Historic Durgin Park Restaurant
Memorabilia & Advertising Online Auction
Central Mass Auctions Inc.
508-612-6111

Preview at the restaurant 340 N Market St, Boston, MA 02109 February 16 & 17 – 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Bidding ends February 20th @ 6:00 PM

Pickup 23 & 24 – 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Advertising items, memorabilia, antiques and collectibles from the renowned restaurant that recently closed after nearly 200 years in business. Items include the Durgin Park signs, antique folk art pig, photos and much more! 

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1 Durgin Park Yankee Cooking banner 53″ X 80″
2 Brass & wood Market Dining Room Peter Faneuil Hall Function Room 40″ X 9″ sign
3 Pair Leaded Stained Glass Panes 13″ X 28 1/2″ (some small cracks)
4 8 antique brass sifters and pan
5 Ralph Avery print of Faneiul Hall – Frame 25 1/2″ X 20″
6 Faneiul Hall and other Boston photos -(1) 20″ X 16″ (4) 14″ 11″ and (4) 8″ X 10″
7 Market Dining Brass Sign 22″ X 82″
8 Sperm Sewing Machine and Bicycle Oil New Bedford framed ad – 17 1/2″ X 14″
9 Retro “Please try our Franks and Beans” sign paint on chalkboard 24″ X 18″
10 Traditional Pot Roast sign paint on chalkboard 24″ X 18″- staining
11 Coffee Jello real whipped cream sign paint on chalkboard 24″ X 18″- staining
12 Famous baked Indian pudding sign paint on chalkboard 24″ X 18″- staining
13 Fresh Live Lobsters 2 1/4 pounds boiled sign paint chalkboard 24″ X 18″-stains
14 Lamb hocks lunch sign paint on chalkboard 24″ X 18″- staining
15 Roast Prime Rib of Beef sign paint on chalkboard 24″X 18″- staining
16 Famous Strawberry Shortcake sign paint on chalkboard 24″ X 18″- staining
17 Boston Baked Beans sign paint on chalkboard 24″ X 18″ – staining
18 Roast Prime Rib of Beef sign paint on chalkboard 24″ X 18″ – staining
19 3 Chicken Breast with Creole sauce sign paint on chalkboard 24″ X 18″ – staining
20 All Lobster Meat received fresh daily sign paint on chalkboard 24″ X 18″ stains
21 Fresh Broiled Halibut sign paint on chalkboard 24″ X 18″ – staining
22 Boston Baked Beans made daily sign paint on chalkboard 24″ X 18″ – staining
23 Air conditioned – $2.25 Margaritas sign paint on chalkboard 24″ X 18″ – staining
24 Serving Oysters on the Half Shell from the Cape sign paint chalkboard 24″ X 18″
25 Specialties: Beef Stew Chicken Pot Pie sign paint on fiberboard 25″ X 17″ staining
26 Corned Beef and Cabagge sign paint on fiberboard 25″ X 17″ staining
27 Apple Dowdy w/ ice cream whipped cream sign paint on fiberboard 25″ X 17″ stains
28 3 chicken breasts or 2 Legs sign paint on fiberboard 25″ X 17″ stains
29 Boston Baked Beans sign paint on fiberboard 25″ X 17″ staining
30 Es-Ki-Mo brand Rubbers Framed advertisement – 15″ X 27 1/2″
31 Pork Chops and Lamb Chops sign paint on fiberboard 25″ X 17″ staining
32 Peter Faneiul framed print 20″ X 30″
33 Durgin Park Collier’s magazine article – frame 27 1/2″ X 16″
34 Durgin Park in Boston Official Walking Guide – Frame 15 1/2″ X 22 1/2″
35 Durgin Park Family Life Magazine article Frame 40″ X 17 1/2″
36 AP Baked Beans article – Frame 16″ x 14″
37 After Five Night Life Durgin Park article Frame 22″ X 10 1/2″
38 Boston Globe Durgin Park Article – Frame 17 1/2″ X 30″
39 1948 Durgin Park customer appreciation lett17″er Frame 14″ X
40 Christian Science Monitor Durgin Park Frame 15″ X 13 1/2″
41 Yankee Magazine Durgin Park article Frame 35″ X 15″
42 Boston Herald Durgin Park article Frame 28″ X 17 1/2″
43 “Queen Jean Wilson” Durgin park waitress article Frame 13″ X 25″
