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Thu, Jul 2, 2026 11:00AM EDT
Lot 162

Vintage Flower City Specialty Co. Self-Closing Monkey Link Advertising Box

Estimate: $20 - $10,000

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This is an original printed cardboard packaging box for Self-Closing Monkey Link automotive tire chain repair links, identified as No. 2 Size. The manufacturer is printed on the front panel as the Flower City Specialty Co., located at 158 Hollenbeck St., Rochester, New York. The box features a tri-color graphic design in red, green, and black ink on a natural tan cardboard substrate. The front panel displays the product name, a red banner reading NO TOOLS REQUIRED, and the slogan See How Easy positioned above an illustration of a monkey installing a link onto a tire chain. Text below the illustration includes Trade Mark Reg. U. S. Pat. Office and a section of DIRECTIONS for replacing broken links. The side panel features an illustration of a single chain link and promotional text regarding the performance of the links as they wear out. This item serves as a piece of early 20th-century automotive advertising ephemera utilizing whimsical animal branding.

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