A few examples of appraisal values for
EXCELSIOR

• FOUR CAST IRON STILL BANK
  FOUR CAST IRON STILL BANK BUILDINGSFour cast iron still bank buildings, to include a Hall's Excelsior, 5 1/4" h.; one story house; domed; and a cupola. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Hall's - lacking figure. Others - wear throughout.
• CAST IRON "HALL EXCELSIOR BANK"
  CAST IRON "HALL EXCELSIOR BANK" MECHANICAL BANKca. Dec. 21, 1869 patent; the mechanical building shaped bank with patent design by John Hall, tradition block building form with domed capped cupola on a hip roof that has a hinged point that is chain operated to open to reveal small cast iron figure at desk, the desk pitched to hold coin, bank painted white cream with red trim and green dome, manufactured by J&E Stevens Co., 4"x 4"x 5 1/2", Condition: approx. 75% original paint intact, unknown if pull chain button is original (?)
• GROUP OF CIVIL WAR RELATED
  GROUP OF CIVIL WAR RELATED ITEMSGroup of Civil War related items, to include a New York 9th Excelsior Brigade shako hat badge; cavalry crossed sabers insignia; Spanish American War veterans badge; pair of leather gauntlets; leather shot flask; tin type of a soldier; CDV of Major General John Sedgwick; miscellaneous buttons, etc.; together with two reproduction buckles and a copy of a soldier. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: As found.
• Excelsior Italian Decorator
  Excelsior Italian Decorator Coffee Cocktail Table. Exotic wood veneers. Dimensions: Height: 17 inches, Width: 50 inches, Depth: 37 inches. --- Condition: Light wear.
• EARLY U.S. MILITIA BUTTONS United
  EARLY U.S. MILITIA BUTTONS United States,Six New York coat-size buttons with an eagle marked "EXCELSIOR" with various back marks; two cuff-size plain brass buttons; a rifleman coat-size button; a coat-size gilt artillery button; four cuff-size buttons; and a coat-size silver-plated button with an eagle and a shield.
• (3) GAMEWELL FIRE ALARM TICKER TAPE
  (3) GAMEWELL FIRE ALARM TICKER TAPE MACHINES Gamewell Co., Newtown Mass. Excelsior Model.
• ANSONIA EXCELSIOR CRYSTAL REGULATOR
  ANSONIA EXCELSIOR CRYSTAL REGULATOR CLOCKAnsonia Excelsior crystal regulator clock , 20" h. NO in-house shipping for this lot. Condition: Pendulum and winder present. Overall good condition. Glass in good condition, no apparent cracks or chips. Face appears in good condition. Top center embellishment is a little loose/wiggles, but is still attached. No other apparent loose or missing decoration. Gold surface with as expected wear, more to embellishments. Shallow flake to top left corner of side panel. General surface wear. Pook & Pook does not guarantee clocks to be complete or in working condition.
• Cased Walker's "Excelsior" IV
  Cased Walker's "Excelsior" IV Patent Log, Early 20th century nautical instrument for measuring a vessel's speed and distance traveled; for yachts, motor launches and fishing craft; Thomas Walker & Son, Ltd., 58 Oxford Street, Birmingham, England; in original dovetailed wooden case; interior of hinged lid with original paper label; case 15"W, 7 1/2"D, 5 1/4"H
• CAST IRON BANK, "HALL'S EXCELSIOR
  CAST IRON BANK, "HALL'S EXCELSIOR BANK", YELLOW AND RED PAINT, DOOR HANDLE PULL REVEALS FLIP TOP ROOF WITH "CASHIER" WAITING INSIDE, MADE BY J. & E. STEVENS CO., CROMWELL, CONNECTICUT, "PAT DEC. 21 1869" ON ROOF, WEAR...Cast Iron bank, "Hall's Excelsior Bank", yellow and red paint, door handle pull reveals flip top roof with "cashier" waiting inside, made by J. & E. Stevens Co., Cromwell, Connecticut, "pat Dec. 21 1869" on roof, wear consistent with age, sold as is.
• Excelsior Italian Modern dining
  Excelsior Italian Modern dining table, burled center, on tapered legs with burled bases, 31"h x 80"w x 45"d, two 20"w boards, rubs and small indentation on top
• Late 19th C.. English flow blue
  Late 19th C.. English flow blue lozenge shaped platter 12” x 15.5”, English ironstone excelsior platter in floral transfer decoration 15.25” x 19”. Condition: both with staining, floral platter with knife marks CT Transfer Fee $20
• FIVE PIECES OF EARLY AMERICAN
  FIVE PIECES OF EARLY AMERICAN COLORLESS PRESSED GLASSWARE IN "EXCELSIOR" including a tumbler, stemware, and a bowl, ht. to 6 1/8 in.
