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Lot |
Bid($) |
Description |
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192.01 |
7.44 |
Alden Fruit Vinegar - Ducks Near Water's Edge. Nice scene of Ma and Pa duck near the reeds, 4 x 6 inches, R-adv lists 12 chemists who testified to the vinegar's purity and excellence. F-, several tiny scuffs on reverse side. |
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192.10 |
13.95 |
H. Liebes & Co., San Francisco - Fine Furs. Nicely designed card issued during the 1893 Columbian Exposition with the 3 fur coat images printed by halftone, on slightly heaver stock. VG+, light right edge roughness, faint glue stains on blank reverse. |
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192.21 |
11.16 |
Rice Carriage Springs - Carriage On Corduroy Road. Demonstrating the shock absorbing ability of these springs by riding smoothly over this road made of logs, R-adv (animated) shows a b/w image of the springs on the underneath of a carriage and gives a short 4-line verse. VG+, small crease UL & LR corners, light wear on reverse as shown. |
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192.25 |
79.05 |
Henry Mayo & Co., Boston - Frogs With Baked Beans. Rare card showing frogs promoting Mayo's Baked Beans and warning not to be misled by salesman in the background offering a can of macaroni, 7-1/8 x 4-7/8 inches. F-, slight bend UR corner, light glue stains along edges of blank reverse. |
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192.28 |
9.30 |
Jello - Woman In Jello Box. Foldover card in the shape of a Jello box with a trompe l oeil (fool the eye) illustration on the front, opens (animated) to show advertising, reverse (animated) looks like the back of a Jello box. VG, with 1/2 inch sealed edge tear and 3 corner creases. |
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192.30 |
9.30 |
Magnolia Ham - Alpine Tourists. One of a group of Magnolia Ham cards showing a Magnolia Ham in unusual situations, printed by Krebs Lithographing Co. Cincinnati, R-adv shows the yearly growth of Magnolia Ham sales from 1863 to 1878. VG+, light scuff and glue stains on reverse. |
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192.31 |
7.44 |
Ridge's Food - Mother With Children, Factory. Front and back covers of a folding trade card printed by Donaldson Brothers, Five Points, NY, inside pages describe this food. VG, covers separated and rejoined with nearly invisible archival tape. |
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192.32 |
13.95 |
Ridge's Food - Our Drummer. Baby salesman (traveling salesmen were called drummers in the 1800s) traveling the world to show what this food can do and claiming he's seven months old and Ridge's Food is all he's had, printed by Forbes Litho. Co., R-adv nicely designed (animated). F, tiny reverse scuff. |
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192.45 |
79.05 |
Diamond Brand Oysters - Diners Before & After, Metamorphic. Scarce card showing diners disdaining horrible smelling oysters that aren't Diamond Brand and then (animated) happily eating savory smelling Diamond Brands, printed by Clay & Richmond, Buffalo, R-adv for Peycke Bro's Agents, Omaha. F-, light glue stains on reverse, otherwise VF. |
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192.60 |
23.25 |
Bull Durham Smoking Tobacco - The Tale Of A Bull. Front cover of diecut 12-page booklet with inside pages (animated to show 2) giving reasons to "Take The Bull By The Horn" and smoke Bull Durham, back cover (animated) shows Durham packages. VG+, light wear and reinforced creases on bull's muzzle on inside pages. |
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192.80 |
11.16 |
Keystone Watch Cases - Hoisting Safe. One of a set of 10 Keystone Watch Case cards demonstrating the strength and durability of the Keystone Watch case and signed GF by the card s artist George Folsom, R-adv describes the watch case's construction. F-, slight wear left edge. |
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192.83 |
13.95 |
Waterbury Watch - Women With Balance Scale. Attractive 1-3/4 x 3-3/8 inch card printed by J. Ottmann, NY, captioned "Correct Time For Little Money" and showing a Waterbury pocket watch outweighing a gold crown, R-adv is hand stamped for a Fulton, NY, grocer and jeweler. F. |
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193.01 |
13.00 |
Duck Brand Mackintoshes - Swimming Duck. Diecut card by Sherwood Lith. Chicago with R-adv (animated) showing a "Duck Brand" Mackintosh made of waterproof rubberized fabric invented by Charles Macintosh in 1823. F-, light wear. |
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193.02 |
16.00 |
