Showtime Spring, 2013 Auction 2013-04-13 Auction - 804 Price Results - Showtime Auction Services in MI - Page 14
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Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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Showtime Spring, 2013 Auction

Over 2,400 lots from three major collections of country store, pedal cars, toys and firefighting memorabilia will be offered the weekend of Apr. 12-14 by Showtime Auction Services, at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor/Saline Rd. in Ann Arbor. Headlining the event will be the outstanding lifetime collection of Bill and Kathie Gasperino. The couple is well known in antique circles as having one of the finest country store and advertising collections in the United States. Also sold will be Part 2 of the Robert and Harriett Potter firefighting collection and Part 3 of the Ed and Christy Ramsey collection of pedal cars and toys. ?Country store and Advertising collectors will be astounded by what the Gasperinos have gathered over the years, the Potters have a vast accumulation of firefighting equipment, apparatus and memorabilia spanning 50-plus years. In addition, bidders will be treated to the usual lengthy list of categories that have come to typify a Showtime Auctions sale: country store, advertising signs, store tins, soda fountain, Coca-Cola, Western, Native American, farm signs, whiskey, breweriana, match safes, drug store, barber shop, general store, saloon, post office, coin-op, arcade, scales, gambling, cigar and tobacco tins, cash registers, petroliana, showcases, store fixtures, millinery and More.
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Country Club Light Up Hanging Sign: Country Club Light Up Hanging Sign. Paint loss to frame otherwise very good working condition. 21 X 13 inches.
1004: Country Club Light Up Hanging SignEst. $250-$500
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Tap Beer Light Up Back Bar Sign: Tap Beer Light Up Back Bar Sign. Alternating lights. Very good working condition, comes in original box. 25 X 12 X 6 inches.
1005: Tap Beer Light Up Back Bar SignEst. $250-$500
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Iroquois Beer Swizzle Stick Holder: Iroquois Beer Swizzle Stick Holder. Composite material. Some normal cracking otherwise good condition. 4 X 5 3/4 X 5 1/2 inches.
1006: Iroquois Beer Swizzle Stick HolderEst. $50-$100
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Iroquois Beer Convex Glass Clock: Iroquois Beer Convex Glass Clock. Excellent condition. 15 inch diameter.
1007: Iroquois Beer Convex Glass ClockEst. $150-$300
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Iroquois Indian Head Beer & Ale Paper Sign: Iroquois Indian Head Beer & Ale Paper Sign. Damage on left perimeter otherwise good condition. Framed under glass.22 1/2 X 26 1/2 inches overall.
1008: Iroquois Indian Head Beer & Ale Paper SignEst. $150-$300
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Iroquois Indian Head Beer & Ale Paper Sign: Iroquois Indian Head Beer & Ale Paper Sign. Water damage and staining at 8:00 otherwise good condition. Framed under glass. 16 1/2 X 22 1/2 inches image only.
1009: Iroquois Indian Head Beer & Ale Paper SignEst. $150-$300
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The Leisy Brewing Co. Pitcher and 6 Steins: The Leisy Brewing Co. Pitcher and 6 Steins, green version. Made by D.F. Haynes & Son the Chesapeake Pottery in Baltimore. Marked on bottoms Haynes Balt. No chips or cracks. Crazing and wear to gold
1010: The Leisy Brewing Co. Pitcher and 6 SteinsEst. $300-$600
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Schlitz Beer Bottle Back Bar Display: Schlitz Beer Bottle Back Bar Display. Very good original condition. 13 1/2 X 22 X 6 inches.
1011: Schlitz Beer Bottle Back Bar DisplayEst. $250-$500
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Falstaff Self Framed Tin Sign: Falstaff Self Framed Tin Sign. Depicting Renaissance Scene with woman serving a Beer to men on horses. Very good condition. 24 inch diameter.
1012: Falstaff Self Framed Tin SignEst. $250-$500
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Falstaff Self Framed Tin Sign: Falstaff Tin Charger Sign. Depicting "The Home of Falstaff". A few scratches and edge wear otherwise very good condition. 24 inch diameter.
1013: Falstaff Self Framed Tin SignEst. $250-$500
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Falstaff Self Framed Tin Sign: Falstaff Tin Charger Sign. Depicting Renaissance Scene with women sharing toast. Lemp Brewery St. Louis. Very good condition. 24 inch diameter.
