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VINTAGE 1950’S ORIGINAL MID-CENTURY PAUL EVANS BRONZE ART

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This is a wonderful vintage 1950’s bronze original art from Paul Evans. It is unsigned, I could not find initials or signature. This came from estate of person who had known Paul in PA in late 1950’s early 1960’s and was a gift.   It is a super nice piece, It measures almost 7″ weighs over 25lbs solid bronze.   An American born furniture designer, sculptor and artist, , who is famous for his contributions to American furniture design and the American Craft Movement of the 1970s, and with his work with the influential American manufacturer Directional Furniture. His creation of metal sculpted furniture set him apart.

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1910 GOLD GILLETTE RAZOR SHAVING KIT

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 This is a wonderful vintage 1904 gold Gillette razor shaving compact kit.   The first safety razor using the new disposable blade went on sale in 1903. Gillette maintained a limited range of models of this new type razor until 1934 . This is one of their first models! The quest for a better way to remove facial hair or to shave has taken many twists and turns over the centuries. The years between 1800 and 1900 have been coined the “Golden Era” of the straight edge razor. Men went to barbers to have their mustaches and beards carefully trimmed. Interchangeable blade-razor sets and “seven-day” sets were popular in the 1800s.

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1960 IDEAL WIND-UP TOY ROBOT MR MACHINE

20140211_298 One of my favorite toys!  1960 Ideal Toy the Mr. Machine.   I played hours with this big guy.   Mr. Machine was a robot-like mechanical man wearing a top hat. His body has a giant windup key at the back. When the toy is wound up it walks, swinging its arms and repeatedly ringing a bell mounted on its front; and after every few steps emit a mechanical “Ah!”, as if it were speaking. The toy stood about 18 inches tall (roughly 46 cm).    The gimmick of Mr. Machine was that one could not only see all of his mechanical “innards” through his clear plastic body, but one could also take the toy apart and put it back together, over and over, like a Lego toy or a jigsaw puzzle.

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VINTAGE JACQUES COUSTEA ROLLEIFLEX 3.5 UNDERWATER CAMERA ROLLEIMARIN FRANKE & HEIDECKE

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This is a wonderful vintage Rolleiflex 3.5F camera with original booklet and leather case and a Rolleimarin rollei-Werke Franke & Heidecke- Braunschweig deep under camera device.   This came from estate of man who worked with Jacques Cousteau for many years and filmed many adventures with him. This has not been opened The outside pieces contorl inside camera, very cool item and historical.   The entire piece weighs up to 20 lbs. Very nice shape.

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19th CENTURY CLOISONNE’ ART VASE FLOWER VASE

20140211_007    Beautiful small 19th century cloisonne art flower vase, stunning colors and shape. Cloisonné is an ancient technique for decorating metalwork objects, in recent centuries using vitreous enamels, and in older periods also inlays of cut gemstones, glass, and other materials. The resulting objects can also be called cloisonné. The decoration is formed by first adding compartments to the metal object by soldering or adhering silver or gold wires or thin strips placed on their edges. These remain visible in the finished piece, separating the different compartments of the enamel or inlays, which are often of several colors. Cloisonné enamel objects are worked on with enamel powder made into a paste, which then needs to be fired in a kiln.  This one is gold metal and was made for the wealthy for the period.  The technique was in ancient times mostly used for jewellery and small fittings for clothes, weapons or similar small objects decorated with geometric or schematic designs 

 

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1900 NATIVE AMERICAN INDIA RUG

20140123_0491900 cir.  Native American Indian made rug.  Navjo rugs and blankets  (Navajo:: diyogí) are textiles produced by the Navajo People of the four corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly regarded and have been sought after as trade items for over 150 years. Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been big important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, “Classic Navajo serpes at their finest equal the delicacy and sophistication of any pre-mechanical loom-woven textile in the world.  You can see the craftsmanship in this piece color and design.

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VINTAGE 1900 RARE ANTIQUE NATIONAL CASH MONEY REGISTER

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAEarly National Cash Register.  It weighs over 200+ pounds.  It is a work of art works great!  A unique fact NCR was founded in 1884 and acquired by AT&T in 1991.  NCR is one of the first modern American companies, introducing new an aggressive sales methods of business techniques. They established the first sales training school in 1893, and introduced a comprehensive social welfare program for his factory workers.  over 100 years later look where we have grown into almost very little money exchange.

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1953 #1 ISSUE PLAYBOY MARILYN MONROE RARE!

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Great shape, framed! in the shop!  In  December 1953, 27-year-old Hugh Hefner published the very first Playboy magazine. This first edition of Playboy was 44-pages long and had no date on its cover because Hefner wasn’t sure there would be a second edition. In that first run, Hefner sold 54,175 copies of Playboy magazine at 50 cents each. The first edition sold so well because Marilyn Monroe was the “Sweetheart of the Month” (which was thereafter termed “playmate”). On the front cover of the first edition of Playboy, Marilyn Monroe appeared waving her hand. Inside, Marilyn Monroe bared it all in the centerfold. (Monroe did not pose nude specifically for Playboy; Hefner had purchased the picture from a local printer who made calendars.) This first edition of the magazine is also the only Playboy that does not have Hugh Hefner’s name inside. On the first page, Hefner humorously wrote, “We want to make it clear from the very start, we aren’t a ‘family magazine.’ If you’re somebody’s sister, wife or mother-in-law and picked us up by mistake, please pass us along to the man in your life and get back to your Ladies Home Companion.”

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