1951 Ad American Airlines Airfreight Shell Game Gambling Noel Sickles Art YFT7 China a product of the Pope

a product of the Pope Manufacturing Company in Hartford

Please note that the purple line at the very bottom center is a result of photography and is not in the original ad

Large tear - right margin

Bisque Hunting Set

1951 Ad American Airlines Airfreight Shell Game Gambling Noel Sickles Art YFT7 China a product of the PopeThis is an original 1951 black and white print ad for Airfreight services that were offered by American Airlines, Inc., that features an illustration by Noel Sickles (1910 1982) that portrays a group of gamblers betting on a swindler's shell game, (also known as Thimblerig, Three shells and a pea, and the old army game). CONDITION This 62+ year old Item is rated Very Fine +++. Light aging in margins. Light creasing. There is light bleedthrough on this