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Woolworth W

'Woolworth Building Under Construction' — Early 20th Century Modernism
By Earl Horter
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
by the architect Cass Gilbert, as the F. W. Woolworth Company's new corporate headquarters on
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1910s American Modern Landscape Prints

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Etching

Large Woolworth & Co Gilt Metal Number Ten Sign Wall Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very large cast metal “10” from one of the iconic F.W. Woolworth 5 & 10 cent store front signs
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Vintage 1920s American Signs

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Metal

Lower Manhattan, St. Pauls, Woolworth Building and City Hall by Daniel Morper
By Daniel Morper
Located in Sheffield, MA
Daniel Morper American, b. 1944 Lower Manhattan, St. Pauls, Woolworth Building & City Hall, NY
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Vintage 1980s American Paintings

"Houses" 1990 DESPONT, Thierry
Located in Bristol, CT
DESPONT, Thierry W. [200] pp. The Office of Thierry W. Despont Ltd./ Marquand 1990 16 5/8" x 12
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1990s More Art

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Paper

Sewing By The Hearth: interior scene w/ cat by Thomas Anshutz, student of Eakins
By Thomas P Anshutz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
/COLLECTION OF MRS. NORMAN B. WOOLWORTH” PROVENANCE: Mrs. Norman B. Woolworth, New York EXHIBITED: Coe Kerr
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1880s Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Notable Paintings by Old Masters: from the Late Mr and Mrs Charles E. F. McCann
Located in valatie, NY
, was the former Helena Woolworth, daughter of the late F.W. Woolworth, 5 and 10 cent store pioneer
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Vintage 1940s American Books

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Paper

Set of Nine Small Breyer Style Horses (Box 6)
Located in Redding, CT
manufacturer created its first model horse, the # 57 Western Horse in 1950. It was a special order for the F.W
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Vintage 1970s Toys

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Plastic

Set of Six Medium Size Breyer Horses (Box 5)
Located in Redding, CT
a special order for the F.W. Woolworth Company, made to adorn a mantelpiece clock. Breyer was
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Vintage 1970s Toys

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Plastic

Set of Six Medium Size Vintage Breyer Horses (Box 3)
Located in Redding, CT
its first model horse, the # 57 Western Horse in 1950. It was a special order for the F.W. Woolworth
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Vintage 1970s American Toys

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Plastic

Set of Seven Vintage Medium Sized Breyer Horses (Box 2)
Located in Redding, CT
manufacturer created its first model horse, the # 57 Western Horse in 1950. It was a special order for the F.W
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Vintage 1970s Toys

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Plastic

Set of Six Medium Size Vintage Breyer Horses (Box 4)
Located in Redding, CT
manufacturer created its first model horse, the # 57 Western Horse in 1950. It was a special order for the F.W
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Vintage 1970s American Toys

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Plastic

Set of Six Large Vintage Breyer Horses (Box 1 )
Located in Redding, CT
Horse in 1950. It was a special order for the F.W. Woolworth Company, made to adorn a mantelpiece clock
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Vintage 1970s Toys

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Plastic

"Tabac" Charles Green Shaw, Tobacco, Smoking, Park Ave Cubist, AAA
By Charles Green Shaw
Located in New York, NY
inheritance based in part upon the Woolworth fortune, he was brought up surrounded by the well-bred, well
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1930s Cubist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

1859 "Map of the United States of America..." by J. H. Colton
By J.H. Colton
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
, George Woolworth (1827-1901) and Charles B. Colton (1831-1916), at which time the firm was renamed G. W
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Antique 1850s American Maps

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Paper

1948 American Folk Art Watercolor, Gouache, Painting Horse Farm, Running Horses
Located in Surfside, FL
stores with those of his first cousins, to form the F.W. Woolworth Company and then used his merger
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1940s Folk Art Animal Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. “Bonheur Du Jour” Desk, Signed Roux Et Cie
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
compartments. Provenance: From the prestigious collection of Hubert T Parson, president of F.W. Woolworth
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Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks

Materials

Carrara Marble, Ormolu

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East River, New York Winter (From Brooklyn Bridge)
Located in Sheffield, MA
Frank Usher De Voll American, 1873-1941 East River, New York Winter (From Brooklyn Bridge) Oil on canvas 32 by 36 in. w/frame 41 by 45 in. Signed F. Usher DeVoll (lower right). Ci...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Composition
By Umberto Mastroianni
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Composition Original carborundum engraving, c. 1970 Signed: Mastroianni in pencil lower right (see photo) Edition: 100 (76/100) (see photo) Printed on a heavy laid paper Condition:...
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1970s Modern Abstract Prints

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Etching

American Impressionist Kathryn E Bard Cherry Gloucester Wharf Oil Painting
By Kathryn Cherry
Located in Garnerville, NY
Katherine E Bard Cherry (1860-1931) American Impressionist Arts and Crafts period oil painting on canvas. Canvas mounted on board. Retains the original Saint Louis Art League exhibit...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Bronze Polar Bear by P Chenet
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
BRONZE POLAR BEAR Pierre Chenet, a renowned animal sculptor from 20th century France, is well-known for his lifelike bronze sculptures of animals. His unique acid patina technique g...
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Vintage 1970s French Post-Modern Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Polar Bear by P Chenet
Bronze Polar Bear by P Chenet
H 70.48 in W 1,230.71 in D 13 in
19th Century Russian Ormolu "Dancing Bear" Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Russian Ormolu "Dancing Bear" sculpture, finely cast figure of a bear holding a twig, standing on a roped revolving, iron pedestal. The simplistic mechanism which allow...
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Antique 19th Century Russian High Victorian Animal Sculptures

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Bronze, Iron, Ormolu

"Along the Maine Coast in Winter" by Morris Hall Pancoast
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on artist board, signed lower left. Featuring the Maine coast on a winters day. Morris Hall Pancoast (1877 – 1963) Born in Salem, New Jersey, Morris Hall Pancoast was a painte...
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Early 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Paint

Antique Clock Advertising Sign
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique hand-painted advertising sign in the shape of a large pocket watch showing the name BB Thorp.
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Antique 19th Century Signs

Antique Clock Advertising Sign
Antique Clock Advertising Sign
H 28 in W 20.75 in D 2 in
Dark House (Philadelphia).
By Earl Horter
Located in Storrs, CT
c. 1932. Aquatint. 10 1/4 x 11 (sheet 12 5/8 x 15 1/2). A rich impression printed with plate tone on countermarked French wove paper. Unsigned; annotated 'Dark House (Aqua)' in Hort...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Grizzly Bear atinated Bronze Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Finely sculpted and cast figure of a grizzly bear mounted to a black marble base. Apparently unsigned.
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20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Grizzly Bear atinated Bronze Sculpture
Grizzly Bear atinated Bronze Sculpture
H 9.25 in W 15 in D 8.5 in
A Pair of Arts and Crafts Silver Plated Table Lamps With Stylised Floral Details
Located in London, GB
A pair of Arts and Crafts silver plated table lamps with stylised floral designs growing up from the base towards the neck.   
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20th Century English Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

Silver Plate

Bronze Bear Statue
Located in Dallas, TX
"Alert" by Jack Bryant Jr. Hand-carved bronze bear statue on wooden plaque. Measure: 14" L x 10" D x 16" H. "Jack has been an artist from an early age and his first love is scu...
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Bear Statue
Bronze Bear Statue
H 16 in W 14 in D 10 in
Junk Shop (Philadelphia)
By Earl Horter
Located in Storrs, CT
Junk Shop (Philadelphia). 1932. Aquatint. 10 1/16 x 13 (sheet 12 1/2 x 15 1/2). Awarded the Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Logan 3rd prize, Art Institute of Chicago, March 24 - May 15, 1932. ...
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Early 20th Century American Modern Landscape Prints

