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South San Francisco, CA, United States
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Francis Tarzian Estate of Automobilia
Mr. Tarzian was a passionate collector of antique automobiles and related items, whose restoration and machinist skills garnered numerous awards. This auction features a wide and eclectic array of automotive items, virtually all vintage and mostly antique, as well as some other collectibles from the early 20th-century era.
Among the many items of automobilia are gasoline, pump and truck service signs; license plate toppers; auto and truck badges; horns; auto lights and lamps; lanterns; collectible spark plugs; radiator caps; gauges; speedometers; a Cadillac steering wheel; and antique car parts such as ignition switches, clocks, radios, and more. The sale includes a wide selection of printed matter pertaining to antique vehicles, including books, magazines, maps, instruction manuals, and technical volumes including Automobile Engineering and Machinery's Encyclopedia. In addition, there are several lots of advertising of vehicles and images of antique vehicles - all framed. More contemporary items include antique-car-show awards, badges, and ribbons; Shell and Sunoco coin games; and tire ashtrays.
Collectibles include a variety of antique sewing machines, irons, and cast iron toys. Rounding out the sale are miscellaneous tools, unopened consumer products, hip flasks, vacuum tubes, pipes and parts, law enforcement badges, a potato planter and seed sower, kerosene lamps, and wall sconces. Auction highlights include a boa constrictor horn; an antique Edison cylinder, phonographs and parts; and a GE Edison Mazda lamp store display.
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0028: Stewart Truck badge, Fageol Twin Coach badge, 1903 Colorado license tag. Misc antique auto items.Est. US$60-US$80
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0029: Shell Mr. President Coin Game and Sunoco Antique Car Coin GameEst. US$80-US$120
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0030: Tire Ash Trays: (3) Seiberling, (2) B. F. Goodrich, Firestone, (2) Goodyear. Various conditionsEst. US$60-US$80Lot Passed
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0032: Antique Automobile Books, Maps, Instruction manuals, and MagazinesEst. US$80-US$120
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0034: Antique Automobile Show Awards. Placques, ribbons, pinback buttons, etc.Est. US$60-US$80
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0036: 14 Framed Images of Antique Vehicles and a Reproduction Boyce MotoMeter ad.Est. US$60-US$80Lot Passed
0040: American Technical Society set of 5 Automobile Engineering hardcover books - 1945Est. US$60-US$80Lot Passed
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0042: The Model T Ford Car and Ford Farm Tractor 1919 Edition by Victor W. Page, M.E.Est. US$60-US$80
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0044: The World of Automobiles - An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Motor Car - Volumes 1 ... 22Est. US$60-US$80Lot Passed
0045: Automobile Magazines, 1923 Ford Brochure, Hoover Potato Machinery CatalogEst. US$40-US$60Lot Passed
0048: Automobile Engineering by The American Technical Society - Chicago. Assorted volumes.Est. US$60-US$80Lot Passed
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