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Thu, May 7, 2026 11:00AM EDT
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This auction will feature an extensive offering of gum, candy, and soda advertising and collectibles, in addition to classic slot machines and other coin-operated machines. Vintage American advertising, toys, and games will also be included. We will round out the sale with fine antiques, silver, and decorative art from a Chicago estate, including a large Tiffany & Co. sterling trophy.
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Lot 352

W. Baker & Co. American & Vanilla Chocolates advertising poster.

Estimate: $250 - $350
Starting Bid
$125

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W. Baker & Co. American & Vanilla Chocolates advertising poster. Boston: J. Mayer Lith., 4 State St, [ca. 1860s-70s]. Color stone lithograph advertising poster for W. Baker & Co. chocolates, prepared cocoa, broma, and homoeopathic cocoa. The poster advertises that the company received "the highest prize...at the Paris 1867 Exposition."

Double-matted and framed, 29 x 35"; sight 18 x 21 1/2".

Condition

Stains and spotting around edge of image; browned at center. Not examined out of frame.

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