NOV 20 2010 MORPHY AUCTIONS HIRSCH SALE DAY 2 2010-11-20 Auction - 721 Price Results - Dan Morphy Auctions in PA - Page 6
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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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Acme Soap Sign.: Late 1800s paper lithograph of iconic Lautz Bros. man with a large bar of soap. Overall minor staining on imposing period graphic. Photographed through glass. Size: Framed: 31 - 1/2" x 25 - 1/2".
0920: Acme Soap Sign.Est. $400-$1,000
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Velvet Pencil Sign.: Early paper litho for Velvet Pencils. Drawing of hand holding pencil. Original frame embossed American Lead Pencil Co. N.Y. Size: Framed: 15 - 1/2" x 10 - 1/2".
0921: Velvet Pencil Sign.Est. $200-$400
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Lot of 3: Tin Ledger Markers.: Pre-1900 lot of tin litho ledger markers includes bright red two-sided Equitable Life Insurance Society, American Fire Insurance Company with great eagle/flag illustration, and colorful T.C Evans
0922: Lot of 3: Tin Ledger Markers.Est. $300-$600
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Lot of 2: Tin Ledger Markers.: Pre-1900 lot of tin litho ledger markers includes colorful Springfield Insurance and Western Assurance. Size: Each: 12 - 1/2" L.
0923: Lot of 2: Tin Ledger Markers.Est. $300-$500
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Lot of 3: Aetna Tin Ledger Markers.: Pre-1900 lot of tin litho ledger markers include design variations for Aetna Insurance Company one is a most colorful illustration of Mt. Aetna erupting. All two-sided. Size: Largest: 12 - 1/2" L.
0924: Lot of 3: Aetna Tin Ledger Markers.Est. $300-$500
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Lot of 3: Tin Ledger Markers.: Pre-1900 lot of tin litho ledger markers include two-sided brown/tan Andes Insurance and two very colorful and bright variations for Aetna Insurance picturing Mt. Aetna. Size: Largest: 12 - 1/4" L.
0925: Lot of 3: Tin Ledger Markers.Est. $300-$600
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Lot of 4: Tin Ledger Markers.: Distinctive pre-1900 lot of tin litho ledger markers include colorful illustration La Confiance, Fire Insurance of Paris, France, National Fires Insurance Co. of Hartford picturing Lady Liberty with
0926: Lot of 4: Tin Ledger Markers.Est. $300-$600
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Lot of 3: Tin Advertising Rulers.: Scarce color variations, pre-1900 rulers for Hartford Fire Insurance. All highly show fine detailed decorations. Size: Each: 9 - 1/2" L.
0927: Lot of 3: Tin Advertising Rulers.Est. $200-$500
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Lot of 3: Marshmallow Tins.: Lot Includes triangular shaped Canadian Blue Bird Marshmallows with wonderful picture of Blue Birds over looking a campfire, paper label McMurray's Picnic Marshmallows, and Homefire "Toast 'em over
0928: Lot of 3: Marshmallow Tins.Est. $100-$300
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Lot of 4: Marshmallow Tins.: Lot includes three Angelus Marshmallow containers; early paper box, round 10 oz tin with pry-top lid and round paper on tin White Angelus, and three Angelus and metallic gold Kehoe Marshmallows tin.
0929: Lot of 4: Marshmallow Tins.Est. $100-$300
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Lot of 2: Pre-1900 Cough Drop Tins.: Same ornate design both tins manufactured by H.C. Howard & Company with name and color variations. Size: Each: 6 - 3/4" T.
0930: Lot of 2: Pre-1900 Cough Drop Tins.Est. $300-$500
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Lot of 6: Little Piggy/Mouse Tins.: Pre-1990 Somer Bros. red, green, blue gold and light green color variations of the classic generic "this little piggy" tin with great illustrations of the pig on the fingers of a hand, and A NO. 1
0931: Lot of 6: Little Piggy/Mouse Tins.Est. $300-$700
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Lot of 2: Pre-1900 Remedy Tins.: Lot includes classic Blood Orange Pellets and P.C. Weist & Company cough drop. Tins show overall age wear. Size: Each: 7 - 3/4" T.
0932: Lot of 2: Pre-1900 Remedy Tins.Est. $200-$400
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Lot of 2: Pre-1900 Lutted Cough Drop Tins.: Manufactured cough drops from the James Lutted Company. Both of these early Ginna/Ilsley store canisters ornately designed on all sides. Tins show minimal overall wear. Size: Each: 7 - 3/4" T.
0934: Lot of 2: Pre-1900 Lutted Cough Drop Tins.Est. $200-$400
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Lot of 3: 1-Pound Coffees.: Lot includes scarce cardboard State House Coffee with nice image of Indian, WGY Brand Coffee with image of teacup and teapot, and Timur Brand Coffee with image of Arabian riding on horse. All tins
0936: Lot of 3: 1-Pound Coffees.Est. $300-$500
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Fulton Market Coffee Canister.: Fine graphics on all sides of 3-pound round slip top store canister for The Fulton Market Coffee & Spice Mills. S.A. Ilsley & Co., N.Y. Manufactured by Bennett & Company in New York. Size: 8" T.
0937: Fulton Market Coffee Canister.Est. $200-$400
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Lot of 2: Blanke's Small Top Tins.: From St. Louis, 2-pound square small top canisters for Blanke's Oak Lawn Coffee and Blanke's Mojav Coffee. Bright images on all sides. Size: Each: 7 - 1/2" T.
0938: Lot of 2: Blanke's Small Top Tins.Est. $300-$500
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Lot of 2: Ruby Mocha & Java Coffee Pails.: Pre-1900 pair of excellent bail handle pails manufactured by Edward D. Depew & Co. The small size by Morgan & Cornell Makers, N.Y, and matching larger size is Ginna & Co. N.Y. Size: Largest: 5 - 1/2"
0939: Lot of 2: Ruby Mocha & Java Coffee Pails.Est. $200-$400
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Lot of 3: Yale Coffee Tins.: Turn of the century Yale Mocha and Java trio includes 1-pound round slip top and 1-pound screw top tins and the round 3-pound slip top tin. All bright Yale blue. Manufactured by
0940: Lot of 3: Yale Coffee Tins.Est. $200-$400
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Yale Coffee Crate.: Steinwender-Stoffregen Coffee Co's original shipping crate for Yale Brands Coffees. Nice paper advertising one side/advertising on two other sides. Size: 20 - 3/4" x 13 - 1/2".
0941: Yale Coffee Crate.Est. $200-$400
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Momaja 1-Pound Coffee Tin.: Bright red early tin manufactured by Keys & Corsa Company in New York. Ginna. Size: 6 - 1/4" T.
0943: Momaja 1-Pound Coffee Tin.Est. $200-$300
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