Lot 1226

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Detailed image of Indian chief. CONDITION: Excellent.

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BRASS INDIAN LETTER OPENER.

Name: BRASS INDIAN LETTER OPENER.
SKU: 174057365
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GAMBLERS MUG WITH FIGURAL NUDE HANDLE.: Made in Austria. CONDITION: Excellent. Keys: No

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DECORATIVE SPITOON.: CONDITION: Excellent.

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W. F. POWERS LADY AND JAGUAR FRAMED COLOR LITHO 1921 COLT ADVERTISEMENT.: This is a wonderful original English version of the 1921 poster "The Lady and the Jaguar". Painted by L.B. Hunt and printed by W.F. Powers Co. Colt also used this image in its 1924 Spanish catalog.

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BUFFALO BREWING CO LAGER BEER TIN OVER CARDBOARD SIGN.: Clean hard to find TOC sign manufactured and stamped on reverse,"FRED B. BAIN, Inc., San Francisco.," circa 1930s, possibly as early as the 1910s. CONDITION: Excellent with beautiful bright colors

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HON. W. F CODY BUFFALO BILL FRAMED ADVERTISEMENT.: Paper advertising Hon. W.F. Cody Buffalo Bill Chief of Scouts and Guide for the US Army. Period frame, behind glass. Marked in the bottom-middle, "General Sheridan Appointing Buffalo Bill Guide for

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THE JOHN EICHLER GLASS DOOR PUSH BEER SIGN.: Early 1900s for John Eichler Brewing Company out of New York. Manufactured by Herrlein and Heinrich out of New York. Glass intact, some minor wear to reverse on glass paint. CONDITION: Very good.

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INDIAN SITTING ON BOX TOBACCO HUMIDOR.: Detailed figural Indian. CONDITION: Very good.

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WOODEN HUMIDOR BOX WITH SILVER WESTERN SILVER MOTIF.: Raised relief image of cowboy with pistol "HANDS UP", biplane, and a western overland or Wells Fargo stagecoach, marked "STERLING." Circa 1920s. CONDITION: Excellent with heavy tarnish to plate.

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