Edison Home Kinetoscope (1912-1915), early motion picture device. Plaque inscription reads: Manufactured by Thomas A. Edison Inc., Orange, N.J., U.S.A., Serial No. 1358. 9 7/8" H x 5 7/8" W x 16" D. 12 lbs. CONDITION: "As is" condition, surface wear, projector arm appears to be missing, lacking case. Refer to photographs.
Lot 847: Large Group of Regina Music Discs – 418 disks
Group of 418 Regina Music Box record discs, 15" diameter, various titles and artists. Early 1900s and later. Sold "as is." A little more than half appear to be contemporary copper discs made by Porter Music Box Company of Vermont, while the rest are older zinc or steel discs made by Regina Music Box Company […]
Lot 845: Regina Music Box & Disc
Regina double-comb music box having mahogany case with columns and inlay, resting on bun feet, works stamped #55794. Inner lid with paper label having Greek female surrounded by cherub decoration, marked lower right "Copyright 1896 by the Regina Music Box Co." and retailer tag reading "C. J. Heppe & Son Philadelphia". Includes crank and one […]
Lot 846: Regina Music Box w/ Currier & Ives Print
Regina double-comb music box having an inlaid mahogany case and bun feet, works stamped 53758. Inner lid with Currier & Ives lithograph depicting a family greeting the father upon his arrival home. Includes crank and one 15" wide disc with the tune "I'll Be There Mary Dear". 12 1/2" H x 21" W x 15 […]
Lot 844: Charles Evans Vaudeville Poster
Chromolithograph Vaudeville poster titled "Charles E. Evans Hyde & Behman's Comedy Club", lithographed by A. Windisch. Depicts Evans in blackface holding and pointing at a satirical newspaper reading "Evening Booze". Photo copy of Evans biography from "Monarchs of Minstrelsy" by Edward LeRoy Rice, 1911, with additional ink inscriptions, en verso. Housed under glass in a […]
Lot 843: Group of Minstrel Ephemera, 7 items
7 Minstrel Ephemera and Musical Memorabilia items: 1st item: J.W. Johnson's Old Reliable Virginia Minstrels broadside, 29-3/4" x 11-1/2" framed. 2nd item: Banjo-Octette 1892 Hamilton Minstrels advertising poster with photo of band and listing names of eight band members, 20-5/8" x 24-3/4" oak frame. 3rd item: Metal figurine of African-American trumpet player issued by Academy […]
Lot 842: Oil on Canvas, Edison's Phonograph
Oil on canvas painting, possibly an original illustration for an advertisement for Edison's home phonograph, depicting an elderly couple listening to a phonograph in their kitchen, the man seated and his wife singing while standing. The image was used on a chromolithographic advertising trade card for the Edison phonograph, copyright the National Phonograph Company, 1905. […]
Lot 840: 160 Arbuckle Ariosa Coffee Trade Cards
One hundred and sixty (160) chromolithographic Arbuckle Ariosa Coffee trade cards. 1-49th items: Forty-nine (49) Arbuckles' Ariosa Coffee state and territory map trade cards. Lithographed by the Donaldson Brothers, New York, circa 1889. The front of each card depicts a colored map of the state or territory with area and population statistics, surrounded by scenic […]
Lot 841: 562 Allen & Ginter Trade Cards
Five hundred and sixty-two (562) chromolithographic Allen and Ginter, Richmond, Virginia, trade cards. 1st-50th item: Fifty (50) "Great Generals" trade cards. Lithographed by George Harris and Sons, Philadelphia, 1888. The front of each card is titled with portraits of the generals before scenic vignettes. The back of each card provides a list of the generals […]
Lot 839: Old Crow Whiskey Figure & Documents, 3 items
Three (3) "Old Crow" Whiskey related items. 1st item: Papier Mache "Old Crow" Whiskey advertising figure, depicting a crow wearing a tuxedo and top hat and holding a walking stick, titled on the base. 16 1/2" H. 1st half 20th century. 2nd item: Four page, double-sided handwritten court case document involving Oscar Neville Pepper (Old […]