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Etching

The Arthur Williams Estate
By Earl Horter
Located in Storrs, CT
The Arthur Williams Estate. c. 1916. Etching and drypoint. 4 3/4 x 9 (sheet 8 x 10 7/8). A rich impression printed on dark cream wove paper. Water stain in the lower margin, well out...
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Early 20th Century American Modern Landscape Prints

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Etching

Large French Toleware Glove Maker’s Shop Trade Sign
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large French Toleware Glove Maker’s Shop Trade Sign This is a very rare piece it is in good condition and has a new blacksmith made wall bracket, the bracket is copy of the origina...
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Antique Early 1900s Folk Art Signs

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Tin

Set of 4 French Wood Slatted Garden Armchairs With Metal Frame
Located in London, Park Royal
A set of 4 slatted wood, garden armchairs from the South of France,. The chairs feature a generous seat size made with metal frames which have beech wood, cross slats . Once painted...
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Early 20th Century French Chairs

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Metal

George Ames Aldrich Cottage On A River
By George Ames Aldrich
Located in Dallas, TX
George Ames Aldrich (American, 1872-1941) Country Cottage on a River: Another superbly painted oil on canvas cottage painting be Aldrich showing a mastery of post impressionism touch...
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Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Paintings

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Paint

George Ames Aldrich Cottage On A River
George Ames Aldrich Cottage On A River
H 33.5 in W 35.5 in D 2 in

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F.W. Woolworth Original Cast Metal Five and Dime Letters
Located in Sheffield, MA
Memorable and original very early cast metal FW Woolworth 5 and dime letters -- the numbers '1
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Vintage 1930s American Signs

Two Vintage Woolworth "L" & "O" Gilded Cast Iron Letters
By Woolworth Department Store
Located in New York, NY
Two cast iron letters; L and O, from the Woolworth department store. Each retains its original gold
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20th Century American Decorative Art

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Iron

Large Enamel “W”
By Woolworth Department Store
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Enamel "W" Under the big "W"!!! Probably from the 1930s, very heavy and well made. Backside
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Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Decorative Art

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Enamel, Metal

Large Enamel “W”
Large Enamel “W”
H 30 in W 32 in D 4.25 in
19THC ORIGINAL GIDED CAST IRON "W" FROM THE WOOLWORTH STORE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC ORIGINAL SURFACE, GOLD OVER A RED BASE COAT CAST IRON "W " FROM THE ORIGINAL WOOLWORTH
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Antique 19th Century American Signs

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Iron

F.W. Woolworth Co. Nickel Plated Counter Sign, Nu-Lite Displays
By Nu-Lite Displays
Located in Buffalo, NY
Great little decorative item,, Period F.W.WOOLWORTH CO. counter sign made by NU-LITE DISPLAYS
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Signs

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Nickel

Large Rare Collectible Cast Metal Woolworth 5 & 10 Cent Store Sign Numbers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very large cast metal “10” from one of the iconic F.W. Woolworth 5 & 10 cent store front signs
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Vintage 1920s North American Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Metal

Map of Montana, Idaho & Wyoming, from Colton's Atlas, Antique Hand-Colored, 1876
By G.W. & C.B. Colton
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
as prominent rivers, mountains, lakes. The railroad lines with each station are identified. G. W
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Antique 1870s American Maps

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Paper

Model of a Sailing Boat
Located in Cheshire, GB
Nicholson and built by Camper & Nicholsons in 1933 for Mr W.L. Stephenson, managing director of Woolworth
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Mid-20th Century British Nautical Objects

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Wood

Model of a Sailing Boat
Model of a Sailing Boat
H 57.5 in W 35 in D 6.5 in
Elegant Mahogany Rococo Gilded Bed Pelmet or Corona
Located in Milford, NH
as a winter home for Ellis Nutting a sheet-music buyer for F.W. Woolworth. This original gilded
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Early 20th Century Unknown Rococo Architectural Elements

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Mahogany

1873 Colton's Texas Hand-Colored Antique Map
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a hand-colored, detailed map of the state of Texas. It was published by G. W. and C. B
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Antique 1870s American Maps

