Gutta Percha / Thermoplastic RARE advertising item

Pedestal Ice Tub, American Brilliant Cut Glass, Rare Advertising Item, 4.75"x 9.5"x 6.5", "Dry Monopole Champagne" Advertising Is Featured On One Blank Panel On One Side Of Tub, Blank Is Cut In A Hobs

ANTIQUE DAGGUEROTYPE PHOTOGRAPH WITH GUTTA PERCHA THERMOPLASTIC CASE WITH HONEYCOMB & PICNIC - 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" / ASSORTED LARGE CABINET CARDS PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDING WEDDING & CHRISTENING - LARGEST IS 6

Title: Collar Box with Gutta Percha Lid mark Scovill Mfg. Co. circa 1850 Provenance: Antique collar box with a gutta percha -- thermoplastic -- lid.; I listed this under "photographic," because the bo

Empty case with images of fireman on front and back of brown 6th plate gutta percha / union / thermoplastic case, both front and back exterior of case decorated with fully dressed fireman holding bull

Half plate ambrotype portrait of a seated gentleman posed with his top hat on pedestal, cased in brown 6 1/4" x 5 1/4" gutta percha / union / thermoplastic case, both front and back of case decorated

Lot of 5 19th century, gutta percha / union / thermoplastic cases with decorative fronts and backs, one without an image, 1 7/8 x 2 1/8". No issues.

19th century gentleman's ambro type image (faded) in a perfect "like new" brown 5" x 4" gutta percha / union / thermoplastic case, gilded liner with US Federal shields at each corner, both front and b

Lot of 3 gutta percha / union / thermoplastic cases with picture frame molding borders - small case with flying angel carrying baby in her arms, interior with image of young man, 3 x 2 1/2", good cond

Black gutta percha / union / thermoplastic case with multiple sprays of vining flowers on front and back sides surrounding a large basket of flowers on tabletop - 4-section interior, one with paper la

Thermoplastic (Gutta Percha) period Civil War Snuff Box. Features the likeness of Gen. Sherman. His hand applied with gilding. No cracks chips or breaks of any sort and the hinge is tight. MEASURES 4"

2 antique tintypes in gutta percha Union case - rare post mortem tintype of deceased young girl & young boy & girl together - both measuring 4.25" l x 3.25" l in excellent condition. Union case is by

This box frame, or "union case," as they were called, is an amazing example of one of the many ways gutta-percha, an early thermoplastic made from tree sap imported from Malay in the 19th century, was

Selection of five American molded thermoplastic gutta percha daguerreotype Union cases, some with images, 1850s, comprising a case with scrolled cartouche and gilded and velvet fitted interior, a rect

A lot of rare American paper advertising items for Harpers Bazar 1913, Rockville Center Annual 1915, The New York Times Worlds Fair Section, Pabst Beer, and more. Also includes a Duncan Sister show po

A lot of vintage rare American paper advertising items for Black and White Scotch whisky, Rigaud's Mary Garden perfume, Waterman's fountain pens, needlecraft, Faultless balloons, Evinrude motors, Mura

A lot of vintage rare American paper advertising items. Two advertisements distributed by Ridgewood Savings Bank, circa the mid 20th century. A Dickison's Lotion advertising cardboard with Wakes up Sl

Rare American gutta-percha cross. [Cross: 3 1/4 x 2 1/16 x 9 1/6 inches; Chain: 17 inches long]. In good condition.

SIZE 8 1/2, CIRCIA 1860-1890'S, ENGRAVED WITH THE INITIALS B.R. IN SCRIPT.IN EXCELLENT ANTIQUE CONDITION. GUTTA PERCHA WAS USED FOR MOURNING JEWELRY BECAUSE IT WAS DARK AND EASILY MOLDABLE. ESTIMATE $

2.5 FT Eagle Rare Bourbon Advertising Mirror. This item requires third-party shipping or pickup arrangements to be made. Dimensions: 33 x 31 x 2

Item: Victorian Gutta Percha watch chain with working lock Size/Dimensions: 8 inch Please note that this lot has a confidential reserve. When you leave a bid in advance of the auction, submit your max

Littlefield, Parsons & Co, 1/2 Plate Daguerreotype, In Rare Civil War Gutta Percha Union Case, Ca. 1850, H 4.75" W 6" Depth 1" | The visible image measures H 3 1/4" x W 4 3/8". The case measures H 4.7

4 Rare Photo Thermoplast Gutta Percha Cases, mostly Daguerreotypes, possibly an ambrotype included, the largest in a rococco cover with extended hinges with a quarter plate oval of a woman, a case wit

6th plate tintype of two adults and twenty five children at the beach, all in wonderful period costumes. The photo is set in an unusual thermoplastic -- sometimes called gutta percha -- frame with rai

5 Rare American 19th Century Photo Thermoplast Gutta Percha Cases with Images; a rare image of a seated Columbia with Shield between Paddle Steamboat and Train with Dag inside, a "Child in a Tree Farm