Up for auction is a guaranteed authentic, highly collectible early 20th-century Remington UMC store advertising poster hanger. This iconic piece features the celebrated artwork of J. Eads Collins, depicting a classic winter rabbit hunter walking through the snow at sunset flanked by two hunting hounds.
This is a true period original lithograph, not a modern reproduction. The bottom of the poster features the bold, vibrant red branding text: "REMINGTON UMC FIREARMS - AMMUNITION". Directly below this main text line is the pre-1916 corporate manufacturing credit line ("Remington Arms – Union Metallic Cartridge Co., New York City"), securely dating this piece to the pre-WWI era. This artifact features gorgeous, deep, layered lithographic inks that give the orange sunset a striking visual depth unique to early stone printing methods.
This poster is being sold in honest, unrestored antique condition, displaying a wonderful "barn-find" patina highly favored by advanced advertising collectors. Please review the photos carefully to evaluate the following wear patterns:
Missing Metal Banding: The original factory top and bottom tin hanging strips are missing
.Edge & Border Wear: Moderate finish loss, surface scuffing, and minor tearing are present along the perimeter edges, heavily centralized along the bottom margin where the original metal strip was removed.
Lower Artwork Area: There is distinct wrinkling/rippling across the bottom 1/4 of the image, consistent with 100+ years of atmospheric humidity changes while hanging.
Paper Surface Loss: A small area of paper surface/ink loss is present in the top-left corner margin.
Text Visibility: The main text line ("REMINGTON UMC FIREARMS - AMMUNITION") is fully present. On the smaller bottom-left corporate line, "New York" can be seen, though the words immediately preceding it are obscured by historic edge wear. The far-right printer's mark is missing due to edge loss.
Current Presentation: The print is currently loose (NOT glued or permanently affixed) and has been carefully shrink-wrapped flat against a 24"x18" foam core board to stabilize the paper and halt any further edge tearing.
