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Tue, Sep 10, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 165

Mobiloil Gargoyle One-Piece Baked Globe

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $50,000
$1,000,000 $100,000
A Mobiloil Gargoyle One-Piece Baked Milk Glass Globe, ca 1920/30's,
Two-sided, mounted to an electrified cast metal, painted, Curtis St. Louis USA pneumatic machine no: AR 45. Together with a two-sided Mobiloil B motor oil porcelain paddle sign with Gargoyle graphic mounted to column.

Globe dimensions: H: 12 1/2 x W:16 x D: 6 1/4 in. (glass neck dia: 5 in., metal collar dia: 6 in.)

Pneumatic Machine dimensions: H: 65 x W: 22 x D: 9 in.

Proceeds to benefit the Summit County Humane Society and The American Cancer Society.

Condition

Rubber and canvas hose and nozzle have petrified. All lots have imperfections or the effects of aging. Gray's Auctioneers shall have no responsibility for any errors or omissions.

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From a private NE Ohio single-owner collection.