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Early 1900's Advertising Mug Dr. Pierce Catarrh Cure
You may be asking yourself, what the heck is catarrh? Well, back in the 1800’s through early 1900’s, the word referred to any inflammation of the nose, throat, sinuses that caused symptoms like sore throat, severe headache, cold or flu-like symptoms.
And of course, there were many so –called nostrums or medicines offered to cure these medical problems. The Dr. R. V. Pierce listed on the 3 3/4 inch tall mug with a 3 inch diameter, was in fact a real medical doctor from Buffalo, N.Y. The remedy offered to his patients for 50 cents was a formula consisting of salt (over 85%), phenol, camphor, sulfates, and a trace of iron. Mixed with warm water, and then sniffed into the nose, the components of this medicine were supposed to treat what ails you.
Dr. Ray Vaughn Pierce died in 1914, and afterwards, his son took over the practice of prescribing medicines for curing catarrh. This scarce mug offers, from Dr. Sage, an actual reward of $500 - a small fortune in those days, to anyone whose illness was not cured by Dr R. V. Pierce’s patent medicine. There have been bottles uncovered with Dr. Pierce’s Catarrh remedy, but we have not seen any other mugs. |
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2000 Coca-Cola Ceramic Town Square Publix Store in Box
This terrific Coca-Cola, town square, Publix Food Store is all decked out for the holidays with its green and red wreaths and bows.
The interior of the 6 1/4 inch by 6 inch store lights up using a candelabra fuse (provided) and plugging the cord into an outlet. By today’s standards, the actual 1930’s Publix Store would be considered very small indeed at 27 feet by 65 feet. But as the signs on this holiday Publix state, Friendly Service and Fresh Produce were important features of doing business, not to mention, having lots of Coca-Cola on hand to please the customers.
This Town Square Publix Store was produced in 2000, was only available through Publix, and is now retired. It is in excellent condition, and comes in the original box. |
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1996 Gibson Large Coca-Cola Polar Bear Mugs New in Box
Gibson, a well-known ceramic manufacturer, produced these 1996 mugs with a polar bear design that extends continuously from handle to handle.
Four of the mugs feature a single bear, two have polar bear groupings, and only one of the designs is repeated on the set of six. These are large mugs that are meant to hold 16 ounces of your favorite beverage and they are placed inside the original red and white Coca-Cola packaging sleeve.
All the mugs will be carefully and individually packaged when shipped. This is a heavy set, weighing nearly 7 pounds before packaging. |
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United Airlines 4 Wessco Side-Handled Crocks/Servers
A terrific set of four side-handled bowls/servers made originally for United Airlines by Wessco. They stand 2 1/4 tall, are 4 1/4 diameter across the top opening, and feature a white background with a narrow band of red encircling the rim.
There are no cracks, chips, or nicks on these bowls but we do make note of a tiny dimple inside two bowls that occurred during the manufacturing process. Each has the United Airlines and Wessco name stamped in black under the base. |
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1950's Corina Larks Wooden Cigar Box Tax Stamp E
The Corina cigar box measures 6 1/4 inches by 8 1/4 inches with a 2 1/4 inch depth.
On top is printed Corina Jey CIA and on the side of the box, Larks, Extra Mild. Factory #70 Dist. LA, and 50, which we believe to be the year date, is printed underneath the base. The E tax stamp states that the cigars once contained in this box sold for not less than 8 cents each and not more than 15 cents each, and that the appropriate tax had been paid.
The hinged latching device works well, the box has no flaws that we note, and the printing is intact. For its fifty plus years of age, this Corina Larks wooden box is in fine vintage shape. |
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Vintage 13 PC Coke/Coca-Cola Pitcher and Glassware Set
For your consideration is a wonderful vintage Coca-Cola Pitcher and Glassware Set. This set consists of a total of 13 pieces; 12 glasses with a matching pitcher.
Glasses stand 5 5/8 inches tall and are 2 3/4 inches in diameter. Matching pitcher stands 9 1/2 inches tall to the top of the ice lip and is approximately 5 1/4 inches wide across the body.
All pieces feature a vintage Coca-Cola windowpane, or stained glass design, done in black, white and red.
All pieces are in excellent condition, and appear to have never been used. |
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1998 Campbells Soup Kids Handled Soup Bowl With Lid
Front and back feature those chubby cheeked Campbell Soup Kids in their classic M’m Good, eating soup pose. Produced in 1998 by Harvest Gift Products, the bowl is 2 3/4 inches tall without the lid in place and measures 5 inches across the top.
