Buffalo Bill Historical Center
This collection consists of shootings coins, pins, advertisements and other memorabilia regarding the famous husband and wife Winchester shooting team, Adolph ???Ad??? Topperwein, (1869-1962) and Elizabeth ???Plinky??? Servanty Topperwein, (ca. 1884-1945). Their last name was spelled Topperwein in their publicity, but was originally spelled as Toepperwein. The collection is from Adolph Topperwein???s personal estate. See also MS 20 Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Office Files Collection for additional information.
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for primary documents.
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MS 64, Plinky and Ad Topperwein Collection, McCracken Research Library, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming.
See also MS 20 Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Office Files Collection for additional information
Topperwein, Adolph, (Ad), 1869-1962.
Topperwein, Elizabeth Servanty, (Plinky), ca. 1884-1945.
Winchester Repeating Arms Company.
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The Famous Topperweins,
brochure, 3-fold |
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#Ga-5 NRA--50 ft., small bore rifle
targets |
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Single Winchester Western Standard Short Range
Targets. |
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Big Game Loads brochure,
Winchester Western color. |
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Winchester target form #2. |
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Winchester Target form #2. |
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Winchester Target Forms #3 and #4. |
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Winchester Target form #5. |
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Photo of "Plinky" and "Ad", poster, 9"x12". |
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Winchester Western Range Targets, 12 each, in original
folder. |
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12 shooting coins, 1 3/16" diameter (no hole), with
"Winchester Western" written around the edge. |
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12 celluloid pins, 1 1/4 " diameter,
The Wonderful Topperweins. |
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5 shooting coins, 2" diameter (no hole or inscription),
aluminum |
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5 shooting coins, 1 5/8" diameter (no hole or
inscription), steel |
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2 original Winchester 32-20 WCF shells. Ad shot the lead
off of the cartridge. |
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1 printing plate--2"x3" picture of Plinky used to produce
posters |
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2 shooting coins, 1 3 /16" diameter, with Winchester
Western written across the center. |
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1 shooting coin, with a hole in it, no inscription,
brass. |
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1 shooting coin, 1 3 /16" diameter, with a hole in it, no inscription. |
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1 shooting coin, with a hole in it, no
inscription. |
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1 shooting coin, 1 1/8" diameter, with a hole in it, no
inscription. |
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159 of The Famous
Topperweins, brochure, 3-fold |
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151 of The Famous
Topperweins, brochure, 3-fold |
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130 of Standard Winchester Western Short Range
Targets. |
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50 of Single Winchester Western Standard Short Range
Targets. |
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19 of 12 each Winchester Western Range
Targets. |
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13 of Big Game Loads
brochure, Winchester Western color. |
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58 of photo of "Plinky" and "Ad", poster,
9"x12". |
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Duplicates of unblemished coins. |
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