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Antique Trade Stimulators

Early 20th Century Cast Iron Trade Stimulator Gladiator Sandal
Early 20th Century Cast Iron Trade Stimulator Gladiator Sandal

Early 20th Century Cast Iron Trade Stimulator Gladiator Sandal

Located in Ferndale, MI

Early 20th century cast iron trade stimulator . Cast iron foot with gladiator sandals.

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Early 20th Century American Greco Roman Antique Trade Stimulators

Materials

Metal

Truffle Pig, Large Articulated 1800s French Trade Stimulator
Truffle Pig, Large Articulated 1800s French Trade Stimulator

Truffle Pig, Large Articulated 1800s French Trade Stimulator

Located in Peekskill, NY

This five foot plus papier mâché pig was used as a fund raiser or trade stimulator. The brass

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Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Trade Stimulators

Materials

Paper

Cold Painted Bronze Nodding Child with Cigar, Trade Stimulator circa 1890
Cold Painted Bronze Nodding Child with Cigar, Trade Stimulator circa 1890

Cold Painted Bronze Nodding Child with Cigar, Trade Stimulator circa 1890

Located in London, GB

trade stimulators often selling matches, just the slightest breeze or movement gets him nodding his head

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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Trade Stimulators

Materials

Bronze

Early Eye Glass Trade Stimulator - Test Your Own Eyes Optometer
Early Eye Glass Trade Stimulator - Test Your Own Eyes Optometer

Early Eye Glass Trade Stimulator - Test Your Own Eyes Optometer

Located in Peekskill, NY

This is an early eyeglass trade stimulator... TEST YOUR OWN EYES. Its an Optometer that has a dial

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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Trade Stimulators

Materials

Steel

19th Century Apothecary Mortar & Pestle Countertop Trade Sign or Sale Stimulator
19th Century Apothecary Mortar & Pestle Countertop Trade Sign or Sale Stimulator

19th Century Apothecary Mortar & Pestle Countertop Trade Sign or Sale Stimulator

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Apothecary trade sign or sale stimulator in the form of a mortar and pestle in gilt wood. The

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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Trade Stimulators

Materials

Wood

Antique Early Gambling Folk Art Gaming Device, Holtz
Antique Early Gambling Folk Art Gaming Device, Holtz

Antique Early Gambling Folk Art Gaming Device, Holtz

Located in Forney, TX

Trade Stimulator" circa 1896, (displayed in the American Antique Museum, reference L2016.2501.010

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19th Century Folk Art Antique Trade Stimulators

Materials

Metal, Iron

Antique Chinese Architecture & Landscape Engravings, Ferrario China Views, 1815
Antique Chinese Architecture & Landscape Engravings, Ferrario China Views, 1815

Antique Chinese Architecture & Landscape Engravings, Ferrario China Views, 1815

Located in Langweer, NL

reports, and trade with Canton stimulated widespread interest in Chinese visual traditions. The first

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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Trade Stimulators

Materials

Paper

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The Caille brothers Jockey slot machine or trade stimulator
The Caille brothers Jockey slot machine or trade stimulator

The Caille brothers Jockey slot machine or trade stimulator

By Caille Brothers

Located in Miami, FL

The Caille Brothers of Detroit Jockey slot machine or trade stimulator. Our macihnes are all in the

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Early 20th Century American Antique Trade Stimulators

Materials

Oak

A Mills Bros. of Chicago Jockey slot machine or trade stimulator
A Mills Bros. of Chicago Jockey slot machine or trade stimulator

A Mills Bros. of Chicago Jockey slot machine or trade stimulator

By Mills Novelty Company

Located in Miami, FL

A Mills Bros. of Chicago Jockey slot machine or trade stimulator, stand is extra.Our macihnes are

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Early 20th Century American Antique Trade Stimulators

Materials

Oak

Truffle Pig, Large Articulated 1800s French Trade Stimulator
Truffle Pig, Large Articulated 1800s French Trade Stimulator

Truffle Pig, Large Articulated 1800s French Trade Stimulator

Located in Peekskill, NY

This five foot plus papier mâché pig was used as a fund raiser or trade stimulator. The brass

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Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Trade Stimulators

1926 Mills Target Practice Trade Stimulator Penny Drop Game
1926 Mills Target Practice Trade Stimulator Penny Drop Game

1926 Mills Target Practice Trade Stimulator Penny Drop Game

Located in London, GB

1926 mills target practice trade stimulator penny drop game We are proud to offer an untouched

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Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Trade Stimulators

Materials

Metal

19th Century Anglo-Indian Pair of Carved Wooden Spice Urns
19th Century Anglo-Indian Pair of Carved Wooden Spice Urns

19th Century Anglo-Indian Pair of Carved Wooden Spice Urns

Located in Dallas, TX

their demand for exotic herbs helped stimulate world trade. The word spice comes from the Old French

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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Trade Stimulators

Materials

Rosewood

An extremely rare Puritan trade stimulator by Cowper
An extremely rare Puritan trade stimulator by Cowper

An extremely rare Puritan trade stimulator by Cowper

Located in Miami, FL

An extremely rare Puritan trade stimulator by Cowper

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Early 20th Century American Antique Trade Stimulators

Materials

Iron

"the Grip Cigar" 19th Cent.trade Stimulator Cigar Cutter
"the Grip Cigar" 19th Cent.trade Stimulator Cigar Cutter

"the Grip Cigar" 19th Cent.trade Stimulator Cigar Cutter

Located in New York, NY

example of a 19th century trade stimulator made by the Grip Cigar co. This item would sit on the counter

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19th Century American Antique Trade Stimulators

Materials

Bronze

Smile Oversized Soda Fountain Bottle Advertising Orange Syrup
Smile Oversized Soda Fountain Bottle Advertising Orange Syrup

Smile Oversized Soda Fountain Bottle Advertising Orange Syrup

Located in New York, NY

. This bottle was a trade stimulator for the soda fountain to advertise its flavored syrups on or behind

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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Trade Stimulators

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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

$229,142Sale Price|33% Off

H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

By Henry Ward

Located in Amsterdam, NL

England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...

