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ESTATE & ANTIQUES AUCTION
VICTOR HUGO SIGNED LETTER & ETCHING, BENJAMIN HARRISON 1888 SIGNED NOTE, SLAVE ADVERTISING, CIVIL WAR NEWSPAPERS, PAPER EPHEMERA, BLACK AMERICANA, BLACK PHOTOGRAPHS & HISTORY BOOKS, ADVERTISING, CHILDREN’S & RR BOOKS, TRAINS & ACCESSORIES, EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION OF WORLD FAIR MEMORABILIA FROM 1800’s/1900’s RARE ROYAL DOULTON SUGAR & PLATES, STERLING & PEWTER, LARGE SCALE STRUCTO FIRE ENGINE, TOYS & BARBIES, LIVING ROOM, DINING ROOM & BEDROOM FURNITURE, TOOLS, LAWN & GARDEN, ETC.
TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2007 at 4:00PM
Long Green Vol Fire Co., 4506 Long Green Rd, Glen Arm, MD 21057

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Paper Ephemera, Books & Art: Victor Hugo signed letter & etching, Benjamin Harrison 1888 signed note, early George Washington & Ulysses S. Grant oval etchings, vintage black photographs & history books, slave advertising, indentured servant documents, 1779 Joppatowne prison document, assorted 1700’s documents, old deep-well wood-back framed photograph, World’s Fair photographs & books, framed “Resting before the Ball”, framed resolution signed by Dukakis, “Book of the Fair 1893”, “Ed. Of the World 1865”, “Art & Artists of All Nations”, RR books, photography books & children’s books, oriental advertising calendars, assorted prints, paper ephemera, postcards, playing cards & so much more.

Victor Hugo signed letter & etching (photos at right--click photos to enlarge): Signed Victor Hugo letter written from Guernsey (where the author lived while in exile)--translation of note:
Hauteville House - The 18th July 1868
I am sending you, Madam,
all my happy wishes
(with) these two notes - joining friends
you have held me in
just one family, the home
of the sculptor: Christine – who
is redoing it famously;
I am happy about it/this
and I thank you for sending
a reblossoming of our joy
about my last visit to Guernsey.
_____ in gratitude/respect
my old friend in great affection.
Victor Hugo

With appreciation to: Martha B. Harris & Ellen Marr
for translating this document from the original French.

Miscellaneous Collectibles: EXTRAORDINARY collection of World’s Fair & Exhibition Memorabilia from 1800’s and 1900’s including glassware, sterling silver items, tapestries, photographs, books & many unique items, Pan American Exhibition cloth, Black Americana, figural juicer, accordions, Sessions 8-day clock, Spartus electric “China Hutch” kitchen clock, Beseller enlarger & darkroom equipment, British Watney Beer ashtray, Delft & North Caroline souvenir pitcher & bowl sets, cow creamer & lidded sugar, Kennedy paperweight, 1966 Baltimore Orioles pennant, 1963 Pitt/Navy game pennant, British cigar & Coca Cola advertising coasters, Coca-Cola tip tray, tin cookie cutters, farm animal doorstop, handmade birdcage, birdhouses, clear spike reamer, brass fire hose nozzle, vintage fire extinguishers, vintage fireplace shovel, match safe, hearth teapot w/lid, French glass candle globe, Mosser fiddler clown, Currier & Ives Christmas Village houses, miniature tea set, house & animals, piano salt & peppers, bell collection, oriental mud figurines, oriental egg, Japanese silk screen, Japanese console set, Ottenheimer Brothers butcher scale, early wood & metal egg carriers, wooden soda cases, advertising tins, Security Safe Deposit miniature cast iron safe w/combo, hammered aluminum trays & casseroles, brass deer, brass tray, Graniteware colander, pans & bowls, country apple masher, farm & country kitchen collectibles, Wagner skillet, German handmade baskets, wicker & grass baskets, vintage shoe form & stretchers, rubber set shave brush & box, Western Electric sewing machine w/wood cover, Mardi Gras & St. Patrick Day tokens, 1970’s LP records, assorted CD’s & more.

