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LOT 3185
Desirable Carved Wooden Cigar Store Native American Statue - Native American statues like the one offered here were extremely popular as signage for tobacco shops. This example depicts a Native American war chief dressed in a war bonnet,
a gold necklace, a green tunic with red and yellow feathers, blue feathered pants, and black moccasins. The right arm clutches a bundle of cigars, while the right hand is held at eye level. The statue stands
on a brown painted stand with one foot raised. The war bonnet on the statue conceals a hole in the top of the head which likely allows for weight to be added (a funnel is included). The work is unsigned. The statue stands 74 inches
tall, 18 inches wide, and 17 inches deep.
CONDITION: Very good
with storage and handling marks, a few repairs at
the waist and on the outstretched arm, scattered age cracks, and vivid coloration. This carved wood figure would be right at home in any gun room or advertising collection! Estimate: 5,000 - 7,500
LOT 3186
Documented Tobacco Company Shipped Colt Model 1877 Lightning Double Action Revolver with Factory Letter - Serial no. 135554, 38 Long Colt cal., 4 1/2 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, hard rubber grips. The accompanying factory letter states the revolver was shipped on August 13, 1902, to Continental Tobacco Co. of New York City for Florodora Tag Co. of Chicago, Illinois, with a 4 1/2 inch barrel in .38 caliber, blue finish, and type of stocks not listed. This was a fifty gun shipment. In the early 1900s American tobacco companies like Continental Tobacco countered counterfeit tobacco sales by placing metal tags in their tobacco products. These tags assure customers they were receiving correct products. As part of an advertising campaign tobacco companies offered gifts to customers who saved and sent in the tags. These tags could be redeemed for a variety of items including furniture, buggies, watches, boots, game tables, and firearms like this Colt Model 1877. Continental Tobacco partnered with Florodora Tag to oversee the redemption marketing campaign. The top of the barrel has the standard two-line address, and the left is marked with “COLT D.A. 38”. The three-line patent dates marking is on the left of the frame followed by the circled Rampant Colt. The matching serial number is visible on the frame, trigger guard, and back strap, and the assembly number “116” is inside the loading gate. It is fitted with a pair of checkered hard rubber grips. CONDITION: Extremely fine, retaining 85% bright original high polish blue finish showing holster wear and the grip straps thinned to a gray. The frame retains 75% original case colors. Grips are excellent, with overall sharp checkering. Mechanically excellent. A high condition Colt Model 1877 revolver used in a tobacco company’s promotional campaign. Estimate: 1,600 - 2,500
LOT 3187
Framed Bloch Brothers Tobacco Company “Camel Corps of the United States” Themed Mail Pouch Chewing Tobacco Advertisement Poster - The Bloch Brothers Tobacco Company of Wheeling, West Virginia, was founded by brothers Aaron and Samuel in 1879 and became known for its tasteful and widespread advertisements of its “Mail Pouch” chewing tobacco, which the company famously had painted on the sides of some 20,000 barns across the rural Ohio River Valley area. Advertisements also included themed informational posters, such as this example, which would draw in potential buyers with interesting scenes and humorous United States historical factoids. This specific exampled is themed after the “CAMEL CORPS OF THE UNITED STATES,” with an image of a wary U.S. cavalry officer attempting to steady himself on a disgruntled camel mount. A text box underneath the scene describes how for a brief period of time the U.S. attempted to use Arabian camels in the Southwest territories, but the animals proved too stubborn and were set free on the Arizona plains (Colt even made a Camel Gatling Gun of which few are known and very valuable!). A legend underneath reads “Today men of vision chew MAIL POUCH TOBACCO.” Enclosed in a black frame measuring 42 x 29 inches. CONDITION: The poster is very fine with a few minor folding and creases, light edge wear, and scattered minor handling marks. The frame is excellent. A wonderful decoration for your gun room! Estimate: 1,500 - 2,500