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Morphy’s May 4-6 auction shines spotlight on exceptional examples of antique coin-op machines and early advertising signs
Featured: early arcade, music, gambling, vending and other slot machines plus alcohol, soft drink, gum, tobacco, soda fountain and other desirable advertising and signage DENVER, Pa. – Long before the era of instant entertainment from TV, downloaded music and streaming videos, Americans could amuse themselves with a pocketful of change…
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All signs pointed to success at Morphy’s $2.4M Automobilia, Petroliana & Railroadiana Auction
Exceptional rarity and near-flawless condition drove prices above high estimate on many lots DENVER, Pa. – Trains, planes and automobiles were on the minds of bidders who brought their A-game to Morphy’s big March 29-30 Automobilia, Petroliana & Railroadiana auction. The colorful 1,498-lot sale featured rare, fresh-to-the-market examples of signage,…
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Collectors can fill ‘er up at Morphy March 29-30 Automobilia, Petroliana & Railroadiana Auction
Featured: Rare gas & oil signage, gas pumps & globes, service station items, 400 lots of train-related memorabilia from three long-held collections DENVER, Pa. – Ever since the first Model A car rolled off Ford’s assembly line in 1903, America has had a fascination with cars. Now, nearly 120 years…
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Two-Day Sale of Gambling and Advertising Memorabilia at Potter & Potter Auctions
F. R. Ritter, Combined Treatise on Advantage Card Playing and Draw Poker, 1905. Image courtesy of Potter & Potter Auctions. Potter & Potter Auctions will present over 800 lots belonging to the gambling, playing cards, coin-op, and advertising categories this March. The two-day auction features some rare and desirable collections…
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Connoisseur’s selection of coin-ops, mechanical music machines and antique advertising headlines Morphy’s Nov. 4-6 auction
Featured: Star Trade Register musical trade stimulator, Mills Double Dewey, superb Euro. music boxes, Brown Derby neon sign, Grandmother Predictions fortune-teller machine DENVER, Pa. – At the turn of the 20th century, a pocketful of nickels or quarters was all a patron needed for thrills and entertainment at a saloon,…
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Morphy’s to roll out 1,100+ premium-grade advertising signs, gas pumps & globes, and railway rarities at Oct. 3-4 Automobilia, Petroliana & Railroadiana Auction
Featured: Private collection of 50 neon signs, including Mohawk Gasoline, Chevrolet, Edsel & Lincoln/Zephyr car dealerships, United Motors Service with ‘spinning’ tires DENVER, Pa. – An exciting array of antique and vintage automobilia, petroliana and railroadiana is revved up and ready to power across the auction block at Morphy’s Lancaster…
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Miller & Miller Will Hold Back-to-back Auctions September 11th (Toys & Nostalgia) And 12th (Advertising & Historic Objects); 9 Am Both Days
The Saturday, September 11th auction will feature the Bryan Beatty collection; the September 12th auction will feature the Scott Vanner breweriana collection – 875 lots across two days. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. will hold back-to-back auctions the weekend of September 11th -12th. The Saturday,…
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The Lifetime Collection Of Kim Hammergren – Vintage Jukeboxes And Many Other Items – Will Be Sold Labor Day Weekdend In Macon, Ga
The auction will be conducted by Preston Opportunities, whose owner, Preston Evans, was a lifelong friend of Mr. Hammergren’s. It will be held Sept 3rd and 4th, different venues each day. BYRON, Ga. – Just like the news of Mark Twain’s death, reports of Preston Evans’s retirement have been greatly…
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Rare And Important Black Cat Shoe Dressing Clock Rings Up $11,210 (Canadian) In Miller & Miller’s Advertising & Breweriana Auction
The online-only sale, held June 19th, also featured an early 20th century Peabody’s Overalls single-sided porcelain sign that made $8,850. Overall, the 650-lot auction grossed $389,164. Important Black Cat Shoe Dressing clock (known to collectors as “The Black Cat Clock”), one of the most significant examples of Canadian advertising ever…
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1884 Winchester Cartridge Display Board Rings Up $100,300 In Miller & Miller’s Online-only Canadiana & Sporting Auction Held On June 5th
The auction was headlined by the lifetime collections of Don and Joyce Blyth – an astounding assemblage of stoneware, sporting advertising, decoys, powder tins, bottles, Canadiana & more Winchester 1884 cartridge board, certainly the rarest of all of the cartridge boards issued by Winchester, measuring 28 inches by 38 inches…
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Miller & Miller’s June 19th Advertising & Breweriana Auction, June 19th, Features Beer Trays And Signs, Railroadiana, General Store & More
