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6/30/2024 - 7/7/2024
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Lots are OFFERED with a MINIMUM OPENING BID of $10.00, and NO RESERVE ~ SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS WILL be INVOICED and NOTIFIED by EMAIL, TEXT MESSAGE or TELEPHONE CALL on Monday, July 8th ~ CONTACT us to SCHEDULE PICKUP by APPOINTMENT ONLY, on Tuesday or Wednesday, July 9th and 10th, from 10am to 6pm > Both Days

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Lot # 19
Group - Category Antiques & Collectibles - Collectibles - Cook Books
Lead Vintage J. CHEIN & CO. TIN BOX Handwritten RECIPES
Description
> PICKUP in LIBERTY, MS or McCOMB, MS by APPOINTMENT < A vintage lithographed decorated tin box, found in most every kitchen during the 1940s, 50s and 60s, filled with handwritten recipes on 3 x 5 index cards ~ An exploration of culinary history. HISTORY of J. CHEIN & COMPANY J. Chein & Company was an American toy manufacturer in business from 1903 through the 1980s. It is best remembered today for its mechanical toys made from stamped and lithographed tin produced from the 1930s through the 1950s. Founded by Julius Chein in a loft in New York City, Chein's earliest toy production was a line of premiums for the Cracker Jacks snack line. The American Can Company provided the lithographic printing for Chein's early output until 1907 when Chein opened their own full production plant in Harrison, New Jersey. With their new facilities, they were able to produce piggy banks, noisemakers and model horse-drawn carriages. They also manufactured a number of toys under license from such companies as King Features Syndicate and Walt Disney Productions, producing Popeye, Felix the Cat and various Disney character toys. In the 1920s and early-1930s, Chein produced a popular line of toy trucks under the "Hercules" name, rather than their own name. They heavily exploited the toy vehicle market with a wide range of toy boats and wheeled vehicles. They also produced many noisemakers such as tambourines and rattles. Walking, crawling or jumping figural wind-up toys became a mainstay; their coin banks were also consistently popular. In 1926, Julius Chein was killed in a horse-riding accident in Central Park. Control of the company passed to Chein's widow who then turned the management of it over to her brother, Samuel Hoffman, who was already the founder and CEO of the rival Mohawk Toy Company. Under Hoffman's direction, J. Chein & Company expanded and prospered, producing many increasingly complicated mechanical toys. They had particular success with circus and amusement park-themed toys such as roller coasters, Ferris wheels and carousels. These toys command high interest from collectors today and are considered prime examples from the "golden age of toys". During World War II, J. Chein & Company suspended toy production, instead producing nosecones and tail units for bombs and casings for incendiary devices. After the War, Chein returned to toy production with considerable success. However, as the 1940s drew to a close, they encountered increasing competition from Japanese manufacturers who produced mechanical tin toys for lower prices. To become more competitive, Chein moved to a 75,000-square-foot (7,000 m2) factory in Burlington, New Jersey, where they employed a staff of as many as 600 workers. Their primary retailer was F. W. Woolworth Company. While this provided Chein with a steady demand and often healthy cashflow, it also meant that Woolworth's changing fortunes heavily affected them. In the late-1950s and early-1960s, as Woolworth's began to offer more inexpensive plastic toys, Chein was faced with the dilemma of competing with plastic toys that could not only be produced more cheaply, but could more easily incorporate electronics. In the mid-1960s, Hoffman retired. Soon thereafter, the United States Government began to regulate the toy industry, in particular, the dangers posed by the sharp edges of metal toys. Stamped metal toy manufacturers were required to comply with federal regulations. Consequently, most U.S. tin toy manufacturers abandoned the material in favor of more easily compliant plastic and soft materials. Chein's management did not believe that plastic toys were as durable as metal toys, and the cost of retooling their tin toys to meet federal regulations was cost-prohibitive, so they phased out their tin toy manufacturing and diversified into other markets. Chein acquired the Learning Aids Group and its lines of educational materials, as well as its Renwal Plastics division. Renwal produced the successful series of anatomical kits that included "The Visible Man", "Visible Woman", "Visible Head" and "Visible Dog" models, as well as scale model vehicle kits. One of the original Chein In the mid-1935 toy products, and one of its most complicated, was the electromechanical "Piano Lodeon", a child-sized player piano. It utilized a combination of plastic and tin, and a mechanism that used spooled rolls of punched paper with well-known songs programmed onto them. A total of approximately 50 tunes were available. The piano's keyboard was actuated by a vacuum produced by an electric fan, with a rubber tube connecting each key with a corresponding hole in the front of the piano's housing. When a hole punched in the paper passed over one of these holes, it caused the correct key to strike tuned tines inside the case, producing the desired tune. The keyboard could also be played manually. The device was never financially successful for Chein due to its complexity, high price and the rise to dominance of purely electronic musical instruments. In the late-1960s, Chein entered into a licensing agreement to produce "Peanuts" characters, which continued through the early-1970s. In the mid-1970s, Chein sold its Renwal division and focused upon manufacturing lithographed sheet steel housewares such as kitchen canister sets and wastebaskets, under the brand Cheinco. They also produced licensed metal containers for food brands such as Heinz, Sunkist and Maxwell House. In 1979, toy manufacturing was phased out entirely. In the late-1980s, Cheinco was sold to the Atlantic Can Company, who then changed its name to Atlantic Cheinco Corporation. The company was beset with manufacturing problems resulting from environmental issues which in 1992 resulted in them filing for bankruptcy protection. Atlantic Cheinco's assets were then purchased by Ellisco of Pennsylvania, which was a division of CSS Industries. In 1994, CSS then sold Ellisco to the Baltimore-based U.S. Can Company, who continue to produce stamped metal products.
Name Summer Estates Auction ~ McComb & Liberty, MS ~ Bid Online
Auctioneer
Type Online-Only Auction
Date(s) 6/30/2024 - 7/7/2024
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Online PROXY BIDDING Opens SUNDAY, June 30th at 3:00pm CT > Enter you maximum bids once, which allows the system to bid for you, up to your maximum, throughout the week until the auction closes on July 7th. Online LIVE BIDDING Starts SUNDAY, July 7th at 3:00pm CT > Continuing Until the Last Lot Closes > Once live bidding starts, a 30 second countdown clock will be displayed and bids will be shown ~ Once the clock expires, the bidding is closed, the winning bid is displayed, and the next lot opens for bidding ~ THIS is a “HARD CLOSE AUCTION” with NO EXTENSION in TIME ~ The AUCTION PARTICIPANT DESIGNATED by the ONLINE AUCTION PROGRAM as the HIGH BIDDER when the CLOCK EXPIRES is the WINNING BIDDER ~ No "Soft Closing"
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Checkout Date/Time PICKUP INFORMATION & SCHEDULE > Successful bidders may pickup items by APPOINTMENT from 10am-6pm, Tuesday & Wednesday, July 9th and 10th ~ Successful bidders will be notified via email, text message or telephone on Monday, July 8th.
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A NO RESERVE AUCTION with MINIMUM OPENING BID of $10.00 on ALL LOTS OFFERED ~ NO SHIPPING ~ McCOMB or LIBERTY, MS or EITHER LOCATION PICKUP ONLY, AS STATED IN THE DESCRIPTION OF EACH LOT ~ SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS MAY PICKUP ITEMS by APPOINTMENT ONLY ~ YOU MUST CONTACT US by TELEPHONE or EMAIL by 10PM on MONDAY, JULY 8th to SCHEDULE an APPOINTMENT for PICKUP of ITEMS ~ APPOINTMENTS are AVAILABLE FROM 10am-6pm, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY, JULY 9th & 10th. DISPOSITION of ITEMS AFTER JULY 10th WILL BE SUBJECT to DISCRETION BY THE AUCTIONEER.