44 2 Durgin Park Frames 11″ X 13″ and 11″ X 19″
45 1948 Colliers Durgin Park article Frame 37 1/2″ X 19 1/2″
46 2 Durgin Park articles Frames 16″ X 12 1/2″ and 8″ X 18 1/2″
47 Vintage brass “Yankee Cooking” sign 22″ X 8 1/2″
48 Photo of Durgin Park waitresses 11 1/2″ X 14″
49 LA Times and Boston Herald Durgin Park articles Frames 19″ x 16″ & 9 1/2″ X 15″
50 Durgin Park Market Dining Rooms reverse painted sign 38″ x 42 1/2″
51 Erich Segal “The Class” excerpt mentioning Durgin Park Frame 27″ X 18 1/2″
52 Durgin Park employee photo Frame 14″ X 12″
53 Vintage Durgin Park letter Frame 8″ X 11″
54 Dallas Morning News & Fry Max Oil Frames 16 1/2″ X 20″ & 12 1/2″ X 19 1/2″
55 Durgin Park customer appreciation letters Frame 15″ X 27 1/2″
56 Framed Durgin Park customer appreciation letter with photo Frame 13″ X 18 1/2″
57 Patriot Ledger Durgin Park article Frame 47″ X 21 1/2″
58 Durgin Park chef charbroiling meat photo Frame 10 1/2″ X 8 1/2″
59 Framed photo of Vintage Faneuil Hall scene Frame 18 1/2″ X 16″
60 Harvard Fencing team apprecition letter Frame 18 1/2″ X 18″
61 Photo of wait staff and customers (creased & stained) 9 1/2″ X 8 1/2″
62 Award winning clam chowder fiberboard sign staining 25 1/2″ X 19″
63 Specialty of the House Roast Prime Rib fiberboard sign staining 25 1/2″ X 19″
64 Homemade Fish Cakes and Baked Beans fiberboard sign staining 25 1/2″ X 19″
65 A Favorite Blueberry Pie fiberboard sign staining 25 1/2″ X 19″
66 Lamb hocks at Lunchtime fiberboard sign staining 25 1/2″ X 19″
67 Schrod cooked to perfection fiberboard sign staining 25 1/2″ X 19″
68 Homemade apple pie fiberboard sign staining 25 1/2″ X 19″
69 Swordfish served daily fiberboard sign staining 25 1/2″ X 19″
70 Boston baked beans fiberboard sign staining 25 1/2″ X 19″
71 Seafood platter Fried or Boiled fiberboard sign staining 25 1/2″ X 19″
72 Famous Strawberry Shortcake fiberboard sign staining 25 1/2″ X 19″
73 Coffee Jello with Real Whipped Cream fiberboard sign staining 25 1/2″ X 19″
74 Choice Steaks Charbroiled Sirloin Tenderloin fiberboard stains 25 1/2″ X 19 1/2″
75 Broiled Chicken Breasts or Fried fiberboard sign staining 25 1/2″ X 19″
76 Oyster Park black, tin sign 55″ 14″ – light scratches
77 Gaslight Pub black, tin sign 36″ X 12″ – light scratches
78 Peter Faneiul Room 1 black, tin sign – light scratches
79 Canadian Club silver jigger award 14″ X 18″ – staining
80 Brass Durgin Park ownership plaque 22″ X 12″
81 Oyster Bar Brass on wood plaque 22″ X 12″
82 “This is not an entrance” composite sign 17″ X 20″
83 Neon Seafood Grill, “Clams on the” & Dining Rooms signs – (non-working)
84 Map of Irish Coast – early 20th century Frame 30″ X 32″ Staining
85 Boston Lights signed poster of restaurant matchbooks 18″ X 28″
86 3 Vintage prints 21 1/2″ X 24″ – some damage
87 Wood framed Durgin Park Automatic Sprinkler Advertising sign 28 1/2″ X 20″
88 Durgin Park Boston Beanery wooden entrance sign 42″ X 13″
89 Durgin Park T-shirts – various sizes
90 Durgin Park entrance sign on chalkboard 42″ X 13″
91 Welcome Tall Ships double sided banner 50″ X 109″
92 Durgin Park Yankee Cooking banner 80″ X 53″
93 4 Photo prints Prime Rib, Lobster pie largest 24″ X 24″ staining & chipping
94 New England Fish Exchange photo Frame 22″ X 24″
95 Durgin Park Stationary and restaurant signs
96 Vintage Latham time clock and Hedman Co. check writer
97 Durgin Park Private Dining Room sign / announcement 20″ X 26 1/2″
98 Vintage Durgin Park Main Entrance sign 42″ X 36″
99 Honorable Artillery Co. of London appreciation display 21″ X 33″ (no glass)
100 Prime Rib Pinbacks