Appears never to have been used and has no chips or nicks. This bowl certainly could be a functional item, or even paired up with an old advertisement for a terrific retro display. |
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Coca-Cola 1939 Original Print Ad in Hardwood Frame
This vintage hardwood frame measures 8 5/8 inches by 10 5/8 inches and holds an original 6 inch by 8 3/4 inch Coca-Cola print ad, which appeared in National Geographic Magazine. According to the glass covered printed ad, America’s favorite meeting place is the soda fountain, at least by 1939 standards.
What stands out is how formally the young couple is dressed. He’s in a white suite, blue tie and blue handkerchief in his suit pocket, and holding onto his white hat. She’s wearing a fancy dress with jacket and has a straw hat on her head. The bottom right hand side of the ad features the soda jerk; the young man all decked out in his white uniform and soda jerk cap, dispensing Coca-Cola. A sign on the back wall reads, Thirst Stops Here. The last line of the ad tells us that Coca-Cola is the Pause That Refreshes.
All of the printed words on the ad are intact and complete. The picture is in fine condition, with the exception of wear to the soda jerk character. |
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Campbell Soup Kids Original Print Ad – N.Y. Post, 1959
Remember the days of the really big magazines and newspapers?
For your consideration, we have one of those original color print ads from the N.Y. Post and dated June 20, 1959. The ad features those rosy-cheeked Campbell Soup boy and girl trying to lasso a turkey.
Measuring an ample 10 1/2 inches x 13 1/2 inches, this ad also has a bowl of turkey soup with the famous Campbell slogan: Once a day, …… every day Have you had your soup today?
For its fifty years of age, this Campbell ad shows only some light browning, but no rips, tears or creasing. This is a terrific advertising collectible, ready for framing. |
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Red Wing Advertising Crock-Hand Signed & Numbered
This Red Wing Stoneware Crock is 6 inches in height and 6 inches in diameter across the rim.
Done in a grayish color, crock features the Red Wing logo on the front and shows a view of the Rogers Cinema on Historic Main Street, Marshfield, WI with the year dates 1972 and 2004. This would appear to be a commemorative item. Crock is hand numbered on the bottom, number 901 of 1500 made.
This nice piece of history is in great condition, sure to gain in value. |
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FP Pottery Roseville OH 1 QT Advertising Crock
This Wonderful Advertising Crock by FP Pottery (Friendship Pottery), Roseville, Ohio, stands 5 inches tall and is 5 inches in diameter across the top.
Done in off white with blue bands, crock also features front design of farm buildings and a horse drawn plow done in blue. Lehman's Old Time Hardware Kidron, Ohio. Mt. Hope appears above and below central design.
In great, unused condition, with no damage or imperfections noted.
Bottom shows in raised letters: Microwave, Dishwasher, Oven Proof. 1 QT FP USA Roseville, Ohio. |
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1880 |
Tiffin Tea Liqueur Decanter Bottled Munich Germany
This terrific decanter stands 4 3/4 inches tall and measures 8 1/2 inches across from end of handle to tea spout. Produced and bottled by Anton Riemerschmid of Munich Germany, a company founded in 1835, Tiffin Tea Liqueur is a combination of Darjeeling and Earl Gray tea leaves, and a combination of herbs, and spices.
In 1986, Tiffin Tea Liqueur was awarded an International Spirit Gold Medal for this brew. The ceramic decanter is in fine condition without chips or nicks and manufacturer’s label in place. |
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Cracker Jack Tin Canister 2nd in Series of Baseball
Standing 8 1/4 inches tall with a 6 inch diameter, this Cracker Jack tin was the second issue in its baseball series. Features vintage lithographs of Babe Ruth, a lady in bathing suit from the 30’s/40’s time period and that cute little Cracker Jack Boy in his sailor outfit.
The tin does show surface scuffing, with some discoloration and light rust underneath the bottom of the canister, but there are no dents or dings, and over-all, the tin is in fine vintage condition. |
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Campbell Soup Kids Original 1960's Print Ad
Featured in this original Life magazine 10 1/2 inches x 13 1/2 inches color print ad from 11/22/63, is the Campbell Kid rosy-cheeked boy right dab in the middle of foods like vegetables, chicken, beef, milk, and eggs.
Campbell’s Food Science and Nutrition Laboratories were sending the message that they work every day to improve the nutritional value of their soup. This poem is a part of the ad: We blend the best with careful pains, in skillful combinations, And every single can contains our business reputation.
