Showtime Spring, 2013 Auction 2013-04-13 Auction - 804 Price Results - Showtime Auction Services in MI - Page 19
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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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Wood's Open Gear Mower Paper Sign: Wood's Open Gear Mower Paper Sign. No dealer. Tear at 3:00 and fold creases otherwise excellent condition. 20 X 30 inches.
1119: Wood's Open Gear Mower Paper SignEst. $750-$1,500
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McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Sign: McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Sign, calendar top. The Maiden Reaper and the only one that ante-dates the McCormick. 3 inch tear at 6:00 otherwise very good condition. 7 X 10 inches.
1120: McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. SignEst. $250-$500
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Wilburs' Food Wood Store Bin: Wilburs' Food Wood Store Bin. All original, very good condition. 17 1/2 X 36 1/2 X 20 inches.
1121: Wilburs' Food Wood Store BinEst. $1,500-$2,000
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Dr. Hess Stock Tonic Cardboard Sign: Dr. Hess Stock Tonic Die Cut Cardboard Sign. Depicting piglets having dinner. U.S. Printing and Litho Company, Philadelphia. Crease at 9:00 otherwise excellent condition. 27 X 14 inches.
1122: Dr. Hess Stock Tonic Cardboard SignEst. $750-$1,500
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Morton's Salt Porcelain Sign: Morton's Salt Porcelain Sign. "Blocks-Barrels-Bags-Packages" W.R.Boor Agent. Perimeter chips and large chip bottom left otherwise very good condition. 48 X 17 1/2 inches.
1123: Morton's Salt Porcelain SignEst. $500-$750
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Rare Columbia Veterinary Remedies Cabinet: Very Rare Columbia Veterinary Remedies Store Embossed Tin Front Cabinet. F.C. Sturtevant Co. Hartford, CT. The only one we have ever seen. A few wrinkles and rubs otherwise very good original
1124: Rare Columbia Veterinary Remedies CabinetEst. $1,500-$3,000
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Walter A-Wood Rake Brochure: Walter A-Wood Rake Brochure. Beautiful color and graphics. 10 X 8 inches.
1125: Walter A-Wood Rake BrochureEst. $50-$100
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Farm & Lawn Seed Tin Flange Sign: Field & Farm Seed Tin Flange Sign. Comes with original cloth hardware sack. Paint loss at top of "E" and very minor surface scratches otherwise excellent condition. 21 1/2 X 17 1/2 inches.
1126: Farm & Lawn Seed Tin Flange SignEst. $250-$500
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Purina Chows Sanitation Products Clock: Purina Chows Sanitation Products Light Up Clock. Convex glass on face. Excellent working condition. 15 inch diameter.
1127: Purina Chows Sanitation Products ClockEst. $150-$250
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Frank Bros. Implement Co. Die Cut Sign: Frank Bros. Implement Co. Cardboard Die Cut Sign, Portland, ORE. Framed under glass. Some very minor edge wear otherwise excellent condition. 9 X 12 inches image only.
1128: Frank Bros. Implement Co. Die Cut SignEst. $75-$150
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Rock Island Railroad Reverse Glass Train Sign: Rock Island Railroad Reverse Glass Sign. Comes in the best all original frame we have seen with the words "Great Rock Island Route" printed at the bottom. This is the version called the "Cowboy
1129: Rock Island Railroad Reverse Glass Train SignEst. $30,000-$50,000
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Train Depot Ticket Booth: Train Depot Ticket Booth. Marble top with iron cage. Marble has 4 X 1 inch piece missing on the top otherwise good condition. 67 X 69 X 24 inches.
1130: Train Depot Ticket BoothEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Jeweled Stop on Red Railroad Sign: Jeweled Stop on Red Railroad Sign. Good condition with telephone pole mounting bracket. Good original condition. 25 1/2 X 22 1/2 inches.
1131: Jeweled Stop on Red Railroad SignEst. $250-$500
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Rock Island Railroad Reverse Glass Train Sign: Rock Island Railroad Reverse Glass Sign. This is the more rare version of the "8 footer" without the cowboy and the cattle. The train itself is larger and more forward in the painting. This sign was
1132: Rock Island Railroad Reverse Glass Train SignEst. $25,000-$40,000
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Train Caboose Cooking and Heating Stove: Railroad Train Caboose Cooking and heating stove. Original blacking in very good condition with little rust. Approx. 30 inches tall.
1133: Train Caboose Cooking and Heating StoveEst. $200-$300
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Railroad, Train Depot Waiting Bench: Railroad, Train Depot Waiting Bench. Beautiful Oak. A match to the next lot. Excellent original condition. 121 X 56 X 20 inches.
1134: Railroad, Train Depot Waiting BenchEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Railroad, Train Depot Waiting Bench: Railroad, Train Depot Waiting Bench. Beautiful Oak. A match to the last lot. Excellent original condition. 121 X 56 X 20 inches.
1134A: Railroad, Train Depot Waiting BenchEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Midland Railway Embossed Cast Iron Bridge Sign: Midland Railway Embossed Cast Iron Bridge Sign. James Williams Secretary, Derby, Kansas 1875. Some age staining otherwise good original condition. 23 1/4 X 17 3/4 inches.
1135: Midland Railway Embossed Cast Iron Bridge SignEst. $150-$300
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Baldwin Locomotive Works Advertising Sign: Baldwin Locomotive Works Dimensional Advertising Sign. Built by James Elder, Western Ave. Bronx, NY 1939. Excellent condition. 61 1/2 X 26 1/2 X 5 inches.
1136: Baldwin Locomotive Works Advertising SignEst. $1,000-$2,000
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U.S. Post Office Wood Sign: U.S. Post Office Wood Sign Clear Creek Calif. One sided. Very good original condition. 85 1/2 X 14 inches.
1137: U.S. Post Office Wood SignEst. $1,500-$3,000
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U.S. Postage Porcelain Stamp Machine: U.S. Postage Porcelain Coin Operated Stamp Machine. Monro-Matlack Co. Cleveland, OH. A couple of minor chips otherwise very good condition. 7 1/2 X 16 X 4 1/2 inches.
1138: U.S. Postage Porcelain Stamp MachineEst. $500-$750
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Early U.S. Post Office, Ca. 1895: Early U.S. Post Office, Ca. 1895. The Sadler Co. Baltimore, Indianapolis and Kansas City. Came out of Florence, MT. Oak. Excellent original condition. 139 X 81 X 19 inches.
1139: Early U.S. Post Office, Ca. 1895Est. $3,000-$7,500
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Quarter Sawn Oak Bank Teller Booth: Quarter Sawn Oak Bank Teller Booth. Iron and etched glass windows. Professionally restored to original condition. 11'4'' X 84 3/4" X 56".
1140: Quarter Sawn Oak Bank Teller BoothEst. $5,000-$12,000
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Oakville Quality Office Pins Store Cabinet: Oakville Quality Office Pins Glass Front Store Display Cabinet. Oakville Co., Waterbury, CT. Excellent original condition. 26 1/4 X 19 X 12 inches.
1140A: Oakville Quality Office Pins Store CabinetEst. $75-$150