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Trio of Curiosities, AK

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:175.00 USD Estimated At:350.00 - 500.00 USD
Trio of Curiosities, AK
IMPORTANT NOTE ON BUYERS PREMIUMS:

Lot 100 to 343 have a premium of 15%.

The rest of the sale is 19.5% as noted in the listing.

Lot Pick Up: Holabird-Kagin Americana,
3555 Airway Drive Ste #309,
Reno NV 89511,
Sunday - December 9, 10am-4pm
c1900s - Lot of 3 fascinating curios. 1) A 5.5" long metal pin with a flat back and lightly ornamented front featuring a stylized plant or flower of some kind. One end of this item is pointed, like a teasing needle, while the other end bears what appears to be a very small scoop. This item is either a hair pin, or perhaps some sort of pharmacological spoon. The reverse bears Chinese characters. 2) A 1.25" diameter ivory (perhaps walrus) pendant from Alaska with a brass ring hanger and three small gold samples affixed through the center. Almost .25" thick. 3) This 1.5" diameter advertising mirror is for "J. Walkers/ California/ Vinegar/ Bitters/ The Great Blood Purifier/ Sold by All Druggists". The glass reverse bears 6 cracks and the reflective material has worn away. The front is gold-toned and rusted through in several places. Accompanying this mirror is a 3.75" x 6" photocopy of an advertisement for J. Walker`s Vinegar Bitters. The ad claims that the bitters "are not a vile fancy drink made of poor rum, whisky, proof spirits, and refuse spirits…that lead the tippler on to drunkenness and ruin". The ad also recommends the bitters be taken to treat "dyspepsia, indigestion, headache, pain in the shoulders, coughs, tightness of the chest, sour eructations of the stomach, bilious attacks" and other maladies including "skin diseases", "pin, tape, and other worms" and "female complaints". For the curious collector, this trio of little mysteries is sure to please! -61812