h. |
800 - 1,200 |
1 Bid
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| 681 |
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Sheet iron locksmiths trade sign, 20th c., 57'' l., together with a watchmakers sign and a cast iron shoemaker's... |
400 - 600 |
1 Bid
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| 682 |
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800 - 1,200 |
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| 683 |
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Three hanging colored glass and gilt metal apothecary window trade signs, 20'' h. |
300 - 400 |
6 Bids
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| 684 |
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Two brass ''Wilkes-Barre General Hospital'' signs, 9'' h., 33'' w. |
200 - 300 |
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| 685 |
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Three cast iron top hat spittoons, late 19th c., one impressed ''Bethlehem Foundry'', 6 1/2'' h., 11 1/2'' w. |
400 - 600 |
1 Bid
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| 686 |
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Three iron trade signs, early/ mid 20th c., to include 2 horseshoes and a butcher's sign. |
300 - 500 |
1 Bid
|
| 687 |
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Three trade signs, early/mid 20th c., to include a cast metal boot, copper pretzel, and cast iron rooster. |
400 - 800 |
2 Bids
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| 688 |
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Cast metal spread winged eagle, early 20th c., with polychrome decoration mounted on a cast iron stump form sta... |
2,500 - 4,500 |
1 Bid
|
| 689 |
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Hammered copper bootmakers trade sign, early 20th c., with cutout double sided inscription ''Regal'', 43'' h. |
800 - 1,200 |
1 Bid
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| 690 |
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200 - 300 |
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| 691 |
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1,500 - 2,500 |
1 Bid
|
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| 692 |
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Cast zinc cigar store figure of Christopher Columbus, late 19th c., stamped ''W. Demuth & Co., New York'' on a la... |
6,000 - 9,000 |
1 Bid
|
| 693 |
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Cast iron and painted turkey display figure, early 20th c., on a tripod base, 33 1/2'' h., 29'' w. |
300 - 500 |
1 Bid
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| 694 |
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Carved and polychrome pine/oak cannon, early 20th |
400 - 700 |
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| 695 |
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Cast lead cigar store figure of an Indian maiden, early 20th c., with polychrome decoration, 31'' h. |
1,000 - 1,500 |
1 Bid
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| 696 |
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Cast metal store front figure, late 19th c., of a young boy seated eating stew, signed ''L. Hollos'', 48 1/2'' h... |
2,000 - 3,000 |
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| 697 |
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Cast iron and painted tavern hitching post, late 19th c., with a beer mug finial over a fan plinth, above a colum... |
3,000 - 5,000 |
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| 698 |
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Painted cast metal cigar store Indian, early 20th c., mounted on a later wooden plinth, inscribed ''TOBACCO AND P... |
3,000 - 5,000 |
1 Bid
|
| 699 |
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Painted cast zinc cigar store figure of a seated black man smoking a cigar, inscribed on base ''Wm. Demuth & Co. ... |
8,000 - 12,000 |
1 Bid
|
| 700 |
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Painted tin and cast iron barber pole, late 19th c., the louvered finial over a baluster turned column, over a re... |
4,000 - 6,000 |
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| 701 |
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Carved and polychrome cigar store Indian maiden, 20th c., holding cigar boxes and wearing a yellow dress mounted ... |
2,500 - 4,500 |
1 Bid
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| 702 |
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Cast metal clockmakers trade sign, late 19th c., with double sided inscription ''L.T. Burns'', 33 1/2'' h. |
500 - 1,000 |
1 Bid
|
| 703 |
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Painted tin apothecary trade sign, ca. 1900, the top stamped ''W.T. Co. 12 19 6'', 25'' h. |
300 - 500 |
3 Bids
|
| 704 |
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Copper apothecary trade sign, 20th c., together with a ''Drug Store'' sign. Apothecary - 37" h., 21" dia. Drug s... |
300 - 500 |
10 Bids
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| 705 |
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Isabella Furnace cast iron stove, 19th c., 20'' h., 24'' w. |
200 - 300 |
2 Bids
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| 706 |
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Three-part cast iron fireback surround, early 19th c., the reeded border enclosing oval paterae motif and potted ... |
200 - 300 |
1 Bid
|
| 707 |
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Philadelphia cast iron Star Mill #20 coffee grinder, pat. 1885, 73'' h., 42'' w. |
2,000 - 2,500 |
3 Bids
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| 708 |
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Cast zinc cigar store Indian, late 19th c., attributed to William Demuth & Co., New York, the figure of a young ... |
7,000 - 9,000 |
2 Bids
|
| 709 |
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Paint decorated sheet iron and carved wood hand saw trade sign, inscribed ''Henry Disston & Sons Incorp'd Celebr... |
300 - 500 |
2 Bids
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| 710 |
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Two cast metal clockmakers trade signs, late 19th c., with double sided decoration, 33 1/2'' h. and 33'' h. |
500 - 1,000 |
3 Bids
|
| 711 |
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Painted cast zinc cigar store Indian maiden, late 19th c., attributed to Demuth, holding 3 tobacco leaves, mounte... |
5,000 - 9,000 |
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| 712 |
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Cast zinc and painted cigar store Indian maiden, late 19th c., wearing a feathered head dress, red tunic, and hol... |
5,000 - 9,000 |
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| 713 |
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American carved and polychromed cigar store Indian maiden, late 19th c., wearing a feathered head dress, beaded n... |
10,000 - 15,000 |
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| 714 |
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Cast metal tobacconist figure, late 19th c., in the form of a young man lighting a cigar standing over a frog, t... |
2,000 - 3,000 |
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| 715 |
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Cast iron table top cigar store Indian maiden, late 19th c., mounted on a later base, inscribed ''CUT PLUG, SNUFF... |
1,200 - 1,800 |
1 Bid
|
| 716 |
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Carved and painted tobacconist figure of an Indian, late 19th c., 30 3/4'' h. |
1,200 - 1,800 |
1 Bid
|
| 717 |
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Pair of large brass, copper, and tin carriage lanterns, 19th c. impressed James Cunningham & Son company, Rochest... |
500 - 800 |
3 Bids
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