The ad colors are still vibrant and bright with no rips, tears, or creasing. We do note some browning of the white background, but overall, it is in fine vintage condition. |
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Hoyos Art Deco Print NY Expo 1982 Dancing Couple
Love this 5 inch by 6 7/16 inch print mounted in a 5 inch by 7 inch acrylic frame of the dancing couple with such an elegant sense of style and movement.
The Hoyos referred to is Ana Mercedes Hoyos, renowned Columbian artist.
We are certain that this 1983 Ira Roberts of Hollywood, California print will add just the right element of retro, art deco charm. |
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Erte Father of Art Deco Letter N Alphabet Series Print
Born in Russia, with a naval admiral for his father, Romain de Tirtoff, who later became known as Erte, moved to Paris when a young man of eighteen. His 1930’s designs for fashion, films, stage and screen earned him the title, Father of Art Dec". Twenty two years as a major illustrator at Harper’s Bazaar magazine, with scores of featured covers earned him much praise and recognition.
But it wasn’t until 1938 that he began his new artistic endeavors of lithographic prints and sculpting. Among his many works was The Alphabet Series, illustrating every letter of the alphabet with fluid line figures and free-flowing forms.
The art print, which measures 5 inches by 6 7/16 inches in a 5 inch x 7 inch frame is a reproduction done in 1979 by Sevenarts Ltd who owns the exclusive USA rights to all of Erte’s lithographs. The litho has a signed Erte name to the middle right of the letter N, and again with a quill design on the backside, along with the publishing information and year date. |
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Victorian Couple Reverse Painting on Convex Glass
Marvelous reverse painted glass and frame has a total measurement of 8 1/2 inches by 10 1/2 inches with the convex glass measuring 5 3/4 inches by 7 1/2 inches.
The scene is of a courting Victorian couple in a garden with wrought iron arch/trellis.
The use of the convex or cured glass gives a 3-dimensional effect to the design which has a mauve, light rose fabric background. The hardwood frame is gold speckled with black, and is in excellent condition, as is the glass painting. There is a metal hanger on the backside, but no manufacturer’s markings. |
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Artist Signed Spivey Bird Decoupage in Beveled Frame
Measuring 11 inches by 8 inches is this original Ellen Spivey bird decoupage artwork. Birds of red and yellow sit on top of a branch with blueberries.
Marvelous hardwood beveled frame enhances the composition which is edged in a gold foil treatment. Bright and vivid coloring with a high gloss finish, the decoupage is signed by the artist beneath the scene, carries her label on the backside and has a saw-toothed hanger in place. |
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Vanities Art Deco 1938 Earl Carroll Theatre Print
Terrific 5 inch by 6 7/16 inch print, mounted in a 5 inch by 7 inch acrylic frame featuring part of a man’s face peeking through the V in Vanities of the title, looking at three showgirls.
Known for flamboyant Art Deco song and dance revues, along with some of the most beautiful show girls in the world, Carroll’s Vanities were part of the Broadway and Hollywood scenes. Begun during the 1920’s time frame, the Vanity productions included individuals like Jack Benny, Milton Berle, and Lucille Ball who went forward to amazing careers.
If you are a fan of Art Deco, or just like the memorabilia from an earlier entertainment form, this print could work for you. Published in 1983 by the Ira Roberts Company of Beverly Hills, California, the litho is in fine vintage condition. |
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Smithsonian Artist Christine Graf Folk Art Wall Hanging
Artist Christine Graf, whose prints hang both in the President Reagan library and the Smithsonian Institute, is offered here on a 5 1/2 by 6 1/2 inch wood block print from 1986. Created for the American Greetings Company, this folk art delight features Ms. Graf’s unique early Americana designs, and border treatment.
Done on a beige background, the wood print has a central oval depicting figures in 1920’s/1930’s style clothing playing croquet on the font lawn. Muted pastel colors of green, burgundy, and blue, along with her trademark border treatment, add charm to this print. The wood block is polychromed and has a high-gloss surface. Print is in fine vintage condition, with some slight wear to the backside bottom.
Christine Graf’s large-sized prints command hundreds of dollars. She was the artist chosen by President and Mrs. Reagan to recreate on canvas the White House, Easter Egg Event, which now hangs in the Reagan library. The wood block print has the artist’s signature beneath the lawn scene, and a gold American Greetings Signature Collection label. There is a brass hanger at the top, as well as a saw-tooth hanger on the back. |
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