Back in the day, when a new movie was going to play at the local theatre, there would be a guy who would run around town tacking these things on bulletin boards, telephone poles, fence posts, or anyplace else where they might be seen. Because most were outdoors, few have survived. Some will have small edge tears or roughness, but this is true of all paper movie broadsides, and they can easily be trimmed for framing. Although, a few small imperfections kind of adds to the look with these. Colors vary. We got them from the estate of famous dealer and friend Bob Secrist. He found them in the storage area of an old theatre up in Northeast Ohio.

8 3/4" wide Pay Roll check. These are all cashed checks from 1947 that were left after the operation closed. The checks are from Wallace, Idaho.  They are in really nice condition. This was a fairly large long running operation that mined mainly lead, zinc, copper, and gold. They ended up being a large company that bought a lot of other smaller mines. They ended up with 90 claims.  The mines became depleted over time and by 1957, they no longer did mining.  They just leased the rights. These are a nice piece of mining history.

Click the picture to see a larger more detailed image. You get 12 for $2 (that's 17¢ each). Vintage standard size 9" wide straw in package marked "Pinky's 242 E. Main Alliance, Ohio" "Magazines, Soda, Candy, Tobacco, Cameras......" on the front, and "Sweetheart Sanitary Sipping Straws" on the reverse. Circa 1940. They are in excellent unused condition.