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The Important American Folk Art Collection of Stephen and Petra Levin

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197<br />

EXCEPTIONAL SALESMAN’S<br />

SAMPLE OF THE STOCKLAND<br />

80 ‘THE GIANT’ ROAD<br />

GRADER, STOCKLAND ROAD<br />

MACHINERY COMPANY,<br />

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA,<br />

EARLY 20TH CENTURY<br />

constructed of brass, cast aluminum, wood, and<br />

steel; having an array of working levers and gears<br />

allowing for a full range of movement of the plow<br />

blade and other components.<br />

Height 12 ¼ in. by Length 33 in. by Depth 15 in.<br />

PROVENANCE<br />

James D. Julia Auctions, Fairfield, Maine,<br />

Important Toy, Doll & Advertising Auction,<br />

November 13, 2007, lot 234;<br />

Allan Katz, Woodbridge, Connecticut.<br />

LITERATURE<br />

Mark Sisco, “Buys and Dolls,” Maine Antique<br />

Digest, March 2008, 14-B.<br />

This model is perhaps one of the most elaborate<br />

and complex salesman samples made.<br />

$ 5,000-7,000<br />

200 SOTHEBY’S THE IMPORTANT AMERICAN FOLK ART COLLECTION OF STEPHEN AND PETRA LEVIN

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