Orig 1950s JOHN DEERE GOLF PENCILS 1 Gross/144 Pcs Red Green Blue w/ Orig Box

Description

Vintage JOHN DEERE GOLF PENCILS 1 Gross - 144 pieces Red, Green, & Blue w/ Original Signed Box Made in USA.  Great vintage John Deere advertising collectible, this original dealer case of 1 gross (144 pieces) come from a long time Deere Dealer who had them sitting for who knows how many years in the back stockroom.  They only came to light when the dealership recently closed after over 90 years in business.  This signed box ("One Gross JOHN DEERE GOLF PENCILS Made in USA")  contains 2 dozen blue, 3 dozen red, and 7 dozen green pre-sharpened six sided golf pencils.  All pencils have "Made in USA JOHN DEERE" in gold lettering on one side.  Pencils are mint, the original box shows minor shelf wear and has a stripe of tape residue on the top.  One end is clearly signed with the original factory lettering in black.  Each corner of the
fiberboard
box has factory reinforcement tape on it.  This piece displays very well.  We have not been able to find any information on the origin or dates of these but believe then to date to the 1950's...any info you could provide will be welcome.  Great rare JD advertising piece that would make a great addition for any collector of John Deere items, pencils, advertising pieces, or other related fields.
This piece is part of a huge accumulation of original vintage Farm Equipment items (primarily paper items like manuals, brochures, letters, advertising, etc) that came from a Family Owned West Michigan Farm Equipment Dealer that had been in Business continually since the 1920's.  A early Licensed Dealer/Distributor for JOHN DEERE and many other farm and hardware companies this business was housed in the same building from it's opening date until the recent retirement of the owner (it had been in the same family for the entire life of the company).  This business housed an AMAZING collection of original farm equipment related items dating from the 1920's up through some current day items,  and it is now our pleasure to be able to offer part of this treasure trove to farmers, equipment owners, and collectors.  We have have literally thousands of pieces that will be listed over the upcoming months.  Primarily paper goods including service manuals, operator manuals, advertising brochures, dealer items (like order books, finance contracts, dealer bulletins, and much more), there are MANY hard to find items that appear to have never before offered on Ebay that will interest collectors.
While we are happy to try to answer questions and to locate specific items, please remember that we are novices with farm equipment items and the more information in your request the more likely that we can provide a timely and accurate answer.  While we are happy to try and fill special requests for specific items, please remember that we are dealing with thousands of pieces that were not organized when we acquired them, so while we will attempt to help, it may require some time to provide an accurate answer as to whether we had a piece or not
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We are happy to offer bulk discounts and combined shipping where practical.