Highlights of Important Antique Advertising, Toy & Doll Auction

Saturday, November 25, 2000 at
James D. Julia Auction Facilities, Fairfield, ME

1043 C.I. MECH. JONAH AND THE WHALE BANK. Size: 10.25" base. Condition: Whale Jaw Action is erratic. Original Paint is Fair with some corrosion inside of boat. 1-25642 (400-600)
Sold for $800

1044 STOLLWERCK CHOCOLATE VENDOR/SAVINGS BANK. Wonderfully lithographed tin dispenser featuring images of cherubs,elfs and children. Half penny mechanism vends chocolate with a pull on the handle; includes key. SIZE: 5.25"w x 3.75"d x 10.5". CONDITION: Very good to excellent with light surface nicks and blemishes. 1-25616 (600-900)
Sold for $690

1051 C.I. SANTA CLAUS STILL BANK. Great holiday piece in Reds, Gold, Flesh Tones and Green. Scarce bank. Size: 5.75" tall. Condition: Original Paint is Good Plus. 1-25608 (300-500)
Sold for $775

1055A TONKA FOUR PC. TRUCK SET IN O/B. No. 2142 Outdoor Living Set. Includes Tonka Farms Horse Truck with Ramp (incl. 2 plastic horses), Truck and Camper with opening rear, and Open Jeep towing trailered Red and White plastic Speed Boat with motor. All vehicles in Light Green. Wide White Walls and Chrome Spoke Wheels all make for a great Circa 1960 complete Tonka Playset. Size: Camper Truck measures 14". Condition: Otherwise set is unplayed with. Near Mint Condition. Original box is Good to Very Good. 1-25867 (900-1,200)
Sold for $980

1055AE BEAUTIFUL SMALL BISQUE TETE JUMEAU FRENCH DOLL. Marked number 5 on head having a jointed composition body. Dressed in an old light mint green gown with blonde curly wig. Fixed blue glass paperweight eyes, closed open mouth having pierced ears. SIZE: 13" h. CONDITION: head excellent, body also appears to be good. 1-25883 (1000-2000)
Sold for $2,700

1055AG LARGE BISQUE HEAD FRENCH TETE JUMEAU DOLL. Back of head marked in red "Depose Tete Jumeau BSGDG 10". Jointed composition body. Long blonde hair with blue fixed eyes, open closed mouth, pierced ears. Doll is dressed in whites, but comes with a parasol and another costume. SIZE: 22" h. CONDITION: bisque head excellent, composition body some soiling, but generally good. 1-25882 (1,500-2,500)
Sold for $3,450

1062 KENNEBEC MODEL CANOE. Possible Salesman Sample. Made by Kennebec Boat and Canoe Co., Waterville, ME. (original manufacturer's Metal Plaque on boat). The full size Kennebec was the best selling model. Considered to be "The Leading Canoe in America", at 75 pounds and 18 feet long it sold for $77 for the original. One side of scale Canoe done in Old Red Paint with Green Railing. Other side is reversed. As in full scale canoe, sides have Stretched Canvas over Wood Frame. Wicker Seating Areas. Lot includes Framed Newspaper Article regarding the Kennebec Boat and Canoe Co. Also included are Two Oak Rowing Paddles. Not guaranteed original to model. Size: 63". Condition: Original Paint areas remain around "Kennebec" lettering. Other areas have later in painting. Interior has nice aging of Dark Brown Paint through all areas. 1-25886 (7,000-8,000)
Sold for $7,000

1063 SALESMAN SAMPLE BOX CAR. Marked "Hebert's Automatic Brake". Ptd. 1883. Materials are Wood and Cast Brass. Nice detail throughout with Sliding Cargo Doors, and Animated Brake Action. Great Size and Image. Size: 26". Condition: Very Good. 1-25603 (5,000-7,500)
Sold for $4,000

1066 SALESMAN SAMPLE GLASS CASKET. Nickel Plated Fixtures surround heavy Pressed Glass Casket. Beaded and Ornately Decorated Interior materials viewed through glass. Size: 14" long. Condition: Good to Very Good. No Breaks in Glass. 1-25542 (1,500-2,500)
Sold for $3,200

