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1023. PATENT MODEL OF A FARM MACHINE Circa 1875 A stainless steel, painted iron and wood display model of an Adriance Buckeye Mowing Machine #136 made by Adriance, Platt and Company, Poughkeepsie, New York. Folding blade cuts through a worm-driven mechanism. Tongue inscribed “CE Dressler & Bro New York”, probably a sales representative. Length 21.5”. Width with blade in cutting position 18”. Includes box and alternate chain-driven mechanism. 3,000/5,000 Provenance: Hyland Granby Antiques, January 30, 1996.
1024. KENTUCKY POLITICAL BANNER Mid-19th Century Painted canvas banner with an American flag background, a banner with “Kentucky” and a bordered vignette titled “United We Stand Divided We Fall”. Vignette depicts an interior scene of two men shaking hands; the man on the right is possibly Henry Clay. Banner 62.5” x 33.5”. Affixed to a dowel painted red with acorn finials painted gold. 3,000/5,000 Provenance: Collection of Kendra and Allan Daniel. Christie’s, January 20, 2001, Lot #661.
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