NOV 20 2010 MORPHY AUCTIONS HIRSCH SALE DAY 2 2010-11-20 Auction - 721 Price Results - Dan Morphy Auctions in PA - Page 24
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866: Opia Cigar Glass Sign.1201: GUBEC Square Corner Tin.1485: Spalding Porcelain Sign.
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Denver, PA, United States
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NOV 20 2010 MORPHY AUCTIONS HIRSCH SALE DAY 2

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: Coffee Tins.: Lot includes Orizaba Coffee, manufactured by American Can Co., coffee by Sherman Brothers & Company in Chicago, IL and Arabian Mocha & Java Coffee, manufactured by Norton Bros., coffee by Everett A.
1352: Lot of 2: Coffee Tins.Est. $200-$400
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Lot of 3: Knob Top Coffee Tins.: Early lot includes very early hexagon shape Coronation Blend, knob top with bail handle Commodore Coffee (orange, hand stenciled), and Universal Blend Coffee with beautiful image of Uncle Sam.
1353: Lot of 3: Knob Top Coffee Tins.Est. $200-$400
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Snow Boy Washing Powder Crate.: Late 1800s. Great graphic on sides. Size:
1354: Snow Boy Washing Powder Crate.Est. $100-$300
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Five Brothers Crate.: Late 1800s. Great paper label on side of Five Brothers Smoking Tobacco wood shipping crate. Manufactured by John Finzer & Bros. Inc. in Louisville, KY. Size: 32 - 3/4" T.
1355: Five Brothers Crate.Est. $200-$500
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Johnson Nut Company Store Display.: Circa 1920s. Nice glass sectioned counter display with company name on front plaque. Back has drop down wood panel to fill display. All original glass. Size:
1356: Johnson Nut Company Store Display.Est. $400-$800
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Sir Walter Raleigh Store Display.: Nice tin display for counter or to hang complete with six original Raleigh Smoking Tobacco tins. Size: 7 - 3/4" T.
1357: Sir Walter Raleigh Store Display.Est. $200-$400
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Baby Ruth Display.: Unique Baby Ruth Candy Bar metal display with great marketing copy – Dollar-a-pound quality, Builds energy – Stimulates appetite – For a between-meal "pick-up" and the best one Enjoyable after
1358: Baby Ruth Display.Est. $200-$400
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Store Counter Embroidery Cabinet.: Pre-1900 wood Embroidery Silk case with gold leaf lettered Nonotuck Silk Co. Front sign label under lid. Included is an assortment of original contents. Box shown open, no copy on outside lid. Size:
1359: Store Counter Embroidery Cabinet.Est. $200-$400
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Salesman's Sample Wringer.: Lovell Manufacturing Co. wood washer/wringer salesman's sample. Beautiful condition. Size: 11 - 1/2" L.
1360: Salesman's Sample Wringer.Est. $300-$600
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Lot of 3: Tobacco Assortment.: Lot includes Meerschaum pipe, The S&H brass match box holder/ashtray, and Al Rashid 5¢ Cigar ceramic ashtray. Size: Largest: 4" T.
1361: Lot of 3: Tobacco Assortment.Est. $100-$300
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Duke's Mixture Dispenser: Tin wall dispenser for Duke's Mixture Smoking Tobacco manufactured by Liggett & Meyers Co. Original Dukes original cloth packs with tax stamps and full product are included. Size: 22 - 3/4" T.
1362: Duke's Mixture DispenserEst. $600-$900
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Peerless Tobacco.: Unopened, cardboard container that is sealed in original wax wrapper. Box contains 2-dozen, pocket size foil wrapped packs. Peerless Tobacco manufactured by F.F. Adams & Co. Milwaukee. Nice image of
1363: Peerless Tobacco.Est. $300-$500
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Lot of 3: Tobacco Boxes.: Group of interesting tobacco items, Liggett & Meyers Tobacco wood crate, Climax square corner tin and unusual Smoke Tin Tag Tobacco folding box/game board with checkers board on outside and
1364: Lot of 3: Tobacco Boxes.Est. $100-$300
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Williams' Root Beer Crate.: Circa 1880s. Nice old dovetailed box with beautiful paper label of man and woman toasting with children fighting in background. All fine labels. Size: 7 - 1/2" x 9 - 3/4".
1365: Williams' Root Beer Crate.Est. $300-$600
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Anticor Store Display.: Great early old drug store sign/display for Anticor the Magic Safety Corn Shaver includes original shavers. American Stopper Company. Size: 13 - 1/4" L.
1366: Anticor Store Display.Est. $300-$500
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Oak Display Case with 2 Glass Shelves.: Size: 15 - 1/4" x 15".
1367: Oak Display Case with 2 Glass Shelves.Est. $200-$400
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Lot of 3: Flor De Franklin Tobacco Tins.: Wonderful style, color and size variations on Flor De Franklin tins. Lot includes very early round (paper label) and two square (one tin, one paper with tax stamp and label on lid) variations
1368: Lot of 3: Flor De Franklin Tobacco Tins.Est. $200-$400
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Lot of 4: Cigar Tins.: Unusual lot includes CCA, popular oval shape Popper's Ace, J.R. Strauss, and College Widow with great old paper label. Size: Largest: 5 - 3/4" T.
1369: Lot of 4: Cigar Tins.Est. $200-$300
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Lot of 9: Cigarette Tins.: Lot includes Fatima, Atco, Richmond Straight Cut, Philip Morris, Borg Orient, generic Cigarettes with graphic of cigarette smoking forming word, military issue tin, and a few with decorative generic
1370: Lot of 9: Cigarette Tins.Est. $100-$300
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Lot of 6: Tobacco Mixtures.: Somers Bros. lot some scarce and rare pre-1900 tins including Wm. S. Kimball Perique, Turkish and Vanity smoking mixtures. Individual tins are in a single color green, blue or yellow colors with
1371: Lot of 6: Tobacco Mixtures.Est. $200-$600
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Lot of 5: Tuxedo Tobacco.: Scarce lot includes four round Tuxedo tins including paper label Special Army-Navy Packaging and rare wood cigar box with paper label on inside lid (not shown). Size: Largest: 8 - 3/4" L.
1372: Lot of 5: Tuxedo Tobacco.Est. $200-$300
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Bambino Pocket Tin.: Classic tobacco tin. Manufactured by Bailey Bros. in Winston-Salem, NC. Nice image of the Bambino. Overall wear and a few small dents but displays well. Size: 4 - 1/2" T.
1373: Bambino Pocket Tin.Est. $300-$600
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Twin Oaks Mixture Pocket Tin.: Gold variation of the ornate, embossed flip lid pocket tin. Bright images both sides. Size: 4" T.
1374: Twin Oaks Mixture Pocket Tin.Est. $200-$300
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Lot of 4: Surbrug's Tobacco Tins.: Lot includes size/shape variations of Surbrug's Golden Sceptre Tobacco tins. Size: Largest: 4 - 1/2" T.
1375: Lot of 4: Surbrug's Tobacco Tins.Est. $200-$400
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