"SUPERMAN PAINT SET" LARGE & IMPRESSIVE BOXED SET.
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Winning Bid:
$506.00
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Bidding Ended:
Thursday, July 14, 2016 9:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, July 14, 2016 9:00:00 AM)
Item Description
12.25x16x1.75" deep cardboard box w/illustrated lid contains America Toy Works set No. 425, © Superman Inc. This company made two different Superman paint sets in this style box c. 1940. This is the smaller of the two sets they produced. We offered the larger set in our July 2015 auction and the differences are as follows - four 8x10" bw Superman pictures to paint/color instead of six 9x12" (also featuring different images), same small color mixing guide, same separate wooden artist pallet w/10 paint tablets instead of small wooden dishes w/paint tablets and illustrated die-cut insert (again featuring different Superman image; Superman breaking chains was featured on larger set, this set features image of Superman in flight) has 12 wooden dishes w/paint tablets as opposed to 22 in larger set. This set also features six crayons instead of 10 (set contains only the paper wrappers, which are aged/stained; no crayons as they had stained large portion of insert). Missing single tin litho water dish (larger set had two) and metal tray for paint mixing. Paintbrush present. Larger set also had die-cut sheet designed to hold sheets on underside of lid, this smaller does not include this feature. Paints show wear from use and contents exhibit moderate aging. Superman pictures to color have moderate aging and some staining w/spot of paint on top stapled sheet. VG. Rest of contents are VG-Fine. Box shows moderate wear w/tape or glue repairs at three corners of lid, fourth corner is split. Lid edges show wear w/paint touch-ups along top edge. Small inked price on main lid panel at upper right. Box bottom has inward warp to bottom w/two glue repairs to corners and a third corner split. Insert has 1x1.25" area of surface paper lift where tin litho water bowl was once attached and large area of staining at lower left from crayons. Box is Good/VG overall. All American Toy Works Superman paint sets are rare. Franco Toscanini Collection.
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