101 Restaurant News Magazine article Frame 16″ X 24 1/2″
102 Durgin Park promotional photos – Largest 12″ X 22″
103 Beanpots, Vintage Durgin Park glassware and lobster ceramic serving dish
104 Durgin Park menus and Advertising cards
105 Vintage Durgin Park plate 9 1/2″
106 Sailboats signed oil on canvas 22″ X 18″
107 Durgin Park Boston Herald article 18 1/2″ X 10″
108 Framed Quincy Market photo of earlier times 16″ X 18 1/2″
109 1824 & 1826 Boston Harbor area sketches 20 1/2″ X 18″
110 Durgin Park photo with pushcart vendor 14 1/2″ X 12 1/2″
111 National Geographic, Boston Phoenix & other article – Largest 18 1/2″ X 14 1/2″
112 Mayor of Boston England thank you letter Frame “8 X 10″
113 Quincy Market photo in earlier times Frame 16″ X 18 1/2″
114 Durgin Park Staff colored Photo Frame 21″ X 24″
115 Quincy Market photo of earlier times Frame 13″ X 15″
116 Durgin Park New York Times and other articles Largest Frame 13″ X 22″
117 New York Times & Christian Science Monitor articles Largest Frame 18 1/2″ X 15″
118 4 Pine Architectural brackets As found break and crack 12 1/2″ X 19″
119 New York Times article Frame 18″ X 36″
120 Print of rubbings Frame 57″ X 31″
121 Durgin Park Case of 1 1/4 quart boston Baked Beanpots 12 pots per case
122 Durgin Park Case of 1 1/4 quart boston Baked Beanpots 12 pots per case
123 Durgin Park Case of 1 1/4 quart boston Baked Beanpots 12 pots per case
124 Wrong Way sign from Durgin Park kitchen 18″ X 24″
125 Vintage Tin Mens & Ladies rooms sign downstairs w/ pointing finger 11″ X 8 1/2″
126 Framed James Beard Award medallion Frame 14 1/2″ X 15 1/2″
127 James Beard Award Certificate & ceremony program 2 pieces Small Frame 16″ X 19″
128 Durgin Park matches: 1 sealed box, 4 partial and Sam Adams ice buckets
129 Durgin Park wooden sign with metal plaque 35 1/2″ X 27 1/2″
129A Diners Must keep off stairs tin sign 18″ X 12″
130 Durgin Park tourist souvenir photo stand 69″ tall
130A Durgin park large menu display board 96 1/2″ X 45″
131 Durgin Park Durgin Ale tourist souvenir photo board 77″ tall
132 Antique enamel mens’ and ladies’ room signs
133 Wall sized photo of restaurant staff 2 sections staining at seam 94″ X 73 1/2″
134 Wooden chalkboard with embossed fish, lobster, etc.
135 Photo of James curley speech 22 1/2″ X 27″
136 2 FBI photos Frame 8″ X 10″
137 2 Weymouth Marine Squadron photos Frame 8″ X 10″
138 Brass Prime Rib sign 22″ X 8 1/2″
139 Harpoon presentation plaque Mass Artilley plaque 36″ X 5″
140 Large group of beer taps
141 Ipswich Ale Brewery metal sign 14″ diameter
142 1945 Fort Bragg Panoramic Military photo 10″ X 34″
143 Harpoon Brewery tin sign 28″ X 7”
144 George M. Cohan “Over There” framed sheet music 14 1/2″ X 22″
145 Neon Dining Rooms sign 27 1/2″ X 9 1/2″
146 1917 Panoramic Diamond Shoe Co. Brockton, MA photo 10″ X 74 1/2″
147 Established before you were born Durgin Park metal & wood sign 174″ X 14″
148 1885 Mass State Senate photo Frame 27″ X 30″
149 Wood framed mirror 28″ X 26″
150 Antique photo of musicians & other performers 12″ X 16″
151 1926 Faneiul Markets Banquet Ball phot 13″ X 23′
152 Boston Phillips Brooks Elementary School graduation certificate 23″ X 19″
153 Turn of the century students photo – mildew damage Frame 16″ X 19″
154 Sierra Nevada tin sign 10″ X 18″
155 Folding Sam Adams chalkboard sandwich sign 48″ X 24″
156 Folk Art Wooden Pig dated 1879 – formed from multiple wood blocks
157 Quincy Market photo by Society of New England Antiquities 1920 scene 20″ X 23″
158 Photo plaque – Charley Parker Light Weight Champ 1914-1925 11″ X 13″
159 Governor James Curley 1935 signing Elks flag bill 15″ X 12″
