Petroliana & Advertising

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New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada

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Petroliana & Advertising

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An exciting offering of fresh-to-the-market, investment-grade advertising signs, tins and related memorabilia from the 1890s to the 1970s. Features petroliana, soda and general store advertising signs including many high grade and seldom seen examples. Also includes a clean offering of Canadian motor oil quarts, gas pumps and petroliana, and a recently discovered hoard of advertising from the Black Horse Brewery. The Helen & Gordon Vokey collection includes a run of Coca-Cola trays from 1910-1961 as well as a well-curated gathering of signs and related collectibles. Highlights include a ?survivor? Coca-Cola Vendo 44 vending machine, a Cities Service ?Kite'' curb sign, a Carhartt?s Overalls die cut corner sign, and a 1957 Wurlitzer Jukebox just to name a few.

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Molson's Ale Porcelain Beer Trays: Includes anchor and greek key versions. Greek key example exhibits scattered porcelain losses, mainly within the outer perimeter with a few patches of loss in the field. Anchor tray exhibits minor

0049: Molson's Ale Porcelain Beer TraysEst. CA$200-CA$300

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Molson's Ale Anchor Beer Trays: Includes two different versions of the anchor tray. Blue version exhibits scattered minor losses from the rim and scuffs within the field. The white version exhibits moderate porcelain losses from

0050: Molson's Ale Anchor Beer TraysEst. CA$200-CA$300

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Molson's Ale Porcelain Top Table: Originally supplied to restaurants for use as an outdoor dining or conversation table. Base exhibits uniform oxidation. The porcelain top exhibits a few scattered patches of loss, mainly isolated to

0051: Molson's Ale Porcelain Top TableEst. CA$600-CA$900

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Molson's Ale Porcelain Sign: Exhibits a number of chips in the porcelain, areas of staining and some crazing in the porcelain. The metal mounting bracket is not original to the sign. Condition 7. SSP Single-sided porcelain.

0052: Molson's Ale Porcelain SignEst. CA$800-CA$1,200

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Coca-Cola Thermometer: Coca-Cola tin thermometer. The mounting tab at the top of the thermometer is missing. A little damage around the mounting hole as well as an area of paint loss are evident on the lower mounting tab.

0053: Coca-Cola ThermometerEst. CA$200-CA$300

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Coca-Cola Double Bottle Thermometer: Surface exhibits uniform toning, most notably within the lighter surface of the thermometer scale. Mercury tube in place and intact. Marked, "Robertson Dualife Springfield, Ohio Made in U.S.A 1941"

0054: Coca-Cola Double Bottle ThermometerEst. CA$400-CA$600

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Coca-Cola Figural Bottle Door Handle: From the Helen & Gordon Vokey Collection. Exhibits paint losses from upper mounting bracket as well as scattered areas of overpaint. Plastic exhibits a tight hairline through the right rear neck of

0055: Coca-Cola Figural Bottle Door HandleEst. CA$200-CA$300

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Coca-Cola Bottle Figural Fence Post Topper: A cast iron fence post topper (50lbs). In an old surface, exhibiting minor scattered losses, mainly below the waist. Cast iron. Canadian. c1940. 19.5" H x 6" Diameter. CODE-SIG

0056: Coca-Cola Bottle Figural Fence Post TopperEst. CA$300-CA$500

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Coca-Cola "Outboard Motor" Soda Dispenser: Exhibits scattered surface scratches and shallow impressions. Minor surface losses from the raised lettering. Mounting bracket has been repainted. Tagged, "Mfd by the Dole Valve Co., Chicago, U.S.A".

