NOV 20 2010 MORPHY AUCTIONS HIRSCH SALE DAY 2 2010-11-20 Auction - 721 Price Results - Dan Morphy Auctions in PA - Page 7
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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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Waldorf-Astoria 1-Pound Coffee Tin.: Very early pyramid shape tin with screw top. Fantastic image of Waldorf-Astoria hotel on both sides. Size: 6 - 3/4" T.
0944: Waldorf-Astoria 1-Pound Coffee Tin.Est. $400-$800
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Bridal Brand 1-Pound Coffee Tin.: Scarce oval shape tin with highly detailed image of man riding donkeys with sacks of coffee and water scene in background. Minor scrapes. Size: 5 - 3/4" T.
0945: Bridal Brand 1-Pound Coffee Tin.Est. $300-$500
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Farmers Pride Brand Steel Cut Coffee Tin.: Manufactured by Hulman & Company in Terrehaute, IN. Bright graphic paper label. Can is full and unopened. Size: 6" T.
0946: Farmers Pride Brand Steel Cut Coffee Tin.Est. $200-$400
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Happy Hour Steel Cut Coffee Tin.: Different design of front and back. Manufactured by Campbell Holten & Company in Bloomington, IL. Minimal fade. Size: 6" T.
0947: Happy Hour Steel Cut Coffee Tin.Est. $100-$300
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Morning Glow Coffee Tin.: Manufactured by A.L. Gerhart & Company in Lancaster, PA. Nice image of boat with rising sun radiating design in background. Size: 6" T.
0948: Morning Glow Coffee Tin.Est. $200-$400
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Cloth of Gold Tobacco Crate.: Late 1800s. wooden tobacco shipping crate from Charles L. Ludwig Tobacco Company Richmond VA, printed "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1868 by J.K. Childrey in the Clerk Office of
0950: Cloth of Gold Tobacco Crate.Est. $100-$300
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Glass Display Case.: A few small chips to glass but displays well. Size: 34 - 1/4" L.
0951: Glass Display Case.Est. $200-$400
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Shoe Salesman's Stool.: Early 1900s. Classic old oak seat for shoe salesman, with metal frame. Size:
0952: Shoe Salesman's Stool.Est. $100-$300
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Goose Feathers Display Case.: Very rare curved glass display case Famous-Barr Co. Star Brand Odorless Feathers. Three sections in case display original feathers. Case plate H. Pauk & Sons Mfg. Co. St. Louis, Mo. All original.
0953: Goose Feathers Display Case.Est. $1,500-$2,500
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Rice's Seeds Display Stand.: Early 1900s. Nice embossed tin sign on collapsible fold up telescoping seed display. All original/complete with legs. Size:
0954: Rice's Seeds Display Stand.Est. $600-$1,200
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Lot of Misc. Seed Boxes.: Over 150 old 3 oz cardboard seed boxes. Variety of peas and beans and other vegetables. Boxes are flat and easy to set up. Nice grouping. Size: Each: 5 - 1/2" x 3 - 3/4".
0955: Lot of Misc. Seed Boxes.Est. $100-$300
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Ice Cream Cone Dispenser.: Old original ice cream cone glass store display/dispenser with original metal top and cone holder. Size: 13" T.
0956: Ice Cream Cone Dispenser.Est. $200-$300
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Chicos Peanuts Counter Dispenser.: Glass with beautiful original tin lid and tin strip across bottom. Size: 11 - 1/2" T.
0957: Chicos Peanuts Counter Dispenser.Est. $300-$600
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Red Kamel Turkish Cigarettes Lighter.: Very rare figural camel lighter made of potmetal. Great advertising for Red Kamel Cigarettes with lighter on top of his single humped back. All original – including paint. Size: 8 - 1/4" T.
0958: Red Kamel Turkish Cigarettes Lighter.Est. $1,500-$3,000
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Mazda Lamps Light Bulb Display.: General Electric's light bulb display with art deco design. Glass on both sides. Some crazing to reverse on glass image and wear to bottom of base. Display has been rewired to light with one bulb
0959: Mazda Lamps Light Bulb Display.Est. $400-$800
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Lowney's Chocolates Wooden Display Case.: Beautiful wooden case with two lift lid glass sections and original marquee advertising their product line and sold for 5 for 5¢! Manufactured by Walton M. Lowney Company in Boston, MA. Size: 12" x
0960: Lowney's Chocolates Wooden Display Case.Est. $300-$600
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Frank's Improved Cuff Holder Display.: Dated 1906. Beautiful original store stock piece for Frank's Improved Cuff Holders. Detailed lithography (American Lithographic Co.) of ladies. Display is complete with metal cuff holders. Size: 11 -
0961: Frank's Improved Cuff Holder Display.Est. $600-$900
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Edwards' Marshmallow Counter Display.: Flat counter top tin box with glass top and colorful graphics on top and sides. Size: 13" x 10".
0962: Edwards' Marshmallow Counter Display.Est. $300-$600
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Bull Durham Clock.: Very scarce, rare early Durham Smoking Tobacco counter display clock. Shaped out of cloth to look like a pouch of tobacco with paper label in center. Original clock arms. Size: 12 - 1/2" x 9".
0963: Bull Durham Clock.Est. $500-$1,500
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Lot of 5: Cigarette Papers.: Great lot includes boxes for LA Wheat Straw, Colocol, Gommé La and two boxes of Top Gummed Cigarette Papers. All are complete with original contents. Size: Largest: 6 - 3/4" L.
0964: Lot of 5: Cigarette Papers.Est. $300-$600Lot Passed
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Lot of 12: Match Boxes.: Bright lot nice variety of advertising designs including Domino, Strikalite, Somers Bros. Match Co., Red Fox Matches, Firestone Matches, American Ace, Red Bird, Richelieu Matches, and several from
0965: Lot of 12: Match Boxes.Est. $100-$300
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Cigarette Samples Box.: Original cardboard display box containing 3 Dozen M. Melachrino & Co. Egyptian Cigarette Boxes. Each box has a small glass covering to protect the cigarettes in the sample boxes. Size: Each: 2 - 1/2"
0966: Cigarette Samples Box.Est. $300-$500
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Tango Cigarette Papers.: Original full box of cigarette papers with printed sealing tape outside lid. Individual packages of imported paper with colorful picture of couple Tangoing on each package. Size: Each: 2 - 3/4" L.
0967: Tango Cigarette Papers.Est. $200-$500
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