160 2004 World Series Red Sox photo MLB hologram 15″ X 12″
161 Framed triptych photo Boxer / Wrestler Billy Kramer 154 lbs. Frame 18″ X 11 1/2″
162 Durgin Park Baked Beans & Indian Pudding recipes & staff photo Frame 18 1/2 X 10
163 Framed Quincy Market photo of earlier times Frame 13 1/2″ X 12″
164 Boston Lager Light-up sign (missing card) 18″ X 22″
165 Buy Boston Baked Beans Tacks needle point -vintage framed ad. 19 1/2″ X 19 1/2″
166 Signed photo of boxer appears to be Joe Hanlon and another name Frame 20″ X 24″
167 Framed Anchor Brewery ad, 20″ X 20″
168 Durgin Park Dining Room wood with “Just a boy” poem on brass neon border 88 X 52
169 1890’s Faneuil Hall by Society Preservation New England Antiquities 24 X 19 1/2″
170 Herbert hoover – Keep him on the Job campaign poster Frame 17″ X 22 1/2″ creased
171 T-Wharf 1900 Society for Preservation N.E. Antiquities photo Frame 19″ X 23″
172 Neon Bar sign (works) 24′ X 10″ 4″ deep
173 19th century framed photo of gentleman Frame 25″ X 29″
174 Wood painted “Aeronautical Feats of Wonder” wooden carving (chipping) 42″ X 29″
175 18th Company CA Boston 1917 World War I panoramic photo 9 1/2″ X 25″
176 Hunters with deer “Taken at Spring Lake 1902″ Frame 27 1/2″ X 23 1/2″
177 Faneiul Hall interior photo Frame 13 1/2″ X 12″
178 Faneiul Hall with horse carriages photo 13 1/2″ X 12″
179 Sam Adams Beer color sepctrum advertisemnet Frame 52 12″ X 15″
180 Vintage photo of men with trophies 13″ X 15″
181 Men with straw hats riding on stage coach 21 1/2″ X 26″
182 City scene photo 13 1/2″ X 12″
183 Smutty Nose Brewing metal sign 18″ X 23″
184 Narragansett metal sign 12 1/2″ X 15″
185 11 picture Frame – One missing One (1) photo Frame 7 1/2″ X 52″
186 Durgin Park menu board wood & glass – missing light cover 36″ X 48″
187 Employee photo 10″ X 12″ – identified as Jim Hallet
188 Narragansett beer sign 23 1/2″ X 18″
189 Metal Sam Adams sign 18″ X 16″
190 Pigs Ear Brown wood Ale 24″ diameter
191 Framed Celicts Pierce, Allen & Garnett NBA hologram photo 13″ X 16″
192 Narragansett metal sign 19″ X 8″
193 Naragansett metal sign 15″ X 18″
194 Durgin Park Boston Magazine article Frame 30 1/2″ X 16 1/2″
195 Durgin Park photo print 16″ X 20″
196 Durgin Park 1948 Colliers article Frame 17″ X 36″
197 Durgin Park Lynn Newspaper, Bosto Herald & other article Fame 11 1/2″ X 18″
198 Art Nouveau lamps with beaded shades 30″
199 1983, 1989 & 1999 Durgin Park Best of Boston plaques 14″ X 12″
200 Don’t know bean til you’ve been to Durgin Park – drawing cardboard 19 1/2″ X 28
201 Vintage fiberboard restrooms sign 22″ X 18″
202 Durgin Park common Victualer license 1878-79 Frame 15″ X 12″
203 Durgin Park wooden Gaslight Pub sign 17″ X 8″
204 Working neon Pub sign 12″ X 16″
205 Durgin Park awards Largest 15 1/2″ X 12 1/2″ & Smallest 11″ X 8”
206 Brass “Ladies” sign 12″ X 16″
207 Magners Irish Cider wood sign 15″ X 19″
208 Durgin Park AAA City Search and other awards 8″ X 10″ & 7″ X 9″
209 Faneuil hall Market making history poster 20″ X 28″
210 Sam Adams mirrored ad & Simple tastes ad 19 1/2″ x 30″
211 2012 Patriots photo on plaque NFL hologram 9″ X 12″
212 2011 Patriots photo on plaque NFL hologram 9″ X 12″
213 Woodstock Inn Brewery mirrored sign 22″ X 30″
214 Sam Adams Boston Brick Red poster signed by Jim Koch 26″ X 32″
215 David Ortiz MLB plaque 10″ X 13″
216 Paul Pierce “The Truth”with NBA hologram 13 1/2″ X 16″
217 Bruins plaque with medallion 10″ X 12″
218 Patriots Gillette Stadium facsimile signatures # 71 limited ed. 16 X 12 1 /2″
219 2 Durgin Park banners Yankee cooking – worn condition 80″ X 53”