"SURBRUG'S BEST MAKE PIPE TOBACCO" GLASS STORE JAR WITH WOODEN CASE.
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Winning Bid:
$172.50 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014 1:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, November 12, 2014 1:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #213 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1062 in auction 213
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Item Description
Nicely made hinged-lid wooden case w/felt-covered interior/insert (w/lock but no key) holds 7.75" tall glass tobacco jar w/fitted glass lid. 1890s. Jar has mostly intact "Surbrug's Best Make Pipe Tobacco" paper label around it, w/even moderate aging and scattered rippling as applied. Label is Fine. Jar itself is Exc. Wooden case was likely used by a salesman as a presentation case. Moderate aging to interior w/oxidation to hinge screws, but exterior still displays VF. Nice example of an early tobacco jar in its rare original presentation box.
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