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With Twenty Coats of Paint.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 140.00 USD
With Twenty Coats of Paint.
1917 sales catalogue of Marion-Handley, "The Six Pre-Eminent," (Jackson, Mich.), 4 x 6, 32 pp., olive and black on light grey cover, black and palest mint on eggshell matte enamel text. (The cars were exclusively offered in "dark olive green, striped with gold.") Profusely illustrated. Red cover imprint of dealer "Chicago-Briscoe Co...." J.I. Handley's message at front, terming his car "a hand-made piece of art...an abundance of tone, style, and little niceties which discriminating motorists like...." Describing twenty coats of paint and varnish on the body, and nine on the chassis. Center signature pulled from rusted staples, few light ink(?) drops on outside back cover, light wear, else fine plus. Once boasting John Willys among its investors, the impressive plant - illustrated in centerfold - was sold at auction in Feb. 1918. Likely the final catalogue issued. Very scarce.