chicago, IL, United States
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From arcade games of yesteryear to vintage vending machines, slot machines, and trade stimulators, this sale will feature coin-operated machines of all types. Complementing these mechanical marvels will be a host of vintage signs, and rare advertising objects from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
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LOT 203:
“The Famous Marshall Field’s (Now Macy’s) Clock Facing Stat
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Start price:
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250
Estimated price :
$500 - $700
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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sales tax: 8.875%
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“The Famous Marshall Field’s (Now Macy’s) Clock Facing Stat
“The Famous Marshall Field’s (Now Macy’s) Clock Facing State Street” Marshall Field’s Animatronic Christmas Window Display Figure. Chicago: Marshall Field’s, 1982. Painted wooden model of the iconic clock with painted wooden cap (detached, as designed) with decorative “harp” pieces, and hand-painted wooden pieces covering the plain metal braces. With motor and plug. 38” high with cap in place. Motor works, which moves one of the minute hands up and down on one of the clocks. Some wear, screw holes, several “harp” pieces broken off or glued back. Very good. A charming model of a Chicago landmark. From the collection of the Museum of Science and Industry Chicago. This, and the other Marshall Field's Christmas Window display lots were created by Virginia Paxson in collaboration with the legendary New York design/fabrication firm, Spaeth Design. Third party shipping required.
