May 28 & 29, 2020 Extraordinary, Sporting, & Collector Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/28/2020
Very attractive early 1900s Eley / Nobel Cartridge Board. Eley teamed with Nobel Industries around 1918. Constructed of English Oak measuring 31" tall by 25 - 1/2" wide. Marked with 1" black letters, "ELEY CARTRIDGES" at the top and "NOBEL INDUSTRIES LIMITED" along the bottom. The display features approximately 66 metallic rifle and pistol cartridges, 61 shotshells, a variety of shotshell wads, and six primer cap tins, neatly arranged around the "Eley Ammunition" logo and monogram. Shotshells are marked either "ELEY" or "NOBEL" with colorful proprietary names such as "GRAND PRIX", "NITRO", "PEGAMOID", "GASLIGHT", "NONEKA", "CLYDE", and "ACME". CONDITION: Excellent with no signs of restoration. Wood has a lovely unrestored patina. All contents are intact showing good color and are securely attached to the board. Overall a very attractive and desirable cartridge board. PROVENANCE: From the collection of Nathan Posner, former owner of the San Francisco Gun Exchange and most recently on display at the Buffalo Bill Historical Museum of Cody, Wyoming. -MKS-
Item Dimensions: 25 - 1/2" Wide x 2" Deep x 31" Tall