The Jim Main Collection and other Selected Items

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Showtime Auction Services presents an important Live Auction featuring the Entire Collection of Jim Main, Yucaipa, California along with other selected items from prominent collectors. To order a full color 200 pg. catalog please call (316) 721-5236. It will include Rare and Unusual items from these categories: Country Store, General Store, Petroliana, Veterinary, Wave Crest, Signs, Trays, Tins, Clocks, Old Store Product, Store Displays, Coin-Op, Gambling, Slot Machines, Trade Stimulators, Saloon, Soda Fountain including a large collection of Coca Cola, Drug Store, Apothecary, Salesman Samples, Toys, Banks, Pedal Cars, Early American Oak Furniture, Showcases, Safes, Padlocks, Handcuffs, Ribbon Cabinets, Spool Cabinets, Dye Cabinets, Coffee Grinders, Cash Registers, Scales and Much, Much more. This is undoubtedly the finest collection of early advertising that has ever been offered for sale. Many of the signs in the auction are one of less than 5 that exist.

NOTE: This auction offers a live auction floor and we invite everybody to come to ANN ARBOR, MI to join us for the weekend. Hope to see you there.
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Apothecary Trade Symbol1117 - Apothecary Trade Symbol
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Mortar and pestle Apothecary Trade Symbol on cast iron base. Excellent condition. 36 inches tall X 17 inch diameter.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,900.00) = 2,900.00
 
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Three section Apothecary Show Globe1118 - Three section Apothecary Show Globe
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Three section Apothecary Show Globe. No chips or cracks. 35 inches tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to tschwingha.. for (600.00 + 120.00BP) = 720.00
 
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Apothecary Jar1119 - Apothecary Jar
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Apothecary Jar. No chips or cracks. Approx. 16 inches tall.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to bidbaddict for (175.00 + 35.00BP) = 210.00
 
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Apothecary Show Globe, Original Bracket1120 - Apothecary Show Globe, Original Bracket
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Apothecary Show Globe with original hanging bracket. No chips or cracks in original condition. 17 inch globe.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to dais for (250.00 + 50.00BP) = 300.00
 
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Rare Pharmaceutical Grinder1121 - Rare Pharmaceutical Grinder
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Very Early Cast Iron Pharmaceutical Grinder, Excellent Condition. 21 X 5 inches.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to tschwingha.. for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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Military Field Rescue First Aid Box1122 - Military Field Rescue First Aid Box
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Very Early Military Field Rescue First Aid Box, complete with cloth wrap instructions and masc. supplies. Like new condition, box marked 3BK. Closed 2
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Pharmacy Balance Scale1123 - Pharmacy Balance Scale
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Pharmacy Balance Scale, dark wood and marble. Excellent original condition.
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (75.00) = 75.00
 
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Model 1 National Cash Register1124 - Model 1 National Cash Register
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National Cash Register Model number 1 serial number 540176. A fine example of this rare and desirable model which was made in NCRs Canadian factory an
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,500.00) = 4,500.00
 
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Rare Hopkins and Robinson Cash Register1125 - Rare Hopkins and Robinson Cash Register
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Hopkins and Robinson Cash Register. Extremely Rare Victorian designed cash register by the Hopkins and Robinson Mfg. Co. of Louisville, Kentucky. In a
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,000.00) = 4,000.00
 
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Ornate National Cash Register Stand1126 - Ornate National Cash Register Stand
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Ornate National Cash Register Stand that was specially designed for the 1893 Worlds Fair. NCR had an original in their Archives Department and commiss
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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Model 47-2 National Cash Register1127 - Model 47-2 National Cash Register
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Model number 47-2 National Cash Register, serial number 283772. Semi-rare double drawer cash register with highly desirable and much scarcer Renaissan
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to chitown1946 for (2,500.00 + 500.00BP) = 3,000.00
 
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Model 552 EL-5F National Cash Register1128 - Model 552 EL-5F National Cash Register
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Model number 552 EL-5F National Cash Register, serial 1391039. Sold March 1914 to Klines, Corvallis, OR by E.M. Howard. The Ultimate Floor Model resto
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to timerecord.. for (6,500.00 + 1,300.00BP) = 7,800.00
 
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Model 6 Cash Register, Ritty Design1129 - Model 6 Cash Register, Ritty Design
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Model number 6 Cash Register. Museum piece obtained out of NCRs Archives Department. Extremely Rare and significant. One of the earliest cash register
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to chitown1946 for (12,000.00 + 2,400.00BP) = 14,400.00
 
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Model 2 National Cash Register1130 - Model 2 National Cash Register
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National Cash Register Model 2. Serial number 14075. Extremely Rare Early Wood Cash Register with honeysuckle inlay design. Sold in 1889 this machine
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (7,000.00) = 7,000.00
 
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KT Nickelodeon by J.P. Seeburg Piano Co.1131 - KT Nickelodeon by J.P. Seeburg Piano Co.
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KT Nickelodeon by J.P. Seeburg Piano Co. Oak Cabinet and Stained/Leaded Glass Windows. Circa 1910 to 1930. Complete and all original excellent working
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to harmon-e for (16,000.00 + 3,200.00BP) = 19,200.00
 
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Swifts Fertilizers Die Cut Porcelain Sign1132 - Swifts Fertilizers Die Cut Porcelain Sign
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Swifts Fertilizers Die Cut Porcelain Flange Sign. A couple of minor chips on the edge, both sides otherwise excellent original condition. 18 x 27 inch
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,100.00) = 2,100.00
 
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Rare De Laval Porcelain Flange Sign1133 - Rare De Laval Porcelain Flange Sign
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Rare De Laval Cream Separator Porcelain One sided Flange Sign. Yes, a one sided flange. Go figure! Gorgeous graphics and colors. Some minor chips arou
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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De Laval Porcelain 2 Sided Flange Sign1134 - De Laval Porcelain 2 Sided Flange Sign
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De Laval Cream Separator Porcelain Two sided Flange Sign. Chips around the edges otherwise excellent condition.18 x 25 1/2 inches.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,600.00) = 1,600.00
 
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De Laval Porcelain 2 Sided Flange Sign1135 - De Laval Porcelain 2 Sided Flange Sign
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De Laval Cream Separator Porcelain Two Sided Flange Sign. Near mint condition. 18 x 26 1/2 inches.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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Minneapolis Harvester Works Paper Sign1136 - Minneapolis Harvester Works Paper Sign
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Minneapolis Harvester Works Paper Sign, Clay and Richmond Lithographers. Framed under glass, excellent original condition. 16 1/2 X 23 inches only.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to illinoisag.. for (1,000.00 + 200.00BP) = 1,200.00
 
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