Trains, Toys & Dolls: HO trains, kit cars, accessories & track, Huntington Model Works HO scale model kits, RR books, Structo large scale fire engine, 1950’s Erector set in OB, Duncan Imperial & advertising Yo-Yo’s, vintage Globe Union #36 steel clamp-on street skates, Tootsie Toys, nursery rhyme decorated spinning top, pressed steel trucks, GI Joe footlocker, Barbie “Registered Nurse” in OB, Barbie “Sparkling Pink” in OB, assorted Barbie outfits, accessories & books, oriental dolls, doll collectibles & more.

Glass, Porcelain & Pottery: Rare Royal Doulton sugar & plates, yellow Depression glass cup, pink Depression glass basket, World’s Fair glassware, pink, cobalt & copper lustre pieces including Old Castle & Gray’s Pottery, Marigold Carnival glass bowl & hat, amber press glass salad plates, footed goblets & wine glasses, ruby to clear & crystal cruets, caster set, art glass & crystal bowls, crystal knife rest, glass horse bookends, clear glass serving pieces, crystal toothpick holder, hand-painted & crystal pitchers, hand-painted Victorian china, Wedgwood Queensware, W. German Kaiser, Good Luck & French Floral pin dishes, Royal Standard cups & saucers, Royal Stafford cups & saucers, Paragon cups & saucers, Winterling Bavarian saucers, Purinton “Mountain Flower” plate, James Kent “Metropolis” plate w/salt dip, portrait plates, Roseville 389-10 basket, California Pottery leaf dish, 2-tone bean pot w/lid marked USA, vase w/matching pedestal, assorted bottles & more.

Silver & Pewter: World’s Fair sterling silver items, Web sterling 2-piece boy’s boxed brush & comb set, sterling demitasse spoon, sterling salt & pepper, sterling weight candlestick, sterling weight bud vase, Rogers silver-plate flatware & ice bucket w/insert, Web pewter 2-piece girl’s boxed brush & comb set, pewter & glass tray & more.

Furniture, Household & Electronics: Mahogany Bedroom set, round mahogany framed mirror, 1930’s deco-style server, old oak 2-glass door book cabinet, oak table & chairs, Chippendale-style settee, Child’s green alphabet table & chair, child’s vintage oak chair, bentwood rocker, white painted chest, white wicker chair, green painted chair & stool, (4) bar stools, stacking tables, magazine stand, marble-top ashtray table, vinyl sofa, settee, chair & recliner, baker’s rack, 3-sided glass wall cabinet, wall mirrors, oriental figural lamp base, pole lamp w/agate base, dragonfly lamp, Swan speakers & stands, Onix amplifier, Marantz pre-amp, VCR/DVD player, Sony turntable, Fisher stack stereo, vacuum, assorted cookware, miscellaneous household & more.

Tools, Lawn & Garden: 1978 Puch moped w/low mileage, pipe wrenches, Myers OK wood gear block & tackle, keyhole saws, wood brace, old metal/wood handle meat hooks, old level & hand drills, sheep shears, machinist calipers, English J. Relfe signed wood plane, Bayside whetstone, Huffman long spout ½ gallon oilcan, assorted tools, tennis rackets, plant stands, concrete St. Francis & more.

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Preview: 2:00 PM.

TERMS: Cash, known/established check. 10% Buyer’s Premium. Visa/MC available. 5% MD Sales Tax. All items are sold “AS IS”. Good food to be served by fire department volunteers.

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Robert L. Isennock, Sr., Auctioneer & Appraiser
Cindy T. Isennock, CAI, ISA, Auctioneer & Appraiser
John Gasparini, Auctioneer & Appraiser
Don Roberts, Auctioneer & Appraiser
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