2 Old Primitive Vintage Copper Book Ends With Ducks Adam\'s Stationers St. Louis
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2 Old Primitive Vintage Copper Book Ends With Ducks Adam\'s Stationers St. Louis:
$16.99
2 Old Primitive Vintage Copper Book Ends With Ducks Adam\'s Stationers St. Louis 2 Old Primitive Vintage Copper Book Ends With Ducks Adam\'s Stationers St. Louis
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Description I went to a HEEUGE rural estate sale recently, and brought home a wide variety of fabulous goodies for you! From primitive antiques to vintage pretties to advertising – I have it most, and you don’t want to miss any of it! Please be sure to scroll all the way down to the bottom of all of my listings as I usually have MORE photos down there, too!Here\'s two awesome old book ends that have their original tag on the bottom that reads, \"Adam\'s Stationers Printers,\" along with an address in St. Louis Missouri. Now, from my research, I learned that this company was founded as an office supply business in 1875 by Samuel Adams, and I read in a 2001 newspaper article online that the company filed for bankruptcy and closed that year. The article was titled, \"S. G. Adam\'s Quits The Paper Chase, Files For Bankruptcy.\" This is a lovely pair of book ends that has the image of two ducks on each front - one floating and one flying. I do believe that they are copper, not copper plate, as there\'s some scratching to the top front edge of one of them and the color shining through is definitely copper, not grey metal. Please see my photos and if you agree. The patina of the book ends is wonderfully rich and dark from age, and they are dotted with spots of green oxidation. Each book end measures 3 15/16\" widest, 3\" deep front to back, 2 3/4\" tall to the top of the floating duck and 5 3/4\" tall at the back. Each one weighs 1 1/2 lbs. They are in excellent solid and sturdy overall condition - totally strong with no structural issues cracks or even small dings that I can find. The pair both have worn felt on the bottom that still does the job. The tags on the underside are worn but still legible, and each has light scratching to the finish on top - but not palpable to the copper that I can feel. They are both really dirty and need a good cleaning - dusty, dirty, green oxidation and gummy sticker tag residue from when I bought them - I do not clean or mess with as found patina in any way. There was a piece of brown fuzz on the back of one in a spot in my photos(on the right in photo 9, stuck to a spot of oxidation) and I have removed that, but that\'s the most of it. LOVE the age darkened patina AND the green oxidation - I wouldn\'t clean too hard, but if you prefer, I\'m betting you can make the copper come out and shine again. To a good home only - pond not required.
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I’m happy to combine shipments for you, when possible - depending upon size and weight, it might not always be possible, though. If you win an item and plan to offer on another, please hold to pay for the first item and request a combined shipping invoice once you’ve won the other item/s. As I have to ship within 24 hours, if you pay for an item, I have to ship it, I cannot hold for items that close another day, if you pay for the first item. Unless you ask me for an invoice earlier, I will invoice on Sunday for multiple items purchased the week prior. Purchases made on Monday will be added to the following week\'s invoice if multiple purchases are made. 7 days from the closing of the FIRST bought item will be the longest I can wait time wise to combine, and I ask for immediate payment after invoice for combined orders. Please know that some items cannot be combined, though, do to size, weight, or safety of the items. Many items that are set to ship in USPS FLAT RATE boxes; I cannot combine due to size restrictions. Please look at the shipping alternatives in the listings. I only mail USPS and pack in the best manner that we feel safe – I cannot change shipment methods after the close of an sale (i.e. rolling an old map to save money when I have it set to ship flat), especially if I feel the requested method is not safe. Again, I only ship USPS and charge actual cost to ship only. I ship within one business day of receipt of your payment, unless there’s a holiday that closes the post office, or I will notify you otherwise. As I shop for treasures on the weekends, I most often do not ship on Saturday. Most items closing and paid for on Friday will be shipped on Monday.
Many of my items come from local rural estate sales and sales. They are coming right from the barn or attic to you - dust, dirt, cobwebs and all! I do not clean and polish before I sell – they are in the condition found, as you see in my photos, and I leave the patina exactly as it was when I bought the item. I do my best to photo and describe all thoroughly.
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With postage rates increasing regularly, I am shipping more and more items Parcel Select. Parcel Select travels by land or rail and the packages do not leave the regional post office until they fill up a bin going in the same direction (so the estimated delivery is truly only an estimate – not exact). The post office estimates 5-7 days, but it can go up higher, sometimes even 3-4 weeks in peak mailing times like the holidays. I always provide a tracking number, so you can see where your item is on any day.
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2 Old Primitive Vintage Copper Book Ends With Ducks Adam\'s Stationers St. Louis:
$16.99