Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 56

Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction

Americana

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 220		Bohn Aluminum and Brass Corporation - 10 Futuristic Ads, Mid 1940s. Ten individual 18 x 14 in. ads from Bohm, a Detroit company, touting futuristic products made of light alloys "as designed, engineered and fabricated by Bohn." The ads include concepts for a flying bus, a rocket, a giant, jet-propelled ship, a tank truck, a streamlined transoceanic liner, an elevated monorail, a motorcycle, and more. Ads are in contemporary frames; the frames are a bit banged up but the ads are fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 221		Broadside For An 1806 Solar Eclipse. Early 19th century imprint titled "Approaching Solar Eclipse," 1 page, 19¼ x 8 in. (Philadelphia, 1806), printed by John Poulson. Featuring a graphic of the phases of the expected solar eclipse of June 16, 1806. Includes portions from a pamphlet published in Boston concerning the same event and a quotation from Anson Allen's New-England almanac for the year of Our Lord 1806 (Hartford: Printed and sold by Lincoln and Gleason), "Eclipses for A.D. 1806," p. [2-3]. In small part: "The lovers of Astronomical Science will perhaps be highly gratified with the opportunity which may on Monday be afforded them, of beholding this interesting celestial phenomenon….we shall not be favored, in this city…with a view of a total obscuration of the solar disk, which…may be observed by the inhabitants of some parts of New York, and of the Eastern States…." The description also notes that the eclipse can best be seen with a good telescope, but, lacking one, "perhaps the best substitute is one of the dark glasses of a common quadrant…." OCLC identifies five extant institutional copies (OCLC#39093802, 58783659) Shaw & Shoemaker, 50640. Several creases, affecting legibility of a line or two of text. Expertly matted; not examined out of mat. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,173
Lot 222		California Hunting and Angling Licenses, 1930s-1970s. A group of 76 licenses, issued in Fresno, California for Ben Karabian and his wife Hazel, some with colorful stamps on them. There are also nine $1 Migratory Bird Hunting Stamps, eleven California Trout & Salmon License Stamps and two pin-on hunting and angling badges frm 1934 and 1934/35. Very good to fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 223		Iconography. Group of approximately 55 engravings of various sizes, including Presidents,generals, artists, American and foreign statesmen, and others. Engravings include: John Hancock, John Jay, Henry Laurens, Joseph Hewes, Charles Carroll, R.J. Gatling, Samuel Colt, Joseph Brant, Napoleon, Marie Antoinette, George III, Sir William Johnson, Sir Guy Carleton, Hernando Cortez, Rossini, Berlioz, Verdi, Mendelssohn, Handel, Gilbert Stuart, Rosa Bonheur, Charles Dickens, Stonewall Jackson (4), Jefferson Davis, Burnside, Rosecrans, Robert Fulton, John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren, Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, and numerous others. Should be examined in person. Ideal for framing with documents. Very good to fine. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 224		(Slavery) 1807 Georgia Plantation Account Sheet. Manuscript titled "Dr. Mathias de Monet in Account Current with Louis Mallet Cr.," 1 page, 13¾ x 19½ in. (Georgia), 1807. An accounting of sales and amounts paid in the running of the Plantation Bonabella (which was in Chatham County, Georgia). Listed is the sale of three women slaves, two of them with her child, and two men slaves. Other amounts listed are for Mallet's salary for directing the business of the plantation from 1800 to 1807, when Mrs. Monet left for France, and expenditures involved in the lease of the plantation. Very clear and legible. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $823
Lot 225		Stanhopes - Group of Five. Five optical devices called "stanhopes," holding the following microscopic portrait images: two of Georges Boillot, winner of the 1912 Grand Prix of France and his Peugeot (with Jules Goux who would be the first Frenchman and European to win the Indianapolis 500); one of Joe Dawson, winner of the 1912 Indianapolis 500; one of a Zeppelin named Viktoria Luise; and one of Jack London, author of White Fang and Call of the Wild. Each cylindrical device resembes a 1½ in. long miniature telescope made of brass-like metal and a leather sheath. Made in France, which was advanced in lenswork and camera production. Looking into the small end of one of these "stanhopes" reveals a portrait at the other end. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $617
Lot 226		Victorian Antique Portable Writing Desk. Burlwood with brass embellishments and a brass nameplate that was never engraved. Measurements are 9 in. tall x 20½ in. wide x 12 in. deep. The box opens up to reveal a green felt covered writing surface which folds out and has storage below for papers/writing materials, and three nanrrow drawers (pulls are gone). Just above the desk portion are five compartments, four small and one for pens, as well as a narrow compartment which runs the width of the desk and holds a 19 in. (¾ in. in diameter) polished stick. The inside of the top of the desk, held with a brass fastener, lets down to two accordion-type files. Keys are missing, there is a dent across the top of the desk, and there are a few scuffs here and there. The desk, weighing 20 lbs, 4.5 oz., is from the days when a gentleman had valets and porters to worry about getting about with such a heavy item. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $294
Lot 227		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 $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,175