1014: Falstaff Self Framed Tin SignEst. $250-$500
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Two Falstaff Self Framed Tin Signs: Two Falstaff Tin Charger Signs. Depicting Renaissance Man and Woman in each. A few blemishes and edge wear otherwise very good condition. 16 inch diameter.
1015: Two Falstaff Self Framed Tin SignsEst. $250-$500
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Weidemann's Beer Glass Light Up Sign: Weidemann's Beer Glass Light Up Sign. Excellent working condition. 13 1/2 X 7 X 2 1/2 inches.
1016: Weidemann's Beer Glass Light Up SignEst. $200-$300
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1906 Pabst Malt Extract Yard Long Calendar: 1906 Pabst Malt Extract Yard Long Indian Calendar with original shipping tube. Minor tears and fold crease otherwise very good condition. 7 1/4 X 36 inches.
1017: 1906 Pabst Malt Extract Yard Long CalendarEst. $350-$750
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1903 Pabst Malt Extract Yard Long Calendar: 1903 Pabst Malt Extract Yard Long Calendar with original shipping tube. Asian motif, "The Best Tonic". Paper loss at top right and tears on right edge otherwise good condition. 7 1/4 X 36 inches.
1018: 1903 Pabst Malt Extract Yard Long CalendarEst. $200-$300
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1909 Pabst Malt Extract Yard Long Calendar: 1909 Pabst Malt Extract Yard Long Calendar. A Rose Girl Calendar with original shipping tube. Minor staining at top and vertical wrinkles otherwise very good condition. 7 1/4 X 36 inches.
1019: 1909 Pabst Malt Extract Yard Long CalendarEst. $200-$300
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Wood Cigar Store Indian: 1880's Wood Cigar Store Indian with forged iron wheels. Of closest similarity to a Thomas Brooks carving however, we are not 100% sure that Brooks was the carver. Certainly a figure that would
1020: Wood Cigar Store IndianEst. $25,000-$50,000
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Castle Hall Cigars Die Cut String Hanging Sign: Castle Hall Die Cut Tin String Hanging Sign. One of the best we have ever seen. Minor crease at tail and some fading on beak otherwise excellent condition. 27 1/2 X 9 1/2 inches.
1021: Castle Hall Cigars Die Cut String Hanging SignEst. $1,000-$2,500
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Pittsburg's Bully Stogies Cigar Tin: Pittsburg's Bully Stogies Cigar Tin. Eagle Cigar Co. Makers. Scratches and rubs otherwise very good condition. 6 1/4 inches tall X 4 1/2 inch diameter.
1022: Pittsburg's Bully Stogies Cigar TinEst. $150-$300
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Sun Cured Smoking Tobacco Tin: Sun Cured Smoking Tobacco Tin by the National Can Co. John J Bagley & Co. Detroit, MI. Has clear coating. 4 7/8 inches tall X 5 inch diameter.
1023: Sun Cured Smoking Tobacco TinEst. $100-$200
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Black Fox 50 Count Cigar Tin: Black Fox 50 Count Cigar Tin by Mac Donald Mfg. Co. Some very minor touch up otherwise very good condition. 5 1/4 inches tall X 5 1/4 inch diameter.
1024: Black Fox 50 Count Cigar TinEst. $100-$200
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Zinc Cigar Store Indian: Zinc Cigar Store Figure by Wm Demuth, NY. This exact figure is listed in Demuth's 1875 catalog as "Indian Maiden" and was offered for sale at that time for $40. Demuth came up with the idea of
1025: Zinc Cigar Store IndianEst. $20,000-$35,000
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Totem Union Made 25 Count Cigar Tin: Totem Union Made 25 Count Cigar Tin. Surface scratches otherwise excellent condition. 5 3/8 inches tall X 3 inches square.
1026: Totem Union Made 25 Count Cigar TinEst. $500-$1,500
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Mohawk Chief 50 Count Cigar Tin: Mohawk Chief 50 Count Cigar Tin by the Liberty Can Co. Lancaster, PA. One of the most desirable Cigar Tins ever made. Restoration to lid, bottom of tin in near mint condition. 6 1/4 X 5 3/8 X 4 1/4
1027: Mohawk Chief 50 Count Cigar TinEst. $750-$2,000