Collection of ad illustrations and material from and by the artist George Ira Parrish, Jr. (Georgia, 1930 – 1992). Highlights include an original watercolor ad illustration with six different marketing scenes titled "Menu for Profit"; an ink drawing on wax paper depicting a Coca-Cola salesman conversing with a shop employee; two Coca-Cola watercolor illustrations, both […]
Lot 644: Coca Cola Vendorlator VMC33 Vending Machine
Coca-Cola 10-Cent Coin-operated Bottle Vending Machine, Vendorlator Mfg. Co., Fresno, California, model VMC 33, serial no. 33-40271, in original painted surface. Machine is operable but not tested for full functionality. 52 1/2" H x 25" W x 15 1/2" D. Circa 1954. Condition: Overall excellent condition with the original paint. Minor paint flecks to back […]
Lot 645: Coca-Cola Original Ad Illustration by George Parr
Coca-Cola archive including original watercolor art illustration on board by the artist George Ira Parrish, Jr. (Georgia, 1930 – 1992) titled "The Girl You Can't Forget" along with the final printed employee training brochure bearing the same title. The original illustration contains three comments written in pen that are incorporated in the final printed brochure. […]
Lot 642: Early Knoxville Tennessee Bus Schedule Roll
Early Knoxville bus schedule roll, comprised of a treated canvas with copper ribbing. Listing all the various bus stops in Knoxville, Tennessee, circa 1950's. Over 18 feet and 21 3/4" W. Note: The last Knoxville trolley ran in 1947. UT Medical Center first opened its doors on August 9, 1956 as the University of Tennessee […]
Lot 643: Circa 1915 Coca-Cola Embossed Sign
Circa 1915 Coca-Cola embossed sign "Drink Coca-Cola in Bottles 5 cents," with image of early bottle on left. 11 3/4" H x 35 1/2" W. Provenance: Consignor removed this sign in 1969 from a coal shute in a warehouse in Vicksburg, Mississippi once owned by the Biedenharn Candy Company. In summer of 1894, Joseph A. […]
Lot 639: Lennon Rolling Stone Magazine Cover, signed Leibow
Rolling Stone cover featuring a nude John Lennon posed in fetal position next to wife Yoko, signed by the photographer Annie Leibowitz and the editor of the magazine. This Leibovitz photograph was taken just hours before Lennon's murder. This became the only cover in the history of Rolling Stone to appear without additional content text […]
Lot 640: Andy Warhol's 1967 Index Book Pop Up
First printing and first edition of "Andy Warhol's Index (Book)" published by Random House / Black Star, New York, 1967. 11-1/4" H x 8-3/4" W Condition: Good condition with a loose spine. Nice flexi disk and balloon still intact. Some pages glued together in attempt to repair.
Lot 638: 1946 Yankees Signed Baseball w/ DiMaggio
1946 Yankee team baseball with 26 signatures including Joe DiMaggio, Phil Rizzuto, Red Ruffing, Snuffy Stirnweiss, Tom Henrich, Red Rolfe, Ernie Bonham, Ken Silvestri, Spud Chandler, Charlie Keller, and Aaron Robinson and others. Ghost signatures include Bill Dickey, Joe Gordon, and Joe Page. A Reach Official American League ball signed with a steel tip fountain […]
Lot 636: Early 20th c. Postcard Collection, Knoxville views
Collection of 41 vintage picture and souvenir postcards depicting Knoxville and Knox County, postmarked between 1906-1918. Examples include scenes of the University of Tennessee, Gay Street, Appalachian Exposition, and Chilhowee Park, as well as residential, industrial and commercial sites. Several with hand-tinted highlights. A few without writing or postmarks. Condition: Overall good condition. A few […]
Lot 635: 4 Victorian Windsor Castle Theater Programmes
Four framed original Victorian Lace-Paper Theatre Programmes or playbills for performances at Windsor Castle, with embossed Royal Coat of Arms, embossed and printed by Dobbs. Includes The Merchant of Venice (Dec. 28, no year cited), Hamlet (Jan. 11, 1849), The Stranger and Twice Killed (Jan. 18, 1849), and The Housekeeper and Sweethearts and Wives (Jan. […]