Native Roots & Western Trails: A Historic Heritage Auction: June 21st, 2025
Sat, Jun 21, 2025 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 337
Flexible Flyer Lithograph Advertisement 1940
Estimate: $150 - $300
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| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
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| $100,000 | $5,000 |
For your consideration is this original, lithograph advertisement for Flexible Flyer and the Minnesota Arrowhead Association, designed by Sascha Maurer and placed in the Hotel Duluth Building in Duluth, Minnesota in the 1940s. Flexible Flyer used these posters to promote its licensed production of the Norwegian ski brand "Splitkein." Sascha Maurer designed these stunning posters, which were personalized with particular wording for businesses. In this case, it promotes the Hotel Duluth Building in Duluth, Minnesota. It shows a woman standing near a ski lodge on the ski hill as she holds her skis from the tips. She is dressed in blue pants and red winter coat and sports bright blonde hair. It is marked reading, "Minnesota Arrowhead Assn. / Hotel Duluth Building / Duluth, Minnesota". It is set in a wood frame and sits behind glass to preserve its condition. It shows good condition overall with little to no wear present and no signs of damage is noted. The visible artwork measures 33 7/8" L x 21 3/4" W, while the entire piece measures 37" L x 25" W x 1" D. It weighs 8 pounds and 2 ounces.
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