NOV 19 2010 MORPHY AUCTIONS HIRSCH SALE DAY 1 2010-11-19 Auction - 715 Price Results - Dan Morphy Auctions in PA - Page 6
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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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Sweet Lavender Tobacco Advertising Sign.: Pre-1900, most unusual, never seen, beautiful sign in original embossed very ornate Gesso frame with Sweet Lavender Tobacco and Wm. Kimball & Co. Branch embossed on top and bottom. Large cabinet card
0121: Sweet Lavender Tobacco Advertising Sign.Est. $2,000-$8,000
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Old Gold Cigarette Cardboard Poster.: Petty Girl" illustration by famed pin-up artist George Petty, of sailor girl, dated 1940. One crease down center of cardboard from top to bottom. Great color and image. Size: 43 - 1/2" x 31 - 1/2".
0122: Old Gold Cigarette Cardboard Poster.Est. $400-$800
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Union Leader Tri-Fold Store Display Sign.: Fine litho dated 1914 features John Bunny, famed vaudeville and comic silent film star, smoking Union Leader Tobacco. These panels are seen as separate individual pieces but not complete as one
0123: Union Leader Tri-Fold Store Display Sign.Est. $600-$1,200
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Piedmont Cigarette Sign.: Early cardboard lithographed image of woman in red with great feathered hat. Original embossed frame. Photographed through glass. Size: Framed: 38 - 1/2" x 24 - 1/2".
0124: Piedmont Cigarette Sign.Est. $800-$1,200
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Velvet Tobacco Porcelain Sign.: Bright sign with image of Velvet Tobacco tin and pipe. Some edge restoration. Size: 39 - 1/4" x 12".
0125: Velvet Tobacco Porcelain Sign.Est. $400-$800
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Right of Way Cigar Tin Sign.: Fantastic self framed H.D. Beach Co., Coshocton O's tin sign. Image of men riding in early car past the Gresh & Sons Factory. Moderate overall spotting with surface wear. Size: 28 - 1/2" x 22 - 1/4".
0127: Right of Way Cigar Tin Sign.Est. $1,000-$2,000
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Old Gold Smoking Tobacco Sign.: Pre-1900 paper litho for Old Gold. Tobacco manufactured by British-American Tobacco Co., Ltd. Successor to Wm. S. Kimball & Co. Size: Framed: 15 - 1/2" x 11 - 3/4".
0128: Old Gold Smoking Tobacco Sign.Est. $200-$400
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Dixie Queen Cut Plug Tobacco Tin Sign.: Early tin litho sign with beautiful image of Dixie Queen Plug Cut Tobacco package. Great colors. Tin sign (in wood frame) has few small holes top and bottom. Size: Framed: 18 - 1/2" x 9".
0129: Dixie Queen Cut Plug Tobacco Tin Sign.Est. $600-$900
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Tuxedo Tobacco Sign.: Early 1900s nice lithographed paper image of woman holding up Tuxedo Tobacco packages and pocket tins. New frame. Photographed through glass. Size: Framed: 36" x 24".
0130: Tuxedo Tobacco Sign.Est. $400-$800
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Y-B Havana Cigars Calendar.: Dated 1906 calendar starting with January picturing Y and B. Matted in new frame. Photographed through glass. Size: Framed: 41" x 26".
0131: Y-B Havana Cigars Calendar.Est. $1,000-$1,500
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"N" Hair Tobacco Tin Sign.: Extremely rare embossed tin litho sign and possibly the only known example. A few holes around perimeter but displays well in nice frame. Size: Framed: 23 - 1/4" x 17 - 1/4".
0132: "N" Hair Tobacco Tin Sign.Est. $600-$1,200
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Hoffman House Cigar Store Display Sign.: Early 1900s. Cardboard paper litho with great image of Hoffman House's iconic man smoking a cigar – surrounded by cigar packs. Original piece was probably square – this has been trimmed in an
0133: Hoffman House Cigar Store Display Sign.Est. $600-$1,200
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Union Leader Tobacco Store Banner.: 1920s colorful image of Union Leader Tobacco tin – The 10¢ Tin - The Best tobacco Value . Size:
0134: Union Leader Tobacco Store Banner.Est. $300-$500
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Granger Tobacco Sign.: Circa 1940s. Nice image on cardboard sign of St. Louis Cardinal's baseball player Johnny Mize smoking a pipe advertising Granger Tobacco. Tobacco manufactured by Liggett & Meyers Tobacco Co. Size: 19
0135: Granger Tobacco Sign.Est. $200-$400
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Seal of North Carolina Cut Plug Sign.: One of our favorites! Cartoon illustrated characters and whimsical love poem. Nice image of Plug Cut Pouch as the top of the lady's dress and pipe shape body of man. Photographed through glass. Size:
0136: Seal of North Carolina Cut Plug Sign.Est. $300-$600
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Lot of 2: Tin Hanging Signs.: Includes one Spear Head Plug sign with embossed lettering on aluminum and one 7-20-4 10-cent Cigar sign with two-sided shape for R.J. Sullivan's. Size: Largest: 6" x 6".
0137: Lot of 2: Tin Hanging Signs.Est. $300-$600
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B.F. Gravely & Sons Hanging Sign.: Scarce early two-sided litho image with 8 printed colors. A few small creases overall. Size: 9" T.
0138: B.F. Gravely & Sons Hanging Sign.Est. $200-$400
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Lot of 3: Hanging Signs.: Three nice cardboard litho die-cut hanging signs. Prince Albert Tobacco (die-cut pocket tin shape), round Red Dot, and round Cremo 5¢ Cigar. Size: Largest: 8 - 1/2" T.
0139: Lot of 3: Hanging Signs.Est. $100-$300
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Bull Dog Twist Hanging Sign.: Very old two-sided die-cut cardboard with image of bull dog standing over a twist of tobacco. One side is very good/other excellent plus. Displays well. Size: 6" T.
0140: Bull Dog Twist Hanging Sign.Est. $100-$300
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Lot of 5: Ansonia BEE Clock Tins.: Pre-1900 Ansonia Clock Co. manufacturer of small clocks and prize medal awarded at Paris Exposition 1878. Hard to believe a clock fit into these 3" tins. This group is hard to find in fine condition.
0141: Lot of 5: Ansonia BEE Clock Tins.Est. $400-$800
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Lot of 9: Small Product Tins.: Excellent lot includes rare variety of women's Sanitary Sponge tins and other products. Size: Largest: 3" T.
0142: Lot of 9: Small Product Tins.Est. $200-$300
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Lot of 9: Small Product Tins.: Nice lot includes several wonderful face powder and rouge tins. Size: Largest: 2 - 1/2" Dia.
0143: Lot of 9: Small Product Tins.Est. $100-$300
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Lot of 16: Small Product Tins.: Nice assortment with samples of medicinal product tins in various sizes and shapes. Size: Largest: 2 - 1/4" L.
0144: Lot of 16: Small Product Tins.Est. $100-$300
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