Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 33

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Americana

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 400		Circus "Freaks". Collection of 8 items, c. 1870s: Tom Thumb 2¼ x 3½ in Card Signed "Charles S. Stratten known as General Tom Thumb" in purple ink by P.T. Barnum's star attraction; a second card is signed by his wife (Lavinia Warren), "Mrs. Charles S. Stratton / Cleveland / May 8th, 1878," also in purple ink. Cartes de visite of the original Siamese twins Eng and Chang Bunker and their wives, Sarah and Adelaide Yates, with whom they had 22 children. The two men were joined by a small band of flesh at the chest. Each man signed the back of both photos. Ann E. Leak, a carte de visite of the armless and toeless woman who toured with Cooper, Bailey & Co.; also present are two 4½ x 3 in. souvenir cards sold by Leak at her shows, with Leak's name on the back (we don't know if she signed). Chang Woo Gow, cabinet photo of the 8 ft. 2 in. Chinese giant and his bride, Fair Lily; there is some Chinese writing on the back. These eight items are displayed in a 12¼ x 16¼ in. Ryker case. Estimated Value $900 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $540
Lot 401		Circus Performers, Etc. Five cartes de visite and one tintype: Tom Thumb and wife Lavinia; Lavinia and baby; a giant and a midget; a legless man (Eli Bowen) with his wife and child; a horse jockey with cap and whip; and a small tintype of a thin man holding his hat. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 402		Donner Party Relic. Small bottle, 2"x5/8", containing wood chips from "the foundation log of the Murphy Cabin of the Donner Party," with attached tag, sworn by C.F. McGlashan before a justice of the peace in 1893. Another small tag gives the price as $1.00 and pledges that all proceeds from the sale of 5,000 relics "shall be devoted to the erection of a monument to the Donner Party." During the winter of 1846-47, the Donner Party, en route to California, was trapped by snow in the Sierra Nevadas and resorted to cannibalism to survive. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $230
Lot 403		Group of Early Photographs. 7¾"x4" sepia print of a band leader in a bear-skin hat and regalia, identified as Tony Auman; with Pennsylvania backstamp. Also: original postcard of two men in black face; a stereocard of a nude woman, entitled "Before the Mirror"; and nine CDV-size images of "beauties" in costumes showing their legs. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $115
Lot 404		The Hatfields and the McCoys. Six documents from the feud that gained national fame and became part of American folklore. The families lived near the Kentucky-West Virginia border, near the Tug Fork River, the Hatfields on the West Virginia side and the McCoys on the Kentucky side; both families farmed and made and sold "moonshine" whiskey. The feud supposedly started with a dispute over a hog, then escalated into a war between the two families and the two states, resulting in 12 murders and years of legal wrangling. We offer six documents covering the years 1866 to 1898. They include three arrest warrants for murder (1885, '97, and '98), a warrant to bring in a witness who disobeyed his subpoena (1888), an 1868 warrant ordering the arrest of three of the Hatfields to collect a financial judgment, and an 1866 document giving the McCoy patriarch's response to a lawsuit involving some of his cousins. Documents vary in size and are very good to fine, except for one (1885) which is separated at one fold and part of another. A unique collection. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 405		Lot of 12 Tintypes. Six large and six small tintypes of a variety of people and one dog. Includes a Civil War soldier wearing Army pants and possibly one black woman. Sizes vary from 12"x10" to 3½"x2½". Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $216
Lot 406		Original Patent Model for Early Beer Cooler. United States, c. 1879. Patent issued to F. Heller, of Newark, New Jersey, on Dec. 9, 1879, for this radiator-like contraption for refrigerating beer. Device comprised of four steel pipes held by footed frame, with brass connectors and couplings. Accompanied by original patent tags, with printed diagram of the interior plumbing within the pipes. Black painting to steel mostly gone, but overall in very fine condition. Size: 4" x 11". Apparently America's love for a good, cold brewski goes back further than we thought! Rare!! Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $575
