Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 45

Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction

Miscellaneous Memorabilia

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1370		1960s Airline Poster - Hong Kong. 40" x 25" vivid color Trans World Airlines (TWA) travel poster showcasing Hong Kong. Art by David Klein with images emphasizing both Chinese culture and Western business and tourism. VG+; slight creasing and wear to overall image. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1371		1960s Airline Poster - London. 40" x 25" vivid color Trans World Airlines (TWA) travel poster showcasing London. Art by David Klein with images of Big Ben, Nelson's Column, and Westminster Abbey. VG+; slight creasing and wear to overall image. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $180
Lot 1372		1960s Airline Poster - Rome. 40" x 25" vivid color Trans World Airlines (TWA) travel poster showcasing Rome. Art by David Klein with images of the Colosseum, a drumming Swiss Guard, and St. Peter's Basilica. VG+; slight creasing and wear to overall image. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1373		1960s Airline Poster - San Francisco. 40" x 25" multi-color United Airlines travel poster showcasing San Francisco. Minimalist style with images of city landmarks including the Golden Gate Bridge, Chinatown, and a cable car. No artist given. VG+; normal creasing and only slight wear to overall image. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1374		Three Circus Posters, c. 1910-1920. All 28" x 21; for R.G. Wandrey's Old Fashioned Country Circus. #1) By Globe Poster Corp-Chicago; vivid image of dogs and horses doing tricks with a handler; good condition; minor tears, wear, and wrinkling at edges, faint stains by title; #2) Globe-Chicago; full-color image of four monkeys performing; very good condition; minimal wear with a few small tears on edges; #3) Central Show Printing-Mason City, IA; red and white bold text ad for the circus in Cripple Creek, CO from June 15-Sept 2; very good condition, minor wear and wrinkling along edges, light staining at top. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1375		Two Circus Posters, c. 1910-1920. Both 28" x 21"; for R.G. Wandrey's Old Fashioned Country Circus. #1) By Globe Poster Corp-Chicago, full-color image of four monkeys performing; good condition; edge wear and wrinkling on top and a small 1½" tear on upper L into text; #2) By Central Show Printing - Mason City, IA; red and white bold text ad for the circus in Cripple Creek, CO from June 15-Sept 2; very good condition; light wear and wrinkling along edges. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1376		Antique Fitted Brass Microscope In Mahogany Box. Circa 1860. Brass microscope, accessories and case. 14" tall in closed position. Signed "Henry Crouch / London / 1937" on the base (1937 refers to model number rather than year of manufacture). Rack and pinion coarse focus, fine focus controlled by a knob on the front of the optical barrel. Excellent movement. In its original mahogany case with a "Millikin & Lawley / 165 Strand London" label, beautiful dovetails, original hinges and lock. Apparently missing a few pieces, but two eye pieces and four objectives (with cannisters) are included. The objective cannisters are marked -- 2/3 objective is marked "Millikin and Lawley / 165 Strand", the 1½ objective is marked "Gas Microscope / Newton & Co / 3 Fleet St. / London" and the 1/12 is marked "Gundlach, Berlin / C. Baker / Agent / London". One empty, unmarked canister does not fit the 3" objective, which is also unsigned. A movable slide holder to slip over the stage is included. Four glass slides in small envelopes are also included in this lot and a disecting lens sits in its own niche. The microscope is in very good condition, with some wear to the brass finish, and a couple of small pits in the base. The leather handle to the case is missing, there are a few scratches to the outside of the case (it has obviously seen some real-life use) and the accessory holder needs to be re-affixed to the inside. A wonderful piece of scientific history. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $414
Lot 1377		Cane - Bamboo With Dice-Shaped Handle, c. 1890s. 34", bamboo shaft, black tip, and translucent deep red dice-shaped handle. Wood in beautiful, nearly unblemished condition. Overall condition excellent. Estimated Value $200 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1378		Cane With Carved Ivory Cat's Head Handle, c. 1890s. 35½", black wood shaft, brass tip, silver band, and ivory carved handle of a white cat's head with green glass eyes. Slight marring along shaft from years of use. Overall condition good. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1379		Cane With Carved Ivory Feline Handle, c. 1890s. 35½", natural wood shaft, brass tip, silver band, and unique ivory handle carved to represent the heads of five white cats. Slight marring along bottom of shaft from years of use. Overall condition good. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1380		Cane With Intricate Carved Ivory Handle, c. 1890s. 34½", natural wood shaft with maple finish, brass tip, silver band, and carved ivory handle featuring a leaf and berry design. Slight wear toward bottom of shaft from years of use. Overall condition good. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1381		Hammond Multiplex Typewriter, c. 1916. Hammond was the leader in early typewriter production and its design was one of the longest-lasting in typewriter history. The company debuted the Multiplex model in 1913, updated to feature two type shuttles to allow users to quickly switch fonts. This version, made in New York, features a unique rotary type wheel and an oak dust cover. Small chip to upper left side of cover, overwise in good condition and full working order. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1382		Ivory Handled Carving Set. Carving fork (12½") and knife (15¾"), steel with ivory handles featuring carved busts of two male figures. Knife with partially faded engraved blade, "[ ]ers & Sons, Cutlers To Her Majesty" and markings, indicating it is from the same makers of Queen Victoria's official cutlery (reign 1837-1901). Knife handle has 2" closed smooth hairline crack from base of ivory; fork handle with a 3½" closed smooth hairline crack from base to collar of bust and several small hairlines on head of figure. Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 1383		Pen - #149 Mont Blanc "Meisterstuck" Fountain Pen, c. 1960s. Black, 14k gold nib. Never used. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $252
Lot 1384		Pen - (Italian) Aurora Limited Edition Fountain Pen. Blue marble pattern, 18k solid gold nib. In a lined box with manual and Limited ink supply. Only 6,700 made world-wide. Never used; still in box. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $368
Lot 1385		Vintage Rolleiflex Camera, Franke & Heidecke. Unused camera, made in Germany, with brown leather case. Taking lens and viewing lens arranged vertically at the camera front. Viewing lens has "Heidosmat / 1:2,8/75 / 3852995" and taking lens: "Carl Zeiss Nr 3829512 / Tessar 1:3,5 f=75mm." Synchro-Compur shutter. Below Franke & Heidecke is "DBP T2186773 DBGM." Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $384
Lot 1386		Well-Equipped Edison Home Phonograph, Plus "Records". United States, c. 1907. A nice Edison Home Phonograph; perhaps an early version of Model B. The last patent date listed is 1898, and the serial number, H75923. The device appears complete, and is in good working order; the playback Reproducer is Model C. The oak case has the original decal in red and gold, is well preserved, and there is a handle on top of the lid for carrying. The oak case's original varnish does not appear to have been tampered with. Phonograph overall in good condition both mechanically and cosmetically, with some moderate wear and flaking to the the enamel paint. Machine comes with crank, straight-sided small trumpet shaped horn, plus a grand-size "flower" horn and chromed rod support. Along with these are many, many cylindrical records (probably close to 125 of mostly four-minute cylinders). Rounding out offering: a page from the magazine, The Youth's Companion, April 22, 1909, with an Edsion ad for this record player. A great lot for the collector of antique record players. Size: 16-1/2" x 8" x 11-1/2". Please note, due to weight, size, and quantity of items with this lot, shipping will be around $165.00 within the U.S.A. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold