Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2618BLocation: BostonDate / Time: October 28, 2012 10:00AM
Description:
Chromolithograph Eagle and American Flag and Stencil-decorated "VICTOR" Carpet Sweeper, Sherman & Noyes, Boston, Samuel F. Leach, patent date 1876, hardwood handle on sheet metal and wood sweeper with gilt-stenciled manufacturer's marks prominently on the red-painted cover, the interior of the container affixed with maker's printed paper label, and containing printed copy of Leach's patent, ht. 44, wd. 14, dp. 7 3/4 in.
Provenance: Purchased at Skinner, The Paul and Margaret Weld Collection, August 13, 2000.
Estimate $300-500