Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 38

Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Black History

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 501		1732 Slave Bill of Lading - Boston. A partly-printed bill of lading for the ship "Merrimack," bound for Salem from Barbados, 7 Aug. 1732, listing "goods" shipped to Boston by John Batt and Edward Oxnard as "Seven Negro Boys & One Negro Girl." Freight is to be "three pounds five shillings Boston Currancy per head for Every Negroe delivered alive on shoar at Boston….Mortallity Excepted…." The document is signed by Edmund Gale, master of the ship. 5¼x9¼", matted to 6½x11"; old folds and edge tears and some expert paper corner replacement, not affecting text. A handsome sailing ship vignette is at upper left. A rare and early slave record. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,955
Lot 502		All Black Unit in World War II - Battery C, 31st Artillery Battalion. Panoramic photograph, 6½x16½", of Battery C, 31st Artillery Battalion, which was composed of all African Americans, except for the four officers. V. H. Taylor was the captain. The photograph was taken at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in 1941. Light sunning along lower edge, else fine. Matted and framed to 10½x20¼"; the matte is soiled and the buyer will probably want to have this very nice photo reframed. Estimated Value $200 - 400. From an African-American dealer who specializes in African-American memorabilia. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 503		Black Buck Dancer, c. 1920s-30s. Dancer with exaggerated features, wearing black-and-white checked pants, a white shirt, a red jacket, and hard white shoes. On his head is a white hat with a red band and in his left hand is a yellow cane. The 6¼" high figure is attached at the back to a 7" high pole attached to a tin base. A separate key animates the dancer, who kicks up his feet and moves his arms in a buck dance. Parts of the figure are tin; the head and hat are celluloid or plastic. Worn, but in working condition. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. From an African-American dealer who specializes in African-American memorabilia. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 504		"Darkie" Pipe - c. 1920s. A 5¾" cheroot holder/pipe marked "DARKIE" (the leg on the "R" is missing, making the word look like "DAPKIE), made of a shiny hard plastic or possibly hard rubber. The face on the bowl is very detailed and the features are heightened in white, as is a bow tie and a star design around the neck. Estimated Value $200 - 300. From an African-American dealer who specializes in African-American memorabilia. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 505		The Game of Sambo - Parker Brothers, Inc., 1921. Made in Salem, Mass. The game consists of a 10" high figure on board of Sambo, "a good old Southern darkey," dressed in red and yellow, with a blue hat and tie. A yellow pipe is placed in Sambo's very wide, red-lipped mouth, and standing or sitting a distance of five to eight feet away, players attempt to ring the pipe with four cardboard rings. The box is damaged, with tape repairs to bottom and also to sides of lid (about 8" of one side of the lid is missing), but all items for the game are present and intact. Estimated Value $450 - 550. From an African American dealer who specializes in African-American memorabilia. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 506		Little Black Sambo Board Game. By Cadaco-Ellis, 1945. The equipment is a colorful game board showing the story of Little Black Sambo (each picture connected by little black footprints), four markers, and a pair of dice (the game originally had a spinner which was obviously lost through the years and replaced by the dice.) The point of the game is "to get Little Black Sambo through the Jungle and Home." The edges of the box have several tears, but the board is fine. Estimated Value $350 - 450. From an African-American dealer who specializes in African-American memorabilia. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 507		Shackles, Bar Variety, c. 19th Century. Wrought iron shackles with a 12½" long bar running through two U-shaped iron pieces, through which the slave's ankles were placed. These were used on slave ships. The consignor tells us that these shackles came from West Africa, the origination point of shipping for the "Middle Passage," the transatlantic journey for slaves that lasted from five weeks to three months. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. From an African American dealer who specializes in African-American memorabilia. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 508		Shackles, Clapper-Style, c. Late 18th or Early 19th Century. Individual wrought-iron ankle shackles with rings to which chains could be attached. The two compartments on each shackle would be filled with small rocks, which would make noise and advertise every movement the slave made. Each shackle weighs over a pound, even without any rocks inside. Any kind of movement wearing these shackles would be awkward, shuffling, and noisy. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. From an African-American dealer who specializes in African-American memorabilia. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 509		Snake Eyes. A craps-like game manufactured by Selchow & Righter Co, New York, published in the 1930s and reissued in the 1950s. This is No. 27, the edition created for 2 to 6 players. The cover shows a stereotypical African-American couple, the man with wide red lips and the woman with an Aunt Jemima look; both have bulbous eyes. There are ten sets of cards, a set of dice, and numerous small chips. The object of the game is to be the first to turn all of the cards face down. Very good; some wear and one small puncture in lid. Estimated Value $250 - 350. From an African-American dealer who specializes in African-American memorabilia. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold