Hess Auction Group is pleased to offer the collection of the late James Hoffman of Mt. Joy, Pennsylvania. James was an ironworker and welder who loved muscle cars, the Pittsburgh Steelers and collecting. He was a member of the local Vagabonds Car Club and the Elizabethtown Historical Society. His love for collecting was based on the idea that he was a caretaker of history. James’ collection is rich in local Lancaster County items and among the many hundreds of things being offered are local signs, advertising, ephemera and primitives.
Highlights include:
McCormick-Deering 1 1/2 HP Hit & Miss Engine, Rare Nissly Cocoa Sample Advertising Tin from Florin, PA, A 1930’s Hershey’s Advertising Sign, an early wood sign from the Garden Spot Restaurant advertising Chicken and Waffles, great selection of antique advertising signs & thermometers from Elizabethtown, Mt. Joy & Rheems, milk bottles & boxes from local Lancaster County dairies, beer bottles & labels from Bube’s Brewery, Mt. Joy, large collection of E.S. & B Crocks, both doors with advertising from a Spickler‘s Dairy 1930s Delivery Truck, Historic Landmark “Sign Eating Tree”, Buch wheelbarrows, farm equipment and more!
Auction For: James M. Hoffman Lead Auctioneer: Phil Nissley
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