Old Salem Toy Museum & T.A. Gray Collection 2010-11-20 Auction - 647 Price Results - Pook & Pook, Inc. with Noel Barrett in PA - Page 5
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Downingtown, PA, United States
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Old Salem Toy Museum & T.A. Gray Collection

The Old Salem Toy Museum along with toys from the Thomas A. Gray collection to be sold at auction in New Hope, Pa. on November 19 & 20, 2010.Last May the Old Salem Toy Museum in Old Salem, N.C., closed its doors for the last time on a spectacular collection of antique toys, holiday items, dollhouses, miniatures and other children's playthings, some dating to as early as 225 A.D. The collection was built over many years by businessman Thomas A. Gray and his mother Anne P. Gray, members of a highly respected family of North Carolina philanthropists. Both Tom Gray's grandfather, James A. Gray, and his great-uncle, Bowman Gray Sr., held the position of chairman of the board of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. One would presume correctly that the museum's toy collection ranked among the very finest of its type
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Paddy Riding Pig Candy Container: German; painted composition figure with elongated wooden legs atop a flocked pig container with spring ears and tail Size: 6" l. x 7.75" t.
0352: Paddy Riding Pig Candy ContainerEst. $1,500-$2,000
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Irish Man on Potato Candy Container: German, circa 1910-20, painted composition figure atop potato with slide in base Size: 4.5" t. x 4" l.
0353: Irish Man on Potato Candy ContainerEst. $400-$500
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St. Patrick's Day Candy Container: painted composition image of Irish man with stout face smoking a pipe with cardboard slide in base, unmarked but most probably German manufacture Size: 4.75" t.
0354: St. Patrick's Day Candy ContainerEst. $400-$600
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Lady on Pig St. Patrick's Day Die Cut: circa 1910, unmarked, very scarce embossed lithographed image of young woman in green gown and flowing boa riding side saddle on leaping pig, very strong image; mounted and matted Size: 15.75" x
0356: Lady on Pig St. Patrick's Day Die CutEst. $400-$600
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Large Cherry Tree Stump Candy Container: heavy cardboard with painted composition effect that resembles textured bark and cut branches, applied painted paper and composition cherries along with an ax that fits into slot on side complete the
0357: Large Cherry Tree Stump Candy ContainerEst. $400-$600
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George Washington On Horseback Candy Container: bisque head with mohair wig atop felt dressed composition body with wood hands and boots rides spotted horse candy container with amber glass eyes and faux leather tack, horse head slide removes to
0359: George Washington On Horseback Candy ContainerEst. $1,200-$1,500
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George Washington Candy Container: painted composition figure on stump with cardboard slide marked Germany Size: 4.5" t. (not including flag)
0360: George Washington Candy ContainerEst. $200-$300
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George Washington on a White Horse: exquisitely detailed molded paper mache figure of Washington astride a white horse with elaborate "gold" fringed saddle, he appears in his traditional yellow and blue garb with white pants and knee
0361: George Washington on a White HorseEst. $1,500-$2,000
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Juggling Uncle Sam Toy: cloth dressed paper on wood figure who tosses top hat back and forth when legs are squeezed, stamped on back of head "Patented Dec. 26, 1916; ex. Flora Gill Jacobs Washington Dolls' House & Toy
0362: Juggling Uncle Sam ToyEst. $500-$700
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Converse Admiral Dewey Drum: this beautifully chromolithographed embossed tin drum expresses the patriotic furor whipped up to get the Spanish American War underway - Admiral Dewey was the hero of the day and "Remember the
0363: Converse Admiral Dewey DrumEst. $1,200-$1,500
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A Year of Postcard Greetings-Framed: circa 1905-1915, German, English & USA, 39 colorful lithographed holiday postcards with bold imagery including 5 New Years cards (includes a rare hand decorated card in English and Hebrew), 2 Leap
0364: A Year of Postcard Greetings-FramedEst. $400-$600
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29 Holiday Postcards: most cards circa 1910-13 and printed in Germany; lithographed and embossed grouping includes 3 Ellen H. Clapsaddle cards by International Art Publ. Co.-Christmas, Valentines Day and St. Patrick's
0365: 29 Holiday PostcardsEst. $200-$300
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9 John Winsch Holiday Postcards: all are printed in Germany, circa 1911-13, lithographed and embossed grouping includes 4 Schmucker Valentine cards, 3 Christmas greeting cards (1 has name of sender written across bottom) including 1
0366: 9 John Winsch Holiday PostcardsEst. $200-$300
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Lot of Holiday Postcards-Christmas, Etc.: circa 1912; colorful lithographed and embossed grouping includes 5 New Year's cards, 29 Christmas cards including a 4 image folding card with silk fringe and tassels, 19 rectangular Valentines and 13
0367: Lot of Holiday Postcards-Christmas, Etc.Est. $200-$300
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Lot: Holiday Cards & Calendars - 23 pieces: colorful chromolithographed images, 5 cloth fringed cards including a charming circular Easter card - others mostly Christmas; 9 flat Christmas cards - some with greetings on reverse; 2 large trade
0368: Lot: Holiday Cards & Calendars - 23 piecesEst. $200-$300
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Lot: Tuck Greeting Cards & Valentines: circa 1912-13 by Raphael Tuck & Sons; lithographed and embossed grouping includes 5 Easter cards (three from No. 708 series and one each from Nos. 700 and E.3723 series), 3 No. 525 Santa Claus Scolls
0369: Lot: Tuck Greeting Cards & ValentinesEst. $300-$400
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Lot of Trade Cards & Calendars: colorfully lithographed grouping includes 8 product calendar cards from 1896, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902 from Anheuser-Busch, Squires meats and A. Simonson hair goods (some are incomplete with covers
0370: Lot of Trade Cards & CalendarsEst. $200-$300
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Early Valentine Cards & Die Cuts: grouping includes 3 printed and hand colored cards circa 1840-50, a hand made valentine with poetry verses that correspond to the various colors of ribbon i.e. "If of me you sometimes think, Send me
0371: Early Valentine Cards & Die CutsEst. $200-$300
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4 Painted Wood Greeting Cards: circa 1889, beautiful hand painted floral images on slivered wood cards that have been finished to a satin smoothness that high lights the graining; all signed A. W. G., 2 dated 1889 Size: largest
0373: 4 Painted Wood Greeting CardsEst. $100-$200
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10 Assorted Lace & Die Cut Valentines: mid to later 19th century grouping of paper lace cards decorated with hand painted, die cut and lithographed images including 2 petite cards, 1 with envelope; 4 medium sized cards including 1 with
0374: 10 Assorted Lace & Die Cut ValentinesEst. $300-$400
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Early Peep Show Valentine Card: circa 1850-60, unmarked, rare early fold out peep show styled card printed with hand coloring with verse "True love ne'er alters, never dies; Then pause not, lest you lose the prize." Size: 2.75" x
0375: Early Peep Show Valentine CardEst. $150-$250
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