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,-,Double-Sided Hood's Sarsaparilla Rainy Day and Balloon Puzzle and Original Box

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Saloon/Brothel Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 USD and UP
,-,Double-Sided Hood's Sarsaparilla Rainy Day and Balloon Puzzle and Original Box
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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite#309
Reno, NV 89511
Thursday August22, 10am-6pm
* Preview also available by appointment

Live Auction
Friday & Saturday
August 23 & 24, 2013
9am PDT starting time, both days

Location
Atlantis Casino & Resort
Grand Ballroom #4
3800 S. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89502

Lot Pick Up
Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
Sunday August 25, 10am-1pm

c1891-For lovers of antique advertising and puzzle collectibles, this lot is a great find: A complete, 15" x 11", double-sided cardboard puzzle. One side depicts a 2-horse team pulling a small "Hood`s Sarsaparilla Cures" buggy with driver. The background shows a Hood`s Sarsaparilla Laboratory building, and an elderly gentleman with an umbrella is waving as the team trots by. The puzzle is very colorful and finely detailed. The reverse image is printed in blue on a natural background, and shows a "Hood`s Balloon Puzzle" that also advertises Hood`s Sarsaparilla. A young family is watching a Hood`s Sarsaparilla balloon taking off across a field. Again, the image is very detailed (count the feathers on the chickens!) and the ad is charming. Copyrighted 1981 by C.I. Hood. The puzzle is not missing any pieces, but one edge piece of the laboratory is broken in half, one piece in the elderly gentlemen is missing a corner, and the piece showing a horse`s hocks is missing a 0.5" section. It`s common for these puzzles to be severely damaged and missing pieces, so this puzzle is, by comparison, in much better condition. Included in this lot is the original 7" x 4.75" x 0.75" box, printed on front with diagrams of the completed puzzles. The lid is missing one edge, and the box overall is in fairly rough condition. A great lot! HKA#64240