Terry Bond Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Great stuff showing up here! Thanks to everyone who contributes items many of us have never seen before. Here is an unusual item - a tip tray as used in a tavern advertising the Dort Automobile. This one was perhaps never used and is exceptionally clean and in superb condition. It's about 4 1/2" diameter. While advertising tip trays were fairly common in their day and are highly collectable now, advertising on them associated with automobiles seems quite scarce. Also shown is another great tray from my collection showing a lady motorist taking a break for a drink of something refreshing. Although it advertises a bread company, the motoring related image is fantastic. Terry 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert G. Smits Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Great stuff Terry. I have been collecting Breweriana for years and this is the first tip tray I have seen with direct automotive advertising although a lot of Breweriana used generic automotive themes like your second example 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroPetro Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike McCandless Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Uncommon piece. A real plymouth globe. Why is it upside down? See the picture included. Most of these are reproductions that you find. This is a 16.5" which is the original size, happy to own it now. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike McCandless Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Will need to get a wood frame for this. Not everything has to be mint! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 i do like that early Chrysler & De Soto Service sign. It'll look fantastic in a distressed wood frame! It has character! Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert G. Smits Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 I continue to be amazed by the price of advertising we would have walked by at a swap meet 25 years ago. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert G. Smits Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 Looking for a chain saw manual in one of my file cabinets a few days ago and came across this program for the 1966 London to Brighton run. Excellent shape and suspect it had to be a reprint but I can find no printing information. 266 cars registered although there is a notation that the police will only allow 250 vehicles to start. Also included is a short history of each of the 99 different makes. Very interesting For Steve M there were 12 Curved Dash Oldsmobiles entered. If our library does not have this it will be going there soon before I misplace it again. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert G. Smits Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 More file cabinet goodies: A station could order 1000 for $2.70 back in the day! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert G. Smits Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 DUPONT antifreeze sales kit. Another example of inflation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert G. Smits Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 (edited) Lumbermans Mutual was founded in 1912 to cover sawmill workers and their families. According to court filings they were still insuring automobiles in 1998. This advertisement dates back to the pre 1920 era. The backing is heavy wood measuring 11 by 15 inches . Edited July 22 by Robert G. Smits Correction (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroPetro Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebuicknut Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 What's the back look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroPetro Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 The Hudson "flicker" button has a regular plain pinback; the small Studebaker pennant has no writing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 The felt pennants are neat. I've collected them for years. Most have been just chance discoveries in antique markets or swap meets. Here are a few of mine - 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebuicknut Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 3 types out of the 5 different colors of the Tucker Employee badge 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert G. Smits Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 Railway Express advertising. 10 by 14 inches. Tin with embossed image and lettering. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike McCandless Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 Love the Dodge Bros pennant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 On 7/23/2024 at 10:12 PM, Robert G. Smits said: Railway Express advertising. 10 by 14 inches. Tin with embossed image and lettering. That's a great sign Bob-nice find. Looks like it's on tin? For many years it was all about porcelain stuff. I always thought tin, even some cardboard signs were nicer because of the more detailed graphics. There were some beautiful porcelains out there but always beyond my price range. Tim and cardboard on the other hand I could afford. Glad I started collecting when I did. Terry 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebuicknut Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 Edward G. Buddy employee badge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert G. Smits Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 Christmas in July! For years I have been walking around a small box in my CC storage unit marked “weather bird shoes lighted sign I think”. Found this when I opened it. 10 by 14 inches. Metal can is 4 inches deep. Works perfectly. What I would give to be organized like Terry Bond!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubcap-collector Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 I have been unpacking and reorganizing my hubcap collection from a move and took this nice picture of some random American makers 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Wow, great collection! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert G. Smits Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 (edited) Frank A Seiberling founded Goodyear Tire & Rubber company in 1898 naming it after Charles Goodyear the inventor of vulcanized rubber. He served as the company president until 1921 when the company was reorganized and he and his brother Charles resigned and founded Seiberling Rubber Company .In only six years the company rose from 330th to 7th place in the tire industry. They were acquired by Firestone in 1965 which ultimately became Bridgestone. SSP on heavy metal 2ft by 6ft Edited August 6 by Robert G. Smits clarification (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert G. Smits Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 On 7/25/2024 at 12:25 PM, Terry Bond said: Glad I started collecting when I did I'm with you Terry. I would hate to be starting my collection now. I probably have 250 -300 cardboard advertising pieces most of which are non automotive. Some of the artwork is great. Unfortunately there is not a forum to share them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroPetro Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert G. Smits Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Love your Buick sign. Any idea on age? What is the composition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroPetro Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Robert it is a composition material. Some think it’s WWII but I think a little later, probably Korea era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert G. Smits Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 (edited) Moving stuff around in the car building this AM. This porcelain has been sitting behind a row of file cabinets for years as it wasn’t “good enough” to hang. Purchased in the mid 90’s at a farm auction along with a group of pristine signs. I offered it to a friend for $100 at the time so I wouldn’t have to haul it home. DSP measures 54 inches. Both sides shown. What would it bring at auction today? My times have changed. I think I will hang it up. Edited August 24 by Robert G. Smits addition (see edit history) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted August 25 Author Share Posted August 25 Really neat sign - huge! thanks for sharing the view! Walt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroPetro Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 (edited) Edited August 26 by RetroPetro (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 Cast iron IHC disc about 3 inches in diameter and about 3/8 inches thick. Has obviously been repainted at some time and has 1939 cast into it. Anyone help identify exact use? I assume for a tour of ............? Heavy piece to use as a give away souvenir so do not think it applies to that. You don't want to drop this on your foot! Great for crushing the shells on walnuts to open them up..........instant cure for insomnia ( clunk) or possibly take to a car show and bounce off a hood to signify the car has been judged............🙃 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 This little sugar bowl from my collection is only the second piece of Automobile club of Detroit memorabilia I've seen. I also have a small plate. I'm sure there are other pieces out there somewhere but I've not found them yet. The Automobile club of Detroit was founded in 1902 by John Dodge, Ransom E. Olds and Henry Ford. Originally held on private property on Pine Lake in Michigan, it was simply a private group who liked to camp away from the city. Later, they were able to purchase the property they used and a club-house was built. It was expanded to accommodate additional special guests, and by 1917 a golf course had been added and it became an exclusive membership club. With an ever increasing emphasis on golfing, the course was expanded and the name of the organization was changed to the Pine Lake Country Club. It still exists as an exclusive members only country club. Although it actually has little connection to the automobile industry other than the three founders, these items are a piece of the club's history. Surely such objects were replaced when the name was changed in 1921. Was the rest destroyed? Sold off? or just pilfered as souvenirs? Any other pieces out there? Terry 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike McCandless Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 What a great story and cool piece of history 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3macboys Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 I just picked this up today in a box lot from an auction. Admittedly, I had no idea that it was in there and I had picked up the lot to part out but this little piece is a keeper. In the pictures it just looked like some sort of 6 inch ruler of some sort as they only had one picture with the number side facing up. Once I got it in my hands it was instantly a keeper. It's a profit/pricing tool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3macboys Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 A couple more recent small finds. I can't find any information to date the poker chips so if anyone else has any information I'm happy to learn And then this pencil that was put out by the Imperial Automobile Insurance Company But it's more than a pencil This last picture is not great as I zoomed in too much on my phone - it looks like a small bulb is in the opening Now if someone can explain how you use it, again I'm happy to learn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod P Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 Interesting spark plug testing pencil there 3Mac. But, you would have to sharpen to a point to expose pencil lead. Then I think, light end to distributer lead of running car, (pull off one plug) and pencil lead end to top off earthed spark plug. Or maybe there is/ was a plug tester available for single plugs, that provided electricity. Years ago, a prank was to draw a pencil line on spark plug from top to bottom, which bypassed plug and made it 'temporarily' non functional. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike McCandless Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 Very cool brake fluid holder I recently got. It swings so you can refill a smaller container. Never seen one before. Going to leave it exactly as is. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3macboys Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 I just picked up this silk banner about a week ago. It is from 1959 and Canadian market only. Envoy was a brand that GM introduced selling Vauxhaul and Bedford sourced products in Canada starting in 1959 until 1970. It does have some condition issues, but hey, don't we all! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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