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Hoffman Country Store Auction
Public Auction James Hoffman Country Store Auction Saturday, November 8th, 2025 9AM Live & Online 490 Colebrook Rd. Mount Joy, PA 17552 Hess Auction Group is pleased to offer the collection of the late James Hoffman of Mt. Joy, Pennsylvania. James was an ironworker and welder who loved muscle cars, the Pittsburgh Steelers and collecting. He was a member of the local Vagabonds Car Club and the Elizabethtown Historical Society. His love for collecting was based on the idea that he was a caretaker of history. James collection is rich in local Lancaster County items and among the many hundreds of things being offered are local signs, advertising, ephemera and primitives. Highlights include: McCormick-Deering 1 1/2 HP Hit & Miss Engine, Rare Nissly Cocoa Sample Advertising Tin from Florin, PA, A 1930s Hersheys Advertising Sign, an early wood sign from the Garden Spot Restaurant advertising Chicken and Waffles, great selection of antique advertising signs & thermometers from Elizabethtown, Mt. Joy & Rheems, milk bottles & boxes from local Lancaster County dairies, beer bottles & labels from Bubes Brewery, Mt. Joy, large collection of E.S. & B Crocks, both doors with advertising from a Spicklers Dairy 1930s Delivery Truck, Historic Landmark Sign Eating Tree, Buch wheelbarrows, farm equipment and more! Hess Auction would like to thank Bonita, Dale and the Hoffman family for their willingness to share James collection and for entrusting Hess to sell his collection to the next caretakers of history. Auction For: James M. Hoffman Lead Auctioneer: Phil Nissley 10% Buyers Premium (Live Bidding) 15% Buyers Premium (Online Bidding) JOHN M. HESS AUCTION SERVICE AY000253L 717-664-5238 or 877-599-8894 hessauctiongroup.com
Auction lots (556)
Blue Swirl Graniteware Bucket and Chamber Pot
Bucket, 9'' H x 11 1/2'' D. Chipping and wear to enamel. Good colors.
(3) Graniteware Funnels with 5 Cups
Largest funnel, 6 1/2'' L. Assorted granite colors and patterns. Chips and finish wear.
Black Speckle Graniteware Collection
Coffee pot, 8 1/4'' H x 5'' D. Includes berry pail, plate, coffee pot and cup. Minor abrasions and wear. Good overall.
Group Antique Farm Primitives
Largest, 18 1/2'' sprayer. Includes 2 brass sprayers, Dandy ice cream freezer, cherry seeder, etc. Normal finish wear and age.
(2) Copper Antique Primitives
Includes 34'' clothes washer marked Duplex Manuf. Co., Detroit. Copper oiler from railroad marked Warren, PA. Overall good.
Antique Mouse and Rodent Traps
Largest, 16'' L. 2 early wire traps and 2 Victor traps. Good working condition.
(5) Early Cloth Flour Bags
Adv. for Rheems and Elizabethtown, PA. Showing wear and surface dirt.
Eshelman Red Rose SSP Feed Sign
30'' H x 48'' L. Scratches and bullet marks to porcelain. Some missing grommets.
Embossed Beaver Plaster Self-Framed Metal Sign
27 5/8'' H x 39 1/8'' L. Loss and paint wear to right side. White paint flaking around word "Plaster".
Embossed National Tire Self-Framed Metal Sign
17 3/4'' H x 53 1/4'' L. Scattered rust, denting and wear.
Metal Self-Framed Uniroyal Tires Sign
17'' H x 59'' L. Paint loss and rust on right side. Scattered wear.
SSP Kunkle Oil Service Sign
11 1/8'' H x 60 1/4'' L. Staining and light wear. All grommets intact.
SSP Hewitt- Robins Sign
6'' H x 48 3/4'' L. Missing grommets. Loss around nail holes and sign edges.
Very Large NAPA Auto Care Metal Sign
34 1/2'' H x 104'' L. Scratches, paint residue and fading. Sign hung in front of Bob Hollinger's Auto Care Shop, ...
Doutrich Auto Repair Sign
24'' H x 96 1/4'' L. Metal frame with pressed wood and decals. Sign hung in front of Barry Doutrich's Auto Repair Store on ...
SSP Master Mix Feeds Sign
39 3/4'' H x 28'' L. All grommets present with edge wear. Losses including bullet hole. Good colors.
Tin Star Brand Shoe Sign, Mount Joy, PA
12'' H x 23 1/4'' L. Early sign from H.E. Hauer. Wrinkles and nail holes. Needs cleaned. Maker marked in bottom right...
