WARD KIMBALL- RARE PHOTO OF ERECTOR FACTORY SIGN

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I am back with More Treasures from the Ward Kimball EstateMost people know of Ward's love of Toy Trains, but he loved and collected many things.There will be many, many interesting items offered in my upcoming eBay auctions.I will provide a letter of provenance from the estate with each item won in these auctions. This photo is so cool. Here is what the man that sent this to Ward wrote on the back: "The A.C. Gilbert Co. operated the 6th U.S. radio station - W.C.J. They built a tower atop the factory to appear as if the antenna was constructed from a giant Erector Set. Later it was removed and placed aside the south wall fo the factory. The lines anchoring it through the windows broke shortly after I took this picture and the tower fell left across the N.Y.N.H. and Hartford Railroad tracks which run by the building. This may very well be the last picture of the tower. E.H. Bernard, St. Henry, Ok 45883." If you are a Gilbert, American Flyer, or Erector collector, this is a great photo for your collection! Sold as-is, as-found in The Ward Kimball estate collection. SCROLL DOWN FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS BELOW WHO IS WARD KIMBALL ? For those of you who are not familiar with Ward Kimball, here is a short bio: Ward Walrath Kimball (March 4, 1914 – July 8, 2002) was an Academy Award-winning animator for the Walt Disney Studios. He was one of Walt Disney's team of animators known as Disney's Nine Old Men. While there were many talented anmators at Disney, Ward's efforts stand out as especially unique, even within the Disney organization. Kimball created several classic Disney characters including the Crows in Dumbo; Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland; the Mice and Lucifer the Cat from Cinderella; and Jiminy Cricket from Pinocchio. He also animated the famous "Three Caballeros" musical number from the Disney film of the same name. Kimball also produced two editions of a volume titled Art Afterpieces, in which he revised various well-known works of art, such as putting Mona Lisa's hair up in curlers. Kimball was also a jazz trombonist. He founded and led the seven-piece Dixieland band Firehouse Five Plus Two, in which he played trombone. The band made at least 13 LP records and toured clubs, college campuses and jazz festivals from the 1940s to early 1970s. In 2005, the Disneyland Railroad named their newly-acquired Engine №5 the "Ward Kimball" in his memory. ***IMPORTANT USA ONLY SHIPPING INFO*** (1) Delivery Confirmation & Insurance are included in the shipping price. (2) The shipping calculator sets the shipping price NOT us. We will adjust shipping when it is grossly miscalculated. (3) For UPS we need a street address, NOT a P.O. Box (4) We will combine multiple lots when possible if won within a 7 day period (5) When you win multiple lots, do not pay until we directly send you a combined discounted invoice. (6) You can pay with Pay Pal or we accept most Credit Cards directly - there's an option for this on the invoice. ***INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT & SHIPPING POLICY*** (1) We ONLY ship Internationally to Canada, Australia & the United Kingdom now(Pay Pal will no longer give protection on shipments to any other countries)(2) Express Mail shipping is Mandatory(This is the only shipping that complies with the Pay Pal Protection Policy)(3) Contact us for possible other Payment & Shipping Options PRIOR to Bidding Only bid if you accept that ALL items are Sold As-Is, As-Found, No Returns, No Refunds unless Grossly MisdescribedAll items are described & photographed to the best of our ability.If you have a question about the item, payment options, shipping, handling, etc., PLEASE contact us BEFORE bidding. Thank You for Looking & Good Luck Bidding! read more

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