Runkel's Breakfast Cocoa - Family Drinking Cocoa At Breakfast Table. Smaller 4-7/8 x 2-1/2 inch card printed on heavy stock, R-adv claims this cocoa is guaranteed pure under the 1906 Food & Drugs Act. F. |
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193.04 |
145.00 |
Brown's Iron Bitters - Jester Showing Revolving 1883 Calendar, Mechanical. Large 5-1/2 x 6 inch trade card with grommet-attached revolving wheel that shows 12 individual months in one window and a corresponding image in another (watch animation for 3 months), R-adv. VF. |
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193.05 |
15.00 |
Lash's Bitters - Bar Flies Waiting For A "Live One." Amusing unused postcard showing men waiting for someone to buy them a drink, R-adv (animated) shows a Rex bottle without the 1906 FDA guarantee on its label. VG+, light wear, slightly rounded corners, small crease UL corner and top edge. |
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193.06 |
15.00 |
Lash's Bitters - The Five Senses. Risque portrayal of the 5 senses. R-adv (animated) shows a large b/w image of the bottle, pre-1906 label, and lists the 8 maladies cured by the bitters. VG+, light wear, small crease LL corner, tiny chip UR corner. |
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193.07 |
20.00 |
Carpenter's Automatic Lace Back Brace - Man & Woman Admiring Brace. Two insets demonstrate how the elastic lace back of these suspenders, patented 1886, adjusts to the wearer's motions, printed by J. Ottmann Lith. NY, R-adv claims "Made to fit all, no matter how round or sloping the shoulders. They will adjust themselves." F. |
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193.10 |
70.00 |
Cooper, Wells & Co., St. Joseph, MI - "St. Jo. Black" Hosiery. Front and back covers of a folding trade card printed by G. H. Dunston Lith. Buffalo, inside pages describe the stockings and make claims for the permanence of the black color. F. |
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193.12 |
22.00 |
Jamestown's Specialties In Dress Goods - Woman & Goat. Looks like she's trying to remember why she invited the goat, printed by The Hatch Lithographic Co. NY, R-adv. F, tiny crease LL corner. |
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193.14 |
35.00 |
Neptunite Umbrellas - Neptune & Mermaid. Mermaid uses Neptunite Umbrella to protect herself from Neptune's sporting, printed by W. F. Barden & Co. NY, R-adv. F-, several small shallow scuffs on reverse. |
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193.16 |
30.00 |
R. H. Macy & Co., New York - Foster's Hook Gloves. Front and back covers of a folding trade card copyright 1898 and printed by The Knapp Co. Litho. NY, inside pages describe the gloves and gives prices for various styles. F-, very light wear. |
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193.17 |
10.00 |
Alvin Joslin Comedy Company - Chas. L. Davis As Alvin Joslin. Chas. L. Davis played Alvin Joslin in the comic play by that name and, according to an Internet contributor who cited Davis' New York Times obituary, was born as Alvin Joslin, printed by Maerz Lith. Co. Buffalo, R-adv promises "180 laughs in 180 minutes." VG+, light crease UL corner, botoom edge crease (neither noticeable on front). |
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193.18 |
15.00 |
Great Forepaugh Show - White Elephant Of Siam. Adam Forepaugh exhibited this elephant to compete with Barnum's white elephant, neither of which were actually white but white washed to appear so, printed by Courier Lith. NY, R-adv (animated) lauds the elephant. VG, professionally replaced LR corner that contains "America." |
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193.19 |
8.00 |
Harrison & Gourlay's "Skipped By The Light Of The Moon" - Happy Men. Prancing in the moonlight, printed by Thos. Sinclair & Son Lith. Phila., R-adv (animated) describes the play. VG+, card cut from printed sheet inaccurately so that printer's name appears at top and bottom, faint glue stains and fading on reverse as shown. |
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193.20 |
15.00 |
Celluloid Corset Clasps - Chinese Laundry Men Comparing With & Without . With & Without card comparing a corset with old style clasps and a corset with celluloid clasps after both were washed, printed by Chas. Shields Sons, NY, R-adv lists 6 ways in which these are superior. VF. |
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193.21 |
8.00 |
The Hartley Shaving Parlors - Minstrel Bones Player . One of a set of stock cards marked "W" and showing a black man on a stage, this one imprinted for The Hartley Shaving Parlors. VG+, light wear, very light crease on interior and LL corner. |
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193.22 |
26.00 |