Metal Firestone Tires Spinner Signs
Signs, 5'' H x 12 5/8'' L. Used for tire display. Scratches and wear. Need cleaned.
(3) SICO Oil Advertising Metal Pump Plates
Largest, 12'' D. 1960's. Made for SICO Co., Mount Joy, PA. Finish scratches, paint loss and wear.
SICO 1 Quart Joy Brand Motor Oil Can
5 1/2'' H x 4'' D. Metal can with 1 minor dent on top rim with surface abrasions around word OIL. Made for SICO Co., Mount...
Small Cardboard 1953 SICO Gas and Oil Calendar
6 1/4'' H x 3 1/4'' L. Partial calendar beginning in July. Color toning. Overall very good.
(2) Aluminum Telephone Plates with Vanity Plate
12'' H. Telephone plates with surface wear. "Hear-Here" sign with surface wear and denting.
Rare Cast Iron New Holland Machine Door Stop
8 1/2'' H x 13'' L. Repainted. Late 19th century door stop likely made by Hubley. Marked "New Holland Machine Co....
SICO 5 Gallon Lubricant Metal Bucket
13 1/2'' H x 11 3/4'' D. Bail handle with strong colors, light surface wear and scattered rust spots. Missing lid.
Masonite Dekalb Corn Sign
16 1/2'' H x 31 3/4'' L. Single sided crop sign with scratches and wear.
(2) Porcelain SICO Oil Signs
14'' H x 24'' L. Single sided signs were hung on roadside to advertise for SICO. Missing most grommets with losses and wear.
Antique Brass and Cast Iron Tire Pump
28'' H. Maker marked The Bishop & Babcock Co., Cleveland, OH. Early 20th century. Overall good with piece of cast iron valve...
Historic "Sign Tree" Mount Joy, PA Landmark
For over 200 years, the tall oak stood at the corner of Nolt and Colebrook Roads in Mount Joy, PA. Approximately 120 years...
Small Lehigh Cement Porcelain Sign
Single sided, missing 4 grommets with loses to porcelain and fading. 6 3/4" H x 20"W
SSP Continental Fire Insurance Co Sign
All grommets are present, fading and loss around the Continental Soldier's face 12"H x 16"W
Columbia Gas System Pipeline Porcelain Sign
Good gloss, edge chips, both grommets are present. 8" H x 11 1/2"W
German American Insurance Co Porcelain Sign
Single sided, marked Baltimore Enamel & Novelty Co in lower right corner. 2 grommets remain. Edge chipping and wear. 12"H x 18"W
Kennewood Hotel Single Sided Porcelain Sign
Unusual blue and white sign with "2nd & 4th Tues 6=15". Missing two grommets, strong colors. 8"H x 24"W
Metal Kendall "The 2000 Mile Oil" Sign
Marquee from a display. Missing two grommets, staining, scratches and paint loss. 7"H x 20 3/4"W
Porcelain Indian Echo Caverns Sign
Diamond shaped sign, good colors. Corner clipped, chips and bullet holes. 24" square
DeKalb Metal Crop Spinner Sign
Early version on wire holder, double sided. Excellent patina. Losses on weathered side along top and front of sign. 8 1/2" H...
Porcelain Bucyrus Erie Single Sided Sign
All grommets present, fading to colors. 5 1/8"H x 17"W
Early Pennzoil Double Sided Lollipop Curb Sign
Sign only, no bracket. Missing grommets, one side with stronger colors and gloss. Overall wear and losses. 24"D
Rare Ideal Ice Cream Tin Signs Sidewalk Sign
Great local piece from Lancaster, PA. 2 tin signs, back to back in a wood frame. 1930's. Marked Mulholland Philadelphia. Rust,...
Excellent Garden Spot Chicken & Waffles Wood Sign
Single sided wood sign in wonderful colors and patina, ca 1920. 3 pine board construction with wood molding and frame. Signed...
Early Tin Self Framed Hershey's Ice Cream Sign
1920's with beautiful graphics and colors. Displays very well with typical bends, added nail holes, paint loss and surface rust...
Dorman Auto Fasteners Metal Display
1960's display with 54 Dorman boxes with product. Marquee is single sided. Dirt and grease buildup, displays very well. 19"H x...