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Paper

Oil on Canvas Parisian Street Painting in Carved Gilt Frame Signed J. Sambataro
By Edouard Cortès
Located in Dallas, TX
" Bryant and John F. Kennedy. Corporate owners include ABC Television, F.W. Woolworth Col., USAF-8th Air
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Late 20th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Giltwood

1870 Texas Map by Colton
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
sons, George Woolworth Colton and Charles B. Colton, into the map business. In 1855 G.W. Colton issued
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Antique 1870s American Maps

1870 Texas Map by Colton
1870 Texas Map by Colton
H 21.25 in W 30 in D 2 in
'Winston FC Guest Shelburne Polo' c.1935 Watercolor by Paul Desmond Brown
Located in Bristol, CT
Framed Size: 17"H x 16"W Winston Frederick Churchill Guest (1906 –1982), was an Anglo-American
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Early 20th Century Other Art Style Animal Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Art Deco Parchment Lacquered Queen Headboard
By André Arbus
Located in Hanover, MA
material. Originally from the estate of Byron DeWitt Miller, third president of F. W. Woolworth. Suitable
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Composition

Set of Three Vintage Breyer Western Toy Horses
Located in Redding, CT
Western Horse, made its appearance in 1950. It was a special order for the F.W. Woolworth Company, made to
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Vintage 1960s Toys and Dolls

Materials

Plastic

Large Brush McCoy USA Vase Number 177 Green Mottled Glaze
By Brush Mccoy
Located in Topeka, KS
. It is signed on the bottom 177 Brush U.S.A. and has its original Woolworth tag, circa 1930s-1960s
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Oscar Bach, Arts & Crafts Gilt Wrought Iron and Marble Pedestal, 1900s
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in New York, NY
Building, Rockefeller Center, the Woolworth Building, the Airlines Building, and the Williamsburg Savings
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Antique Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Wrought Iron

Oscar Bach, Arts & Crafts Gilt Bronze & Enamel-Painted Metal Wall Mirror, 1900s
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in New York, NY
Earl Carroll Theatre, the Daily News Building, the Chrysler Building, Rockefeller Center, the Woolworth
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Antique Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Wall Mirrors

Materials

Bronze

1920's Woolworth cast iron letter W
Located in Chicago, IL
Great 1920's cast iron letter W painted in gold leaf tone. It came from F. W. Woolworth department
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Early 20th Century American Signs

Materials

Iron

Woolworth Table Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Woolworth Table Lamp U.S. 19th Century bronze-cast figure based on
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Early 20th Century American Table Lamps

Woolworth Table Lamp
Woolworth Table Lamp
H 37 in W 19.5 in D 15 in
1920's Large Gilt Cast Iron F. W. Woolworth sign letter C
Located in Chicago, IL
1920's Large Gilt Cast Iron F.W. Woolworth sign letter C
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Early 20th Century American Signs

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Large Gilt Cast Iron Woolworth Sign Letters
Located in Hudson, NY
These large cast iron letters once graced the facade of an F.W. Woolworth & Co. store, and were, in
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Early 20th Century American Signs

Materials

Iron

Large Letter W from Trade Sign
Located in New York, NY
Graphic metal letter, probably from one of the original Woolworth 5 and 10 cents stores.
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20th Century American Signs

Materials

Metal

1920's Gold Leaf Metal WOW
Located in Chicago, IL
1920's gold leaf metal WOW sign. Those letters came from F.W. Woolworth department store. Each
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Metal

1920's Gold Leaf Metal Sign " WOW "
Located in Chicago, IL
1920's gold leaf metal three letters sign " WOW". Letters came from F.W. Woolworth department store.
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Metal

A Chinese export porcelain tankard with ‘The Seamstress’, 18th century
Located in London, GB
base unglazed with old writing in ink, F. W. R. Wa.l., 1897. 6 1/8 inches, 15.6 cm high. Qianlong
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

1920's Woolworth Metal Letter O
Located in Chicago, IL
1920's metal letter " O " painted in gold leaf. It came from F.W. Woolworth Department Store.
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Early 20th Century American Signs

Materials

Metal

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