General Store Related Antiques &

Antique Advertising

and Display Pieces

Boye Countertop Needle Dispenser on Base w/ Parts Drawer   These were kept near the front counter to sell needles and accessories to the customers from.  It must have been in a very slow location as it is the fullest I have ever seen one of these.  There are little wooden needle holders under nearly every slot.  I would guess that there are 5--75, and everyone I pulled out had needles in it.  And the drawer with 2 levels has a large assortment of large things like shuttles and bobbins oil can parts screws, and more.   

The overall condition is pretty nice.  A bit faded in spots, but Nice.

I will not be selling individual needles or cases from this.

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Good+. ..... $275.00

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Alemite Sales Display Cabinet  I believe this company is still in business and was the inventor of, and still makes and sells, "zerk" fittings for lube and grease jobs.  Grease or lube jobs, a phrase that use to have a one meaning but has come to signify something else today.  I still remember crawling under a friend's car who I was trying to impress saying I could take care of the squeaking noises in the front end and that my lube job would be a bit different and more comprehensive than the one at the garage.  There were no fittings to be seen.  None.  The dawning of the New Age perma-lube.  Kind of like being charged extra for a lube job on a Toyota 4 wheel drive wagon that did not have any zerk or lube fittings.  That is where the idea of different or a double lube job comes from. 

The condition of this display cabinet is super with 98% of the paint and decoration.  A nice piece gas / oil memorabilia.

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Good ..... $95.00

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Putnam Dye Sales Display Cabinet  This countertop point of sale display cabinet is in pretty nice condition.  There is some discoloration from minor rusting  but in general it seems stable and not a "growing" problem.  On the front is an image of General Putnam giving the Redcoats the universal signal of ------, or maybe he is just waving goodbye.   I have no idea what that has to do with dyes, but there must be a message or story somewhere in it.  Perhaps the Ritt dye company was being run by a Brit and this was Mr. Putnams way of making a statement.  Also included is a box full of the original dyes in their packages if you want them.    A neat piece of advertising.     Click for Pic     Click for Pic      

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Good ..... $125.00

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Hershey 1Cent Candy Dispenser  This countertop or wall hung Hershey chocolate candy dispenser is in very nice condition.  I do not have the key.  It is not dented, broken, or damaged and it appears to be all original.  Have you heard they no longer want to put chocolate in their regular chocolate bars?  Have you ever tried some of that 20.00 lb. real chocolate that comes from boutique shops these days?  This thing marks the end of an era ------ One cent candy, not in your lifetime. One a day keeps the doctor away and the heart pumping.    A neat piece.     Click for Pic     Click for Pic      Click for Pic     

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Good+ ..... $175.00

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Mason Root Beer Advertising Thermometer   This Litho painted  thermometer is in pretty good condition.  The thermometer is present and seems to work.  There is a bit of paint on the edges, but the face is very nice with no areas of damage.  Their claim was that it was just like out of the Keg.    Click for Pic       

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Good+ ..... $175.00

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Simmonds Saws Knives & Files Advertising Thermometer   This wooden painted  thermometer is in pretty good condition.  The thermometer is present and seems to work. 

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Good+ ..... $125.00

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