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About Seller
463 East Lancaster Avenue
Downingtown, PA 19335
United States
Pook & Pook Inc. auction house was founded by Ronald and Debra Pook in 1984 out of the Pook’s thriving antique business, which they began a decade earlier. Located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Pook & Pook, Inc.’s offices are approximately thirty-five minutes west of Philadelphia, in an old stone...Read more
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LiveAug 18, 2021
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- Lot Description
Four press photographs, to include a photo of a large group of factory men posing on and around a large piece of machinery, stamped on back Please credit United Press International Photo . . . New York, inscribed on back Machine Shop 1920, 8" x 10"; one of two men standing in a partially completed aqueduct system, paper on back reads Lifeblood of Southern ??? As if it were a spider web capturing the morning dew, appearing as mighty steel frames - Work on the Freda Siphon of the Metropolitan Water District Aqueducts. Soon the steel ribs will be covered and water will be rushing through it. 4/1/36, stamped on back California Metropolitan Water System. Apr 19 1936, 7" x 9"; one of a steel framed factory interior, with workers and equipment silhouetted in the foreground, stamped on back Sparrows Point. Nov 11 1939, 9" x 12"; and one of five men standing on a steel frame, paper on the back explains the scene as iron workers from Sun Erections waiting for an eighty ton steel girder to be put in place at the New Museum Tower, stamped Herald Staff Photo by Murry Still. Aug 3 1985, 7 3/4" x 14".
Competitive In-House shipping is available for this lot.Good conditionCondition
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Pook & Pook is now offering in-house shipping for select items. For items not eligible for in-house shipping, Pook & Pook will provide a list of trusted local professionals who have offered their services. Please call (610) 269-4040 or email shipping@pookandpook.com with any questions regarding shipping or pick-up. In-house shipping (non-breakable materials, light-weight items, jewelry, currency) Please contact Hannah Barchuk at (610) 269-4040 or via email at shipping@pookandpook.com For shipment of small items (art, pottery, and fragile decorative accessories), the following companies have offered their services: 1. The Packaging Store in Lansdale, PA www.packandshipnow.com hello@packandshipnow.com (215) 361-6940, fax: (215) 361-6941 2. Mail N More Plus in West Chester, PA mailnmoreplus@verizon.net (484) 437-5259, fax: (610) 430-2014 For shipment of large items (furniture, sculptures, etc.), the following companies have offered their services: 1. Craters and Freighters in Perkiomenville, PA www.cratersandfreighters.com philly@cratersandfreighters.com (610) 397-0488 2. Mt. Everest Moving Company in Ephrata, PA everestmoving.com everestmoving@gmail.com (717) 314-7647 HOW THE SHIPPING PROCESS WORKS: 1. Get a Quote or Quotes – You contact us or any one or more of the shippers listed (or a shipper of your own choosing) to obtain a shipping estimate. Be sure to provide us or the shipper with the following information: Your Name (as it appears on your invoice), Lot#(s) Purchased, Invoice Total, and the Zip Code to which the item(s) is being shipped. Shipping and handling charges are based on packaging, size of item, weight of item, zip code, and insured value. 2. Pay for Shipping – Packing and shipping costs are separate from your auction invoice. Please provide your chosen shipper with payment information to cover the cost of shipping and handling. 3. Notify Us – You must contact Pook & Pook, Inc. and let us know which shipper you would like to use. Email shipping@pookandpook.comor call (610) 269-4040. 4. Items Collected – Your item(s) is collected for your chosen shipper. Outside shippers are scheduled throughout the week to come collect your purchased item(s). Independent shippers not listed above must call (610) 269-4040 to schedule a pick-up time. 5. Items Packed and Shipped – Your item(s) is then packed and shipped to your specifications by your chosen shipper. Please allow 3-5 business days from the time of collection. Pook & Pook will not release items to any shipper until your auction invoice has been paid. Remember new customers paying with a personal/business check or international money order/cashier’s check will delay the release of your items. This date is supplied to the shipper and the shipper will not ship your item(s) until after the 10 day period unless you provide Pook & Pook with a copy of your cancelled check (we cannot check this from our bank). If you have any questions about paying for your auction invoice, please contact at billing@pookandpook.com. All items must be picked up, or shipping arrangements made, within two weeks of the day of sale. NOTE: Items left here more than two weeks will incur storage fees at a rate of $5.00 per lot per day (this rate applies to all items regardless of size or value).
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