"FUN-BOOKS" PREMIUM SIGN PROTOTYPE ORIGINAL ART.
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Winning Bid:
$242.73
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, July 12, 2018 9:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, July 12, 2018 9:00:00 AM)
Item Description
12.75x21.75" vellum sheet attached to artboard has colorful mixed media original art for proposed premium sign advertising 1950s "Fun-Books" premiums. Prototype sign includes images of eight different books (one shown "Actual Size"), w/titles including "Just-For-Fun Games, Our Pets Animal Fun Book, Party Fun Book, Santa's Own Fun Book, How To Be A Junior Detective, Things For Boys And Girls To Make, Wild West Pack O'Fun" and "Fun Parade Play Book." Concept art on covers include Halloween jack-o-lantern, Santa Claus, etc. This concept was used many times over the years by a variety of cereal companies w/books issued as cereal box inserts. Sign has hand-lettered text noting "Boys! Girls! Look! You Can Get 8 Of These Colorful, Exciting, New Fun-Books Free" w/art of generic product box at lower right. No product is specifically mentioned. Additional text notes "Filled With Games, Puzzles, Riddles, Codes, Pictures To Color, Quizzes, Cartoons, Joke, Novelties, Etc." Heavy vertical fold at center w/horizontal fold as well. Sheet shows some rippling to bottom right quarter as applied to artboard. Scattered handling wear and dust soiling. Fine overall. Unique. From the archives of premium creators Sam & Gordon Gold and comes with LOA.
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