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Category: Signs & Banners
Auction Result, Press Release
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…
Auction Industry, Press Release
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,…
Auction Result, Press Release
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…
Auction Industry
Bruneau & Co.'s Fall Fine Art & Antiques Auction on Saturday, October 31, features fine art, Asian arts, furniture, more
Limited in-house seating is by appointment only, just for active bidders at the Bruneau & Co. gallery in Cranston, R.I. To reserve a seat, call 401-533-9980. Downyflake Doughnuts porcelain storefront sign, made circa 1940 and a hard-to-find piece of Boston history and advertising collecting, 10 feet 10 inches long (est.…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Esteemed Mel Getlan collection is star attraction of Morphy’s Oct. 29-31 Coin-Op & Antique Advertising Auction
Caille Bros. Triple Centaur Jackpot musical upright slot machine is a unicorn – the only known example of its type – and is expected to sell for $200K-$300K Only known example of a showstopping Caille Bros., ‘Triple Centaur Jackpot’ musical upright slot machine. Accepts nickels/quarters/nickels in its three separately operating…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Morphy’s to auction 800+ premium-grade advertising signs plus rare gas pumps, globes and 12 classic motorcycles at Oct. 14-15 Automobilia & Petroliana Auction
Featured: Oilzum porcelain curb sign, Raymond Garage 4-in-1 visible gas pump, Musgo and Wirt Franklin Petroleum gas globes, OK Used Cars neon dealership sign, Lipman Air Service Station Very rare Wirt Franklin Petroleum Corporation 15in gas pump globe, 9.0+ condition, complete on original metal body. Estimate $12,000-$18,000 DENVER, Pa. –…
Exhibitions
Special Exhibition: Vintage Posters from the Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939-1940 at Spencer Helfen Fine Arts
September 22, 2020 – Ongoing We are pleased to present several rare and important vintage advertising posters for the Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939-1940 on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of that enchanting event. Shawl, Nyeland & Seavey, "1939 World’s Fair on San Francisco Bay," 1937 The Golden…
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Big Beautiful Music Machines from the 1890s-1940s Dominate the List of Top Lots in Miller & Miller's Sept. 19th Auction
The event – officially titled a Music Machines, Coin-Op & Advertising auction – was led by the outstanding lifetime collections of Ken Vinen and Jack Winkler. Early 1900s Seeburg Style “G” orchestrion, a coin-op mechanical masterpiece, 66 inches tall by 79 inches wide, with mosaic leaded art glass doors, comes…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Enthusiastic turnout for Milestone’s Aug. 29 auction of Brian Maiher collection of railroadiana, petroliana and antique fire alarms
Against strong phone and Internet competition, gallery bidders claimed 40% of sold items Double-sided porcelain circular sign advertising Sinclair Opaline Motor Oil, with image of Sinclair dinosaur mascot, 23.5in diameter. Condition rated 8. Sold above estimate for $6,000. WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – Those who knew the late Brian Maiher described him…
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Miller & Miller will hold an online-only Music Machines, Coin-Ops & Advertising auction, Sept. 19
NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – An online-only auction dedicated in large part to music machines, coin-ops and advertising – featuring the outstanding lifetime collections of Ken Vinen and Jack Winkler – will be held on Saturday, September 19th by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd., based in New Hamburg, Ontario. The…
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Coin-Op & Advertising
The Coin-Op & Advertising sale, presented by Potter & Potter Auctions, features coin-operated machines such as early vending machines, slots, trade stimulators, and arcade games. One key lot is a cast-iron strength testing machine from the early 1900s. The device works by inserting an old English penny, which allows the…
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Brian Maiher Railroad, Fire, & Petroliana Auction
In 1877, a gold and silver mining town in Colorado was named Leadville after the discovery of lead carbonite. As the mining town required fire security, a volunteer firefighter group was formed. However, it soon became necessary for the Leadville residents to organize their safety operations, and a fire chief…
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Coins & Currency
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, U.S. one-cent coins were often in high demand. During the Civil War, they were hoarded for their nickel, and by the 1900s, coin-operated machines boosted the coin’s need. The one exception to this rise, though, came in 1877, when a poor economy…
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Wm Morford Premier Auction
The Genesee Brewing Company, formerly known as the Aqueduct Spring Brewery, was founded in 1938 by Louis Wehle. It was the first-ever operating brewery in Rochester, New York, and it eventually became one of the largest breweries in the United States. The upcoming William Morford Premier Auction, offered by Antique…
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Preston Evans has a colossal four-day auction event planned for Sept. 4-7 at the Big Peach Antiques Mall in Byron, Ga.
Offered will be toys, Popeye collectibles, advertising, movie posters, petroliana, jukeboxes, arcade games, slots, magic memorabilia, Coca-Cola items, more. Items belonging to Preston Evans’s longtime friend Buddy Austin, recently deceased, will be sold, to include his beloved 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air and a collection of vintage motorcycles. BYRON, GEORGIA, UNITED…
Dealers
Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles August 2020 Newsletter Available
Kovels’ August 2020 newsletter features neon advertising signs, vintage cocktail shakers, toy pedal cars, majolica and modern tables, with photos and prices. Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles August 2020 CLEVELAND, OH, USA, August 4, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Kovels’ August 2020 newsletter features neon advertising signs, vintage cocktail shakers, toy pedal cars, majolica…
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Conflicts of the 19th and 20th Centuries
The impacts of many 20th-century world conflicts continue to resonate today. From World War I and II to the Korean and Vietnam wars and the Cuban Revolution, Bonhams will offer collectors parts of this global history in the upcoming political memorabilia auction. Particularly featured is a 26th of July Movement…
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Van Eaton Galleries Celebrates 65 Years of Disneyland with its Latest Auction
The exhibit and two-day auction offer memorabilia and souvenirs from Disneyland and Walt Disney World When Walt Disney's daughters were very young, he would take them for rides at Griffith Park every Saturday. One Saturday, as his daughters enjoyed their ride, Walt sat on a bench, eating peanuts. Suddenly, it…
Auction Result
Frontier Gasoline "Rarin' to Go" porcelain gas station sign from the 1950s brings $5,375 at Holabird's seven-day auction
The two-session Summer 2020 Extravaganza Auction was held June 25-28 and July 10-12 by Holabird Western Americana Collections, live in Reno, Nevada and online. Late 1950s Frontier Gasoline “Rarin’-to-Go” single-sided porcelain gas station sign, six feet in diameter, in excellent condition, with a graphic of a cowboy on a bucking…
