The Norman Rubenstein Collection

Small curved glass showcase by Nashville Showcase Co. Nickel, 15.5" x 10.5" x 12" Ex. cond.

Belding's silk revolving spool cabinet - oak, 32" tall x 16" square. Very good cond.

1890's crystal showcase, Alliance, OH - rotating, used in drug and confectionary stores/oak cabinet/copper flash trim and base. Very rare. 71&qu...

C-roll oak desk, 66"W x 41"T, Ex. original cond.

Old oak desk chair, swivel/rocker. Ex. original cond.

Three Peerless lollipop scales - Red/White/Blue porcelain over cast/mosaic foot plates - red is the rarest. All three in good original cond.

Pair of Buffalo Brewing Co. embossed paper signs, 11.5" x 23.5". Some minor restoration to one corner, otherwise Ex. cond.

Black Cat Shoe Polish tin clock, Nonesuch Manufacturing Co., Limited, Toronto. 17" x 23" We have only seen one other. Extremely rare, some...

Mansfield small pepsin gum display case - rare, glass/oak base. 11.5"T x 3" square.

Salesman sample tombstone in original wood carrying case - circa late 1800's. The only one we have ever seen.

Fire engine bell with eagle finial, chrome, mounted on wood base, 12"T x 12" diameter. Ex. cond.

Wood pull toy, U.S. Mail #27, 12"L x 6.5"T. Ex. Cond.

Diamond Dye cabinet - "The Governess," beautiful wood cabinet with tin front. Ex. cond. with minor scratches to front.

Honest Scrap Tobacco store tin, 18" x 12" x 14" minor rust with a few dents & scratches, otherwise very good cond.

Game fine cut tobacco store tin. J.N.O. J. Bagley & Co., Detroit, MI. 12" x 7.5" x 8." Minor scratches, otherwise very good cond.

Nickel/silver rack of gambling markers, $5-$500 - 6 each. Like new cond.

Wood rack of gambling markers, $5-$1000, like new cond.

Wood rack of gambling markers, $5-$1000, like new cond.

Gamewell Fire Alarm & Telegraph Co. alarm bell - walnut cabinet, pat. June 7, 1881, 12" x 8.5" with a 6" bell. Ex. cond.

Gamewell Indicator firehouse alarm gong. Walnut cabinet - Gamewell Fire Alarm & Telegraph Co. 48" x 18" with a 15" bell. Ex. cond.

1914 Coca-Cola "Betty" calendar, 13" x 32" some minor wrinkles, otherwise Ex. cond.

Very rare paper sign for Quaker State Oil depicting boys skinny dipping. 63" x 40" including the frame. Very good cond.

Salesman sample water pump fit in mason jar for display purposes. 13" tall. Works.

Salesman sample 29 pc. Sacristy Set in original box made in France. 24" x 14." We think this could be very rare

Oak china cabinet with 4 shelves and 3 curved glass doors - gargoyles on each side/hand carving above door "Man of the North" in center. 7...

Adam's Gum showcase - curved glass/oak. Very good cond.

Fairy Diamond Dye cabinet - very rare - vivid color - full interior with all labels intact. Sliding doors on back - Cherry wood. Some slight flaking t

Rare counter top for Diamond Dye sign on 3 legged claw foot base, ornate frame with underglass advertising of colors & washer woman. Forbes - Bo...

Paper poster for Noix de Coco for pudding, pie & pastry. Donaldson Bros. Lithographer, 5 points, NY. 28" x 21." Fold creases, otherwis...

Jennings flavoring extract showcase. Oak with original etching. 17" x 18" x 12." Very good cond.

Unusual, one of a kind slot machine stand. Made from radio speaker & parlor stove base.

Globe Co. accountant's book & sorting case with Co., 82" tall x 42" wide. Ex. cond.

Cast mechanical bank "Always did 'spise a mule." original paint. Very good cond.

Jones & Hill gum display case - curved glass/oak. 17.5" x 7" x 9.5." Very good cond.

Two cast iron banks, black Americana, man & woman. Woman is missing bottom plate to hold money in. Good cond. With original paint.

Belding's spool cabinet - mahogony/glass/3 drawers. 16" x 33" 16" Ex. cond.

1877 Currier & Ives original fire department certificate presented in 1885 to village of Glens Falls, NY - stamped with city seal. 18" x 24...

Very early wood tricycle, approximately 24" long. Very good cond.

Lightning Scooter Sled - wood/steel. Approximately 24" long. Good cond.

"Electric" straight razors/strops display case. Curved glass/German silver and glass/original etched glass 21.5" x 29" x 21"...

Quarter sawn oak cabinet/property of the IB Company - drugstore, general store or liquor store/ball and stick rail around top/professionally refinishe

1922 Winchester Calendar - H.G. Edwards, artist. Original metal bands, 15" x 26" Ex. cond. With minor wrinkles.

Baccarat oak table. Heavy construction, unusual leg design. Early (possibly original) felt. Ex. cond.

Mother of pearl gaming chip set - NGM, 1/5/10/2-20/25/50, all monogrammed on back. Said to have been once owned by prominent Cuban.

"Round Oak Stove" advertising sign - Vitrolite corner sign. One of only four known. 16" x 22.5" Ex. cond. with original copper ...

Glendora Coffee tin 3 pound, Denver, Co. Minor scratches, otherwise very good cond.

Mount Cross coffee tin, 3 pound, Denver, CO., Minor scratches, otherwise very good cond.

