NOV 19 2010 MORPHY AUCTIONS HIRSCH SALE DAY 1 2010-11-19 Auction - 715 Price Results - Dan Morphy Auctions in PA - Page 3
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82: Kennebec Havana Cigar Tin Store Bin.628: Coca-Cola Neon Sign.629: Drink Coca-Cola Sign.
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Denver, PA, United States
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NOV 19 2010 MORPHY AUCTIONS HIRSCH SALE DAY 1

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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Lot of 2: Tobacco Lunch Boxes.: Lot includes Sensation with image of woman at her dresser and Pedro Cut Plug with image of playing cards on top and sides. Size: Largest: 7 - 1/2" L.
0050: Lot of 2: Tobacco Lunch Boxes.Est. US$300-US$500
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"N" Hair Tobacco Tin.: Rare example of this ethnic graphic; dark tan color variation. Tobacco manufactured by B. Leidersdorf Company in Milwaukee, WI. Size: 6 - 1/2" T.
0051: "N" Hair Tobacco Tin.Est. US$500-US$700
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Yum Yum Smoking Bail Handle Tobacco Tin.: Very early pail with tobacco manufactured by Aug. Beck & Company in Illinois. Great image of man in overalls on both sides. Early tobacco packs contained baseball cards. Size: 6 - 1/2" T.
0052: Yum Yum Smoking Bail Handle Tobacco Tin.Est. US$400-US$600
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Eskimo Smoking Tobacco Tin.: Scarce great classic tin from Canada with image of Husky dog on front. The Thos. Davidson Mfg. Co. Size: 6" T.
0053: Eskimo Smoking Tobacco Tin.Est. US$300-US$500
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Lot of 2: Tobacco Lunch Boxes.: Lot includes unusually shaped Sensation Cut Plug in silver finish with lift ring and handle, and US Marine Cut Plug with sailor holding tobacco package. Size: Each: 7 - 1/2" L.
0054: Lot of 2: Tobacco Lunch Boxes.Est. US$200-US$500
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Lot of 3: Unusual Tobacco Lunch Boxes.: Truly a Winner! Lot includes pre-1900 Winner lunch box - looks like a trunk with leather handle and outstanding graphic name under lid, very early paper labeled scarce Skookum tin, and a bright
0056: Lot of 3: Unusual Tobacco Lunch Boxes.Est. US$200-US$400
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Winner Cut Plug Lunch Box.: Great tin with image of race cars on front and back. Some wear to lid. Size: 7 - 3/4" x 4 - 1/4".
0057: Winner Cut Plug Lunch Box.Est. US$200-US$300
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Lot of 3: Unusual Tobacco Lunch Boxes.: Lot includes nice paper label alligator finished look of Handy Andy, Wild Fruit Cut Plug, and super hard to find Blue & Scarlet. All very colorful and different. Tins show overall wear. Size:
0058: Lot of 3: Unusual Tobacco Lunch Boxes.Est. US$200-US$300
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Lot of 3: Tobacco Pie-Shape Tins.: All three Sweet Burley Fine Cut Tobacco 1-pound pie-shape tins manufactured by Spaulding & Merrick in Chicago, IL. Lot includes yellow (light), red, and orange (dark) variations. All tins show
0060: Lot of 3: Tobacco Pie-Shape Tins.Est. US$200-US$400
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Lot of 3: Tobacco Pie-Shape Tins.: Hiawatha Fine Cut Tobacco with original tax stamp intact on two of these 1-pound tins. Lot includes yellow (bright), orange, and red (dark)variations. Beautiful image of Indian holding bow. Original
0061: Lot of 3: Tobacco Pie-Shape Tins.Est. US$300-US$600
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Lot of 2: Pie-Shape 1-Pound Tins.: Very old RARE Sweet Loma pie-shape tobacco tin with paper label picturing woman in turn of the century dress with sun umbrella on the shore overlooking the ocean. Beautiful image with full tax stamp
0062: Lot of 2: Pie-Shape 1-Pound Tins.Est. US$500-US$800
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Lot of 3: Tobacco Pie-Shape Tins.: Fine lot of 1-pound pie-shape tins includes two variations of Sweet Cuba Fine Cut; the green Light/Fine Cut with full tax stamp (original paper seal dated 1906) on lid and dark blue Dark/Fine Cut
0063: Lot of 3: Tobacco Pie-Shape Tins.Est. US$200-US$400
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Lot of 3: Union Leader Redi-Cut Tobacco Tins.: Lot includes three dome top canisters of Union Leader with Uncle Sam. Two are familiar Uncle Sams the third is an older looking variation of Uncle Sam. All tins show wear. Size: Largest: 6 - 1/4" T.
0064: Lot of 3: Union Leader Redi-Cut Tobacco Tins.Est. US$200-US$400
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Lot of 3: Tobacco Cigar Tins.: Lot includes Red Feather Cigars, Sprague and Warner's Swaco, and 2 for 5¢ American Sweets Cigars. All tins show minimal wear. Size: Largest: 6 - 1/4" T.
0065: Lot of 3: Tobacco Cigar Tins.Est. US$200-US$400
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Lot of 2: Lucky Strike Roll Cut Tobacco Tins.: Lot includes the R.A Patterson's variation – smaller size with knob top. Larger size Lucky has dome top. Both show minimal wear. Size: Largest: 6 - 1/4" T.
0066: Lot of 2: Lucky Strike Roll Cut Tobacco Tins.Est. US$200-US$500
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Lot of 2: Round Cigar Tins.: Lot includes embossed Prince Hamlet Mild Habana Cigars tin and Half-Spanish 2 for 5¢ bright orange tin with great rooster illustration from Heekin Can Co. Size: Largest: 5" T.
0067: Lot of 2: Round Cigar Tins.Est. US$200-US$300
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Lot of 2: Tobacco Pails.: Lot includes pre-1900 paper label Winner Cut Plug with ring top lid. The small Sweet Mist Pail is most desirable as it usually is only seen in the larger store canister size. All show minimal wear.
0068: Lot of 2: Tobacco Pails.Est. US$200-US$400
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Lot of 2: Military Tobacco Pails.: Lot includes scarce early very graphic paper label bail handle pails for Soldier Boy Smoking and Old Soldier Smoke and Chew. Size: Largest: 6 - 1/2" T.
0069: Lot of 2: Military Tobacco Pails.Est. US$200-US$400
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Lot of 3: Smoking Tobacco Pails.: Nice lot includes Yum Yum with short paper label, Frishmuth's Special Tobacco, and colorful Old Rye Long Cut with paper label. Size: Largest: 6 - 1/2" T.
0070: Lot of 3: Smoking Tobacco Pails.Est. US$200-US$400
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Lot of 2: Merit Oxford Gems Cigar Tins.: Scarce pair of bright red round and square Oxford Gems Cigars of Merit with picture of college professor. Both show minimal wear. Size: Largest: 6 - 1/2" T.
0071: Lot of 2: Merit Oxford Gems Cigar Tins.Est. US$200-US$400
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Lot of 3: Small Top Tobacco Canisters.: Very early lot includes B•L brand Just Suits Cut Plug, shorter size Plaza Cube Cut Pipe Tobacco with great embossed red griffin, and Seal of North Carolina Plug Cut (one of two variations in the
0072: Lot of 3: Small Top Tobacco Canisters.Est. US$400-US$600
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