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Description:
"MOTHER'S/KOFFEE HOUSE" Advertising Basket and Assorted Contents, 19th/early 20th century, the red-painted metal basket with metal handle and printed inscription "MOTHER'S/KOFFEE HOUSE/CAMDEN, N.J." and the following items: two slate boards, two sled-form pencil boxes, a paint-decorated miniature sled, a wood and metal school book clamp, a brass-handled hook, a wrought iron dough scraper with wooden handle, a litho printed "Krispkrunch Peanut" can, a paint-decorated tole writing box, a miniature tin document box, two cookie cutters, a tin witch mold, a blue-painted cylindrical case marked "YALE," a wood sewing box/pincushion, a small sled-form pincushion, a small bellows, a painted noise maker, a wooden cat toy, a "WHO CATCHES WHO?" game, an "America's Greatest Blotter's" blotter, and a 1913 red silk 46th annual encampment Department of New Jersey Camden GAR badge.
Estimate $300-500
The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Keywords
metal handle, red-painted metal basket, YALE, metal school book clamp, paint-decorated miniature sled, paint-decorated tole writing box, World Health Organization, encampment Department, Department of New Jersey Camden GARStephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200
Paul O’Hara
Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3224
American Furniture & Decorative Arts
From the heart of New England, the American Furniture & Decorative Arts department regularly uncovers treasures with rich and enduring history and hosts auctions to world-wide renown.