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1928 Lefty Grove Lucky Strike Tremendous Outdoor Advertising Sign. Golden Age marvel is the only one of its kind we've ever...

Auction: 2006 May (HSC) Signature Auction #704

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1928 Lefty Grove Lucky Strike Tremendous Outdoor Advertising Sign. Golden Age marvel is the only one of its kind we've ever seen, and we believe that it is the first (and likely the last) ever to be offered at public auction. While the trolley car sign of this same design is tremendously scarce, examples do occasionally surface in the market. The very existence of this monumental piece is nothing short of a miracle. Our consignor purchased this sign decades ago from a gentleman who claimed that it had once been displayed on the side of a barn for passing motorists, and the size (27x62") and composition would definitely lend credence to this tale. The sign is constructed of painted canvas, and shows the expected wear associated with outdoor use and advanced age, with restoration diminishing the visible effects of ragged wear to the outermost two inches of the right side. Scattered creases and cracks wind their ways across the expanse of canvas, but our catalog imagery should illustrate that none of these factors can materially diminish the tremendous dramatic effect of the piece's size and design. The occasional minor water stain is likewise benign. Light but still visible horizontal and vertical fold lines suggest that this amazing artifact was removed from the wall upon which it was posted seven decades ago, folded, and forgotten. All experts to whom we have shown this piece concur that it is certainly vintage to the era in question, and could not possibly be a modern reproduction. It is, instead, the most impressive and desirable advertising piece to reach the hobby in recent history.

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