Current Issue - Just For Openers

J U S T FOR OPENERS OCT 2 013 - JAN 2014 ISSU E #138PAGE 25“Opener and eBay Trivia” (“BIN” Buy-It-Now & “DNMR” Did Not Meet Reserve)You might note from the B-18 listings and with the B-22-UL Iowa that rare Iowa openers bring a premium.B-023-999, Coca-Cola Hutchinson KS (You PaySpinner), 6, $170.49B-030-999, Coca-Cola Murfreesboro TN, 4,$180.27Two very good Coca-Cola openers with the the B-23“You Pay Spinner” being found a few times but the B-30curved end cap lifter was a new soda listing and brought ahigh price even though the condition was only good.B-050-003, Hop Gold (w/ P-8-230 (EX) & Glass), 6,$172.27There were three items in this lot but it was the B-50 HopGold opener everyone wanted. The B-50 style is veryhard to find and is only known with beer advertising.C-001-005, Schreiber Manru, 4, $117.50C-001-CAN, E L Drewry Maltum 1877 1918 (w/Patent Date), 6, $61.99C-013-999, Orange Crush (Large Bottle), 6, $16.50C-013-999, Orange Crush (Large Bottle), 8, $67.00C-013-CAN, Champlain Beer, 6, $15.50The C-1 Manru had a lot of paint but also had a lot of rustand still brought $117.50. The nice Canadian C-1 fromDrewrys was in good condition and I think someone got agood buy at $61.99. The C-1 has several Drewry stampingvariations for this style opener.CBO-MIS-13, Geo Washington 1895, 6, $99.50CBO-PKT-07, Estabrook & Eatons Marguerite Cigars,6, $67.99CBO-SHM-99, Single Hammers 72 Different Ads,6, $1,620.00Cigar box openers are getting tougher to find like anyother openers and these three examples stood out. TheCBO-MIS-13 Washington hatchet is not that hard to findand $99.50 is a high price. The pocket knife type CBOfrom Eastbrook & Eatons is a little tougher style thanmost but this style usually sells for $20-40. The collectionof 72 different single hammer CBOs was not cheap but apretty good buy to get that many different advertising examplesat one time.E-004-999, Dr Pepper Good For Life (ScrewdriverTip), 6, $113.83E-005-999, Coca-Cola Tell City IN, 6, $136.49A few examples of the E-4 Dr Pepper with a screwdriverend have been sold and they are usually in the $100 range.Not sure why the E-5 Coca-Cola from Tell City, In. wentso high but it did have the town name on the handle.F-006-040, Altoona, 6, $61.99F-006-045, Goenner & Co, 6, $100.99F-009-005, National, 6, $115.06F-009-008, Gutsch, 4, $125.00F-009-999, (No Opener Hook) Coca-Cola CentraliaIL Phone 83, 6, $192.41It was a good issue for F-6 4-way ice pick openers and F-9 4-sided steel handle ice picks. Both the Altoona andGoenner F-6s are hard to find. The F-9 National fromNew Orleans is hard to find but the F-9 Gutsch is one ofthe most common beer F-9s and several have sold for under$40.FBOC-157, Sawfish Atlantic City, 8, $290.55FBOC-418, Winking Boy, 6, $113.61One thing I am realizing about cast iron figural openers isif the condition is outstanding they can still bring goodprices. Anything less than near mint and the price fallsway off. The FBOC-418 Winking Boy is a casualty of thereproduction market. This one was real but went far lessthan it’s one time $800-1000 it once brought.G-001-046, Berghoff 1887, 6, $112.50G-001-047, Brownsville, 8, $64.99G-004-999, Dr Pepper Good For Life, 6, $100.00G-010-008, Bartholomay (Best Offer), 6, $125.00Your editor sold a bunch of G-1s and why the G-1-46Berghoff brought over $100 is a mystery to me. I wasfiguring $20-30 tops. The G-5 Dr. Pepper was in the middleof the pack with it selling for much more and a lot lessin the past. The G-10 Bartholomay was won by JosefL’Africain on a Best Offer and is on the money for a beercollector. A corkscrew might and has paid more in thepast.H-001-014, Yough, 6, $114.10H-013-001, Fremont, 6, $158.50When I did some research I found the H-1 Yough had notbeen sold before on eBay and brought some strong biddingthis time but $114.10 is a lot of money for this one.The H-13 Fremont is rarely seen and has sold in the rangeof $100-250 before. Another rare beer opener.K-012-001, Lone Star, 8, $306.00K-012-001, Lone Star, 8, $405.00K-12 barmounts are pretty common on eBay and for somereason they always bring big big money. These two wereno exception. It is not a rare opener but is one desired bymany collectors.