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Bid($) |
Description |
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141.04 |
13.95 |
Duffy's Malt Whiskey - Chemist. Saying it "is the purist I have ever analyzed," printed by A. Hoen, Baltimore, R-adv has 3 testimonials (2 dated 1885) from noted chemists saying Duffy's is free from fusil oil and any other obnoxious ingredients and is therefore "extremely fit for medicinal purposes." VG+, small crease LL corner, interior crease near top edge. |
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141.12 |
20.00 |
Lion Coffee - Englishman Brownie on Fox. One of a set of paper dolls issued by Lion Coffee, the Brownie attaches to the animal he rides by means of a tab, patented & copyrighted 1895 by Palmer Cox, R-adv the coffee and identifies the Brownie and animal. F, crease across his body just below his collar that is unnoticeable on front and barely noticeable on the reverse. |
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141.17 |
79.05 |
Adam Forepaugh's Boxing Elephant, John L. Sullivan. Wonderful image of elephant Sullivan KOing clown with elephant Bolivar refereeing and third elephant as trainer, printed by Avil, Phila., 4-1/4 x 6 inches, R-adv for Adam Forepaugh, Jr. "whose control over the whole Animal Kingdom is something really marvelous, and probably unexampled in the entire history of Brute Culture." F-, light crease LL corner not noticeable on front, tip of UL corner professionally restored, 2 ink lines top edge done during printing. |
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141.52 |
13.95 |
Watertown, NY, Clothiers - Tramp Before & After Metamorphic. Tramp improves his hat (animated) and then his suit (animated) after buying his "Nobby Suit" from Streeter, Brimmer & Olean, Watertown, NY, 7-1/2 x 2-1/2 inches when opened, R-adv. F. |
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141.59 |
13.95 |
Little Girls With Easter Eggs - 2 Prang Cards. Beautiful lithography copyright 1881 by L. Prang & Co., Boston, Reverse in color showing Easter eggs and Spring flowers. Left card is F, right card is F- with small margin stains. |
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141.78 |
11.00 |
Rising Sun Stove Blacking - Before and After Using. Folding trade card with top panel showing husband being scolded for bringing home a stove polish other than Rising Sun, and bottom panel showing him rewarded with a nice dinner for returning with Rising Sun, R-adv has an acrostic for RISINGSUNSTOVEPOLISH. VG+, light creases UL corner. |
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141.79 |
23.25 |
Universal Clothes Wringer - Ancient and Modern. Folding trade card printed by Donaldson Brothers, Five Points, NY, that opens (animated) to show the wringer's features, prices and cog-wheels, R-adv (animated) shows the wringer. F. |
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142.04 |
8.00 |
The American Sewing Machine - The Lovers Telephone. One of a set of stock comic card showing cats at play and copyrighted 1882 by Geo. M. Hayes, R-adv for the machine. F. |
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142.05 |
13.88 |
Huyler's Milk Chocolate - Diecut Can. Small 2-5/8 inch high replica, R-adv for Huyler's Milk Chocolate and Cocoa. F. |
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142.06 |
12.54 |
Tivoli Export Beer - Diecut Bottle. Small 4-1/2 inch replica with readable label. F-, smooth edges indicate a diecut rather than a cutout. |
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142.08 |
41.00 |
Lash's Bitters - Sad/Happy Man.Rotating card 180 degrees (animated) shows bilious and blue man feeling better after taking Lash's Bitters, R-adv (animated) shows a Lash's bottle without the 1906 FDA guarantee on its label. F-, small stains, light crease UR corner. |
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142.09 |
12.00 |
Pond's Bitters - Grand Army Reunion. He says "Many a battle have I fought under that flag" and she says "No sir, not under this flag." One of a large group of trade cards issued by the Pond's Bitters Co., Chicago, in the late 1890s and early 1900s exhibiting a somewhat crude or risque sense of humor, R-adv (animated) shows a Pond's bottle without the 1906 FDA guarantee on its label. F-, bleed through of flags to reverse. |
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142.14 |
30.00 |
Caldwell Woolen Mill - Women Admiring Cloth. Beautifully colored 7-1/4 x 4-1/2 inch label used for attaching to bolts of cloth, printed by Forbes Co. Boston. |
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142.16 |
45.00 |
Currier & Ives - A Bad Point, On A Good Pointer. One of 12 cards in the Sport Comics set, copyright 1879 by Currier & Ives, NY. VG+, light wear, slightly rounded corners. |
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142.17 |
45.00 |
Currier & Ives - Caught Napping. One of 12 cards in the Sport Comics set, copyright 1879 by Currier & Ives, NY. VG+, light wear, slightly rounded corners, several small stains on blank reverse. |
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142.18 |
160.00 |
Currier & Ives - Trotters On The Snow. One of six titles in the General Advertising set, the driver is thought to be N. Currier himself, R-adv (animated) is in a nice variety of font styles. F-, small crease UR corner, faint glue traces on 4 corners of reverse, small chip on UR corner of reverse. |
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142.19 |
325.00 |
Currier & Ives - Brooklyn Bridge. Rare 6-3/4 x 4-5/16 inch sepia card copyright 1883 Currier & Ives, NY, titled "The Great East River Suspension Bridge" and giving various bridge measurements, R-adv (animated) for Cowperthwait & Co. Furniture Store, NYC, listing many prices. Poor condition, missing 4 corners as shown but otherwise fine. Examples in fine condition have sold for $500+ |
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142.21 |
8.00 |
Salsbury's Troubadours' Turtle, 1874 - Diecut Turtle. Salsbury's Troubadours' were a theatrical company organized by Nathan Salsbury in 1874 who became a co-owner of Buffalo Bill's Wid West Show in 1884 , Printed by A. Hoen, Baltimore, R-adv (animated) gives invitation. VG+, light wear. |
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142.24 |
8.00 |
Ochs & Buettner Dry Goods, Chicago - Boy Chef With Spoon. Stock card imprinted for Chicago merchant. F-, faint glue stains on blank reverse. |
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142.25 |
10.00 |
Enterprise Tobacco Cutter - Sir Walter Raleigh Brings Cutter to Queen Bess. One of a set of Enterprise cards issued for the 1893 Columbian Exposition, this one featuring the Agricultural Building, R-adv (animated) shows 2 models of Enterprise tobacco cutters. VG+, circular crease on top edge. |
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142.27 |
85.00 |
Case Threshing Machines and Optical Illusion. Front shows 2 Case machines and reverse (animated) shows an optical illusion involving 3 pinwheels. VG+, small crease LR corner, LL corner expertly restored. |
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142.28 |
85.00 |
Hayes Double Acting Force Pump - Girl Pumping Water. Large 4-panel folding trade card measuring 13-3/4 x 5-7/8 inches when fully opened showing a young girl using the pump to supply water to a girl in the background watering a bush, printed by the Werner Pt'g & Litho. Co. Akron, O., R-adv shows the pump, describes it and gives 6 testimonials. F. |
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142.29 |
15.00 |
Reeves Stacker - Brownies Watch It Working. Imaginative image of Brownies viewing a picture of the Reeves Stacker operating in the field, R-adv offers $1000 for a stacker that equals the Reeves. F, light bleed through of front image onto reverse side. |
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142.30 |
65.00 |
The Thomas Sulky Rake - Woman On Rake. Large 6-panel folding trade card measuring 18 x 5-1/4 inches when fully opened with the main image showing a woman driving the horse drawn rake to demonstrate its ease of use, front also shows the Thomas factory and the Mudgett Hay Tedder, R-adv (animated) shows 3 rakes and the Thomas Portable Engine. F. |
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142.35 |
12.00 |
Harris' Wedgeheel Shoes - Turn Wedge Heel Party. Boy at party entrance tells crying little girl "Without the Turn Wedge Heel & Standard Tip we can't admit you," printed by Crump Label Co. NY, R-adv. F. |
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142.36 |
21.25 |
Harris' Wedgeheel Shoes - With & Without. Girl in white points to her new pair of Wedgeheel Shoes causing girl in red to cry because she's wearing another brand but girl in purple tells her "Mama will get you Harris' Wedgeheel next time," copyright 1884, R-adv. VF. |
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142.37 |
27.00 |
Barry's Tricopherous - 3 Women. One of a set of 20 cards for this early preparation established 1801 that is Guaranteed to Restore The Hair to Bald Heads, R-adv gives directions for use and 2 testimonials. F-, tiny crease top edge, slightly rounded corners, faint glue stains on reverse. |
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142.38 |
31.00 |
Barry's Tricopherous - Woman & Child. One of a set of 20 cards for this early preparation established 1801 that is Guaranteed to Restore The Hair to Bald Heads, R-adv claims an unfailing remedy for diseases of the hair and skin. F-, tiny crease tip of UR corner, LL corner slightly rounded. |
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142.39 |
20.00 |
Barry's Tricopherous - Woman In Boudoir. One of a set of 20 cards for this early preparation established 1801 that is Guaranteed to Restore The Hair to Bald Heads, R-adv includes a testimonial. VG, creases top and bottom edges and along right edge, stamped agent's address on front. |