Internet bidding for the 650-lot auction will be facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.com plus the Miller & Miller website: www.MillerandMillerAuctions.com. The auction will start at 9 am Eastern. Important Black Cat Shoe Polish clock (known to collectors as “The Black Cat Clock”), one of the most significant examples of Canadian advertising ever…
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Pair Of Canadian Supertest Service Station Signs Combine To Bring Ca$41,300 In Miller & Miller’s Petroliana & Advertising Sale, May 15th
The sale was headlined by Bill McNevan’s outstanding petroliana collection. It also featured automobilia, general advertising and soda advertising. Overall, the event grossed $341,905. Canadian Supertest Service Station double-sided porcelain hanging sign from the 1940s, 60 inches in diameter and nicely housed in the original aluminum frame (CA$21,240). NEW HAMBURG, Ontario,…
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Miller & Miller’s June 5th Online-only Canadiana & Sporting Auction Will Feature The Outstanding Collections Of Don And Joyce Blyth
It’s an astounding assemblage of stoneware, sporting advertising, decoys, powder tins, bottles in several categories, Canadiana and more, 289 lots in all, starting promptly at 9 am Eastern time. First quarter 20th century Burlington Bay canvasback decoy by Ivar Gustav Fernlund (Hamilton, Ont., 1881-1933), hollow, structurally excellent (est. CA$4,500-$5,500). NEW…
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Morphy’s mid-May auction series tallies $5.4M, led by unusual ‘visible’ gas pump/oil dispenser that sold for $87,600
3,400 amusement-themed lots included rare antique mechanical music and slot machines, railroadiana, early advertising, petroliana and automobilia Union Switch subway/transit signal on post with green, amber and two red lenses. Sold for 18 times the high estimate at $14,400. DENVER, Pa. – Morphy Auctions’ gallery was a hive of activity…
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Miller & Miller’s May 15th Online-only Petroliana & Advertising Auction, 299 Lots In All, Features The Bill Mcnevan Collection
In addition to Bill McNevan’s outstanding petroliana collection, the auction will also feature automobilia, general advertising and soda advertising. The start time will be 9 am Eastern. Canadian 1930s Goodrich Tires “Mountie” porcelain sign, 56 inches by 20 inches, arguably Canada’s most recognizable, iconic automotive advertising sign (est. CA$16,000-$20,000). NEW HAMBURG,…
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Morphy’s May 11-15 marathon auction to showcase collector favorites including coin-ops, antique advertising, petroliana and railroadiana
Historic five-day auction offers 3,400 amusement-themed lots spanning the 19th through mid-20th centuries Great Northern Railway reverse-on-glass advertisement promoting ‘2 Great Trains,’ the Empire Builder and the Western Star, 79 7/8 x 31 x 22in. Saved from demolition circa 1959 by a Great Northern employee in Washington state. Estimate $75,000-$150,000…
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Clocks From Canada, The U.s. And Europe Dominate The List Of Top Lots In Miller & Miller’s Music Machines, Clocks & Canadiana Sale
The online-only auction, held March 20th, featured 646 lots of clocks, Canadiana and music machines, pottery, stoneware, folk art, advertising and trade signs, toys, breweriana, paintings. French Paul O’Dobey wire tower clock made in 1899, originally from a monastery, featuring an “angelus strike” striking twelve times on a small bell…
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Miller & Miller’s March 20th Music Machines, Clocks & Canadiana Sale Will Be Headlined By Four Outstanding Collections, At 9 Am Eastern
The online-only auction is loaded with 645 lots. In addition to the clocks, Canadiana and music machines, the sale also has pottery and stoneware, folk art, advertising signs, toys, breweriana. Dutch wall clock in a walnut case with barley twist columns, made in the Zaanse region of Holland near Amsterdam,…
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Miller & Miller's online-only Advertising, Toys & Historic Objects auction, December 12th, is a huge hit with collectors
The 712-lot auction featured advertising signs, toys, breweriana, coin-ops, historic objects, general store, agricultural collectibles, telephones and more. The top lot of the auction was this Pace’s Races 5-cent horse race slot machine made in the United States in 1934, professionally restored mechanically and cosmetically (CA$29,212). NEW HAMBURG, ONTARIO, CANADA,…
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Collectors seeking rare antique gambling machines hit the jackpot at Morphy’s $5M Coin-Op & Advertising sale featuring Mel Getlan collection, Oct. 29-31
Only known example of showstopping Caille ‘Triple Centaur’ musical upright slot machine claims top-lot honors at $240,000 5¢/25¢/5¢ CAILLE BROTHERS TRIPLE CENTAUR MUSICAL UPRIGHT SLOT MACHINE DENVER, Pa. – Morphy’s high-stakes Oct. 29-31 auction of antique coin-op machines and early advertising tallied a whopping $5 million, with the only known…