1068 MINIATURE McCORMICK HORSE DRAWN REAPER. Built in 1931 this exact miniature working model of the original 1831 McCormick Reaper was the property of the International Harvester Company. Architectural and graceful in design. Made of Wood, Leather, Brass and Cast Metal. Size: 35" long. Condition: Working and Very Good to Excellent. 1-25590 (1,500-2,000)
Sold for $3,100

1069 SALESMAN SAMPLE WINDMILL. Manufacturers name not discernable. Striking Image with this Accurate and Well Detailed Model. The Best of Architectural Grace in design. Patent Design allows windmill to turn in strong wind without damage. Size: 18"h. Condition: Very Good with nice aging and light patina. 1-25583 (2,000-3,000)
Sold for $5,750

1070 SALESMAN SAMPLE ADRIANCE BUCKEYE MOWER. Spectacular Miniature with the Best of Design and Detail throughout. Cast in Brass and Iron, Pin-Striped Wooden Spoked Wheels. Beautiful Lay Out and Concept in Sickle Bar movement. One of the Best Salesman Samples we have handled. All done in Old Red and Mustard Yellow colors. Size: 18"w. Condition: Nice Patina and some fading, overall Good + Condition. 1-25556 (4,000-6,000)
Sold for $7,500

1071 SALESMAN SAMPLE HORSE DRAWN PLOW. Invented by Samuel Washington Barr, 1870. Cast Bronze and Wood. Accurate Miniature Scale Model. Single Horse Drawn Plow with Intricate Detailed Mechanisms. Lot includes Original Sepiatone Photograph of Inventor with additional String Tag Documenting Authenticity. Size: 23". Condition: Good. 1-25585 (1,200-1,800)
Sold for $2,250

1189 1951 SHELBY DONALD DUCK BIKE - RARE! From the Steve Castelli Collection. Photo of exact Bike publicized in Evolution of the Bicycle. Incredible Post War Comic Character Bicycle in Yellow and Blue with White Detailing. Marked "Shelby Donald Duck Copyright W.D.P." Also marked "Shelby the Best Name to Go Buy". Three dimensional Donald Duck Head mounted at Front Fork. Headlights Shine through Donald's Eyes! Adjustable Troxel Spring Seat, Tank Horn, Chrome Wheels and Handlebar with matching Blue Grips all make for one of the Most Desirable Collector Bikes of the 1950's. Size: 24" Tires; bike measures 63". Condition: The Best of Restoration. 1-25836 (3,500-4,500+)
Sold for $3,150

1194 WHIZZER ARMY BIKE. Marked "1945 F4322". Whizzer Kit mounted on Schwinn Frame - all in Army Green. Front Drum Brake, Headlight, and Springer Fork. Carry's Period Five Flag Parade accessory. Size: 70". Condition: Restored to Excellent Plus. 1-25806 (3,200-3,800)
Sold for $3,400

1212 ADAM SCHEIDT BREWING CO. CALENDAR WATERCOLOR. Rare original watercolor illustration by noted American illustrator Archie Gunn for this Norristown, PA brewer which was undoubtedly the prototype sent to the lithographer for production of their 1904 calendar. Amazingly intricate detail and execution. Size: Image size - 18.75" w x 28.5"h. (in frame) Condition: Excellent original rendering. 1-25677 (1,500-2,500)
Sold for $3,900

1213 COLOSSAL CLAUSS SHEARS STAND UP FLOOR STORE DISPLAY. Heavy diecut cardboard graphic of fashionably attired Victorian seamstress intertwined with a pair of larger than life scissors. Diecut has been professionally framed within an elaborately cut series of matboards using a complementary art nouveau frame. This exact image appears painted on the side of the former Clauss Shears Co. Greenwich Village, NY building. Size: Image size - 20"w x 49"h; Frame size - 34"w x 64"h. Condition: Image shows overall surface wear which has been restored with extensive, professional in-painting. 1-25669 (2,000-3,000)
Sold for $2,100

