Tag: Tom Tolworthy

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  $5.1M sale of coin-op & gambling machines, advertising and country store antiques marked Morphy Auctions’ triumphant return to Las Vegas

  Oct. 27-30 event was led by rare penny arcade ‘lung tester,’ upright double musical Puck and other Caille slot machines, Art Deco neon automotive signs, pre-Prohibition brewery signs LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Morphy Auctions has returned to Vegas, and West Coast collectors are loving it. After a four-year hiatus, the…

  Nov 17, 23

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  Morphy’s returns to Las Vegas for Oct. 27-30 auction of antique coin-op and gambling machines, early advertising and country store antiques

  Featured: Elusive ‘Hats Off’ penny arcade lung tester, $50K-$100K; Yeager cigar store maiden, Caille & Mills draw poker cigar trade stimulators, Rock-Ola 1¢ baseball machine, shaving mugs LAS VEGAS, Nev. – After a four-year hiatus, Morphy’s will re-establish their Las Vegas presence with an Oct. 27-30 auction of premium-quality coin-op…

  Oct 23, 23

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  Morphy’s Spring Coin-Op & Antique Advertising Auction closes the books at nearly $3.7M

  Rare-variation Watling ‘Cupid’ slot machine made a love connection at $72,000; while Esmeralda fortune teller defied prognostications to earn a hefty $66,000 DENVER, Pa. – Morphy Auctions’ lively April 20-22 Coin-Op & Antique Advertising Auction delivered a fantastic selection of rare slot machines, amusements and early advertising to an eager…

  May 18, 23

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  Morphy’s April 20-22 Coin-Op & Antique Advertising Auction lineup reveals rarely seen early amusements, top-notch signs and country store classics

  Featured: 1902-1904 Caille Bros Triple Eclipse upright slot machine ($200K-$300K), fabulous Mills owl strength tester ($50K-$150K), Watling Cupid with US/Canadian nickel slot ($50K-$70K) DENVER, Pa. – Morphy’s will bring on the fun and games April 20-22 with a stellar array of antique coin-operated machines and early advertising. Nearly 2,100 premium…

  Apr 17, 23

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  Collecting world rocked by discovery of rare, early Star Wars toys still packed in original Kenner factory shipping cartons

  Trove sat quietly in Chicago-area home for several decades, its owner unaware of the true value before contacting Morphy Auctions, where toys will be auctioned on Feb. 1 DENVER, Pa. – Just when Star Wars collectors thought they had seen it all, along came The Morphy Find. That’s the name…

  Jan 3, 23

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  Morphy’s hits $2M jackpot with November auction of rare antique coin-op machines and advertising

  Circa-1904 Caille Bros. 5-cent Roulette floor-model slot machine once owned by The Las Vegas Club sells for astounding $246,000 DENVER, Pa. – Beautiful coin-operated machines of a bygone era joined forces with stellar antique advertising this month to produce an auction payday at Morphy’s that exceeded $2 million. The Nov.…

  Nov 17, 22

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  Morphy’s hits a high note with $2.3M sale of renowned Henri Krijnen collection of mechanical music machines

  Owner of Florida toy museum pays $350,550 for auction’s top lot: a massive 1963 Belgian dance organ with robot musicians DENVER, Pa. – A trio of robot musicians with a captivating, toe-tapping sound led the parade of mechanical music machines and automata at Morphy’s $2.3 million sale of the Henri…

  Sep 30, 22

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  Morphy’s to auction premier Henri Krijnen mechanical music collection, Sept. 9-10, featuring spectacular dance organs, orchestrions, automata, fully functional Muller antique carousel

  Morphy’s CEO Tom Tolworthy comments: “Not since Sotheby’s 2012 sale of the Milhous Collection have so many rare and exceptional orchestrions come to the auction marketplace.” DENVER, Pa. – The word “unique” can sometimes be overused, but not in the case of the Henri Krijnen mechanical music collection, which will…

  Aug 29, 22

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