June Antiques and Collectibles Consignment
Lot 354:
Description
This collection consists of an assortment of mid-20th-century advertising novelties, souvenir items, and personal tools housed in a glass-topped wooden display case with a blue velvet-lined interior. Notable advertising pieces include a metal shoe horn stamped HOTEL FORT SHELBY DETROIT MICH., a red translucent plastic letter opener with integrated magnifying lens marked MAPLE LEAF BRANDS PLUM ROSE DANISH HAMS IMPORTED & DOMESTIC MEATS, and a polished metal letter opener incised NATIONWIDE ADVERTISING SERVICE INC ? 1972 HOLLYWOOD FLA. Additional promotional items include a Doughty Lumber Company metal letter opener, a small metal tab marked GENERAL ELECTRIC, a CLEVITE 77 ENGINE BEARINGS container, and a wooden page turner or letter opener marked AMISH of Lancaster Co., Pa. Souvenir items feature a brass-toned KENTUCKY horse medallion letter opener, a copper-toned medallion of the United States Capitol building, and an oversized red, white, and blue striped wooden pencil. Tools and personal accessories include a metal folding knife marked HALF AND HALF, a white-handled multi-tool knife with a corkscrew, a metal ruler and shears set in a tan leather sheath marked PAT. # 1659678 SOLINGEN-GERMANY, a GLORIOSA harmonica in a metal case marked MADE IN BRAZIL, a United States Marine Corps money clip marked UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS MARINE, and a boxedSAFETY POCKET MANICURE set. The collection also contains several additional metal and wooden letter openers, a 30-centimeter wooden ruler, and a miniature saber-style letter opener. Wooden ruler: 30 cm Metal ruler: 5 inches Display case: 17 x 11 x 2.5 inches.
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