The Historic 1840 Tucker House Bed and Breakfast Auction: A Distinguished Offering of Primitives & Antiques
Lot 23:
Description
This group of regional advertising collectibles focuses on businesses and events in the Louisville and St. Matthews, Kentucky areas. The collection includes a deck of promotional playing cards housed in a clear plastic case, featuring an illustration of the McMahan-Koch Motors dealership, a Studebaker dealer formerly located at 126 Breckenridge Lane. Also included are two 12-inch advertising rulers: one for St. Matthews Feed & Seeds listing garden and lawn supplies with a four-digit telephone number (TA 1530), and another for Lincoln Income Life Insurance Company featuring an illustration of their Louisville headquarters. A third 12-inch multi-scale advertising straightedge represents The Louisville Post and Herald-Post, bearing the maker’s mark for The Whitehead & Hoag Co. of Newark, New Jersey. The collection further contains a cast aluminum promotional ingot embossed with Reynolds Metals Company, three lapel pins including a 1994 Kentucky Derby Festival pin and a 1994 Pegasus Pin, an unstruck matchbook cover for Henry Sabel Painting and Decorating featuring an advertisement for the St. Elizabeth Picnic on the reverse, and a printed instructional slip from Federal Savings regarding lockbox operation. Lincoln Income Life Insurance Company Ruler: 12 inches St. Matthews Feed & Seeds Ruler: 12 inches The Louisville Post / Herald-Post Straightedge: 12 inches Reynolds Metals Company Ingot: 4.5 inches x 1 inch Playing Card Case: 3.75 inches x 2.75 inches Federal Savings Notice: 5.25 inches x 3.25 inches.
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