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ANTIQUE CAST IRON CAT KATZ DRUG ADVERTISING FOUNTAIN PEN HOLDER
ANTIQUE CAST IRON CAT KATZ DRUG ADVERTISING FOUNTAIN PEN HOLDER
ANTIQUE CAST IRON CAT KATZ DRUG ADVERTISING FOUNTAIN PEN HOLDER
ANTIQUE CAST IRON CAT KATZ DRUG ADVERTISING FOUNTAIN PEN HOLDER
ANTIQUE CAST IRON CAT KATZ DRUG ADVERTISING FOUNTAIN PEN HOLDER
ANTIQUE CAST IRON CAT KATZ DRUG ADVERTISING FOUNTAIN PEN HOLDER
ANTIQUE CAST IRON CAT KATZ DRUG ADVERTISING FOUNTAIN PEN HOLDER
ANTIQUE CAST IRON CAT KATZ DRUG ADVERTISING FOUNTAIN PEN HOLDER
ANTIQUE CAST IRON CAT KATZ DRUG ADVERTISING FOUNTAIN PEN HOLDER
ANTIQUE CAST IRON CAT KATZ DRUG ADVERTISING FOUNTAIN PEN HOLDER
ANTIQUE CAST IRON CAT KATZ DRUG ADVERTISING FOUNTAIN PEN HOLDER
ANTIQUE CAST IRON CAT KATZ DRUG ADVERTISING FOUNTAIN PEN HOLDER

ANTIQUE CAST IRON CAT KATZ DRUG ADVERTISING FOUNTAIN PEN HOLDER

$ 475.2

Availability: 48 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Time Period Manufactured: 1930-Now
  • Modified Item: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Condition: EXCELLENT CONDITION SEE IMAGES FOR GREATER DETAILS

    Description

    A full figured standing cat in red jacket with yellow bow tie, the base has an applied brass plaque that reads "DR. GEO M GRAY Compliments of Katz Drug Store. VIC. 8208- 9 - 10". These unusual desk pieces were usually given out to Doctors and other Katz Drug Store business contacts.
    Dr. GEO M. GRAY . Measures 7 x 4.25 x 4 inches.
    When the United States entered World War I in 1917, the Katz Drug Stores became famous in Kansas City by hiring a pharmacist that allowed them to stay open past 6pm due to wartime curfews on nonessential businesses, and absorbing a new 10 percent tax on cigarettes rather than raising the price for their customers.
    Katz Drug Stores or Katz Drugstores established by Polish natives Isaac Katz (1879-1956), or Ike Katz, and his brother Michael Katz, or Mike Katz (dying in 1969). Business started as a fruit stand near Union Depot in the 1890s before changing into a confectionery (and general store) and moving in 1914 to 12th and McGee Streets with an additional store at 8th and Grand Avenues. Becoming a drugstore during World War I due to a city law on business hours and becoming known for its catchy advertising slogans and cut-rate prices, etc.