Rare Early 20th C John Wright Cast Iron Red Enml Pntd Devil Chimney Damper Pull

VERY RARE EARLY 20TH CENTURY JOHN WRIGHT (PENNSYLVANIA) 1930’S, AME RI CAN VINTAGE CAST IRON RED ENAMEL PAINTED BEARDED DEVIL, HOLDING 3-PRONGED SPEAR, with CURLED FEET & LONG HOOKED TAIL CHIMNEY DAMPER PULL, STAMPED J. (JOHN WRIGHT) on EACH FOOT, RESPECTIVELY. [Original linked metal chain not included]. Early 20th century Ame ri can vintage decorative cast iron painted chimney damper pulls. 9″ Height x 3 14″ Width. Weight: 9.8 oz. Offered for your review and consideration is this very rare and now quite scarce original, authentic, early 20th century, John Wright (Pennsylvania) vintage, signed red enamel painted cast iron chimney damper pull, featuring the image of a horned, long bearded devil, holding a three-pronged spear with a long, hooked tail and curled feet. The paint’s original to the piece and is first generation. All the surfaces on both sides of the flat, bas-relief painted figure are original and don’t have any enhancements or in-painting’ old or new. There are a few very small nicks in the red enamel painted finish, mostly found on the edges of the cast iron form and which are testament and evidence of its vintage pedigree. It was realized in the 1930’s by the John Wright Company of Pennsylvania and they would have been attached with a linked chain through the hole found in between the middle and left prong of the devil’s spear. The user would have pulled the devil figure down at the curled feet, opening the hinged damper valve inside the stack of the chimney. A chimney pull even the Devil himself would be proud of. Very Good to Excellent overall antique condition. The item “RARE EARLY 20TH C JOHN WRIGHT CAST IRON RED ENML PNTD DEVIL CHIMNEY DAMPER PULL” is in sale since Sunday, October 3, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Metalware\Cast Iron”. The seller is “modsanctuary” and is located in Milford, New Hampshire. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Crimson red enamel painted finish: Found on South Shore of Massachusetts
From well-appointed Victorian home: From home w/several ornate fireplaces & chimneys
Handmade: No
American: Vintage
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Material: Cast Iron
John Wright: Pennsylvania
Signed: Stamped ‘J’ & ‘W’ on each foot respectively
Devil figure: Horned devil w/long beard, curled feet, tail
Original painted surfaces: Red enamel vintage finish
First generation paint: Textured cast iron surfaces
Object Type: Chimney damper pull
Operated with an attached hanging chain: Linked metal chain not included (not found w/fig)

RARE VASELINE EARLY 20TH C VINT ENML LITHO'D TIN STORE DSPLY WithORIG BOXED TUBE

VERY RARE VASELINE PREPARATIONS EARLY. 20TH CENTURY AME RI CAN ANTIQUE EARLY. MERCANTILE ENAMEL LITHOGRAPHED TIN UPRIGHT STORE DISPLAY, with LATCHED, HINGED, SWINGING FRONT DOOR, BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED WOODEN BLOCK BASE, UPPER WALL HANGING FLANGE & FOUR INTERIOR, DIVIDED COMPARTMENTS. The Handiest Things In The House. (Yellow & red boxed tube contains Carbolated Petroleum Jelly). Early 20th century Ame ri can antique early mercantile lithographed enamel tin advertising store displays and product showcases. 15 ½” Height x 7 ½” Width x 6 Depth. Straight from a Massachusetts doctor’s personal collection to you is this just absolutely fantastic, and you don’t have to love and appreciate antique and vintage Ame ri can advertising to see that this early 20th century Vaseline Preparations color lithographed enamel tin upright early mercantile store display, with various color product tubes pictured on the front door of the case, is one big, bad, lean and mean piece of Ame ri can early advertising. Extremely rare and with few ever available on the market quite like it, this nearly, if not 100 year-old tin store display, is a highly coveted and exceptionally scarce Ame ri can mercantile artifact. The Ame ri can company Vaseline, which was growing quickly in popularity throughout the Unit ed St ates, introduced various additional products in addition to its core moisturizing and anti-inflammatory petrolatum based ointments, such as the various tubed products, captured in color lithography over a faux wood lithographed enamel, upright tin case. It still has one red and orange cardboard carton box containing a lead tube holding Carbolated Petroleum Jelly. A few minor surface scuffs, a few shallow dings and some minor abrasions to its surface, only slightly mar what’s otherwise an absolutely wonderful and remarkably well-preserved, early 20th century Ame ri can antique lithographed tin enamel Vaseline Preparations upright store display brought to you by the Chesebrough Manufacturing Company, based in New York, Montreal, London and Copenhagen. Good to Very Good overall vintage condition. The item “RARE VASELINE EARLY 20TH C VINT ENML LITHO’D TIN STORE DSPLY WithORIG BOXED TUBE” is in sale since Monday, February 22, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Advertising\Merchandise & Memorabilia\Store Displays”. The seller is “modsanctuary” and is located in Milford, New Hampshire. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Authentic: Original
100% original antique condition: Untouched & undisturbed
Very Rare: Exceptionally scarce
Type of Advertising: Free standing tin store display
Antique upright tin store prod display: Can be wall mounted
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Date of Creation: Circa 1910-1925
Color: Multi-color
Brand: Vaseline
Lithographed enamel: Tin case
Hinged door: Door turn latch
Black painted wood block base: Upper tin flange for wall mounting
Vaseline Preparations: Chesebrough Manufacturing Company, NY
American: Antique