Huge Collection of Rare Antique Advertising & Historical Memorabilia

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July 21, 22, & 28, & 29, we are having a wonderful 2 weekend estate sale for Daniel Manasselian. He's a long time collector of Fresno and surrounding area antiques and memorabilia. More info and sale address will be available closer to sale date. This once in a lifetime collection is being brought to you by Larry Peters Estate and Big Valley Estate Sales. This is an amazing collection and a must attend sale. You will not find another collection of this variety and quality again!

What you see in the 500 plus photos is only a sampling, there is much more to come!

Attention: Selected Rare & Unusual items will be sealed bid only

Bids will be opened Sunday July 28th at Noon during our second weekend sale. Call if you have any questions

Daniel’s lifetime collection of San Joaquin Valley and historic memorabilia and advertising includes:

Turn of the century Fredericksburg Beer reverse-on-glass pre-prohibition sign with rare depiction of the San Jose Brewery

Rare early Mt. Whitney Beer light-up sign which depicts the Snowman with bottle

Rare pair of Standard Oil Red Crown gasoline pump globes

Variety of rare and hard to find pre-prohibition Fresno Beer trays including Borello Brothers and

Fresno Brewing

Rare collection of pre-prohibition mini jugs including one-of-a-kind jug from Powell & Johnson

Easton, California, as well as Olsen & Co. Bakersfield, California Packing Co. San Francisco,

Louis Einstein & Co. Fresno, Cal., Woodie Stuart Wholesale Liquor Waurika Okla., S. Esrey

Hanford Cal., Murray’s Saloon, Val. Strebel Logansport - Ind., Derrick Distilling Co. Dayton O.

Large collection of vintage bottle openers with versions from Fresno and the Central San

Joaquin Valley including figural and hard to find openers

Hard to find early stenciled advertising stoneware jugs with emphasis on Fresno and the San

Joaquin Valley

Amazing collection of early Fresno and San Joaquin Valley bottles including rare beer, whiskey,

soda, pharmacy and dairy

Many vintage porcelain signs including Dale Bros. Coffee Fresno, Benham’s Ice Cream, Royal

76 Gasoline, Sierra Ice Cream Fresno, Signal Lubrication, Valley Lumber Company, B. A.

Newman Co. Plumbing, Heating, Appliances, Fresno County Farm Supply,

Many vintage porcelain, wood, glass and metal advertising thermometers with emphasis on

Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley from a variety of small towns including Hanford, Selma,

Reedley, Coalinga, Lemoore, Merced, Tulare, Bakersfield, Visalia featuring rare Merkel

Motorcycle ( wood ), Chin Beretta Optical Fresno ( wood ), Budd & Quinn Inc. ( enamel ), Coca-Cola ( metal ‘cigar’ ) and many more

Many vintage advertising calendars with beautiful women etc. with emphasis on Fresno and

the San Joaquin Valley

Collection of pocket mirrors with emphasis on Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley featuring rare

“good for” Good For 10c In Trade GEM SALOON Coalinga Calif., Good for 1 Drink at Eagle Bar

Fresno Calif., Good For 10c In Trade Brockmann House Bar, Gonzales Cal., Good For 10c In

Trade Palace Hotel Bar Visalia Calif.

Hundreds of vintage postcards from Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley, the western United

States and around the world

Hundreds of vintage photographs with images of Fresno, the San Joaquin Valley and the

western United States

Collection of vintage sterling silver figural souvenir spoons from Fresno, the San Joaquin Valley,

California and the western United States

What may be the largest collection of advertising souvenir pictorial china, from across the

United States, that we have ever seen including many rare and hard-to-find pieces

Early 1900’s Wrigley’s Gum dispenser

Antique advertising glass paperweights

Collection of antique police, fire department and chauffeur badges from Fresno and the San

Joaquin Valley

Largest collection of Fresno City Directories we have seen, dating to the early 20th century,

valuable for metal detecting and bottle digging

Rare and hard-to-find antique etched whisky shot glasses, etched beer glasses and embossed

medicine dose glasses with emphasis on central San Joaquin Valley and California including

Tea Cup Whisky, Fresno Brewing and many others

Rare turn of the century Omar Cigarettes sign with two men in tuxedos, in original marked

frame

Collection of vintage felt advertising souvenir pennants from the San Joaquin Valley and

California

Large collection of antique sun colored purple bottles

Large collection of history books on Fresno, the San Joaquin Valley and California’s small

towns and counties

Antique oak lawyer’s stacking book cases

Vintage bottle cap collection

Vintage collection of advertising button hooks

Vintage collection of advertising rulers

Advertising light-up wall clocks including Coca-Cola, Elgin and Bulova

Tons of paper ephemera including movie posters ( Citizen Kane ), maps, travel brochures,

Yosemite National Park and menus

Photographs will be added as we unpack hundreds of more items.

Countless items from bygone days including long forgotten California towns and businesses. A

once in a lifetime opportunity to see such an array of historic items, collected over thousands

of hours and thousands of miles of travel by Daniel in his lifetime of collecting!