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142.40 |
33.00 |
Barry's Tricopherous - Woman In Hammock. One of a set of 20 cards for this early preparation established 1801 that is Guaranteed to Restore The Hair to Bald Heads, R-adv. VG+, tiny scuff front side in her hair, LR corner chip. |
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142.44 |
16.00 |
Hartshorn Shade Roller - Lantern Show. Audience watching a Victorian version of an infomercial about the Hartshorn Shade Roller, printed by Lindner, Eddy & Clauss, Lith. NY., R-adv. VG+, pressed out crease LR corner. |
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142.45 |
10.00 |
Hartshorn Shade Roller - Prank. Demonstrating the shade roller's strength, R-adv for the New York Carpet House, Gloversville, NY. F. |
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142.47 |
20.00 |
Bear Brand Hosiery - Bear With Box, Mechanical. Cute little diecut card in which the wheel at the bottom has stockinged feet on it and revolves to make it look like he's walking. F. |
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142.48 |
31.00 |
Dixie Tailored Clothes - The Mystic Oracle Mechanical.Clever foldover card in which dialing a question on the inside of the card causes the pointer on the front of the card to rotate to the question s answer (animated), done by magnets, copyrighted 1923. VG+, light wear. |
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142.49 |
8.00 |
Ayer's Sarsaparilla - Little Girl In Bonnet. Beautifully lithographed image of this little girl, R-adv titled "These Are My Jewels." F. |
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142.50 |
8.00 |
Ayer's Sarsparilla - Little girl In Winter Coat. Beautifully lithographed image of this little girl, R-adv advises "if you telephone for your doctor and find that he is out of town, just ask your druggist to send you a bottle of Ayer's Sarsaparilla." F-, light glue stains on reverse. |
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142.51 |
16.00 |
Brown's Camphorated Saponaceous Dentifrice - Women Admiring Jar. They've placed it on a pedestal to be displayed like the other Victorian bric-a-brac in the background, R-adv titled "What To Do Till The Doctor Comes" gives instructions for treating sunstroke, choking and fainting. F. |
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142.53 |
12.00 |
Dr. Winchell's Teething Syrup - Father With Crying Baby. "What Is Home Without A Mother" was a popular song written 1854 by Septimus Winner under pseudonym of Alice Hawthorne, card printed by Cosack & Clark, Buffalo & Chicago, R-adv describes this remedy prepared by the Emmert Proprietary Co., Chicago. VG+, small crease UR corner. |
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142.54 |
15.00 |
Hot Springs Liniment - Plantation Owner and Servant. Plantation owner points to his ailing foot and his servant with bottle of Hot Springs Liniment says "This'l fix him sho' Mass'r," R-adv claims a certain cure for rheumatism, neuralgia, ear ache, tooth ache, etc. and "good for man and beast." F. |
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142.55 |
16.00 |
Radway's Ready Relief - Sister Consoling Crying Baby. She tells her baby sister "Don't cry, Mamma has Radway's now," copyrighted 1890, R-adv lists all disorders cured. F-, faint glue stains on reverse. |
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142.60 |
8.00 |
Wells' Health Renewer - Woman In Blue Dress. One of the earlier and scarcer Wells cards, 5 x 7 inches, R-adv offers 5 premiums including Send ten cents for a set of large size scrap book cards and advertises Buchupaiba, Wells Health Renewer, and Rough On Rats. VG+, toned areas front and back. |
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142.61 |
10.00 |
James Wood Restaurant & Pool Room - Woman's Bath House Metamorphic. Mildly risque stock metamorphic card in which the bath house door opens to reveal semi-dressed ladies (animated), R-adv for the Providence, RI, restaurant. VG+, light soiling, crease LL corner. |
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142.63 |
12.00 |
Occupational Series - Artist. One of a set of 24 stock cards printed by Gies & Co., Buffalo, showing a man engaged in his occupation together with an appropriate icon in an upper corner, notice the whiskey jug labeled "inspiration," R-adv for French Villa Soap lists 1016 premiums including 28 elegant pianos. |
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142.64 |
16.00 |
Occupational Series - Barber. One of a set of 24 stock cards printed by Gies & Co., Buffalo, showing a man engaged in his occupation together with an appropriate icon in an upper corner, R-adv for Constableville, NY, grocer who carries Bell's Buffalo Soap. VG+, light wear, short left and bottom edge crease. |
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142.65 |