1215 DIAMOND DYES "MANSION" DYE CABINET. Embossed tin front door panel features children skipping rope in front of steps which lead to large home. Wells & Richardson Co., c.1910-1914. Size: 15.5"w x 8"d x 24"h. Condition: Very Good with nice color; scratch at top of left urn; few random spots of foxing. Oak cabinet missing most of interior dividers otherwise in excellent condition. 1-25691 (1,000-1,500)
Sold for $1,090

1216 DIAMOND DYES "BALLOON" DYE CABINET. Embossed tin front panel featuring image of children playing with balloon. Wells & Richardson Co., c.1908. Size: 15"w x 8"d x 24.5"h. Condition: Front tin panel shows light foxing and pitting; rear tin panel in very good condition. Birch cabinet is missing vertical dividers, has been refinished and in good condition. 1-25692 (500-1,000)
Sold for $1,040

1217 DIAMOND DYES "WASHER WOMAN" DYE CABINET. Embossed tin front panel of woman dying clothes against a green background. Shonk Litho, c.1910. Size: 22"w x 10"d x 30"h. Condition: Good overall; embossed surfaces of tin panel show light wear; paint drip; drilled hole at top; several random light scratches and nicks. Ash cabinet missing interior dividers, otherwise good condition. 1-25690 (1,000-1,500)
Sold for $1,500

1218 DIAMOND DYES "GOVERNESS" DYE CABINET. Embossed front tin panel depicts scene of governess with children playing in a park. Wells & Richardson Co., c.1906. Size: 22"w x 10"d x 30"h. Condition: Embossed front tin panel shows moderate surface rust and pitting. Oak cabinet retains original finish and complete interior. 1-25689 (500-1,000)
Sold for $1,200

1219 SNOW WHITE EMERSON AM RADIO. Exceptional! Scirocco Front Façade shows Hand Painted Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in relief. 1930's Character Radio is one of the Best we've seen. Size: 7.25"w x 7.5"h. Condition: Untested as Radio retains Original Cloth Covered Cord. Outer Wood Case Restored. Front façade has only the most minor restoration. Very slight wear at bottom edge including feet of dwarfs. 1-25819 (1,200-1,800+)
Sold for $1,040

1221 FADA CATALIN RADIO. Dark Burgundy and Butterscotch Bakalite 1930's AM Radio. Original Cardboard Backing. Station Tuning Control not working. Size: 11"w. Condition: Some buffing ridges on top surface. Otherwise restored to Excellent Condition. No Cracks or Breaks. 1-25860 (700-900)
Sold for $690

1226 TOLEDO JOCKEY STYLE LOLLIPOP SCALE. Professionally restored, attractive black enamel paint on cast iron with red pinstripe. This is the Free Weight Scale version without a coin operated mechanism. SIZE: 78"h. CONDITION: Excellent restored. 1-25804 (500-1,000)
Sold for $1,250

1230 WURLITZER MODEL 1015 JUKEBOX. This wonderful classic 1946 jukebox is the best known & most popular of the coin-operated 78 rpm machines. It features illuminated revolving color tubes and a liquid bubbler system. Serial number 2052493. Formerly in the Sidlow Collection. Condition: Excellent 1-25611 (4,000-6,000)
Sold for $7,500

1232 CRESSMAN'S COUNSELLOR CIGAR LAMP AND LIGHTER. Highly embossed nickel plated cast iron base with wick holder bearing a green, red, and white relief lettered advertising marquee. A four-sided punched tin shade sits atop a green pressed glass oil lamp, promoting "Cressman's Counsellor - 5 cent cigar". Size: 6"w x 8"d x 7"h. Condition: Overall very good condition with normal wear to painted and plated surfaces. 1-25626 (1,000-2,000)
Sold for $1,150

1233 FIGURAL BUST CIGAR LIGHTER. Classic figural pewter bust of a Victorian woman flanked by twin wick holders on cast iron base, featuring a cobalt blue globe. Patented Sept. 1873. SIZE: 5"w x 5"d x 11.5" h. CONDITION: Very good, with repainted base. 1-25947 (500-800)
Sold for $630

