NOV 20 2010 MORPHY AUCTIONS HIRSCH SALE DAY 2 2010-11-20 Auction - 721 Price Results - Dan Morphy Auctions in PA - Page 5
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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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Polar Bear Tobacco Store Bin.: Very fine image of tobacco on front, sides and top. Lift lid top on tin store bin. Tobacco manufactured by the Luhrman & Wilbern Tobacco Company in Ohio. Hard to find in this condition. Size: 18" x
0896: Polar Bear Tobacco Store Bin.Est. $900-$1,200
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Beech-Nut Chewing Store Counter Bin.: Bright yellow slant front lift lid store counter display bin with nice package on front. Size: 8 - 1/2" x 10".
0897: Beech-Nut Chewing Store Counter Bin.Est. $300-$400
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Lot of 2: Tobacco Crate Labels.: Pre-1900 paper litho labels include Osceola Brand Tobacco and Pigeon Tobacco. Both with great colors and graphics. Size: Largest: 12 - 1/2" x 7 - 1/4".
0898: Lot of 2: Tobacco Crate Labels.Est. $200-$300
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Lot of 2: Tobacco Counter Change Rugs.: Lot includes red Fatima Turkish Blend Cigarettes and Eisenlohr's Cinco Cigars. Size: Largest: 12 - 1/4" x 9 - 1/2".
0899: Lot of 2: Tobacco Counter Change Rugs.Est. $100-$200
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Lot of 2: Tobacco Die-Cut Signs.: Store display die-cut signs with easel backs for famous Philip Morris figure Johnny with package of Philip Morris and King Edward Cigar. Size: Largest: 15" T.
0900: Lot of 2: Tobacco Die-Cut Signs.Est. $200-$300
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Piedmont Cigarette Chair.: Wood folding chair with nice 2-sided porcelain sign back. All original. Size: 38" T.
0901: Piedmont Cigarette Chair.Est. $200-$400
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Lot of 7: Cardboard Product Boxes.: Lot includes Sunshine Straws, Adjusto Clamp Lite, Nabisco Champion Flake Butters Crackers, Baby Rice Pop Corn, Shredded Wheat, Liner Currants, and a most unusual Setsnug Pants. Size: Largest: 13 -
0902: Lot of 7: Cardboard Product Boxes.Est. $200-$300
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Drum Smoking Tobacco Box.: Pre-1900 original display box for bags of Drum Granulated Smoking Tobacco. Different drum pictures front, back and side panels. Size: 11 - 1/2" T.
0903: Drum Smoking Tobacco Box.Est. $100-$300
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Pre-1900 Tin.: Beautiful little tin with charming little girl on top, sailing and sea scenes on side panels. Size: 5 - 1/4" L.
0904: Pre-1900 Tin.Est. $100-$200Lot Passed
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Runkel's Chocolate Powder Tin.: Five-pound square screw top Runkel's Brothers Pure Powder Chocolate Essence tin. Beautiful graphic on front and back has directions for using pure powder product for soda water syrup. Size: 9 - 1/4"
0905: Runkel's Chocolate Powder Tin.Est. $200-$500
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E.C. Shot Gun Powder Tin.: Scarce, ornate pumpkin/orange Passaic Metal Ware Co., Passaic, N.J. E.C. New Shot Gun Powder tin manufactured by the American "E.C." Powder Co. Back and side panels show directions for loading and
0906: E.C. Shot Gun Powder Tin.Est. $100-$300
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Home-Made Yeast Tin.: Scarce late 1800s. Mrs. McCullough Yeast Co. originators of the 1¢ Yeast Cake. Display window on front to show product and advertising on three sides picturing Mrs. McCullough. Size: 9" T.
0907: Home-Made Yeast Tin.Est. $200-$300
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Lot of 2: Gun Oil/Gun Powder Tins.: Lot includes scarce square corner Gunoline perfect Rust Preventive. Popcocks Press Mfg. and Laflin & Rand Smokeless Powder tin (shows crazing). Size: Largest: 6 - 1/2" L.
0908: Lot of 2: Gun Oil/Gun Powder Tins.Est. $200-$400
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Lot of 3: Eagle Lye Works.: Very early, includes Eagle Match holder with striker and large and small crumb pans marked Chas. W. Schonk Co. Litho Chicago. Size: Largest: 9 - 1/4" L.
0909: Lot of 3: Eagle Lye Works.Est. $200-$500
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Lot of 4: Grease Tins.: Very fine group includes 3-pound Slickery Axel Grease bail handle tin bucket, Otis 5-pound Compression Cup Grease from Otis Elevator Company, 10-pound Old Black Joe Pressure Gun Grease bail handle
0910: Lot of 4: Grease Tins.Est. $300-$500
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Lot of 2: Tin Signs.: Nice lot include pre-1900 Wells & Hope Co. Baldwin Refrigerator rectangular sign with holes to hang and scarce Kaufman & Strauss, Compliments of C.D. Kenny Co. great embossed tin sign portrait of
0911: Lot of 2: Tin Signs.Est. $200-$400
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Pyramid Display Case.: Small pyramid shape display case with glass on three sides. Size: Largest: 10 - 1/4" x 7 - 1/2".
0912: Pyramid Display Case.Est. $200-$400
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Zeno Gum Display Case.: Classic all original slant front oak case with embossed wood marquee and glass shelves with mirror back. Hairline crack to right glass panel. Door in back opens fine. Size: 18" T.
0913: Zeno Gum Display Case.Est. $600-$900
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Dutch Boy String Holder.: Outstanding 2-sided tin litho string holder with great images on both sides includes original Dutch Boy bucket to hold string. Beymer-Bauman Size: 19 - 1/4" x 13 - 3/4".
0914: Dutch Boy String Holder.Est. $3,000-$4,000
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McClure's Reverse On Glass.: Outstanding reverse on glass all original McClure's Office Supplies hanging sign. Early 1900s. Beautiful condition with great lettering. Size: 48" x 18".
0915: McClure's Reverse On Glass.Est. $600-$1,200
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Lot of 4: Advertising Tables.: Unique set of four advertising folding card tables. All hand lettered with local Wisconsin merchants. Size: Each: 29 - 1/4" x 29 - 1/4".
0916: Lot of 4: Advertising Tables.Est. $500-$1,100Lot Passed
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Sweet Orr & Co. Overalls Sign.: Gorgeous 1800s/turn of the Century heavy paper lithograph with never seen version of tug-o-war picture. Union Made, United Garment Works of America label in center. Only one known. The sign is not
0917: Sweet Orr & Co. Overalls Sign.Est. $4,000-$10,000
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Polack Brothers Circus Poster.: Circa 1920s. Great image of elephant holding up banner. Plasticpac framing to protect. Size: Framed: 42" x 28 - 1/2".
0918: Polack Brothers Circus Poster.Est. $200-$400
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Satin Skin Cardboard Window Display.: Beautiful die-cut litho image of lady with containers of Satin Skin Cream and Satin Skin Powder products. This is the larger size cardboard display (with easel back). Size: 27" x 24 - 1/2".
0919: Satin Skin Cardboard Window Display.Est. $500-$900
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