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Code:
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1967
#II 20/B A-
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Title:
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Amilcar
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Artist:
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Barbey, Maurice
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Category:
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Automobiles
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Year:
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1932
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Dimensions:
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46.75" x 62.25"
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Condition:
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Very Good
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Price Range:
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Price Category E
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The Amilcar brand was mostly known for its line of sports cars. The company name was the anagram of its two founders, MM Lamy and Akar. In the 1930s a version of the Amilcar 6 even took part in the Indianapolis 500 miles race. Note the shadow of the Pegasus radiator cap on the roadside cliff!
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Code:
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2735
#I 23/C
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Title:
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Pneu Continental
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Artist:
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Mich (Michel Liebeaux, 1881-1923)
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Category:
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Automobiles
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Year:
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1907
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Dimensions:
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61" x 89"
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Condition:
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Good B+
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Price Range:
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Price Category F
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A cornhusker character driving a jalopy pulled by an exhausted canine sidekick ! Never mind the engine, as long as we are outfitted with Continental tires ! A whimsical poster for the Continental Caoutschuk & Gutta-Parcha Compagnie GmbH established in Hanover (Germany) in 1871.
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Code:
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1632
FR FL A
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Title:
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Pneus Gallus
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Artist:
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Brudo, Y
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Category:
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Automobiles
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Year:
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Dimensions:
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46.75" x 62.25"
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Condition:
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Very Good
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Price Range:
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Price Category E
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This poster done by Yvonne Brudo (a woman, which is rare in the world of poster designers) could advertise almost everything but a mundane product such a tire brand. The caption at the bottom tells us that the Pneus Gallus manufacture was located in Puteaux (a stones throw from Paris, right across from the Seine river).
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Code:
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1505
FL A-
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Title:
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Bayard
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Artist:
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Weilvc
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Category:
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Automobiles
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Year:
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Dimensions:
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46" x 61.5"
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Condition:
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Good
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Price Range:
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Price Category D
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A. Clement made himself a name in the late 1800s by manufacturing fine bicycles. In 1903 one of the family scions started an auto workshop and named one of its earliest creations after Bayard, a legendary French knight. The factory operated until 1922.
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