1234 SANTA-BANA CIGAR CUTTER AND LIGHTER. Embossed lettered cast iron base reads "Handmade Santa-Bana 5 cents cigar". Twin wick holders flank highly embossed brass lamp body adorned with cobalt blue glass shade. SIZE: 4.75"w x 8"d x 10.25"h. CONDITION: Lamp wick assembly has been pushed down slightly into lamp body producing some surface cracks; otherwise very good condition. 1-25948 (1,000-2,000)
Sold for $1,040

1235 "NOT LEFT" FIVE CENT CIGAR CIGAR CUTTER AND CLOCK. Elaborate cast iron base with pivoting cutting mechanism, supporting a colorful advertising marquee and clock. G.W. Van Slyke & Horton, Albany, NY manufacturer. Size: 7.5"w x 7.5"d x 13"h. Condition: Very good; marquee appears repainted; base retains fragments of original red paint. 1-25625 (1,000-2,000)
Sold for $2,200

1236 BAIRD JOHN FINZER & BRO'S ADVERTISING CLOCK. Promotes this Louisville, KY company's "Pastime", "Plank Road", "Old Honesty", "Jolly Tar", "Five Bro's", and "Boot Jack" tobacco products. Size: 18.5"w x 4.5"d x 30.5"h. Condition: Overall very good; paper clock face shows lubrication discoloration and light rippling; reverse glass lettering shows some paint loss to black background; complete with pendulum. Inside paper label has been scotched taped. 1-25631 (750-1,250)
Sold for $1,725

1243 TEXACO TOW TRUCK - PEDAL CAR. Awesome Red Dual Wheel Texaco C-Cab Mack Truck with Working Rear Springs, Crank Action Tow Boom and 24 Hour Service! Gold Leaf pinstripe detailing. Size: 43". Condition: Professionally Restored. 1-25842 (3,000-4,000)
Sold for $3,300

1244 EARLY CADILLAC PEDAL CAR. 1920's Disc Wheel Dark Green Cadillac with Tilt Windshield and Winged Mascot. Replaced Grill Area marked Cadillac in Hand Painted Script. Gold and Lighter Green Pinstriping throughout. Size: 40". Condition: Restored - Very Good to Excellent Condition. 1-25843 (2,500-3,500)
Sold for $3,050

1249 GREAT TIN LITHO FRONT FOR THE DIAMOND DYES FAIRY CABINET. We do not have the cabinet but we have what is important, the tin and it is an outstanding one. When the recent owner acquired this a short while ago it was filthy and black and they made a quick weak attempt at cleaning it and it came out wonderful. It will probably clean up even better with a little professional attention, but this is an outstanding example of the fairy dye tin. This particular one is usually found in very poor condition and it's so hard to find in this kind of condition. Nice colors. By Wells & Hope and Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. SIZE: 24" by 18". CONDITION: large nail hole down at the bottom (much of which would be covered by the molding in the door.) A small nail hole at the top right on the edge of the molding again, maybe partially or fully covered by the molding and a small chip of paint lies just below that nail. Otherwise, I would rate the tin about a 9+. 8-86757 (2000-2500)
Sold for $2,000

1251 KELLOGG'S CORN FLAKES TIN DIECUT SIGN. Desirable 1910 American Art Works two sided lithographed image of babe in a wicker carrier. This unusual flange styled sign has two edge prongs which slide down onto a separate mounting bracket. Includes replacement bracket on carved walnut base. Size: 13.5"w x 19.25"h. Condition: Overall very good with only light surface nicks and blemishes; added hanger hole with some pigment loss at top edge, slight yellowing to one side. 1-25658 (1,000-2,000)
Sold for $2,530

1256 DE LAVAL CREAM SEPARATORS TIN SIGN. Wonderful self framed sign depicting a farm scene with mother and child flanking the new De Laval Cream Separator promoted as "The World's Standard". Size: 25.75" diameter. Condition: Very good; overall chipping to paint at relief areas of embossed border; some light chips and minor foxing to field image. 1-25656 (1,000-1,500)
Sold for $1,725