Group of Auto Handy Oilers and Grease Cans
5 oilers in good condition with typical wear and 2 grease cans in good condition. Tallest 5 1/8"H
Early Brass Handy Oiler & Advertising Oilers
Brass oiler marked "No. 66 Eagle Made in USA". 6 vintage oilers in good condition. Brass oiler is 5"H
Vintage Maple Grove Park Dragway Jacket
1960's embroidered jacket with a copy of a photo of James Hoffman displaying the coat with his '55 Chevy. Fading and wear from...
Ebert Enterprises Vintage Corvette Racing Jacket
Chevrolet and Corvette patches on front and back, late 1960's. Soiling and wear. Size L
R. H. Forney Plymouth Denim Coveralls
Embroidered on rear with patches on front. Masterbilt maker's tag. Some soiling and wear. Size 38
Bruce Larson Autographed Racing T-Shirt
Signed in marker from the 1997 nostalgia tour. Storage dust and light dirt
Vintage Auto Racing Clothing
Jacket and pullover from the local auto racing club "Vagabond Racing" which James was a member. Also a Hartman Auto Racing ...
Cast Iron Buch & Sons Elizabethtown PA Stove Door
Used on the farm on outside fireplaces for butchering and cooking. Very good condition. 11 3/4"H x 14 1/2"W
McCormick-Deering 1 1/2 HP Hit/Miss Engine
On the original rolling cart in an early, if not original paint. Engine turns freely and not seized. Serial # W58546. Great...
Early McCormick-Deering 1/2 gal Oil Can
Great colors, original screw top. Wear to paint and grease staining. 6 3/4" H x 8 1/4"W
Hoffman Seeds Hanging Sign
Plastic lens on a metal can, one lens missing. Untested. One 6" hairline below the first "S" in seeds. Scratches. 35 1/2" H x ...
Large SSP Lehigh Cement Sign
12 grommets remain, losses and wear. 16"H x 70"W
Self Framed Beacon Feeds Metal Sign
Rust, wear and flaking to paint. 24"H x 35 1/2"W
Kuntzelman's Superior Ice Cream Sign
Double Sided, embossed metal. Ca 1950's. Most of red worn off. Some denting and losses to paint. 29 1/4"H x 45"W
Stamped Brass Elizabethtown National Bank Sign
ca 1920's. Nice patina, bottom left corner cut. Signed "Tucker". 21 5/8"H x 27 3/4"W
"Let's Lifebelt Lancaster" Aluminum Sign
ca 1980's road safety sign. Scratches and wear. 30"H x 24 1/4"W
Metal Airtex Red/White/Blue Hanging Display
Embossed name at top with wood supports on back. All hooks present. Soiling and light wear. 22 3/4"H x 14 3/4"W
Vintage Single Sided Warner's Ice Cream Sign
Metal embossed sign with maker's name "Mulholland Harper Co Phila Pa". Fading and wear to paint. 34"H x 45 3/4"W
Alamite Lubrication Single Sided Porcelain Sign
Very good colors, missing the grommets. Sign has a bow and does not lay flat. Hits and losses to porcelain. 40 1/8"H x 30 1/8"W
2 Metal Signs & Frames for Castrol & Kendall Oil
Double sided metal. ca 1990's. Strong colors. Scratches and wear, esp to frames. 31"H x 25 1/4"W
39" Embossed Pepsi-Cola Button Sign
ca 1950's single dot metal sign. Scratches, rust and wear.
Golden Crown Table Syrup Porcelain Sign
Single sided, early, ca 1930's. No maker's mark. Holes and losses. 31 3/4"H x 42"W
SICO Mount Joy, PA Porcelain Sign
SICO oil sign, barn fresh with losses and wear. 12 1/4"H x 36"W
SICO 1 gallon Motor Oil Can
Orig screw top, staining and wear to the litho. 10 1/2"H x 8 1/4"W
5 gallon SICO Motor Oil Can
Missing screw cap for pouring. Rust and wear. 16 1/2"H x 11"D
Early Wood Painted Kerosene Oil Bucket
Primitive bucket in faded red paint. Re-stenciled. Original handle and spigot. Filler cap replaced with corn cob. 17"H x 13 ...
Pair SICO Porcelain Roadside Signs
Advertising signs similar to Burma Shave from the same 1940's era. SICO profits public schools. Staining and wear. Each 14"H x...
