"BLACK-O-LENE" BLACK AMERICANA ENAMEL PAINT CAN.
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Winning Bid:
$139.15 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
3
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 1:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, November 20, 2013 1:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #210 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1270 in auction 210
Value Code:
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Item Description
3.5" tall by 2.5" dia. sealed can contains original enamel paint product (now hardened w/age). ©1923 J.F. Kurfees Paint Company of Louisville, KY. Can features stereotypical image of black man playing banjo w/"testimonial" reading "Dis Black-O-Lene Am Blacker Dem Me." Further text described product thusly - "A Jet Black Enamel Dries With A Gloss Finish And Recommended For: Fenders, Fire Fronts, Mantles, Coal Buckets, Gas Pipes, Etc." Lid has some scattered oxidation and sides of can show lt. scattered wear in the form of nicks/scratches and some scattered small spots of oxidation. .5" indent on large "Black-O-Lene" product name text. VG/Fine.
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