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Hunt Auctions Inc.
David
Hunt, President
75 E. Uwchlan Ave., Suite 130
Exton, Pa. 19341
phone (610) 524-0822 - fax (610) 524-0826
Email: info@huntauctions.com
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sold for $600.00 c1907 Cornell football pillow cover, 22" x 22", Lot 157 |
sold for $500.00
c1950 John J. O'Brien Basketball Hall of Famer, Granger Tobacco diecut standup advertising sign, 33" X 22" |
sold for $425.00
c1900 Rah Rah cloth football tobacco pouch, lot 169 |
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sold for $950.00 Original c1960, 96" wide x 40" tall,
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sold for $1,200.00
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sold for not posted
19th cent Baseball silk Stevengraph, 6 1/2" x 2 1/2", |
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sold for $3,800.00
c1910 Hughie Jennings Tuxedo Tobacco cardstock advertising sign, 21" X 11", |
sold for $1,500.00
c1929 baseball pitcher trophy statue, 12" tall, |
sold for $2,000.00
19th cent. Darktown Battery bank, Lot 852 |
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sold for $2,300.00
16" tall Pitcher, |
click photos sold for $2,900.00
13" tall Fielder |
sold for $2,600.00
16" tall Batter |
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by
Carlton Hendricks
I can't say there is any particular power piece in this auction that stops me in my tracks, however there are many good display pieces. I count about 48 lots that merit mention. Considering they're a set of three, The bisque baseball player figures made by Heubach, lots 646, 647, and 648, (see above) are pretty strong. Of course to get all three you'd have to bid on each separately, which could get tricky depending on your budget. The Rah Rah cloth tobacco pouch lot 169 with an illustrated melon style football is really killer. I just saw one of these in the William Morford auction last summer as I recall; pretty strong for a nick-knack item. This one and the one in Morford's are the only examples I've seen; could even be the same one going up the food chain. The c1950, 33" tall x 22" wide Granger Tobacco die-cut standup advertising sign featuring Basketball Hall of Fame member John J. O'Brien , Lot 624 is terrific. I've never seen it before. Good basketball advertising signs are quite rare in comparison to baseball and football signs...better aim high! That c1960, wood advertising sign featuring Ted Williams for Ted's Root Beer, Lot 288 is quite impressive because of it's size, 96" wide by 40" tall. That's 8 feet wide; it'll be interesting to see what it brings. It takes a certain advanced vision and appreciation, to collect something that big. That's the first and only example I've seen of it. The 4 1/4" tall Red Sox Whiskey One Ball flask, Lot 849, is very cool. You don't see them offered often. I have one I got many years ago that you can see in my tin collection. I don't think I've seen more than 3-5 offered in 18 years. The 12" tall statue of a baseball player, Lot 851, is one of the top baseball figurals extant. I have one in my collection I got from Dan Knoll in Cleveland at the 1997 National. I think I gave $2,500.00 for it. There was one in the last Robert Edward Auction that went for $3,250.00 . Both that one and mine have the same black metal base. This is the first one I've seen with the shorter wood base. Of course the 19th century cast iron Darktown Battery penny bank, Lot 852 is and always will be one of the most classic antique baseball display pieces. The circa 1910 Tuxedo Tobacco advertising sign (maybe a trolley car sign), , Lot 1046, featuring the popular Detroit Tigers manager Hughie Jennings is a rare and important sign. Jennings was one of the few, perhaps only, that got along with Ty Cobb as his Manager. The 19th century woven silk Stevengraph Lot 630, tall. Lastly Lot 157, the 1907, 22" by 22" framed pillow cover featuring a Cornell football motif is quite nice. This or another example offered was featured on page 1 of my 2005 National story.