1965 Marked Metal Pepsi Thermometer
Marked on bottom edge with wear to paint. 28"H x 7 1/4"W
Double Sided S.F. Ulrich Inc Porcelain Sign
Dirty with edge wear. 10"H x 30"W
Embossed Sir Walter Raleigh Vintage Tobacco Sign
Metal sign marked "2264". Good gloss and colors. Edge wear and scratches. 24"H x 16 1/2"W
Antique Porcelain Railroad Oval Sign
Single sided with bullet holes and losses 14 1/4"H x 24 1/4"W
4 Vintage Metal and Porcelain Signs
Each with wear and losses. Largest 14"H x 20"W
Porcelain Copenhagen Tobacco Strip Sign
Single sided with good colors and gloss. Wear and chipping on corners and around each hanging hole. 5 3/4"H x 22 3/4"W
Antique Star Tobacco Porcelain Sign
Single sided with fading and bullet strikes with losses to porcelain. 11 5/8"H x 23 3/4"W
Pair Ruby Glass PA Railroad Antique Oil Lanterns
One marked Handlam St. Louis USA with PRR logo. The other marked The Adams and Westlake Co with cities and patent info. Tallest...
2 Antique Railroad Lanterns
One with ruby glass marked Dressel Arlington, NJ. The other marked Dietz Junior in nice black finish and a ruby reflector....
3 Pennsylvania Antique Railroad Lanterns
One marked Dietz and stamped PRR logo. One with etched glass globe with "PRR", marked Armspear Mfg Co. Globe embossed Adlake...
Early Wood Dr Daniel's Veterinary Thermometer
With privilege panel marked for H.S. Kraybill Florin PA. Therm works with wear to paint. 24 1/4"H
Antique Wood D.H. Martin Elizabethtown Thermometer
Very nice piece with strong colors and advertising for shoes and notions. Therm works. 22 1/4"H
Self Framed Firestone Vertical Metal Sign
Embossed sign with surface dirt and some minor wear. Marked "A 309 7 Grace Brite by Grace Sign and Mfg Co St Louis MO 128".
Prestone Anti-Freeze Porcelain Thermometer
Therm works, wear under the name Prestone on each side along edge. Rubs at bottom. 36"H
SSP Saylor's First American Portland Cement Sign
Strong red and white colors. 1 grommet missing. Hits to porcelain and wear around hanging holes. 18"H x 48"W
Double Sided Painted Supplee Ice Cream Sign
Metal sign with considerable wear and flaking to one side and wear and paint loss to other side. 28"H x 19 3/4"W
1952 Royal Crown Cola Metal Thermometer
Therm not working, marked on bottom. Fading and wear. 25 3/4"H
Hoffman Quality Beverages Porcelain Sign
Single sided with very good colors. Losses around hanging holes. 13" H x 41 1/8"W
Hoffman Single Sided Porcelain Beverages Sign.
Green and black version with scratches and losses. 12"H x 39"W
Dunlop Tires Self Framed Metal Sign
Dated 1976 with maker's mark in lower right corner and Lynchburg VA. Good color and gloss. Denting, dirt and minor scattered ...
Morse Cutting Tools Measurements Sign
Tin over cardboard from the Service and Tool Supply Co in Lancaster, PA. 5 digit phone number. 22 1/4"H x 16"W
Porcelain Atlantic Oil Pump Plate Sign
Grommets present. Scratches through the name, edge wear. 9 1/8"H x 13"W
Safe Harbor Water Power Porcelain Sign
Pennsylvania sign from 1950's. All grommets present. Dirt and wear. 14"H x 20"W
Early Royster's SSP Fertilizer Sign
Great sign with red, white and blue colors. Losses, bullet marks and chipping. 18"H x 60"W
Vintage Wilbur's Chocolate Mold
11 1/2'' x 19 1/4''. Circa 1960's with good gloss. Overall good.
Jobes Bread Baking Pan
24'' x 10''. Antique pan for 4 loaves. Embossed metal.. Good condition with light surface wear.
Vintage Hershey's Chocolate Mold
14 1/4'' x 27 7/8''. Unusual pan for small chocolate bars. Good sheen with normal wear.
(2) Lg. Wenger's (Elizabethtown, PA) Pretzel Tins
Largest, 14'' H x 12 1/4'' D. Includes a 1954 Wenger calendar and framed photocopy of Wenger's delivery truck. Tins having...
Rare Unused Roll of Wenger's Pretzel Labels
2 1/2'' W x 10 1/4'' D. Difficult to find unused roll. Very good condition with some staining and wear.
Buckingham and Gravely's Chewing Tobacco Tins
Largest, 4 3/4'' H x 5 1/8'' D. 2 early tobacco tins with finish scratches, paint loss and normal wear.