Fall 2011 Antique Toy & Advertising Auction 2011-11-19 Auction - 435 Price Results - Pook & Pook, Inc. with Noel Barrett in PA - Page 4
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New Hope, PA, United States
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Fall 2011 Antique Toy & Advertising Auction

The Advertising & Toy Collection of Bill Powell
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Pocket Knife Trade Sign in Wood: painted wood 4 blade pocket knife, appears to be in all original surface with realistically crafted silver painted blades each with nail pulls, case finished in brown where case would be wood with
0459: Pocket Knife Trade Sign in WoodEst. $600-$900
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Oversize Keen Kutter Display Scissors: fully operational oversize display scissors of cast aluminum with incised letters on blade 'Keen Kutter', very scarce story display item; 32" l.
0460: Oversize Keen Kutter Display ScissorsEst. $800-$1,200
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Oversize Straight Razor Display: finely crafted ebonized wood handle with chrome plated 4 part sheet metal blade, probably used as a window display 18" l. closed
0461: Oversize Straight Razor DisplayEst. $400-$600
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Oversize Fishing Lure Display: painted paper mache type material and metal, jointed body with 3 trident hooks and metal nose spinner 30" l. overall
0462: Oversize Fishing Lure DisplayEst. $150-$250
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Blue Star Tennis String Display Racket: oversize tennis racket advertising Blue Star Racket Strings of S. Burlington which was a highly desirable brand of tennis stringing in the 1970's, racket marked 'Racket Strings, Inc. S. Burlington
0463: Blue Star Tennis String Display RacketEst. $400-$600
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Oversize Cigar Display Piece: rolled paper with painted surface to indicate a lit cigar with ash, clever display piece 20" l.
0464: Oversize Cigar Display PieceEst. $100-$200
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B. Reed Cigar Figural Wood Sign: painted flat wood sign in form of a lit cigar 'Smoke the Thos. B. Reed Cigar', with original hanging eyehooks, wonderful original surface; 36" l.
0465: B. Reed Cigar Figural Wood SignEst. $400-$600
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Cigar Trade Sign: half round painted wood trade sign in form of cigar with realistic ash and 'B.C.M.' painted cigar band - B.C.M. was a well advertised brand in the first quarter of the 20th century, eye hooks for
0466: Cigar Trade SignEst. $300-$500
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Butcher's Trade Sign Hanging Rack: painted cast iron meat and implement hanging rack made by the 'Gus. V. Brecht B(utcher) S(upply) Co. of St. Louis, MO. under patent issued in 1892'; such racks adorned butcher shops and food market
0467: Butcher's Trade Sign Hanging RackEst. $1,500-$2,500
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Butchers' Trade Sign: painted plaster cow's head trade sign, great color and detail; quality of paint and modeling present a very realistic and appealing presence in a very usable size; the paint appears to have been
0468: Butchers' Trade SignEst. $1,500-$2,000
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Fishing Lure Trade Sign: a full bodied painted wood fish with open mouth, glass eyes, and metal fins - detailed incised carving defines mouth, tails, and neck area; the overall finish is a black fading to gray then pink
0469: Fishing Lure Trade SignEst. $1,500-$2,500
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Wood Bootmaker's Trade Sign: gold painted solid wood, 3 piece pegged wood construction with iron hanging eyelet, classic 19th century book design, paint surface has all the appearances of a bit worn and scuffed first paint 25"
0470: Wood Bootmaker's Trade SignEst. $1,500-$2,000
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Wood Boot Maker Trade Sign: flat single board boot form silhouette sign in mustard paint with black trim, has attached wrought iron hanging eyelet, style of boot with high vamp and lift indicates a mid- to late- nineteenth
0471: Wood Boot Maker Trade SignEst. $1,500-$2,500
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Lady's Shoemaker Trade Sign: carved wood shoe with painted gesso surface mounted on a wrought iron bracket; a truly extraordinary figural trade sign in the form of a high button shoe of highest fashion style of the late
0472: Lady's Shoemaker Trade SignEst. $3,000-$6,000
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Hatmaker's Figural Trade Sign: painted tin hat with 'S' form wrought iron wall bracket, the striking hat style copied here is one of the most extravagant high crowned hat styles of the nineteenth century generally referred to as
0473: Hatmaker's Figural Trade SignEst. $1,500-$2,500
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Top Hatted Man Trade Figure: painted gesso over cast zinc bust of man in tall form top hat said to have been made by Wm. Demuth & Co. of New York - famous for their line of wood and metal show figures - primarily cigar store
0474: Top Hatted Man Trade FigureEst. $800-$1,200
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Gold & Silver Shirt Figural Advertising Clock: painted tin shirt form clock advertising early shirt style - last quarter 19th century - very rare and scarce form for an advertising clock 'Gold & Silver are the Cheapest and the Best'; 30" x 19"
0475: Gold & Silver Shirt Figural Advertising ClockEst. $2,000-$3,000
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Elaborate Watchmaker's Trade Sign: cast and sheet metal, probably zinc; this is one of the more elaborate and largest such watchmaker's hanging trade signs we have seen with 3 banners around the circumference advertising Watches -
0476: Elaborate Watchmaker's Trade SignEst. $1,000-$1,500
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Dentist Trade Sign with Tooth: painted bevel edged wood sign ornately lettered in green on a gold field 'J.H.Bushnell, Dentist.' beneath which hangs a carved wood tooth in gold paint; very unusual dentist sign with sign painters
0477: Dentist Trade Sign with ToothEst. $400-$600
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Painted Wood Directional Hand: realistically carved in the round painted wood hand with pointing finger and hole on top between thumb and forefinger into which a sign could be placed as if being grasped by hand which extends from
0478: Painted Wood Directional HandEst. $400-$600
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Dressed Chickens Wood Sign: charming folk art painted wood sign with nicely scroll sawed silhouette form of chicken hanging in opening designed to catch a breeze and draw the passerby's eye on a country road, double sided but
0479: Dressed Chickens Wood SignEst. $600-$800
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Watchmaker's Trade Sign: double sided cast and sheet metal, probably zinc; a very nice example and a very usable size for this classic trade sign form, with 3 banners around the circumference advertising Watches - Clocks -
0480: Watchmaker's Trade SignEst. $800-$1,200
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Magic Yeast Wooden Sign: white lettering on black smaltz field single sided beveled wooden sign, advertises 'Gillett's Magic Yeast - Quickest & Best'; 47" l.
0481: Magic Yeast Wooden SignEst. $300-$400Lot Passed
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Welcome / Coffee Wood Sign: gold lettering on black smaltz double sided sign with domed top, says 'Welcome Soap.' on one side and 'Coffee.' on the other, mounting on one side suggest this sign was displayed vertically; 23" l.
0482: Welcome / Coffee Wood SignEst. $200-$300
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