General Store Advertising 2025-09-14 Auction - 355 Price Results - Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd. in ON - Page 5
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General Store Advertising

Miller & Miller?s General Store Advertising features exclusively the collection of long-time collector Don Titherington. Over the course of decades Don curated the best examples he could find. Don collected what he calls ?the big three?: porcelain, tin, and paper under glass. He upgraded certain signs once, twice, even three times before finding the examples you?ll find in the catalogue. Don used a very specific set of criteria when adding a sign to his collection. His qualifiers included advertisements containing outmoded prices, slogans and captions, products (or over-sized products) featured, and more. The Titherington Collection was decades in the making - a treasure trove for any advertising collector. Genres include tobacco, soda, dairy, gas/oil and more. The collection spans the colourful lithographs of the Victorian era through to the embossed tin soda verticals of the 1950s and 1960s. As you scroll, take time to enjoy the art of great advertising, as Don did for all those years
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Speedway Gasoline "Pointing Nose" Directional Sign: American. 1940s. Die-cut embossed single-sided tin (ESST). 8.5" x 27.5". Authenticated by The Authentication Company (TAC #38871). From the Don Titherington Collection.
1097: Speedway Gasoline "Pointing Nose" Directional SignEst. CA$2,000-CA$2,500
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Winthrop Oil Co. Ladies Restroom "Pointing Finger" Sign: American. 1940s. Die-cut embossed single-sided tin (ESST), self-framed. 6.5" x 28.5". Authenticated by The Authentication Company (TAC #401201). From the Don Titherington Collection.
1098: Winthrop Oil Co. Ladies Restroom "Pointing Finger" SignEst. CA$1,200-CA$1,500
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Dunlop Tires Vertical Sign: American. 1959. Embossed single-sided tin (ESST). Dunlop Tires, founded in 1889 by John Boyd Dunlop in Belfast, Ireland, revolutionized transportation with the invention of the pneumatic tire. Dunlop
1099: Dunlop Tires Vertical SignEst. CA$1,200-CA$1,500
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Bear Wheel Alignment Service Sign: American. 1940s. Single-sided tin (SST). Three pieces, die-cut. Bear Wheel Alignment Service, founded in the early 20th century, was an innovator in precision automotive alignment. As car ownership
1100: Bear Wheel Alignment Service SignEst. CA$2,000-CA$2,500
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Auto-Lite Automobile Batteries Horizontal Sign: American. 1940s. Self-framed embossed single-sided tin (ESST). Auto-Lite Batteries, a division of the Electric Auto-Lite Company founded in Toledo, Ohio, in 1911, became a leader in automotive power
1101: Auto-Lite Automobile Batteries Horizontal SignEst. CA$3,500-CA$5,000
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Seven-Up "All Family Drink" Sign: Canadian. 1950s. Embossed single-sided tin (ESST), bead edge. Introduced in 1929 as “Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda,” 7-Up emerged as a unique offering in the soft drink market
1102: Seven-Up "All Family Drink" SignEst. CA$1,200-CA$1,500
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Seven-up "The All Family Drink" Six-Pack Sign: Canadian. 1950s. Single-sided tin (SST). Introduced in 1929 as “Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda,” 7-Up emerged as a unique offering in the soft drink market during an era of
1103: Seven-up "The All Family Drink" Six-Pack SignEst. CA$3,000-CA$5,000
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Kik Cola "The Family Cola" Sign: Canadian. 1950s. Embossed single-sided tin (ESST). Marked, "K-E-20-28 CCC....", lower right edge. 19.5" x 27.5". Authenticated by The Authentication Company (TAC #401240). From the Don Titherington
1104: Kik Cola "The Family Cola" SignEst. CA$1,200-CA$1,500
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Kik Cola Vertical Sign: Montreal, Quebec. 1930s. Embossed single-sided tin (ESST). Marked, "General Steel Wares Limited", lower right edge. 39.5" x 13.75". Authenticated by The Authentication Company (TAC #401144). From the
1105: Kik Cola Vertical SignEst. CA$2,000-CA$2,500
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Canada Dry Ginger Ale Vertical Sign: Canadian. 1950s. Embossed single-sided tin (ESST), raised edge. Founded in Toronto in 1904, Canada Dry rose to international prominence with its signature pale dry ginger ale. The beverage became
1106: Canada Dry Ginger Ale Vertical SignEst. CA$2,000-CA$2,500
