NOV 19 2010 MORPHY AUCTIONS HIRSCH SALE DAY 1 2010-11-19 Auction - 715 Price Results - Dan Morphy Auctions in PA - Page 2
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82: Kennebec Havana Cigar Tin Store Bin.628: Coca-Cola Neon Sign.629: Drink Coca-Cola Sign.
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Denver, PA, United States
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NOV 19 2010 MORPHY AUCTIONS HIRSCH SALE DAY 1

DENVER, Pa. In the field of graphic design, Chicagoan David Hirsch is known as the man with the golden eye. A founding partner of David Hirsch Design Group and later Hirsch OConnor, he was the mastermind behind the artwork that branded a legion of commercial entities and products. And while it may be possible for many professionals to leave their work at the office, it has never been an option for Hirsch, who cannot view life through anything but an artistic lens, 24/7. The allure of illustrative imagery has always been a fascination to Hirsch, on or off the job, and it was his love of design that launched and perpetuated the phenomenal collection of antique advertising tins, signs, store displays and other promotional items he amassed over 40 years with his wife, Marcia. That collection, in its entirety, will be auctioned Nov. 19-20, 2010 at Morphys. With the extended preview period currently under way, visitors to Morphys are being treated to a visual feast representing every color of the rainbow. The gallery walls and showcase shelves are laden with incredible signs of glass, tin, porcelain and paper; extraordinarily rare tins, many with paper labels that pre-date chromolithography; countertop and floor-model store displays, and every other imaginable form of packaging adorned with advertising. Well over half of the articles to be offered in the 1,435-lot sale pertain to tobacco, with as many as 500 of them pertaining to cigars. Theres a 4-foot reverse-on-glass Ben Bey Cigars sign with porcelain store-counter lighter, a commanding 8-foot reverse-on-glass sign advertising Chanc

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Lot of 2: Square Corner Tobacco Tins.: Pre-1900 lot includes two very ornately decorated Bird's Eye Tobacco featuring lions. One is Cameron & Cameron's English Birds Eye, the other Royal Standard. Very scarce. Size: Largest: 4 - 1/2" L.
0025: Lot of 2: Square Corner Tobacco Tins.Est. $200-$400
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Lot of 4: Round Corner Tobacco Tins: Special early lot includes two highly decorative Catac Mixture tins, Boston Slice Cut Cavendish, and Old Chief with George Washington's picture on side. Size: Largest: 6" L.
0028: Lot of 4: Round Corner Tobacco TinsEst. $300-$500
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Lot of 4: Round Corner Tobacco Tins.: Lot includes Friendship Sliced Plug, Idle Hour Cut Plug, B•L Red Label Cut Plug, and Derby Plug Slices. Size: Each: 4 - 1/2" L.
0029: Lot of 4: Round Corner Tobacco Tins.Est. $300-$500
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Lot of 4: Round Corner Tobacco Tins.: Early lot includes the red and blue horizontal Tiger tins, Cameron & Cameron Golden Square Cut Mixture, and a smaller bright red Oriental Tobacco. Size: Largest: 6" L.
0030: Lot of 4: Round Corner Tobacco Tins.Est. $300-$500
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Lot of 2: Round Tobacco Tins.: Rare pre-1900 lot of Fawn Bright Virginia Cut Tobacco; red and yellow variations. Both lids show the wonderful illustration of the fawn in the forest. Size: Each: 4 - 1/4" Dia.
0031: Lot of 2: Round Tobacco Tins.Est. $300-$600
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Lot of 2: Square Corner Tobacco Tins.: Pre-1900 lot includes scarce W.H.I. Hayes Cut Plug and Rod & Reel Cut Plug. Size: Largest: 4 - 1/2" L.
0032: Lot of 2: Square Corner Tobacco Tins.Est. $200-$500
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Lot of 2: Square Corner Tobacco Tins.: Pre-1900 lot includes Ben Trovato Perique Mixture Haskers and Marcuse and Cameron & Cameron's Famosa Mixture Ilsley. Both show minimal wear. Size: Largest: 4 - 1/2" L.
0033: Lot of 2: Square Corner Tobacco Tins.Est. $200-$400
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Lot of 5: Round Corner Tobacco Tins.: Lot includes Santa Clara, very old Honey Dew with paper label and tax stamp, Saratoga Chips, Rams Horn, and Falk's Original Plug Perique Slice. Nice grouping. Size: Largest: 6" L.