GENERAL INFORMATION EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ~ We do not process card payments through HiBid ~ We accept cash, credit or debit cards and pre-approved check payments, in person, at time of local pickup ~ We do not require a credit card on file for you to register ~ We never access your credit card on file with HiBid, as we choose not to use the HiBid payment processing service ~ Payment is due no later than 6pm, Tuesday, July 9th ~ Unless arrangements have been approved by the auctioneer, unpaid items are subject to cancellation of bids and sale ~ A 10% Buyers Premium will be applied to all successful auction item bids ~ There is no extra fee for payment with a debit or credit card ~ There is no discount for cash payments. 7% Mississippi state sales tax will be applied to total auction item purchases, to be paid by the successful bidder ~ Businesses that hold a valid state sales tax permit are exempt ~ A copy of your permit is required for our records. BIDDERS CONTRACT > Bidder registration indicates, as a participant in the auction, you will abide by the terms and conditions of sale as set forth by Sam H. Bell (MSAL #202), herein after referred to as Auctioneer. These terms and conditions are ABSOLUTE and cannot be altered or changed in any way. If you unable to adhere to these terms, PLEASE DO NOT BID. If you are confirmed as successful bidder, you have established a legally binding contract that cannot be altered or voided. NO GUARANTEE, WARRANTY > Items are offered and sold as is, where is, inclusive of any and all faults or defects, without recourse or guarantee. There is no warranty as to the merchantability, fitness of use for general or specific purpose, or functionality, either expressed or implied, relative to any items offered at auction. Buyer must understand they are committing to the purchase of property entirely based upon their own examination or opinion. DESCRIPTIONS > Descriptions or statements, oral or written, made by the owner of the property offered, or Auctioneer (or his agents or officers), concerning any item offered at auction, shall not be construed as a warranty, either expressed or implied. Auctioneer will not be held responsible for any advertising discrepancies, inaccuracies or changes in titles or descriptions of lots, inability of photographs to display or failure to exhibit certain aspects. RESPONSIBILITY & TITLE > Once an item is declared as sold, responsibility for acquiring and paying for the item is immediately transferred to the successful bidder. The Auctioneer accepts no responsibility after this point, as the Buyer assumes full risk and sole responsibility for the item(s). The Buyer agrees at this time to pay for the item(s) in full, as specified, and relative to the time limit allowed as stated in the auction terms and conditions. PAYMENT > Payment is to be made as designated in the auction notice. Cash, credit or debit cards will be acceptable forms of payment ~ Any other forms of payment must be approved by Auctioneer prior to the beginning of the auction. Buyers agree not to stop payment, disallow a sight draft or reverse any debit or credit card payment. Buyer is responsible for all expenses incurred related to collection of non-payment of any type, including attorney and civil proceeding fees. REFUNDS > No payments will be refunded for any reason. ANNOUNCEMENTS > Announcements posted or made by Auctioneer take precedence over any previously distributed information or advertising. Any deletions from or additions to the sale will be announced by Auctioneer. REMOVAL of PURCHASES > Arrangements for the removal of purchased items are the sole responsibility of the buyer. Buyers should bring their own moving equipment and labor. Buyers agree to remove purchase(s) at their own risk and hold harmless the Auctioneer or property owner for any accidents, injury, damage, or otherwise. ABANDONED ITEMS > If buyer fails to remove item(s) by the designated removal time, those items will be considered abandoned. Abandoned items may be stored, resold or disposed of without notice to the buyer at Auctioneer’s discretion, and if so, subject to certain fees. Auctioneer will not be responsible for loss or damage to these items. Storage of item(s) is NOT guaranteed. No claim or action of any kind can be made against either Auctioneer (or his agents or officers) for failure of buyer to remove item(s). DEFAULT > If purchases are not settled by the specified pick up day, or within an agreed timeframe allowed, the bidder will be considered in default. All defaulted items may be offered to the next highest qualified bidder at the discretion of the Auctioneer. REJECTION & CANCELLATION OF BIDS > The Auctioneer reserves the right to reject any and all bids for any reason prior to the close of bidding. The Auctioneer reserves the right to cancel this auction, or remove any item or lot from this auction prior to the close of bidding.
Your bid must adhere to the bid increment schedule.
Bid Amount Bid Increment
0.00 - 47.50 2.50 USD
47.51 - 95.00 5.00 USD
95.01 - 240.00 10.00 USD
240.01 - 975.00 25.00 USD
975.01 - 9,999,999.99 50.00 USD
Currency USD
Buyer Premium High Bidder Pays 10% Buyers Premium
Payment Terms
We do not process card payments through AuctionFlex ~ We accept card, cash & check payments, in person, at time of local pickup ~ For buyers who request shipment, invoices are sent via email and card payments are processed securely, online, via Square ~ Payment is due no later than 6pm, Wednesday, July 10th, 2024 ~ Unpaid items are subject to cancellation of bids and sale, as stated in the Terms & Conditions ~ Checks are accepted only with prior approval by auctioneer.
Local Pick-Up Only ~ Successful bidders will be informed of the address for pickup after the auction closes ~ Please NOTE the pickup location designation in each lot description, which will indicate one of the following > > PICKUP in LIBERTY, MS or McCOMB, MS by APPOINTMENT < > PICKUP ONLY in McCOMB, by MS APPOINTMENT < > PICKUP ONLY in LIBERTY, by MS APPOINTMENT <