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Sale 1046 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
Lots 1-296
Jun 21, 2022
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Lots 297-560
Jun 22, 2022
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Live / Cincinnati
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. Mason's [Challenge] Blacking, Original & Genuine. Boot polish tin. Philadelphia: Mason, n.d.
Diameter 3 1/2 in. boot polish tin with printed paper label (staining, heavy spotting, tin oxidized).
A Civil War-era tin of boot polish featuring an illustrated label with a Black child shining a boot next to a dog, a pair of boots, and a white child. The label notes, "to prevent COUNTERFEITS, we have changed the Style of our large Label."
The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann