Lot 10 Vintage Advertising Yardsticks W.H. Smith Benjamin Moore Lufkin CVS NY For Sale

Lot of 10 vintage wooden advertising and measuring yardsticks. Includes several Hudson Valley / New York advertising pieces along with recognizable national and regional brands.

Approximate individual values shown below are estimates for reference only and are not guaranteed resale values.

• 1 – Unbranded vintage wooden yardstick – approx. $5 value
• 1 – CVS “Today's Neighborhood Drugstore” advertising yardstick – approx. $10 value
• 1 – Scotty's “Do-It-Yourself Feeling” advertising yardstick – approx. $10 value
• 1 – Lufkin No. 7126 – Originally a 45-inch rule. This example has been shortened; the end appears to have broken and was subsequently sawed/cut smooth. – approx. $15–20 value
• 1 – Scovill Dritz No. 742 wooden yardstick – approx. $10–15 value
• 2 – W.H. Smith Paper Corporation – Albany, NY advertising yardsticks – two different variants – approx. $15–20 value each
• 1 – J.B. Reed & Son – Millerton, NY / Benjamin Moore Paints advertising yardstick – approx. $20–30 value
• 1 – Rhinebeck Savings Bank advertising yardstick – Rhinebeck, Millerton & Hyde Park, NY – approx. $15–20 value
• 1 – Hudson Valley Paper Company / Troy Paper Corporation advertising yardstick – Albany, Schenectady & Troy, NY – approx. $30–40 value

Estimated combined individual value: approximately $150–185.

Collection spans multiple decades, with examples believed to date from approximately the 1950s through the 1990s. Exact dates are unknown.

All pieces are vintage and condition varies. Expect age-related wear, fading, scratches, marks, discoloration and other signs of use and storage. The Lufkin has been shortened as specifically noted above.

Sold together as one lot of 10.

Please see all photos carefully for the exact condition, graphics, markings and measurements of each yardstick.

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