Famous Outfitters, St. Louis - 1884 Trades Procession Float. Unusual card showing a parade float having men from all nations walking up a hill to pay tribute to what appears to be a Greek goddess, printed by Compton Litho. Co. St. Louis and copyright 1884, R-adv is an article from the Sept. 15, 1884 St. Louis Globe Democrat giving a detailed description of the float. |
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193.23 |
35.00 |
Belcher & Taylor Agr'l Tool Co., Chicopee Falls, MA - Yankee Swivel Plow. It s hard to make a plow look beautiful, but this card s great design succeeds, printed by Milton Bradley Lith. Springfield, MA, R-adv describes the plow calling it "the handsomest swivel plow ever placed on the market." VF. |
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193.26 |
25.00 |
Moline Plow Co. - American Royalty. Moline's Flying Dutchman joins hands with King Corn and Queen Wheat while his Flying Dutchman Jr Plow operates in the foreground, printed by Shober & Carqueville, Chicago. VG, a new blank back has been professionally applied. |
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193.29 |
22.00 |
C. O. Perrine & Co., Chicago - Honey. Smaller 2-5/8 x 4 inch card with bee hive and "Honey" in gold. F-, faint glue stains near 4 corners of blank reverse. |
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193.30 |
23.87 |
Cudahy Bros. Hams, Shoulders, Bacon & Lard - Shylock. Adaptation of Shakespeare's "Merchant Of Venice" Act IV Scene I to advertise these meat products, R-adv is a 45-line poem titled "Cudahy" about a hog being branded and then slaughtered. VG, on thick stock, several creases. |
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193.31 |
12.00 |
Libby, NcNeill & Libby's Cooked Corned Beef - Arctic Explorers. This canned meat keeps their morale high, printed by Shober & Carqueville Lith. Chicago. F-, three small album mount remnants on blank reverse. |
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193.32 |
15.00 |
Maizena Corn Flour - Medals Awarded and Little Girls With Products. Colorful 6-panel folding trade card, 19" long fully opened, showing medals awarded to this flour at the 1889 Paris Exposition and other fairs and expositions together with little girls with the corn, boxes and serving tray. R-adv shows the Maizena plant and gives many recipes. VG, separated folds between 3rd, 4th and 5th panels rejoined with archival tape, othe folds reinforced with archival tape. |
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193.33 |
16.00 |
New England Mince Meat - Fairy's Pie. Front cover of a diecut 20-page booklet in the shape of a pie with inside illustrated pages (animated) telling the story "The Fairy's Pie" in which Mother Goose rescues the children who followed the Pied Piper of Hamelin. VG, booklet consists of 6, 4-page pieces that don't seem to ever have been bound together. |
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193.34 |
12.00 |
St. Louis Beef Canning Co's Cooked Canned Meats - Indian With Buffalo. One of a set of five cards printed by Forbes Co. Boston & NY, this one shows an Indian being offered the canned meat in place of the buffalo. VG+, tiny hole in buffalo's shoulder, otherwise F. |
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193.40 |
15.00 |
Prudential Insurance Co. - Father Time and Elves. Caption "Take Time By The Forelock!" seems to imply that Prudential Insurance stops time from passing, printed by Kneppler, Rasquin & Porr Lith. NY, R-adv describes the company. VG+, margins touched up with whiteout, otherwise F. |
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193.41 |
35.00 |
Crystal White Soap - Woman Ordering By Phone, Mechanical. As card opens (animated) her arm raises to hold the phone receiver to her ear, R-adv (animated) shows a soap bar. F. |
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193.42 |
27.00 |
Tait Mfg. Co., Farm Machinery, Decatur, IL - Fallen Bicyclist, Mechanical. Card opens (animated) to show her on the ground with her legs kicking up, patented by Albert Operti, Nov. 15, 1892. F-, light wear. |
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193.46 |
50.00 |
E. A. Mallory & Sons, Danbury, CT - Hat Styles, Metamorphic. Unusual card consisting of 5 pages connected at top with each having a different style hat containing a slit that the head of the man on the front page fits into (animated to show a second hat), copyright 1904 by E. A. Mallory & Co. F-, light wear. |
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193.47 |
25.00 |
Pennisular Stoves & Ranges, Detroit - Aching Feet Relieved, Metamorphic. Card opens in 2 stages (animated) to show the man dancing in properly fitting boots, copyrighted 1881 by Calvert Lith. Co. Detroit, R-adv (animated) shows baby with boot. F. |
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193.48 |