1260 BARNUM AND BAILEY CIRCUS POSTER. Two sheet horizontal poster with illustrating a wild array of circus and acrobatic acts under the big tent. Copyright 1894 by the Strohberg Lith. Co. SIZE: Image size is 75"l x 28.5"h. in frame. CONDITION: Excellent overall, with three subtle horizontal fold creases. 1-25955 (1,000-2,000)
Sold for $3,200

1264 LIFESAVER TIN STORE DISPLAY. Rare lithographed and embossed lift-top lid, adorned with five satisfied consumers and their testimonials. Shonk Litho Co., Chicago. Size: 16"w x 9"d x 9.5"h. Condition: Hinged lid has three soft vertical creases with some slight pigment loss to edges; replaced fasteners to hinged lid, otherwise very good condition. 1-25648 (1,000-2,000)
Sold for $1,600

1275 DICK TRACY CUSTOM PEDAL CAR. Dynamite Custom Painted Pressed Steel Dick Tracy Squad Car in Correct Burnt Orange and Mustard Yellow colors. Hand Painted Image of Comic Character Dick Tracy Silhouette on door. Includes 1930's period G-Man Toy Machine Gun. Airbrushed Front Grill, Lots of Chrome, Police Light attached to Windshield. Size: 35". Condition: Mint - Professionally Restored. 1-25851 (2,000-3,000)
Sold for $1,500

1291 PORCELAIN AND CAST IRON BARBER POLE. Totally restored cast iron and porcelain electrified barber pole in a classic red, white and blue enamel painted finish. Includes red, white and blue glass globe. SIZE: overall 82"h. CONDITION: Like new. 1-25801 (1,500-2,000)
Sold for $1,840

1299 RARE MOXIE TIP TRAY WITH TIN DIE CUT. Probably the rarest of the small tin Moxie advertising items produced. Features a tip tray with a black and white illustration of a group of young ladies on nature outing with the Moxie man captioned "Our Idol". The back of tray has a unique fold up tin die cut image of the Moxie man perched on a Moxie crate. SIZE: 6" dia. x 6"h. CONDITION: Light wear to gilt paint at several spots along the rim, one small chip in field, otherwise excellent. 1-25578 (800-1,200)
Sold for $1,100

1323 1890 CAST IRON BALL TARGET. Figural polychromed Chinaman target which when struck on button mechanism drops head back and you're a winner. SIZE: 6"w x 13'h mounted on mahogany base. CONDITION: Very good original condition with traces of original red, green and yellow paint. 1-25979 (700-1,000)
Sold for $800

1324 PARKER CI GREYHOUND SHOOTING GALLERY TARGET. very desirable early arcade target manufactured by C. W. Parker, Abilene, Kansas. SIZE: 26.5"l x 9"h. CONDITION: Retains most all of it's nice, original painted surfaces. 1-25985 (1,600-2,000)
Sold for $1,725

1325 PARKER CI RABBIT SHOOTING GALLERY TARGET. Rare, life size leaping rabbit, manufactured and signed on the back by C. W. Parker, Abilene, Kansas. Wonderful form elevates this arcade classic into the realm of highly collectible Americana. SIZE: 25" l x 8"h. CONDITION: Nice weathered cast iron patina. 1-25984 (1,700-2,100)
Sold for $1,725

1326 PAIR OF THEATRE AISLE SEAT STANDARDS. Unique figural Mayan movie theater standards which came from the old Mayan Theater in Denver. These intricately forged, colorful cast iron figures have glass facial inserts for the eyes and nose and are electrified. They must have presented a spectacular sight in the darkened theater, with aisle illumination provided by a column of glowing eyes, noses and mouths. back of castings are signed, "Haywood Wakefield". SIZE: 23"h. CONDITION: Very good with most original paint remaining. 1-25982 (700-1,000)
Sold for $1,600

1328 FANCY CAST IRON ICE SHAVER. Super restored twin wheel, reticulated cast iron shaver, in burgundy paint with gold and red highlights. Unsure of age-relief casting shows graphic of circa 1930's aircraft. SIZE: 28"h. CONDITION: Like new; large wheel shows crack to casting.. 1-25864 (400-600)
Sold for $1,150