Lot 407		Original Patent Model for Self-Adjusting Chimney Cap. United States, c. 1857. Patent issued to Ira Mayhew, of Albion, Michigan, for this brass roof-like cover with swinging flaps; invented by him in 1856. The theory being the smoke would open the flaps to escape, yet they could swing shut in case of winds or inclement weather. Lid engraved with inventor's name, model name and place and date of origin. Accompanied by original patent tags. In very fine condition. Size: 7-1/4" x 3-1/4" x 4-1/2". Desirable Americana. Rare. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 408		Thirty Cabinet Photographs of Presidents, Actors, Poets, Lawyers & Others. Album with 30 cabinet photographs of a variety of famous 19th century figures. They include Presidents: Lincoln, Taft, and Arthur; poets: Walt Whitman and Longfellow; lawyers: Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan; actors: Edwin Booth, Ellen Terry, and Julia Marlow; politicians: James G. Blaine, Chauncey De Pew, and British prime minister W.E. Gladstone. Also, inventor Thomas A. Edison, reformer Henry Ward Beecher, author Washington Irving, and a Ferris Wheel at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Other photos are unidentified but are certainly of prominent figures of the time. Most of the photographer's imprints are not visible, but those that are include: Pach Bros., Sarony, Pell, Bell, Sherman & McHugh, Baker, and Beck. The album is old and worn and some of the holders are torn, but the photos are very good to fine. A real treasure trove! Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $900
Lot 409		Match Book Covers. Colorful yellow, black, red, and green "Master Matchless Album" containing one hundred thirty-eight (138) match book covers, c. 1930s-1940s, collected from restaurants, hotels, clubs, etc. around the country, most from New York and California. They include El Morocco, Jack Dempsey's Restaurant, The Stork Club, and Billy Rose's Casa Mañana. The album is fine, with minor dings; the pages are toned and brittle, with edge chips and splits. The match book covers are bright and colorful. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 410		(Tobacciana) Vintage Cigarette Packs. Eighty-nine (89) cigarette packs filled with the original cigarettes from the 1910s through the 1940s. Virtually all of the packs have the original cellophane wrapper. Some of the brands are: Spud, Marvels, Air-Flow, Polar, Deities, Chelsea, Mapleton, Julie-Marc, Old Kentucky, Sensation, Pinehurst, Domino, Coffee-Tone, Picayune, Regent, Zephyr, King, Skeet, Fatima, Holiday, Cort, Embassy, Raleigh, Dunhill, Old Gold, Pay Car, Little King, Sweet Caporal, Virginia Extra, Herbert Tareyton, Stratford, Wings, and others. A pack of Chesterfield's has a Presidential Seal; a pack of L&M's has a Presidential Seal and "Welcome Aboard the Sequoia"; and a pack of Silva Thins has a Vice Presidential seal and "Welcome Aboard Air Force Two." This lot is accompanied by 40 issues of Brandstand, a cigarette collectibles publication, covering the years 1990-2000. A rare opportunity to obtain this vanishing breed of collectibles. Estimated Value $2,000 - 4,000. Ex: James Ruddy Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 411		(Tobacciana) Vintage Cigarette Papers - 52 Packs. A variety of colorful packages of rolling papers with names such as P. Lorillard, Sir Walter Raleigh, Twin Oaks, Pride of Dixie, Old North State, Country Gentleman, Honor Roll, Maryland Club, Stag, Stud, Hi-Plane, Buglar, G.W. Gail & Ax Navy, Ripple, Big Ben, Roll'em, Half and Half, and more. Each pack still has some rolling papers. They range from early to mid 1900s. Estimated Value $100 - 200. Ex: James Ruddy Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $60
Lot 412		The ultimate cigar or cigarette lighter, in brass, by L.D. Bloch & Company. United States, c. late 1920's-1930's. The most extraordinary non-utilitarian high-tech electrical object we have ever seen! A pirate figure stands holding a treasure chest (the container for the lighter), against flaming torch back pillar with arabesque handle, all on a wide base. The lighter, with what looks like its original electric cord, resembles the speaker handle of a candlestick telephone. Brass base perhaps a later replacement. Height: 13". Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 413		Wrigley's Spearmint Chewing Gum Wrappers, c. 1915. Group of 97 wrappers with profit-sharing coupons, "Good for valuable premiums." Each wrapper was removed from a pack of five sticks of gum. Very good. Estimated Value $150 - 250. Ex: James Ruddy Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold