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LOT 44
Very Fine
Framed October
1928 Western
Cartridge
Company “Snow
Geese” Calendar
by Lynn Bogue
Hunt - Western
October 1928
calendar with the
top panel having
Lynn Bogue Hunt’s
“Snow Geese”
depicting a flock of
the aforementioned
waterfowl above
a sunset reflecting
off a body of
water. Beneath
the panel is text
reading “Western
World’s Champion
Ammunition
Western Cartridge
Co. East Alton,
Illinois, U.S.A.”
The lower panel
has the calendar
portion showing
September and
November flanking
October above
“The plant you rely
on when ordering
Western Products”.
To the left is a box
reading “Western
Super-X the shell
with Short Shot
String-gives greater
killing power and
adds 15 to 20 yards
effective range.”
and “Sheet brass,
bronze and nickel
silver developed to
meet the special
requirements of
difficult drawing
operations.” This
calendar is pictured
on page 23 of “A
Life’s Tapestry of
a Collector: The
Gamble Collection”
by George F.
Gamble and R.L.
Wilson. Fitted in a wood and burlap frame. Frame measures 19 inches x 32 1/2 inches.
CONDITION: Very fine with storage and handling marks, some minor peeled spots, and some light creasing. Colors remain vibrant.
Provenance: The George F. Gamble Collection.
Estimate: 2,500 - 3,500
LOT 45
Excellent Framed “The Warning” Western Cartridge
Co. Poster by H.C. Edwards
- Western Ammunition advertisement featuring “The Warning” by
H. C. Edwards depicting a moose standing as majesty over their surrounding woods as a trio
of ducks fly overhead. The lower left of the bottom panel displays the artist H. G. Edwards’ signature and is dated 1921. The bottom panel of the poster shows a box of .22 Long Rifle cartridges surrounded
by several
other Western
cartridges on the
left and a box of
Super X shotgun
shells with six
shells outside the
box on the right
with “Western/
Ammunition/
Super-X - Xpert
- Lubaloy -
Open Point
- Marksman/
Western
Cartridge Co.
East Alton, Illinois, U.S.A.” This poster is pictured on page 23 of “A Life’s Tapestry of a Collector: The Gamble Collection” by George F. Gamble and R.L. Wilson. Mounted in a wooden frame. Frame measures 17 3/4 inches x 31 3/4 inches.
CONDITION: Excellent with some storage and handling marks, two pin size holes in the bottom panel and a couple spots of minor discoloration. Overall colors are vivid.
Provenance: The George F. Gamble Collection.
Estimate: 1,500 - 2,500