16.00 |
King Spectacles & Ransom s Illuminated Clock - Metamorphic. Scarce before & after card in which the man & woman can see much better after getting King Spectacles (animated), entered according to act of Congress in 1881 by Julius King to Library of Congress, R-adv for an Amboy, IL, Jeweler & Optician. F-, light fold UL corner, tiny reinforced areas both ends of fold. |
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193.49 |
15.00 |
To Rockaway On White's Steamers - Ladies Bath House, Metamorphic. Opening the Ladies Bath House Door (animated) gives a Victorian R-rated thrill, R-adv gives a sailing schedule for the Grand Republic and Columbia steamers. F. |
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193.50 |
12.00 |
Clyde Steamship Company - Your Trip. Front cover of an attractive 8-page booklet with inside pages (animated) giving passengers information about their voyage from New York City to Miami, (Clyde Steamship Company operated from 1844 to 1932 and this booklet is towards the end of that period). F. |
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193.51 |
45.00 |
One Hundred Years Hence - Submarine Excursions. One of a set of 12 stock cards printed in Germany in the late 1800s making predictions about technological advances by the year 2000, R-adv for Surprise Flour manufactured by C. Mangold, Milwaukee, Wis. VG+, reinforced crease UR corner. |
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193.52 |
25.00 |
State Line For Europe - Steamer Arriving At Castle Garden. Castle Garden became America's first immigrant receiving center in 1855, welcoming over 8 million immigrants before closing in 1890 when succeeded by Ellis Island, R-adv (animated) gives this line's schedule and fares featuring reduced steerage rates for immigrants to America. VF. |
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193.53 |
20.00 |
"Yankee Ship Sailing Cards, Volume III" - By Allan Forbes & Ralph Eastman. Softbound 114-page book issued 1952 by the State Street Trust Company, Boston, showing 41 Clipper Ship cards in full page and full color with a history of each ship (animated to show 2 pages) plus other images and information. F. |
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193.54 |
20.00 |
"Other Yankee Ship Sailing Cards" - By Allan Forbes & Ralph Eastman. Softbound 124-page 6 x 9 inch book issued 1949 by the State Street Trust Company, Boston, showing 33 Clipper Ship cards in full page and full color with a history of each ship (animated to show 2 pages) plus other images and information. F-, light crease UR corner of cover and first few pages. |
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193.55 |
24.00 |
"Yankee Ship Sailing Cards" - By Allan Forbes & Ralph Eastman. Softbound 96-page 6 x 9 inch book issued 1948 by the State Street Trust Company, Boston, showing 31 Clipper Ship cards in full page and full color with a history of each ship (animated to show 2 pages) plus other images and information. VG+, light wear. |
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193.56 |
16.88 |
United States Organ - Steamer Puritan. One of a set of large 7-1/2 x 6 inch stock cards showing different kinds of ships, R-adv (animated) shows schooner yacht with 20 of its parts numbered and identified. VG+, light crease on 3 corners. |
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193.57 |
70.00 |
The Remington Fire-Engine - Horse Drawn. Nicely engraved image showing this fire engine designed to fill the gap between hand and steam fire-engines, the Remington Agricultural Co. was an 1856 expansion of the E. Remington & Sons Firearms Co., VG, probably not a card but an ad pasted on heavier card stock, interesting and attractive nevertheless. |
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193.58 |
38.00 |
Pyramid Pin Company, New Haven, CT - Pins In Holder. Attractive 1876 Centennial card printed by Punderson & Crishand, New Haven, CT for these pins Patented 1871, R-adv calls these Elm City Pins and gives the location of the Centennial Exhibit in Machinery Hall. VG, slightly trimmed margins. |
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193.59 |
45.00 |
Williams' Yankee Soap - American Flag. Spectacular 6-3/4 x 4-1/2 inch card printed by Tarbell Co. (not listed in Last's "The Color Explosion") showing a 36-star American Flag in use 1865 to 1867. F-, the smudged second "E" in "Genuine" are a result of the printing process rather than damage. |
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193.60 |
25.00 |
Noxall Shirts - Bowler Making Strike. One of a set of Noxall cards with a sports theme, copyright 1906 by Geo. B. Haliday, R-adv (animated) shows the Noxall trade mark. F-, slight bend LR corner. |
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193.61 |