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sold for $1500.00 |
c.1929 Figural baseball pitcher trophy |
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sold for $500.00 |
John O'Brien Basketball Granger tobacco advertising display sign c.1950s. Large 20"x33" die cut cardboard advertising display |
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sold for $425.00 |
c1900 Rah Rah cloth football tobacco pouch |
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sold for $1,200.00 |
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sold for $2,000.00 |
19th cent. Darktown Battery bank, |
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sold for $950.00 |
Original c1960, 96" wide x 40" tall, wood advertising sign from Texas minor league stadium |
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sold for NOT POSTED |
19th cent Baseball silk Stevengraph, 6 1/2" x 2 1/2" |
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sold for $3,800.00 |
c1910 Hughie Jennings Tuxedo Tobacco cardstock advertising sign, 21" X 11" |
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sold for $600.00 |
1907 Cornell football pillow cover, 22" x 22" |
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sold for $2,300.00 |
c1880 Heubach porcelain baseball pitcher figure |
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sold for $2,900.00 |
c1880 Heubach porcelain baseball fielder figure |
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sold for $2,600.00 |
c1880 Heubach porcelain baseball batter figure |
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sold for $175.00 |
c.1905 Harvard football player lithographic poster |
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sold for $2,600.00 |
c.1915 Huge Winchester Sporting Goods football advertising display three panel cardboard display 40"x54" |
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sold for $750.00 |
c.1915 Winchester Sporting Goods multi sport advertising display |
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sold for $125.00 |
c.1915-16 Cheney University African American football team cabinet photograph Mounted 8"x10" |
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sold for $375.00 |
Lot of three pieces of vintage sports decorative porcelain - c.1905, 5" tall Illinois football mug - two "Les Sports" porcelain plates c.1870s-80s featuring wrestling and rowing scenes |
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sold for $250.00 |
c.1910 Color lithograph baseball poster with batter and catcher 18"x24" |
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sold for $175.00 |
c.1920 Spalding National League baseballs display box twelve count box contained John Heydler National League baseballs. |
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sold for NOT POSTED |
1928-29 Basketball bronze trophy plaque by Dieges & Clust. |
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sold for $200.00 |
c.1910 Thos. Maddock's Son's Co bowling motif porcelain 12" tall beverage pitcher and six 6" tall mugs |
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sold for $140.00 |
c.1944 Gabby Hartnett public service poster 24"x36" |
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sold for NOT POSTED |
1936 "Babe Ruth's Baseball" board game |
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sold for $1,100.00 |
Vintage turnstile attributed to Ebbets Field 27"x33"x39" |
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sold for $300.00 |
c.1950 Yankee Stadium "Lucky Strike" cardboard color advertising sign 23"x33" |
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sold for $350.00 |
Ralph Kiner "Sealtest Ice Cream" die-cut cardboard advertising display 33" tall |
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sold for $2,000.00 |
c.1900 open spoke leather football helmet |
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sold for $700.00 |
Lot of three Red Grange football items 1. 1926 "One Minute To Play" Red Grange 11"x14" color lobby card 2. "One Minute To Play" hard cover book, original dust jacket 3. c.1925 metal framed menu display |
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sold for $425.00 |
1918 Sepia tone panoramic baseball game photograph. 9"x42" framed |
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sold for $950.00 |
1908 "Fans" baseball photographic display piece attributed to the Maryland Terrapins. 18"x21" framed |
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sold for $175.00 |
"One to Tie, Two to Win" dogs playing baseball color lithographic calendar c.1911. 17"x19" on cardboard |
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sold for $2,100.00 |
c.1905 color lithographic baseball pillow cover with Nap Lajoie, 18" square |
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sold for $5,750.00 |
c.1900 painted metal Stall & Dean baseball equipment advertising display scoreboard 19"x27" |
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sold for $600.00 |
c.1930 Babe Ruth "Home Run Special" model baseball |
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sold for $1,100.00 |
c.1930 Baseball porcelain humidor 8" tall |
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sold for $400.00 |
c.1930 Detroit Tigers figural doorstop 8" tall |
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sold for $110.00 |
c.1950 Baseball decorative quilt |
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sold for $150.00 |
c.1940 Pair of Mickey Mouse related pillows w/ baseball |
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sold for NOT POSTED |
c.1940 "Hit a Homer" baseball coin operated game 22" tall |
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sold for $1,100.00 |
c.1890 Baseball decorated occupational shaving mug |
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sold for $1,700.00 |
c.1910 Connie Mack Phila. Athletics pennant 24" |
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sold for $275.00 |
1963 "Learn How To Pitch Strike-Out with Sandy Koufax" board game. |
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sold for $1,800.00 |
1966 Mickey Mantle cardstock advertising display sign. 17"x22" |
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sold for $100.00 |
1884 "Our Base Ball Club" hard cover book |
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sold for $500.00 |
Collection of five important antique baseball related hard cover books 1. 1910 "Won in the Ninth" by Mathewson, 2. two volumes 1912 "Pitching in a Pinch" by Christy Mathewson 3. 1900 "A Ball Player's Career" by Cap Anson 4. 1911 "America's National Game" by Spalding |
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sold for NOT POSTED |
c.1887 Allen & Ginter tobacco poster display composite, 15"x17" scrapbook page featuring various pieces taken from an Allen & Ginter tobacco card advertising posters. Features baseball, boxing, billiards, and Victoriana. |
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sold for NOT POSTED |
"Goodwin Tobacco Base Ball Album: Champions 1888". Complete "round" album, featuring album pages depicting the star baseball players of the day. Total of 10 interior pages each measuring 8" round |
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sold for $11,000.00 |
c.1930s-40s Joe DiMaggio signed photograph by George Burke . 8"x10" sepia tone |
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