#75 • Antique Cupples Company Star Mercantile Paper Rack w/ Firearm Shadow Box

Part of Spring 2025 Curiosities Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $20.00

Status: Sold

Category: Antiques

An antique "Star" mercantile paper roll holder and cutter by the Cupples Company of St. Louis. Piece features a cast iron base with four drilled holes for countertop attachment, two slots for insertion of the wooden dowel of the paper roll (dowel is no longer present), and wooden top rail. Also includes a wooden tabletop shadow box designed to hold a WWII Commemorative firearm which is no longer present. Paper rack measures approximately 29" x 7" x 12" tall.