28.00 |
Allen & Ginter's Richmond Strait Cut Cigarettes - Cat Family At Theatre. Young cat in front holds a playbill for Puss In Boots. VG+, long slanted bend from LR edge to LL corner, short sealed tear bottom edge. |
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193.63 |
13.88 |
Fuguet & Sons' Celebrated Cigars, Philadelphia - Crauley 5 Cent Cigar. Colorful card showing a tobacco plant, printed by Crump & Color Label Press, NY, with a varnished front surface. VG+, slightly rounded corners, faint glue stains on blank reverse. |
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193.65 |
37.00 |
King Alfred Cigar - Blind Landing. Animals look on apprehensively as blindfolded man is about to have a painful landing, this might have some political interpretations with each animal representing a country (American Eagle, British Lion, etc.) but English King Alfred ruled in the 800s., 9-3/4 x 7 inches. VG, interior creases and professionally applied blank back. |
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193.67 |
8.00 |
Racquet Cigarettes - Gypsy Woman Smoking. Perhaps a fortune teller gazing into the future. F. |
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193.72 |
81.00 |
Cerebo Tobacco Auctions - Six Auction Catalogs, 1994 - 1997. A treasure trove of information in these soft cover, 8-1/2 x 11 inch catalogs averaging 38 pages showing an average of 413 lots of tobacco cards, labels, boxes, etc. in small b/w images with descriptions and bid estimates, complete with prices realized for auctions 1 - 6, total weight 2 pounds with mailing cost to be determined by destination. All in fine condition. |
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193.73 |
45.00 |
Jack-In-The-Box - Country Bumpkin. One of a set of four diecut cards copyright 1884 by H. T. Koerner and marked "B 206" showing a man as a jack-in-the-box, this one being an unsophisticated country man in unstylish clothes, 7 x 5-1/8 inches, wood grained reverse. VF, some examples are found with the box lid folded so that the man appears to jump out when the lid is opened but this card has never been folded. |
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193.75 |
25.00 |
Hot Springs Railroad Company - Hot Springs Sanitarium. Wood block printed card by Rand McNally Co. which according to the R-adv "is presented with the hope of interesting you in the 'World's Greatest Sanitarium' ... though you may not need any of the remedial agents." F, woman's name written on reverse. |
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193.76 |
65.00 |
Michigan Central Railway Co. - Niagara Falls Scenes. Dramatic scenes on this 3-panel folding trade card printed by Forbes Co. Boston, R-adv (animated) has a Boston - Chicago time table and describes various trains. VG, wear, separated panels rejoined with tape as shown. |
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193.77 |
10.00 |
Veggie Person - A Good Smoking Leaf. One of a set of 6 stock cards copyright 1886 by Clay & Richmond, this one showing a tobacco headed man blowing out cigar smoke shaped like a Safety Hollow Ware Kettle, R-adv (animated) shows and describes the kettle. F, tiny crease tip of LR corner. |
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193.78 |
10.00 |
Veggie Person - Tobacco Leaf Man. One of a set of 6 stock cards in the Calvert Lith. "C 681" set, this one showing a tobacco headed man smoking a thin cigar, imprinted on front for Cheopah, KS, pharmacist, R-adv for Home Worm Syrup by Home Mfg. Co., St. Louis. VG+, small purple ink stain top margin, light bend UR corner. |
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193.79 |
12.00 |
Boss Watch Cases - Bicycle Rider. Showing how the watch case "stands the hardest kind of wear," R-adv. VG+, 4 reverse side scuffs. |
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193.80 |
10.00 |
Boss Watch Cases - Sailor On Watch Case Boat. Skimming over the water lightly and never springing a leak, R-adv. VG+, large scuff UL corner of reverse. |
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193.83 |
15.00 |
Keystone Watch Cases - Lawyer. He gives up a won case but never gives up his Keystone Case, R-adv. F-, small stains 4 corners of reverse. |
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193.84 |
15.00 |
Keystone Watch Cases - Undamaged Case. He dropped the case on the floor and accidentally stepped on it but it never showed a dent, R-adv. F-, small touched up area UL corner of reverse. |
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193.85 |
12.00 |
Crown Filled Watch Case - Elf Aloft In Hot Air Balloon. High in the sky cradled in an opened watch case, R-adv (animated) describes how the case is constructed. F, tiny scuff on reverse as shown. |