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Lot 79:
Description
C-18803
Group of four early 20th-century American print advertisements, representing a cross-section of consumer, industrial, and lifestyle marketing from the pre-war period. The lot includes a Firestone Non-Skid Tire advertisement with bold typographic layout and tire cross-section graphics; a Chandler Six automobile advertisement promoting luxury motoring at economy cost, illustrated with period figures and a touring car; a Coleman Self-Heating Iron Model No. 4A instruction card detailing gasoline operation and maintenance; and a Dental Snuff promotional notes booklet advertising "Dental Scotch Snuff, " unused and dated 1932, incorporating a built-in calendar for 1932-1933. Together, the pieces reflect early mass-market advertising strategies spanning automotive, household technology, and tobacco-related products. The Dental Snuff piece functions as a branded memorandum booklet rather than a loose advertisement, produced as a giveaway item to reinforce product identity and everyday use. All items are printed on period paper stock with era-appropriate typography and illustration styles, offering strong visual documentation of American commercial design before mid-century modernization.
Condition varies across the lot. The Firestone and Chandler Six advertisements show edge wear, corner softening, light staining, and mounting holes consistent with display use. The Coleman instruction card exhibits toning and scattered spotting. The Dental Snuff notes booklet remains unused, with clean interior pages and intact binding, showing only light age toning. Overall wear is consistent with age, with no major losses affecting legibility or graphic impact.
Protective Covers: 8.5" x 11
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