Merritt's Museum of Childhood

Pair of composition circus musicians, ca. 1930,

each figure playing a clarinet and wearing a colorful costume...

Pair of composition circus musicians, ca. 1930,

each figure playing a clarinet and wearing a colorful costume...

Pair of composition circus musicians, ca. 1930,

each figure playing a clarinet and wearing a colorful costume...

Leather shoe cobbler's trade sign, ca. 1900, 13

1/2'' h., 23'' l.

Carved and painted pig form butcher's trade sign

, ca. 1900, 19'' h., 32'' l.

Wrought iron and wood pretzel trade sign, ca. 19

00, with polychrome decorated surface, 44'' h., 42 1/2'' w.

Cast iron butcher's trade sign, 19th c., 28 1/2

h., 24'' w.

Cast zinc cigar store Indian chief, late 19th c.

, attributed to Demuth, the standing figure with feather headress...

Cast iron opticians trade sign, late 19th c., o

ne side inscribed ''J.B. SMITH EYEGLASSES'', 22'' h., 58'' w.

Cast metal optician trade sign, ca. 1900, with re

verse painted glass panels of an eye, inscribed ''C.W. FIFIELD...

Cast iron and sheet metal clockmakers trade sign

, late 19th c., with double sided inscription ''R.W. WEHRLE & CO...

Two cast metal jeweler's and clockmaker's trade

signs, late 19th c., with double sided inscriptions ''F.D.T...

Cast metal double sided watchmaker's trade sign,

late 19th c., 41'' h.

Sheet iron locksmiths trade sign, 20th c., 57''

l., together with a watchmakers sign and a cast iron shoemaker's...

Cast iron relief of a buffalo head, late 19th c.

25'' h.

Three hanging colored glass and gilt metal apoth

ecary window trade signs, 20'' h.

Two brass ''Wilkes-Barre General Hospital'' signs

, 9'' h., 33'' w.

Three cast iron top hat spittoons, late 19th c.

, one impressed ''Bethlehem Foundry'', 6 1/2'' h., 11 1/2'' w.

Three iron trade signs, early/ mid 20th c., to

include 2 horseshoes and a butcher's sign.

Three trade signs, early/mid 20th c., to includ

e a cast metal boot, copper pretzel, and cast iron rooster.

Cast metal spread winged eagle, early 20th c.,

with polychrome decoration mounted on a cast iron stump form...

Hammered copper bootmakers trade sign, early 20t

h c., with cutout double sided inscription ''Regal'', 43'' h.

Brass apothecary trade sign, early 20th c., 35''

h.

Cast zinc cigar store figure of Christopher Colu

mbus, late 19th c., stamped ''W. Demuth & Co., New York'' on a...

Cast iron and painted turkey display figure, ear

ly 20th c., on a tripod base, 33 1/2'' h., 29'' w.

Carved and polychrome pine/oak cannon, early 20th

Carved and polychrome pine and oak wooden cannon, early 20th c...

Cast lead cigar store figure of an Indian maiden

, early 20th c., with polychrome decoration, 31'' h.

Cast metal store front figure, late 19th c., of

a young boy seated eating stew, signed ''L. Hollos'', 48 1/2'' h.

Cast iron and painted tavern hitching post, late

19th c., with a beer mug finial over a fan plinth, above a column...

Painted cast metal cigar store Indian, early 20t

h c., mounted on a later wooden plinth, inscribed ''TOBACCO AND...

Painted cast zinc cigar store figure of a seated

black man smoking a cigar, inscribed on base ''Wm. Demuth & Co...

Painted tin and cast iron barber pole, late 19th

c., the louvered finial over a baluster turned column, over a red...

Carved and polychrome cigar store Indian maiden,

20th c., holding cigar boxes and wearing a yellow dress mounted...

Cast metal clockmakers trade sign, late 19th c.

, with double sided inscription ''L.T. Burns'', 33 1/2'' h.

Painted tin apothecary trade sign, ca. 1900, th

e top stamped ''W.T. Co. 12 19 6'', 25'' h.

Copper apothecary trade sign, 20th c., together

with a ''Drug Store'' sign. Apothecary - 37" h., 21" dia. Drug...

Isabella Furnace cast iron stove, 19th c., 20''

h., 24'' w.

Three-part cast iron fireback surround, early 19

th c., the reeded border enclosing oval paterae motif and potted...

Philadelphia cast iron Star Mill #20 coffee grin

der, pat. 1885, 73'' h., 42'' w.

Cast zinc cigar store Indian, late 19th c., att

ributed to William Demuth & Co., New York, the figure of a young...

Paint decorated sheet iron and carved wood hand

saw trade sign, inscribed ''Henry Disston & Sons Incorp'd...

Two cast metal clockmakers trade signs, late 19t

h c., with double sided decoration, 33 1/2'' h. and 33'' h.

Painted cast zinc cigar store Indian maiden, lat

e 19th c., attributed to Demuth, holding 3 tobacco leaves, mounted...

Cast zinc and painted cigar store Indian maiden,

late 19th c., wearing a feathered head dress, red tunic, and...

American carved and polychromed cigar store Indi

an maiden, late 19th c., wearing a feathered head dress, beaded...

Cast metal tobacconist figure, late 19th c., in

the form of a young man lighting a cigar standing over a frog...

Cast iron table top cigar store Indian maiden, l

ate 19th c., mounted on a later base, inscribed ''CUT PLUG...

Carved and painted tobacconist figure of an Indi

an, late 19th c., 30 3/4'' h.

Pair of large brass, copper, and tin carriage la

nterns, 19th c. impressed James Cunningham & Son company...