"MAPL-FLAKE" WHEAT BRAN CEREAL ADVERTISING CLOCK.
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Starting Bid:
$172.50 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 10:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, November 15, 2016 10:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #219 - Part I
Value Code:
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Item Description
6.75x7.75x4-3/8" deep tin litho advertising clock has lithography on three sides and exposed back w/clock mechanism. Clock advertises Mapl-Flake Mills cereal "Mapl-Flakes." 1920s. Large maple leaf at center w/product name emblazoned across it. Cereal bowl at each hour. Lower right has portrait of "The Wheat Girl" who is described as "The Sweet Girl." Litho areas of clock show obvious and heavy aging/wear, w/aging more noticeable to sides. Left/right edge show significant loss of paint as does upper left of clock face. Clock itself does not work. Good. Rare.
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