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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Trade Stimulators

Materials

Other

1800s Veterinarians Horse Gag and Cutaway Skull
1800s Veterinarians Horse Gag and Cutaway Skull

1800s Veterinarians Horse Gag and Cutaway Skull

Located in Peekskill, NY

This is an early medical school demonstration model. The horse skull on its own very interesting. It shows a professionally done cutaway of the skull showing the teeth below the gum ...

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Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Trade Stimulators

Materials

Bone

Very Large Ophtalmotrope
Very Large Ophtalmotrope

Very Large Ophtalmotrope

$7,500

H 38 in W 17 in D 19 in

Very Large Ophtalmotrope

Located in Peekskill, NY

What is an ophthalmotrope? An ophthalmotrope is an apparatus for demonstrating the movements of the eye and the action of the different muscles which produce them, consisting essenti...

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Early 20th Century French Industrial Antique Trade Stimulators

Materials

Brass

Life-Size Mannequin Attributed to Francois-Pierre Guillois, Late 18th Century
Life-Size Mannequin Attributed to Francois-Pierre Guillois, Late 18th Century

Life-Size Mannequin Attributed to Francois-Pierre Guillois, Late 18th Century

Located in Peekskill, NY

There hasn't been much information regarding this particular type of lay figure, indeed these are exceptionally rare, until fairly recently since the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge ...

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Early 19th Century French Industrial Antique Trade Stimulators

Materials

Wood

Rare Baby Grand Phonograph
Rare Baby Grand Phonograph

Rare Baby Grand Phonograph

$2,800

H 36 in W 26.5 in D 34 in

Rare Baby Grand Phonograph

Located in Peekskill, NY

This is an original Fern-O-Grand Co. Baby Grand Piano Phonograph. Mahogany baby grand piano style case stands on cabriole legs with Queen Anne style feet; the keyboard section opens ...

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Early 20th Century American Queen Anne Antique Trade Stimulators

Materials

Mahogany

Large Studio Portrait Camera
Large Studio Portrait Camera

Large Studio Portrait Camera

$4,200

H 58 in W 28 in D 36 in

Large Studio Portrait Camera

Located in Peekskill, NY

Cameras are not my expertise but we could not pass up on this beauty. The camera is signed ANSCO and the large lens reads DARLO OPTICIEN, PARIS 35436. I'm told that this lens is the ...

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Early 19th Century Industrial Antique Trade Stimulators

Materials

Wood

Vintage Carousel Pig
Vintage Carousel Pig

Vintage Carousel Pig

$5,800

H 27 in W 15 in D 75.5 in

Vintage Carousel Pig

Located in San Francisco, CA

A vintage wooden pig that was once part of a carousel.

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Mid-20th Century Antique Trade Stimulators

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Double Sided Toleware French Dentists Trade Sign
Early 20th Century Double Sided Toleware French Dentists Trade Sign

Early 20th Century Double Sided Toleware French Dentists Trade Sign

Located in London, GB

Early 20th Century Double Sided Toleware French Dentists Trade Sign An original untouched example of an early 20th Century toleware double sided French dentists trade sign. This it...

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1910s French Late Victorian Antique Trade Stimulators

Materials

Sheet Metal

Antique stereoscopic table for brothels, Germany, late 19th century.
Antique stereoscopic table for brothels, Germany, late 19th century.

Antique stereoscopic table for brothels, Germany, late 19th century.

Located in Milan, IT

Antique stereoscopic table viewer used in brothels, to view erotic images printed on paper for a fee. This device consists of a parallelepiped in fruit wood painted black, with the s...

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Late 19th Century German Antique Trade Stimulators

Materials

Metal, Brass

Striking Pair of Articulating Alpine polished Aluminum Eyelid Floor Lamps
Striking Pair of Articulating Alpine polished Aluminum Eyelid Floor Lamps

Striking Pair of Articulating Alpine polished Aluminum Eyelid Floor Lamps

Located in Peekskill, NY

We love the unique look of these floor lamps. Each lamp is made using two early parts that create something totally different. The rare highly polished aluminum spherical lamp shades...

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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Trade Stimulators

Materials

Aluminum

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Antique Trade Stimulators For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique trade stimulators available for sale. The range of distinct antique trade stimulators — often made from metal, wood and bronze — can elevate any home. Antique trade stimulators have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. folk art, louis xv and Victorian antique trade stimulators are consistently popular styles. Antique trade stimulators have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Lucien Gaillard are consistently popular.

How Much are Antique Trade Stimulators?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $541, while they’re typically $238 on the low end and $44,082 highest priced.