MORPHY AUCTIONS Fri. Sept. 21, 2012 Auction 2012-09-21 Auction - 719 Price Results - Dan Morphy Auctions in PA - Page 3
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MORPHY AUCTIONS Fri. Sept. 21, 2012 Auction

The Adolf Grenke Breweriana Collection, September 21 - September 22, 2012 This premier 40-year collection of beer cans, signs, taps could bring well over $1 million. Dan Morphy, CEO of Morphy Auctions, has confirmed that the renowned Adolf Grenke breweriana collection will be auctioned in its entirety at the Morphys gallery on Sept. 21-22, 2012. ?No other consignments will be added. The entire two-day sale will be devoted exclusively to this outstanding single-owner collection, which we anticipate will bring well over a million dollars,? said Morphy. Amassed over a period of more than 40 years, the Grenke collection includes as many as 500 highly collectible vintage beer cans. The can collection is regarded as one of the finest collections of its kind ever assembled, with some of the cans expected to sell for $20,000 to $60,000 each.? The collection also includes over 400 beer taps ? with many expected to realize more than $1,000 each ? and a bevy of colorful advertising signs. Highlights include over 50 Gillco glass light-up signs, and two examples of late-19th-century Anheuser-Busch signs of such rarity that they are not even represented in the famed St. Louis brewery?s archive. ?What makes the Grenke collection so exciting as a whole is its condition. Mr. Grenke always adhered to very strict buying guidelines. He bought only items that were in near-mint-plus condition or better. Even when something extremely rare was offered to him, he would pass if it did not satisfy his standards for condition,? said Morphy. Because of the importance of the Grenke collection, Morphy has enlisted the services of two noted specialists to handle the grading and description of its contents...
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Red Seal Beer Tap Knob.: Murphysboro. Stecher Brewing Company. Clean face with slight discoloration to the "R". Tap is clean as well. Condition (Excellent).
0049: Red Seal Beer Tap Knob.Est. $500-$700
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Lot of 2: Atlas Prager Beer Tap Knobs.: All knobs made of this manufacture are rare. There were only made for a short time in Chicago. Includes one with wear, one chip below the "g" in "Prager", and has a large section missing. Also
0050: Lot of 2: Atlas Prager Beer Tap Knobs.Est. $300-$400
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All Star Premium Beer Tap Knob.: Manhattan Brewing Company. Very light scratching to face and nice gloss throughout. Super rare. Possibly only two known. Condition (Excellent).
0051: All Star Premium Beer Tap Knob.Est. $600-$900
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Munchner Bock Beer Tap Knob.: Foil label insert. Some wear and scratching to face and some pitting to metal base. Condition (Very Good).
0052: Munchner Bock Beer Tap Knob.Est. $75-$150
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Riedl Brau Beer Tap Knob.: Chicago. Superior Brewing Company. Very light wear to face and tap. Rare, seldom seen knob. Condition (Excellent).
0053: Riedl Brau Beer Tap Knob.Est. $300-$500
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Lot of 2: Edelweiss Beer Tap Knobs.: Includes one with chrome knob that has wear around outer edges and some overall hazing to chrome. Also includes red knob with clean face that has just very light scratching. Condition (Very Good -
0054: Lot of 2: Edelweiss Beer Tap Knobs.Est. $200-$300
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Rox Pale Beer Tap Knob.: Some wear to face and one chip to celluloid (at 11 o'clock). Tap is clean. Super rare, possibly one of a kind. Condition (Good - Very Good).
0055: Rox Pale Beer Tap Knob.Est. $500-$800
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Acme Beer Dakaware Tap Knob.: Joliet. Acme Brewing Company. Wear and scratching to face in several places and light wear to tap knob. One crack is running the through the entire middle of tap (around backside). Super rare,
0056: Acme Beer Dakaware Tap Knob.Est. $700-$900
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Hock Hocking Beer Tap Knob.: Very clean and bright face and tap. Condition (Near Mint).
0057: Hock Hocking Beer Tap Knob.Est. $300-$400
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Lot of 2: Michelob Beer Tap Knobs.: The shorter tap knob has a bright face with just light wear and the taller tap knob has a bright face with light scratching and Anheuser-Busch Eagle embossed on backside. Condition (Very Good).
0059: Lot of 2: Michelob Beer Tap Knobs.Est. $100-$200
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Red Top Beer Tap Knob.: Chicago. Minor wear and scratching to face. Also, some tape and sticker residue to knob. Condition (Very Good).
0060: Red Top Beer Tap Knob.Est. $100-$200
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Chico Root Beer Tap Knob.: Bakelite tap with scratching to face. Super rare, possibly one of a kind. Condition (Excellent).
0061: Chico Root Beer Tap Knob.Est. $300-$600
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Edelweiss Ritz Beer Tap Knob.: Schoenhofen Edelweiss Brewing Company. Light scratching to acetate face and tap. Condition (Excellent).
0062: Edelweiss Ritz Beer Tap Knob.Est. $100-$200
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Yusay Beer Tap Knob.: Bright colored face with just one small chip above the eagle. Chrome is clean. Condition (Excellent).
0063: Yusay Beer Tap Knob.Est. $75-$150
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Sieben's Bock Beer Tap Knob.: Overall wear to face, one chip, and slight scratching to chrome. Super rare, may be only one known. Foil insert. Condition (Good - Very Good).
0065: Sieben's Bock Beer Tap Knob.Est. $100-$200
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Ambrosia Beer Tap Knob.: Wear and scratching to face and one dent to top of tap knob (at 12 o'clock). Condition (Very Good).
0066: Ambrosia Beer Tap Knob.Est. $200-$250
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Royal Lager Beer Tap Knob.: Springfield. Discoloration and slight hairline cracking to face as well as one chip below the "R" in "Royal". Tap is clean. Condition (Good - Very Good).
0067: Royal Lager Beer Tap Knob.Est. $100-$200
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Reisch Beer Tap Knob.: Some wear and scratching to face but clean and bright overall. Tap has light wear. Three ring mark embossed on back (may be a Ballantine mark). Rare ball knob. Condition (Very Good).
0068: Reisch Beer Tap Knob.Est. $300-$500
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Burgemeister Pilsner Beer Tap Knob.: Warsaw Brewing Company. Clean and bright face with line running between "Burge" and "Meister" (factory flaw). Tap has overall discoloration throughout. Condition (Very Good).
0069: Burgemeister Pilsner Beer Tap Knob.Est. $200-$300
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Stern Brau Beer Tap Knob.: Clean and bright face acetate with some discoloration around edges. Tap has overall scratching and wear and one chip. Star peerless rare. Condition (Very Good).
0070: Stern Brau Beer Tap Knob.Est. $400-$600
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Bluff City Beer Tap Knob.: Bluff City Brewing Company. Clean and bright face with two scratches above "Bluff" and clean tap. Best known example. Condition (Excellent).
0071: Bluff City Beer Tap Knob.Est. $250-$350
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