Pickwick Coffee Tin, 3 pound, Kansas City, MO. Minor scratches, otherwise very good cond.

Pair of late 40's child's rubber boots with Gene Autry decorative cameo at top. Small cracks at top of boots, otherwise like new.

Large "Case" eagle. A stunning Case Implement Company Mascot in cast iron. Approximately 58" tall with original base.

Late teens panoramic black & white photograph of Baltimore, MD fire department. 5' x 10"

1917 Westin House pedestal mount gyrating fan. Brass cage & blades. Extremely rare, professionally restored.

1909 Hawthorne Vane oscillating fan. Brass cage & blades. Professionally restored.

Tin store display cabinet for Feen-A-Mint laxative. 16" tall. Minor scratches.

3 dimensional cardboard display for J. & J. First Aide Products with original composition doll with bandages on his arm & legs. 18" x 1...

Tin & cardboard hanger for Castle Hall Cigars. Rare. 1 sided cardboard 12" x 10", 2 sided tin 27.5" x 10". Tear in cardboard...

Small glass showcase, 15" x 5.5" x 10" good cond.

1921 Western Ammunition Poster - entitled "The Warning" original bands - top & bottom. 16.75" x 30" near mint cond.

Chuck-O-Luck, nickel plated cast iron & bakelite. 11" tall. Shows some rust & loss of nickel.

Chuck-O-Luck black & red Bakelite. 9.5" tall. Very good cond.

Chuck-O-Luck buckskin color swirl Bakelite. 12" tall. Very good cond.

Chuck-O-Luck black & red Bakelite. 10" tall. Very good cond.

Chuck-O-Luck black & red color Bakelite. 9.5" tall. Ex. cond.

Chuck-O-Luck buckskin & red color Bakelite. 10.5" tall. Ex. cond.

Wayne Knit hosiery store display, 42" tall. Cast iron decorative base. Chicago, Ill.

"Mobil" gas pump globe. Two piece glass. Ex. cond.

Country store Rice's seed display with seed packets, embossed tin front, folds flat. Very good cond.

Sanford's Ink store display cabinet - ashwood/original advertising on 3 sides. 20" x 34" x 14" Ex. cond.

Koken barber shop hat rack. Porcelain base - nickel plated brass rack, 75" tall. Ex. original cond.

Northwestern "33" gum vendor. Red porcelain base. Original cond.

Tobacco cabinet - out of early pool hall/saloon. Leaded glass center door/hideaway compartment on each side/original brass hinges/mixed woods/cash reg

Fancy walnut dresser cabinet. Sit on top of a dresser for hat or gloves.

1907 Champion Harvesting Machines calendar, 13.5" x 28" Ex. cond. with some wrinkles. Original bands.

Oak showcase with pedestal and secret door, 74" x 34"W by 18"D. Ex. cond.

Salesman sample water heater by Humphry's with original case. Doors open to expose burner/copper coils/legs are brass, 10"T x 2.75" di...

1918 Toledo style 1605 F open face hanging produce scale. Professionally restored.

Hop-A-Long Cassidy clock by Galter Products, Chicago, Ill. Ex. cond. Works.

One pint White Mountain Jr. ice cream freezer. Very good cond.

Los Angeles Wine Company stoneware jug - Spokane, WA. 9.5" tall, minor chips on bottom edge.

186 Liberty silver dollars - various conds.

40 Morgan silver dollars - various conds.

19 Eisenhower silver dollars - very good to mint cond.

104 Mercury dimes - various conds.

160 Indian head pennies - various conds.

Watling treasury slot machine with vendors, 25 cent, circa 1936 SNL6177. The 25 cent treasury is very rare. Professionally restored.

Porcelain Peerless deluxe aristocrat lolli-pop 1 cent scale. Ex. original cond. except for recast coin door. Resided in the Route 66 Greyhound bus dep

"Occident" store sample display showing various stages from wheat to flour. Tin. 14" x 9" Ex. cond.

Buchanan & Ivall's tobacco sign. Extremely rare and colorful. 28" x 22" Ex. cond.

Very rare canvas sign for "I.W. Harper Whiskey" in 34", there are four small holes in the canvas that have been repaired.

Two Dietz King fire dept. lanterns for Seagrave Co., Columbus, OH. Good cond.

Two Dietz King fire dept. lanterns, nickel plated brass. Good cond.

Two Dietz King fire dept. lanterns. 1) America LaFrance Fire Engine Co., Elmira, NY. 2) Missing bale has red reflector.

1920's Mobil Oil gargoyle curb sign on original embossed base. 24" diameter.

F.F.O.G. spice rack from Country store - extremely rare - all oak with lift door on top to restock, 35" x 23" Ex. cond.

CI pedestal coffee grinder - original paint with yellow stripping/nickel plated hopper/cast iron/plate Stimpson Scale & Electric Co., Northville...

SM Bakelite roulette wheel in original case. Includes chips, layout, dice, dice cup, cards, dominoes, cribbage board. Wheel 8", case 14" x...

SM Bakelite roulette wheel by Brevette, Paris, France. Includes approximately 200 chips, no layout, in original carrying case. Circa 1930's. Ex....

SM Bakelite roulette wheel in original case. Josa James, NY. Including 200 chips/layout, circa 1930's. 10" wheel. Ex. cond.

Very early walnut card press - marked on brass screw A. Ball & Bros., Chicago. Holds 10 decks. 11" x 5" x 3.5" Ex. cond.

Adjustable oak shelf display, 38" x 24" Ex. cond.