Lot 473

Early 20th C. Automotive Literature & Ephemera

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Early 20th C. Automotive Literature & Ephemera

Estimate: $10 - $500

Starting Bid: $10

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by Atlee Raber Auctioneer
July 6, 2026 6:00 PM EDT
Live Auction
17020 Dover Road
Dundee, OH, US 44624

An assortment of early automotive literature and ephemera featuring manuals, promotional booklets, a novel, and a card game. The collection includes a hardcover copy of the novel The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine by Katherine Stokes, published by Hurst and Company, New York. Manufacturer-specific items include a 1913 Willys-Overland sales catalog; an illustrated Overland promotional booklet with a Niagara Falls scene and an agent stamp for R. N. Pattison of Niagara Falls; an Overland Model 85 B Four instruction manual; and a promotional booklet titled Points In Judging an Automobile for the Overland 83 B. Other automotive materials include an Oldsmobile Six Instruction Book issued November 15, 1925, by Olds Motor Works; a red softcover Buick Motor Cars catalog; and a Mitchell The Six of 16 promotional brochure. The group is completed by a boxed Improved Edition of the Touring automobile card game by Parker Brothers, featuring illustrated cards including 30 Miles and Hauled In examples. Materials consist of publisher's cloth, cardstock, and various paper stocks with printed and embossed decorations.

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