Catalog: Popular Collectibles (37)

From the Sunday December 10, 1899 New York Herald is an advertisement for RIPANS tablues, an over the counter remedy for a litany of ailments. Its founder was George Rowell who was an advertising trailblazer in the brokerage business...

1914 Coca Cola "Betty" Serving Tray whose obverse is in Excellent+ to Near Mint condition. The back has some adhesive residue but it is in otherwise near mint to mint state. Please note that the front has a faint scratch, and the bottom rim has a small but deep chip. These early trays do not come up for sale often. Now is the time to make the purchase that refreshes. Dimensions: 10-5/8" x 13-3/8"

This fantastic metal advertising sign for Grapette soft drink is among its earliest productions if not the first, alone making it a very desirable collector's item. But the fact that it is so large and decorative gives it extra oomph - especially for that holy of holies - the man cave.

This advertising sign is in exceptional condition considering its past life as an advertisement. It has nail holes at the outer rim on the top and the bottom...

This red and yellow sign promoted the Coca Cola campaign to encourage grocery store sales of its flag ship brand. The daring use of two primary colors certainly got people's attention and should get yours today, too.

The sign is made of cardboard and features a 6 pack carton of coke with the message to Take Home A Carton...

This stylish basket weave purse was quite the rage during the 1950s when Dorset Rex marketed this patented purse during the Eisenhower years. The patent was actually issued in late 1949, after which a wide range of purses entered the market. The Dorset Rex tag tells us that the purse was made after 1951, thus we date it c. 1955.

This purse is gold with reddish-brown, possibly deep mauve, lucite top which closes with an S-hooked clasp. The horse shoe handle rotates freely on pins...

This American made beauty was issued by Lionel Trains in 1954 as a replacement for its 394 version of the Rotating Aircraft Beacon. The red paint and black plaque with silver lettering identifies this variation as A which is probably the earliest variant.

Condition is fair with loss of the rotating housing being its chief defect. However, it does have the original lightbulb. Minor paint losses, dust, and dirt have settled on the grand beacon...

This glorious pitcher featuring the mascot of The Sleepy Eye Flour Mill Company was among the popular promotional items given to customers of its flour. Decorated in the round, the pitcher includes tee-pees and trees.

Condition is Very Good, suffering from age toning and crazing. There are no cracks or chips.

Dimensions (inches)
Height: 9
Width: 9
Depth: 3 3/4

The iron this miniature stove is silky smooth, just the way you expect on quality antique cast iron toys. The nickel plated stove has a working door, a side grate, back device, and sits atop a 4 legged base.

Not much information is available on Star stoves, but they appear from time to time. This one retains its back piece - something of a rarity among these stoves. Also, some variants have a grated base plate, suggesting that this move was to save on materials costs...

A mounted National League Baseball baseball signed by former Atlanta Braves baseball player Steve Avery. Beside it is a 1991 Score baseball card. Based upon other items from this estate, I believe that the ball was signed during Avery's playing days.

Dimensions
Height: 4 1/4 inch
Width: 7 inch
Depth: 3 1/2 inch

A gorgeous set of 6 Baccarat crystal cordials with hand cut stars (x's) within diamonds. Excellent condition with one stem having minor abrasion on underside. The bases do not exactly match in size although the pattern is the same throughout. Etched with Baccarat logo. Dimension: 4 1/2" h

Cast iron Eagle Bank in original nearly pristine condition. The bank features a mother eagle perched on a rock overlooking her two eaglets in their nest, ready to feed them when activated by the back lever which works well. The underside is marked Pat Jan 23 1888. We rarely come across cast iron banks this state of fine preservation. The only minor paint losses are around the black base. This bank is an antique show piece. Dimensions: 8 1/4" l

This exciting horse drawn fire engine is clearly in a race against time, but the timelessness of this toy endures. It features a single horse pulling a fire pumper driven by a single fireman. We believe that the paint may be from a very old repaint job but it has, ironically, protected it from rust. The right rear wheel is missing a cap and all wheels are wobbly. The interior wall under the driver's seat is embossed 1075...

This antique cast iron horse drawn fire truck consists of a horse drawing a water pumper driven by a fireman molded into his seat. The toy c. 1900 - 10 and attributed to Shimer, Son & Company, a small Pennsylvania toy firm which was active from the 1890s to perhaps as late as 1920. The underside is embossed with 1075, presumably a model number. This model is nickel plated. The condition is good, having around 20-25% paint loss, wobbly wheels, two of which are missing hub caps...

Cast iron horse drawn sulky attributed to Shimer, Son & Company, a small toy manufacturer from the 1890s to no later than 1920. This sulky is nickel plated and all one piece. Condition is good with about 25+% finish loss, some rust on the horse particularly on butt and head, wheels are wobbly. Shimer is a hard to find maker and this example has all of the wonderful qualities of turn of the century toys. Dimension: 6 1/4" l

For Falcons fans, this is as good as it gets. This official NFL helmet was signed by all Falcons team members of Super Bowl XXXIII of 1998 which they lost to the Denver Broncos 34-19 after compiling a 14-2 win/loss record. To date, this is the team's only Super Bowl appearance, making this fine helmet a highly desirable piece of memorabilia. The exceptional case with mirrored back and Falcons team logo is included but not pictured...

A set of 12 Gorham King George pattern soup spoons in very good to excellent condition, and lightly monogrammed. The bowls have slight scratches in some cases. The sterling mark has also worn off on some of the spoons, but we guarantee that each of these hefty spoons is sterling silver. Approximate weight per spoon is 2 1/2 troy ounces - an exceptionally generous amount of silver. Dimension: 7 1/8" h

This package is the ultimate Graflex Speed Graphic bundle - there is almost too much here to list...

Former Cleveland Browns legend who made a name for himself on the gridiron and in the cinema signed this football with his HOF 71 tagline, an honor he earned for his stellar career which he closed to enter acting. Some analysts consider Jim Brown the greatest football player ever.

Condition is spectacular as is the signature. The football is Wilson National Football League. A mirrored case is included with the ball.

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