0034: Lot of 5: Round Corner Tobacco Tins.Est. $300-$600
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Lot of 4: Square Corner Tobacco Tins.: Pre-1900 lot includes paper label Ivy Leaf Flake Cut with tax stamp, Benton Mixture Smoking Tobacco, very old Scotten's No. 1 with paper label, and Cross Swords Plug Cut. Size: Largest: 4 - 1/2" L.
0035: Lot of 4: Square Corner Tobacco Tins.Est. $300-$500
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Lot of 7: Paper Tobacco Packs.: Early colorful lot includes Honest Scrap, Sterling, Mechanic's Delight, Sensation Cut Plug, Granger Rough Cut, Central Union Cut Plug and Sterling Smoking Tobacco. Size: Largest: 5" T.
0036: Lot of 7: Paper Tobacco Packs.Est. $200-$300
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Lot of 6: Paper Tobacco Packs.: Excellent lot includes colorful Happy Jim Chewing Tobacco, George Washington Cut Plug(one sealed and unopened bag), Richelieu Tabac A Fumer, Mail Pouch Chewing, and Silver Cup Scrap. All with
0037: Lot of 6: Paper Tobacco Packs.Est. $200-$300
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Lot of 7: Paper Tobacco Packs.: Fine early lot with a few scarce packs. Includes full half pound size of Ojibwa Dark Fine Cut, Beech-Nut Chewing Tobacco, Kentucky Long Cut, Three Squires, Miners and Puddlers, Peachey Scrap and
0038: Lot of 7: Paper Tobacco Packs.Est. $300-$400
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Lot of 6: Tobacco Packs.: Nice includes Giant Tobacco, Penn Cigar Clippings, Ramrod Roll'em Cigarette Tobacco, 1760, Model (cloth bag), Favorite Chewing Tobacco, and Summer-Time Long Cut. All with original contents except
0039: Lot of 6: Tobacco Packs.Est. $200-$400
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Lot of 6: Tobacco Packs.: Very nice lot includes variety of paper and cloth packages for White Seal Long Cut, Veteran Tobacco, Prince Albert Crimp Cut (box), Tish-I-Mingo Cigar Clippings, Patterson's Seal Cut Plug (sealed
0040: Lot of 6: Tobacco Packs.Est. $200-$300
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Red Indian Cut Plug Tobacco Lunch Box.: Manufactured by the American Tobacco Company. Beautiful image of Indian Chief with full headdress on all sides of this bright red tin. Tin shows minimal overall wear with a few small dents. Size: 7 -
0041: Red Indian Cut Plug Tobacco Lunch Box.Est. $400-$800
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King Koal Tobacco Lunch Box.: One of the finest examples of an original silver finished tin. Size: 8" L.
0042: King Koal Tobacco Lunch Box.Est. $300-$500
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Just Suits Cut Plug Tobacco Lunch Box.: Manufactured by Buchanan & Lyall in New York. Size: 7 - 3/4" L.
0043: Just Suits Cut Plug Tobacco Lunch Box.Est. $200-$400
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Sunset Trail Cigar Tin.: Tin manufactured by the Roby Cigar Company in Barnesville, OH. White background with great image of man and woman riding on horse. Federal Can Co. Size: 5 - 1/2" T.
0044: Sunset Trail Cigar Tin.Est. $600-$900
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Robert Fulton Habana Cigar Tin.: Manufactured in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Beautiful tin with great colorful border of coins and flowers surrounding the image of Robert Fulton. Liberty Can Co. Size: 5 - 1/2" T.
0045: Robert Fulton Habana Cigar Tin.Est. $500-$800
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Blue Jay Cigar Tin.: Cigars manufactured by Orrison Cigar Company in Bethesda, OH. Fantastic image of Blue Jay perched on branch. Nice colors and detail. Size: 5 - 1/2" T.
0046: Blue Jay Cigar Tin.Est. $500-$700
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Scarce Bob White Mixture Tobacco Tin.: Tobacco manufactured by Marburg Bros. in Maryland. Beautiful image of Bob White quail on front and hunter on sides. Tin shows minimal wear. Ginna. Size: 4" L.
0047: Scarce Bob White Mixture Tobacco Tin.Est. $300-$500
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Lot of 2: Cut Plug Lunch Boxes.: Lot includes Winner Cut Plug stylish silver finish and ornate Penny Post. Size: Largest: 7 - 1/2" L.
0048: Lot of 2: Cut Plug Lunch Boxes.Est. $300-$400
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