A Group of Small Advertising Premiums
"Elastica Stands the Rocks" declares this wonderful
Victorian era celluloid advertising bookmark. A small boy in
a sailor suit rocks happily on his pure white rocking horse.
The bookmark reads Elastica Floor Finish - Mar-proof, Waterproof,
Durable. The essential finish for all floors, natural and painted.
Standard Varnish Works - New York - Chicago. International Varnish
Co. Limited Toronto. Measures 5.75" x 2" Excellent
condition. (Stock number 005Elastica) $125.00
Lovely young woman in a red dress reads quietly under the
light of a Welsbach lamp. The two-sided celluloid advertising
bookmark reads "You'll find the Pages soft and bright 'Neath
the brilliant Welsbach light." The reverse has a calendar
for 1901. Printed by The Whitehead & Hoag Co., Newark, N.J.
Measures 4.75" x 1.75" Excellent condition. (Stock
number 005Welsbach) $100.00
"Miller High Life - Milwaukee's Leading Bottled Beer."
(Reverse - "Drink Miller High Life Milwaukee's Leading Bottled
Beer Sold Everywhere - Ask For It - Brewed by Miller Brewing Co.
Milwaukee") Printed by The Whitehead & Hoag Co., Newark,
N.J. Doubled-sided celluloid advertising piece. Measures 3"
x 1.25" Excellent condition. (Stock number 005Millers) $100.00
"Cunningham Piano - Warerooms 1101 Chestnut St. Philadelphia"
(Reverse - "Buy The Matchless Cunningham Piano - We Offer
$10,000 For A Better Piano.") Doubled-sided heartshaped celluloid
advertising bookmark. Measures 1.75" x 2.25" Excellent
condition. (Stock number 005Cunningham) $55.00
"Thomas' Catgut - Sterility, Tensile Strength, Suppleness
- Every Lot Tested Bacteriologically." (Reverse - "F.
H. Thomas Company - New England's Leading Supply House for Surgeons,
Physicians, Hospitals. 689-691 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass.")
6" (and 15cm) Celluloid advertising ruler. Measures 6"
x .75" Excellent condition. (Stock number 005Thomas) $35.00
"The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, Richard
A. McCurdy, President." (Reverse - "The Mutual Life
Ins, Co., of New York. Head Offices, Nassau, Cedar & Liberty
Sts, N.Y.") Celluloid note pad. Measures 2.25" x 3.25"
Excellent condition. (Stock number 005Mutual) $35.00
Prudential Pin Tray. Approx. 2.5" x 3.5"
Some rubbing at border. (Stock Number 003ad1023) $30.00
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Herb Medicine Pills
for Constipation Sanative Wash. Tape Measure. 1.5" diameter.
Push button operation. (Stock number 005lydia1) $60.00
Pablum Cereals/Poly-Vi-Sol/Tri-Vi-Sol/Ce-Vi Sol Tape Measure.
1.5" diameter. Minor soiling. (Stock number 005pablum) $50.00
Welsbach Quality Mantles. Tip Tray. 4.25" diameter.
Some small rust spots on rim (visible in larger picture) (003adwelsb)
$55.00
Prudential Insurance Company. Needlethreader. Scratch
across front diagonally Approx. 2.75" (Stock number 003adp0122a)
$20.00
Prudential Insurance Company Pin Cushion. Approx. 2.5"
(Stock number 003adp0122b) $25.00
Barney's Perpetual Perfume - White Lilac, Beauty of the Lilies,
Rose Souvenir * Boston Mirror. Early advertising mirror has some
paper loss. Approx. 2" diameter. (Stock number 003adp0817a)
$25.00
"Use Fels-Naptha Soap" is embossed on the
bottom of this metal food grater. No, we have no idea what soap
and food scrapers have to do with one another. 9" tall x
4" wide. Loss of plate. (003Fels-Naptha) $25.00
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