• Walker's 'Excelsior' MK.IV Patent
  Walker's 'Excelsior' MK.IV Patent Ship-Log, Thos. Walker & Son Ltd., Birmingham, mid 20th century an 'Outrigger pattern', numbered 369 on the screw, complete in a fitted case
• AMERICAN STILL BANKSA cast iron
  AMERICAN STILL BANKSA cast iron « Halls Excelsior Bank » by J&E Stevens Company with a pull near the door that opens the cupola to reveal a carved red and brown cashier who takes the coin and disappears back into the bank. These banks were produced for many years and produced in different colours -- this example being in original yellow paint. Generally regarded as the first patented mechanical bank with a patent date of DEC 21, 1869. American. Along with a cast iron still bank of a bank building with original red and black paint and a green cupola. American, 19th century. FRANCAIS: Banque « Halls Excelsior Bank » en fonte et peinture jaune d'origine, de J&E Stevens Company, poignée près de la porte qui ouvre la coupole pour révéler un caissier sculpté en bois qui prend la pièce et disparaît. Ces banques ont été produites dans différentes couleurs et pendant de nombreuses années. Généralement considérée comme la première banque mécanique brevetée, brevet du 21 décembre 1869. Américaine. Une autre banque en fonte d'un bâtiment de banque, peinture d'origine (rouge, noir et vert). Américain. 19e siècle. Collection Allio.
• EXCELSIOR PARK SWISS STOPWATCHAn
  EXCELSIOR PARK SWISS STOPWATCHAn Excelsior Park Swiss made mechanical stopwatch with split time function, 30-second circuit with 15 minute subsidiary dial. Runs well, but untested for accuracy.
• A NEW YORK MILITIA PARADE SHAKO A
  A NEW YORK MILITIA PARADE SHAKO A New York militia parade shako, circa 1860s, the black velvet helmet form centering a white metal eagle badge with a shield of the sun, stars and stripes with an "Excelsior" ribbon banner, a stretch black leather chin strap fitted with a gilt braided metal scale, rising to a spike top cast with an eagle and fitted with horse hair plumage, 14"h x 11"d, Provenance: The Holt Military Museum, Lafayette, CA
• THREE PIECES OF COLORLESS FLINT
  THREE PIECES OF COLORLESS FLINT GLASS.Three Pieces of Colorless Flint Glass. Pair of Excelsior candlesticks, 8-1/4"h. and Loop pattern fluid lamp, 10"h. Condition: : Good with chips. Condition: Condition: : Good with chips.
• HALL'S EXCELSIOR BUILDING
  HALL'S EXCELSIOR BUILDING MECHANICAL BANK.Hall's Excelsior Building Mechanical Bank. Painted Yellow and Red, J & E Stevens Co., designed by John D. Hall, patented 12/21/1869. 5"h. Condition: : Good with wear. Condition: Condition: : Good with wear.
• BOOK, POTTERY A UTILITARIAN FOLK
  BOOK, POTTERY A UTILITARIAN FOLK CRAFT BY ELMER SMITHSoft cover 32 pp. Dozens of illustrations. #Pottery #ArtsAndCraftsMovement ##Shenandoah #Excelsior #Schweinfurt Issued: 1975 Dimensions: 11"L x 8.5"W Manufacturer: Applied Arts Publishers Country of Origin: United States
• EUREKA MANTLE CLOCK, EIGHT DAY
  EUREKA MANTLE CLOCK, EIGHT DAY CALENDARCarved walnut wood with brass, eight day movement. Faux painted marble effect columns. Running, glass door gilt stenciled and marked Excelsior. Pendulum + key. Hanging hardware to back. Top carved panel detached. Age related wear. Issued: 20th century Dimensions: 15.5"W x 28.5"H Manufacturer: The Eureka Clock Company Country of Origin: USA
• 10 PORCELAIN AND STERLING DEMITASSE
  10 PORCELAIN AND STERLING DEMITASSE CUPSSet of ten (10) porcelain demitasse cup inserts in sterling silver frames, the porcelain inserts marked Excelsior, the frames marked "sterling". Also includes two additional porcelain inserts. 2-1/8"H, 4.82 oz troy. American, circa 1930. Condition: Excellent condition.
• COMSTOCK, ANTHONY. FRAUDS
  COMSTOCK, ANTHONY. FRAUDS EXPOSED.Comstock, Anthony. Frauds Exposed. New York: Excelsior, 1880. Publisher’s ornate pictorial cloth stamped in black, gilt, and blind, with floral endleaves. Frontispiece behind tissue guard. Illustrated. Tall 8vo. Cloth mildly worn, binding canted, hinges starting.
• PRESSED EXCELSIOR TUMBLERA mid 19th
  PRESSED EXCELSIOR TUMBLERA mid 19th century pressed glass Excelsior pattern tumbler, Pittsburgh or possibly New England. Medium Fiery Opalescent, round with six patterned panels, raised on a short hexagonal stem and round foot. The rim of the foot has several small and minor chips. 4 3/8" high. ESTIMATE $300-500 Condition: The rim of the foot has several small and minor chips.
• AN OAK AND GLASS CANE DISPLAY CASE,
  AN OAK AND GLASS CANE DISPLAY CASE, AMERICAN, EARLY 20T...AN OAK AND GLASS CANE DISPLAY CASE, AMERICAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY, with a hinged curved glass top, glass front and side panels, a removable back panel, three lower tiers, and painted wood interior with circular-cut holes to hold 72 canes. Similar examples have been made by Excelsior Showcase Works of Quincy, Illinois and H. Pauk & Sons Mfg. Co. of St. Louis. Height: 49'' Width: 28 1/2'' Depth: 23'' Note: Canes pictured are for display purposes only and are not included with the purchase of this lot. Condition: There are a few minor scuffs and scratches commensurate with use. Some of the scuffs show old paint that was rubbed onto this from another source. The scuffs are primarily on the back panel where there are also some chips and signs of wear where the door has been opened and closed. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS."
• GROUP OF NINE VICTORIAN CLOWES
  GROUP OF NINE VICTORIAN CLOWES AND SONS EXCELSIOR MARIONETTES LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY comprising a stock villain, a male caricature character, two clown characters, two stock women characters, and three stock men characters, the heads, arms and legs of carved and painted wood with fabric bodies, most with inset glass eyes, two with working jaws, all with later hand-sewn costumes(9)largest 72cm high, smallest 61 cm highProvenance: Bought by W. H. Whanslaw from family members of William Clowes in 1936, then purchased by Florence Lillian Bartley Finn in 1941, remaining with the family to the presentNote: In the 1860s travelling marionette shows were a common sight either on their own or at fairgrounds. This peripatetic nature makes them one of the most ephemeral of Victorian entertainments, since they left no buildings, very few printed bills, posters, or scripts, and only a handful of actual puppets survive, which makes this little collection of marionettes so special. Travelling shows were performed by family troupes, and amongst the most famous was the Tiller-Clowes troupe. The company was created in the second half of the 19th century, when Ambrose Tiller was hired by the great marionette proprietor John Simms. In 1863 Simms’ partner, John Hunt, was killed while dismantling the booth in a storm. His widow Eliza Cheadle, a member of a travelling company, became the partner, both privately and professionally, of Ambrose Tiller. Her daughter by John Hunt married John Clowes, who belonged to another well-established theatre company from the Birmingham area. Soon there were half a dozen Tiller and Clowes companies actively performing around the country, with varying family members entering into partnerships, or going off on their own. The Clowes were wellknown as puppet makers, and many of the surviving Tiller marionettes were probably made by them.The present group are all Clowes & Sons’ Excelsior Marionettes, a troupe founded by William Clowes after dissolving his company with Walter Tiller in 1894. Clowes’ troupe would tour up until his death in 1916. This group of marionettes was originally purchased by Harry William Whanslaw, the British author, illustrator and puppeteer who contributed to the revival of interest in puppet theatre in Great Britain from the mid-1920s. He acquired a large collection of Clowes puppets in 1936 that had been packed away in crates after William Clowes' death in 1916. In his own report he mentions how much the marionettes had suffered during their ’imprisonment’, how the clothes were extremely dilapidated, and his subsequent work to reconstruct them.In 1939 Florence Lillian Bartley Finn, mother of the current vendor, started enquiring about purchasing some of his marionettes, as is recorded in letters accompanying the collection. Due to safety concerns in the early years of the Second World War, Whanslaw could not risk shipping them to her in the United States, where she had moved from the UK. The purchase finally happened in 1941, and the marionettes stayed in her family until now. Florence painstakingly created new costumes for each marionette, based on her own research and how each puppet ‘spoke’ to her. In April 2012 they memorably appeared in a segment of the Antiques Roadshow with Bunny Campione where they delighted a crowd once again.
