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Group of Nautical Ephemera
4/12/2014 - Americana: Live Salesroom Auction
An assembled group of nautical ephemera, including a bronze doorstop of a three-masted ship, a Jefferson Island Salt advertising bronze bust on a milk glass stand, a tin lithographed wall pocket of a sailor (used to hold matches), and a brass gimbaled oil lamp with plate for wall mounting. Lamp marked Perko; door stop 9.5 x 11.75 in.

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From the Estate of Kenneth Erwin, Portland, Michigan
Sold: $60.00
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Lot # 370 - Amish Crib Quilt
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Lot # 707 - A Pair of Pressed Steel Train Cars
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Lot # 261 - Redware and Stoneware Jars and Jug with Manganese Decoration
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Lot # 520 - Sterling Horse Show and Trap Shooting Trophies
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Lot # 12 - Midwestern Amber Blown Bottle
American, 19th century. A large Midwestern amber blown glass bottle with globular form, corked and having pontil scar; ht. 12 in.  > Item Details
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Lot # 764 - Group of Illustrations
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Lot # 537 - Scrimshaw Whale's Tooth with Woman
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Lot # 315 - J.W. Fisk Morgan Stallion Weathervane
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Lot # 390 - Painted Oval Bentwood Pantry Boxes
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