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Perkins' John Collins Soda Vertical Sign: Canadian. 1940s. Embossed single-sided tin (ESST) with bead edge. Perkins’ John Collins was a citrus-flavored soda inspired by the classic gin-based cocktail of the same name. Produced in
1107: Perkins' John Collins Soda Vertical SignEst. CA$3,500-CA$5,000
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Squirt "Just Call Me Squirt" Vertical Sign: American. 1946. Embossed single-sided tin (ESST). Squirt, first developed in 1938 in Arizona, quickly gained fans with its tangy grapefruit flavour. Its catchy slogan, “Just Call Me
1108: Squirt "Just Call Me Squirt" Vertical SignEst. CA$3,500-CA$5,000
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Stubby Orange Soda Vertical Sign: Canadian. 1940s. Embossed single-sided tin (ESST). Stubby was a Canadian soft drink brand introduced in the 1950s, easily recognized by its short, wide glass bottles. The orange flavor became one of
1109: Stubby Orange Soda Vertical SignEst. CA$4,000-CA$6,000
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Player's Cigarettes Framed Lithograph: American. 1910s. Lithographed paper under glass (PUG). Founded in Nottingham, England, in 1877 by John Player, the company became one of the leading British cigarette producers. It was known for its
1110: Player's Cigarettes Framed LithographEst. CA$1,200-CA$1,500
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Derby Cigarettes Framed Lithograph: Canadian. 1910s. Lithographed paper under glass (PUG). Derby was an early 20th-century cigarette brand associated with sporting and refined masculine imagery. It competed in a crowded marketplace by
1111: Derby Cigarettes Framed LithographEst. CA$800-CA$1,200
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Imperial Meerschaum Tobacco Framed Lithograph: Canadian. 1910s. Lithographed paper under glass (PUG). Under the Imperial Tobacco umbrella, Meerschaum-branded products were marketed to evoke refinement and European prestige. The name capitalized
1112: Imperial Meerschaum Tobacco Framed LithographEst. CA$1,200-CA$1,500
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Emblem Cigarettes Framed Lithograph: American. 1910s. Lithographed paper under glass (PUG). Marked, on frame. 23" x 17" x 1". From the Don Titherington Collection.
1113: Emblem Cigarettes Framed LithographEst. CA$1,200-CA$1,500
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Imperial Big Bully Plug Chewing Tobacco Framed Lithograph: Canadian. 1910s. Lithographed paper under glass (PUG). Imperial Tobacco, established in Britain in 1901, quickly expanded through acquisitions and global licensing. Its production of chewing tobacco
1114: Imperial Big Bully Plug Chewing Tobacco Framed LithographEst. CA$1,200-CA$1,500
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Great West Tobacco Framed Lithograph: Canadian. 1910s. Lithographed paper under glass (PUG). Marked, on frame. Lithograph marked, "Manufactured by The Empire Tobacco Co. Branch of Imperial Tobacco Co. of Canada. Limited. Granby.", on tin
1115: Great West Tobacco Framed LithographEst. CA$2,500-CA$3,000
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Old Chum Tobacco and Cigarettes Framed Lithograph: Canadian. 1910s. Lithographed paper under glass (PUG). Old Chum was one of Canada’s most enduring domestic tobacco brands, favored for its coarse-cut pipe tobacco and later cigarette blends. It
1116: Old Chum Tobacco and Cigarettes Framed LithographEst. CA$3,000-CA$3,500
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Mount Royal Paints Sign: Canadian. 1930s. Single-sided porcelain (SSP) with return edge. Mount Royal Paints was a Montreal-based brand known for its interior and exterior architectural finishes. Active during the interwar
1117: Mount Royal Paints SignEst. CA$500-CA$700
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Senour’s Floor Paint Strip Sign: American. 1920s. Single-sided porcelain (SSP). Senour’s was a durable, oil-based floor paint produced by Martin-Senour, a company that supplied coatings for both commercial and residential use.
1118: Senour’s Floor Paint Strip SignEst. CA$300-CA$500
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Save the Surface Paint & Varnish Campaign Sign: American. 1940s. Single-sided porcelain (SSP). “Save the Surface and You Save All” was a national promotional slogan developed by the Paint Manufacturers Association in the 1920s. It
1119: Save the Surface Paint & Varnish Campaign SignEst. CA$1,200-CA$1,500
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Canada Paint Hanging Sign: Canadian. 1930s. Double-sided porcelain (DSP). Canada Paint was a prominent Canadian manufacturer of architectural and industrial coatings, producing oil-based and latex paints for both consumer and
1120: Canada Paint Hanging SignEst. CA$2,000-CA$2,500