0057: Coca-Cola "Outboard Motor" Soda DispenserEst. CA$500-CA$700

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Coca-Cola Soda Dispenser Sign: Features a highly detailed image of a 1950s style outboard motor counter dispenser. Detailed images like this are more often seen in lithographed tin signs. Exhibits porcelain losses surrounding the

0058: Coca-Cola Soda Dispenser SignEst. CA$1,400-CA$1,600

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Coca-Cola Renfrew Bottling Works Sign: From the Coca-Cola plant in Renfrew, Ontario. Exhibits scattered minor surface losses and soiling. Wood framed painted masonite. Canadian. c1940. 20" H x 99.5" W. CODE-SIG

0059: Coca-Cola Renfrew Bottling Works SignEst. CA$600-CA$900

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Monumental 8' Coca-Cola Sign: Coca-Cola's largest porcelain sign was issued in 1938, just months before World War II restrictions halted steel production. This four-colour, three dimensional porcelain sign has a distinctive

0060: Monumental 8' Coca-Cola SignEst. CA$2,500-CA$3,500

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0061: Sinclair Gasoline Pump PlateEst. CA$200-CA$300

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Texaco Sky Chief Pump Plate: Exhibits minor losses around a lower grommet and an edge porcelain chip. Light scratches are evident in the main field. Missing one mount grommet. Condition 8.25. P&M Orillia. P&M Orillia 57. SSP

0062: Texaco Sky Chief Pump PlateEst. CA$300-CA$500

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General Motors Vertical Sign: Embossed. Exhibits complete paint loss and resulting oxidation to field of sign. Condition 5. SST Single-sided tin, embossed. Canadian. c1940. 29" H x 3.5" W. CODE-SIG

0063: General Motors Vertical SignEst. CA$150-CA$250

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Tire Service Reverse Glass Foil Sign: Glass is mounted in the original cardboard backed tin frame. Displays very well. Condition 9. RGF Reverse glass foil. Canadian. c1910. 8.5" H x 28.25" W. CODE-SIG

0064: Tire Service Reverse Glass Foil SignEst. CA$300-CA$500

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Steering Axle Wheel Reverse Glass Foil Sign: Glass is mounted in the original metal frame with a cardboard backing. Minor delamination of reverse paint isolated around lettering. Condition 8.25. RGF Reverse glass foil. Canadian. c1910. 8.5" H x

0065: Steering Axle Wheel Reverse Glass Foil SignEst. CA$300-CA$500

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Enarco Paper Ephemera: A nice original selection of paper items from Canadian Oil Companies. Includes: 3 issues of the Enarco oil news, 2 travel bureaus, 3 oil change reminder tags and one match book cover. Matchbook cover

0066: Enarco Paper EphemeraEst. CA$200-CA$300

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Enarco Slate Boy Thermometer & Calendar: White Rose slate boy thermometer and calendar die cuts. The legs and feet have been replaced on the thermometer. Canadian Oil Companies. Cardboard. Canadian. 1939. 6.75" H x 4.75" W. CODE-PET

0067: Enarco Slate Boy Thermometer & CalendarEst. CA$200-CA$400

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Enarco Transmission Gear Lubricants Sign: Exhibits scattered areas of staining and/or soiling. Exhibits losses from extreme edges including a missing portion of the lower right edge. Condition 6.75 Canadian Oil Companies. Cardboard.

0068: Enarco Transmission Gear Lubricants SignEst. CA$300-CA$500

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Enarco Lubester Paddle Sign: Double sided tin. Additional nail hole exists in the upper middle section. Areas of scratches and minor to moderate losses, more pronounced on one of the sides, are evident. Condition 7. National Oil

0069: Enarco Lubester Paddle SignEst. CA$600-CA$800

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Enarco Motor Oil Rack Sign: Originally used on an oil can rack. Exhibits surface scratches, mainly to one side. A few scattered patches of porcelain loss, mainly surrounding the mounting holes and at the lower edge exist.

0070: Enarco Motor Oil Rack SignEst. CA$1,300-CA$1,500

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White Rose Ultra Motor Oil Rack Sign: Originally used on an oil can rack. Exhibits minor edge chips including a few near the mounting holes. Nice glossy surface. Condition 9.25. P&M Orillia. P&M Orillia 1953. DSP Double-sided porcelain.

0071: White Rose Ultra Motor Oil Rack SignEst. CA$1,200-CA$1,500

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White Rose and National Motor Oil and Gasoline Sign: Exhibits a factory blemish in the green paint just below the "W" in the word "White". Likely new old stock, never used. Condition 9. The Thos. Davidson Mfg Co Limited. Marked: "The Thos. Davidson

0072: White Rose and National Motor Oil and Gasoline SignEst. CA$2,000-CA$2,500

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