15.00 |
Occupational Series - Tailor. One of a set of 24 stock cards printed by Gies & Co., Buffalo, showing a man engaged in his occupation together with an appropriate icon in an upper corner, a little confusing because the 3 balls suggest a pawnbroker but the tape measure and background indicate a tailor, R-adv for Bell's Soap. VG, slight waviness, margin stain, small crease UR & LR corners. |
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142.66 |
55.00 |
Chicago Tribune - Newsboys and Couple. Great card for this Chicago newspaper still in publication, gives the Milwaukee distribution agent and rates, R-adv claims "It publishes all of the news instead of abbreviated scraps." F-, small pressed out crease UL corner. |
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142.67 |
10.00 |
Fancy Invitation. Shows colonial ladies being carried to a ball and when opened (animated) shows them at the ball having their dance cards being filled out, opens further (animated) to show the party information. F. |
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142.68 |
12.00 |
Belding Thread - Indians Derailing Train. Demonstrating the thread's strength in remaining intact even though the train is derailed and the Indians tumble, G, trimmed margins and LR corner crease. Desirable card that usually sells for $100+ in fine condition. |
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142.71 |
55.00 |
Hi Henry's Premium Minstrels - Nightly Base Ball. One of a set of card advertising the various attractions offered by Hi Henry, Sole Proprietor, printed by the Great Western Show Pr., Eng. and Litho. Co., St. Louis, R-adv (animated) lists many of these attractions. F. |
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142.72 |
85.00 |
Noxall Shirts - Baseball Batter. Dynamic image on this card copyrighted 1906 by Geo. B. Haliday, R-adv (animated) shows the Noxall trade mark. F. |
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142.75 |
12.00 |
Rising Sun Stove Polish - Caught By Reflection. Front and back panels of a folding trade card showing a newly polished stove acting as a mirror to show the delivery boy kissing the maid, and the subsequent reprimand, inside advertising has an acrostic. VG+, top edge crease reinforced with nearly invisible archival tape. |
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142.76 |
17.00 |
Rising Sun Stove Polish - Modern Cinderella. Front and back panels of a folding trade card in which Cinderella sees her face reflected in the freshly polished stove, says "I never knew I was so fair" and with her new confidence goes to a ball where she meets a "lord of high degree" and lives in luxury, inside advertising has an acrostic. VG+, creases along bottom edge. |
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142.77 |
8.00 |
The Glenwood Range - Woman In Kitchen. Homey image printed Bufford's Sons, Boston & New York, R-adv has a 28-line verse titled "What Range to Buy?" VG+, waviness from album soaking, otherwise F. |
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142.78 |
27.00 |
Horse Shoe Chewing Tobacco - Battleship. Colorful card showing ship with tobacco plug hull, R-adv lists 34 premiums obtainable in exchange for tobacco tin tags ranging from a Japanese match box for 25 tags to a bicycle for 2500 tags. VG+, light glue stains on reverse. |
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142.79 |
6.00 |
St. George's Brand Tobacco - Medal & Angels. Ornate card featuring a large medallion of St. George slaying the dragon flanked by angels blowing trumpets plus shields and banners, R-adv for a Lowell, Mass. dealer in tobacco. VG, portion of top margin missing, 5 mounting scuffs and light glue traces on reverse, |
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142.80 |
15.00 |
Veggie Person - Woman With Peach Head. One of a set of 6 cards printed by Calvert Lith, Detroit, and copyrighted 1888 by Chas. Brown, R-adv for Donmeyer, Gardner & Co., Proprietors Vienna Roller Mills, Peoria, IL. VG+, light crease UR corner and right edge. |
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142.81 |
8.00 |
Florence Potts - Autographed Portrait. Inventress of Mrs. Potts' Cold Handled Sad Iron, R-adv (animated) shows and describes the iron. VG+, light crease near UL corner, small flaw on front. |
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142.82 |
12.00 |
Mrs Potts' Sad Irons - Artist At Drawing Board. He wishes Mrs. Potts would invent something to give him an idea of what to design next, R-adv has a nice b/w image of a hand and 3 sad irons. VG, printed off center, light glue stains on reverse. |
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142.83 |
12.00 |
Boss Pat. Watch Cases - 6 Cards. Each except the lower left card has a flaw of some sort, such as printed off center, trimmed edge or missing corner, as shown, R-adv describes the watch case construction. |