• MODERN ITALIAN ''EXCELSIOR'' OFFICE
  MODERN ITALIAN ''EXCELSIOR'' OFFICE CREDENZA: Modern Italian office credenza, by Excelsior. Surmounted by a thick glass top with a contoured front, over 6- drawer, 2- door credenza. 2 Lower drawers are for hanging files. Approx. 33.75'' h x 72.25'' l x 21.75'' w. CONDITION: Scattered scuffs, paint scrapes at left side, wear consistent with age and use.
• PHOTOGRAPH: 1911 EXCELSIOR
  PHOTOGRAPH: 1911 EXCELSIOR MOTORCYCLEAntique cabinet card photograph of a young man on a rare 1911 Excelsior motorcycle manufactured in the first year after the company was purchased by Schwinn. Photo in excellent condition. Overall size is 6 7/8" x 5 7/8".
• RIDABOCK SHAKO 12TH ARTILLERY
  RIDABOCK SHAKO 12TH ARTILLERY REGIMENT NY12th Artillery Regiment New York State military shako dress hat with red plume, circa 1890. The name J.M. Wright written inside the hat on the Ridabock Co. 65 Madison Ave. N.Y. identification seal. Gilt artillery insignia buttons on each side support the metal trim above the hat brim. The plate/badge on the front of the hat with eagle and the word Excelsior identifies the 12th Regiment. shipping info This item will need to be shipped by a packing company of your choice. We maintain a list of reliable shippers, or you may choose your own.
• STEVENS CAST IRON HALL'S
  STEVENS CAST IRON HALL'S EXCELSIOR BANKAntique J. & E. Stevens Co. ca. 1869 cast iron Hall's Excelsior Bank mechanical bank. Bank measures 5" tall x 4" x 3 7/8". Cashier is missing right arm, left arm has old repair. Bank has typical paint loss. shipping info This lot can be shipped in-house.
• THREE BLUE STAFFORDSHIRE PLATES
  THREE BLUE STAFFORDSHIRE PLATES FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURYTHREE BLUE STAFFORDSHIRE PLATES, First Half of the 19th Century, All with American scenes. Includes "City Hall New York" by Ridgway, diameter 9.75", "Bank of the United States" by Stubbs & Kent Longport, diameter 10", and a New York plate marked "Excelsior" with an eagle and an "E Pluribus Unum banner" on the reverse, diameter 10".
• A Pair of Excelsior Show Case Works
  A Pair of Excelsior Show Case Works Metal Frame Countertop Display Cases Early 20th Century Height 11 x width 21 1/4 x depth 20 1/4 inches.
• A Mason Cast Iron Mechanical Bank
  A Mason Cast Iron Mechanical Bank Shepard Hardware Co., Buffalo, New York, Late 19th Century embossed Excelsior Series/ Pat. Feby. 8/ 1887 to underside. Height 7 x width 7 1/2 x depth 4 inches.
• TWO CASED MARITIME INSTRUMENTS 19TH
  TWO CASED MARITIME INSTRUMENTS 19TH CENTURY LARGER CASE 5" X 9.5".TWO CASED MARITIME INSTRUMENTS, 19th Century, A boxed compass and a Walker's Excelsior Course Measure. Dimensions: Larger case 5" x 9.5".
• STEVENS HALL'S EXCELSIOR MECHANICAL
  STEVENS HALL'S EXCELSIOR MECHANICAL BANK 19TH CENTURY HEIGHT 5.5".STEVENS HALL'S EXCELSIOR MECHANICAL BANK, 19th Century, Original red paint. Dimensions: Height 5.5".
• ATT. MARBRO, CASED GLASS COLUMN
  ATT. MARBRO, CASED GLASS COLUMN TABLE LAMP Late 20th century, brass socket marked Excelsior and with maker's mark 'B' to switch, tapered column form in cobalt cut to amber glass, with shade.
• Five Cast Iron Still Banks Late
  Five Cast Iron Still Banks Late 19th/Early 20th Century comprising 'Ideal Safe Deposit,' 'Excelsior,' 'National Safe,' 'US Tank Bank,' and Oregon warship examples. Height of largest 4 7/8 inches.