Bidspirit auction | Manitowoc, Lima, Joy & Le
Manitowoc, Lima, Joy & Le Roi Fobs - A collection of vintage and commemorative industrial advertising watch fobs featuring heavy construction machinery and tool themes. The lot includes: a rectangular brass fob depicting a crawler crane on the obverse with the raised text MANITOWOC; a circular brass fob with a raised image of a shovel and the text LIMA, the reverse featuring an impressed diamond logo reading LIMA above the text BALDWIN-LIMA-HAMILTON CORPORATION CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT DIVISION LIMA, OHIO and the slogan MOVE THE EARTH WITH A LIMA; a shield-shaped commemorative fob with an iridescent finish mounted on a brown leather strap with a brass buckle, the obverse reading NWFC SHOW 1991 and depicting a crawler tractor, the reverse impressed with 4TH NORTHEASTERN WATCH FOB SHOW MARCH 1991 and FOB DESIGN BY DAN WEBER; a square silver-tone metal fob featuring a raised passant lion logo on the obverse, the reverse impressed with LE ROI NEW MATIC AIR TOOLS and an illustration of a crawler-mounted drill; and an octagonal silver-tone metal fob featuring a rock drill and the text JOY SILVER STREAK, the reverse impressed with SILVER STREAK ROCK DRILLS MAKES AIR DO MORE WORK by JOY. Note: Spelter/pot metal, not bronze.