"BUY STAR SOAP" 4 DEXTERITY PUZZLES WITH MIRRORS INCLUDING BLACK FEMALE, CHINAMAN & ELDERLY COUPLE.
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Winning Bid:
$173.94 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
3
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, March 25, 2009 2:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #197 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 991 in auction 197
Value Code:
G/H - $100 to $400 Help Icon
Item Description
Each is 1-7/8" with a glass top cover and a mirror on the underside.  All include the name of the maker "The Schultze & Co." with the two on the left naming "Zanesville, Ohio" as the location and the two on the right naming "Cincinnati, O." as the location.  The Chinaman has pair of about .25" fracture marks on the glass at the extreme right edge but nothing actually broken and surface remains smooth to the touch.  The other 3 glass covers are Exc.  The Chinaman also has about 5% loss of silvering on the underside mirror and the elderly man has spots of silvering off to the extent of about 25%.  Each image is done in highly embossed tin and each piece contains small white balls to position in the eyes and mouths.  Images are all bright and clean.  Early 1900s.
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