General Store, Advertising & Breweriana 2023-09-17 Auction - 355 Price Results - Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd. in Ontario
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Remington Rifles & Cartridges "Spinner" Flange SignKuntz Brewery "St. Bernard" Beer TrayCoca-Cola 5' "Delicious & Refreshing" Sign
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New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada
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General Store, Advertising & Breweriana

A fresh-to-the-market assortment of, general store advertising, soda advertising, and breweriana from the 1890s to the 1970s featuring part of the Al Bensmiller Collection. The general store advertising includes a push bars, door pushes, as well as porcelain and tin signs and countertop displays. From part of the Al Bensmiller Collection is an early and possibly unique Remington ?spinner? tin lithograph flange sign found hidden in a wall in Armstrong, British Columbia. Also featured is a rare Red Rose porcelain push bar, a porcelain Redball Brewery match strike, and more. This sale is loaded with noteworthy soda advertising from Coca-Cola, Orange Crush, Hires, and many more. Featured is a special line-up of Hudson?s Bay Tobacco advertising including a Hudson's Bay Company Imperial Mixture Tobacco Globe and a Hudson's Bay Tobacco Tri-Fold Tin Lithograph Counter Display Sign. In the breweriana department is an Anheuser-Busch Panoramic Brewery Scene Sign. An Anheuser-Busch Brewery 1901 Beer Tray, a Kuntz Brewery "St. Bernard" Beer Tray, and many more.
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Toronto Star Weekly Door Push Sign: Canadian. 1940s. Single-sided porcelain (SSP). Excellent condition. Appears to be new old stock. 11"H x 3"L x 0.25"W.
0336: Toronto Star Weekly Door Push SignEst. CA$500-CA$700
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Simeon Jones Red Ball Beer Match Strike: Canadian. 1910s. Single-sided porcelain (SSP). Rare. Porcelain losses and light oxidation along the edges. Retains sand match striking surface. 6"H x 4"L.
0337: Simeon Jones Red Ball Beer Match StrikeEst. CA$900-CA$1,200
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Red Rose Tea Door Push Sign: Canadian. 1930s. Single-sided porcelain (SSP), die cut. Excellent condition. Appears to be new old stock. 9.25"H x 3.5"L.
0338: Red Rose Tea Door Push SignEst. CA$800-CA$1,200
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Molson's Ales Match Strike Sign: Canadian. 1930s. Single-sided tin (SST) with sand match striking surface. Vertical strike marks on the striking pad. Retains original hanging string. Three very faint pin point dimples above the
0339: Molson's Ales Match Strike SignEst. CA$300-CA$500
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Peg Top Cigars Door Push Sign: Canadian. 1920s. Single-sided porcelain (SSP), convex. Minor porcelain losses from the left of the top mounting hole and at the bottom left corner. 12.25"H x 4"L x 0.25"W. From the Al Bensmiller
0340: Peg Top Cigars Door Push SignEst. CA$900-CA$1,200
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Players Navy Cut Cigarettes Door Push Sign: Canadian. 1920s. Single-sided porcelain (SSP). Rare. Minor porcelain losses from the extreme edges. 6.5"H x 4"L. From the Al Bensmiller Collection.
0341: Players Navy Cut Cigarettes Door Push SignEst. CA$400-CA$600
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Salada Tea Door Push Sign: Canadian. 1930s. Single-sided porcelain (SSP), convex and diecut. Excellent condition. 10"H x 2.5"L. From the Al Bensmiller Collection.
0342: Salada Tea Door Push SignEst. CA$900-CA$1,200
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Reliance Baking Powder Match Strike: Canadian. 1910s. Single-sided tin (SST). Marked, "Macdonald Mfg. Co. Limited, Toronto", bottom center edge. Uniform surface toning. The merchant's name within the top right quarter has faded. 5.5"H x
0343: Reliance Baking Powder Match StrikeEst. CA$600-CA$900
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Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Door Push Sign Set: American. 1920s. Single-sided porcelain (SSP). Excellent condition. They appear to be new old stock. Both: 6.5"H x 4"L.
0344: Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Door Push Sign SetEst. CA$400-CA$600
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Five Roses Flour Door Push Sign: Canadian. 1950s. Single-sided porcelain (SSP). Restoration to upper quarter surrounding the top mounting holes. A few scattered minor edge chips. Missing upper grommet. 12.25"H x 4"L.
0345: Five Roses Flour Door Push SignEst. CA$700-CA$900
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Calgary Dry Ginger Ale Ashtray: Canadian. 1950s. Cast aluminum. These Calgary Dry Ginger Ale ashtrays were used in the Calgary Breweries Hotel when advertising beer was illegal. Very good condition. 5.25"H x 4.75"L x 0.5"W.
0346: Calgary Dry Ginger Ale AshtrayEst. CA$200-CA$300
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Calgary Ginger Ale Rack Top Sign: Canadian. 1950s. Cast aluminum. Very good condition. Repainted highlights. 7.75"H x 7.5"L x 0.5"W.
0347: Calgary Ginger Ale Rack Top SignEst. CA$300-CA$500
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Dawes Black Horse Ale Beer Tray: Canadian. 1930s. Single sided porcelain (SSP). Two small porcelain chips, one within the top center margin and another at the right center margin. Light surface scratches. In a firing error, the "BI'
0349: Dawes Black Horse Ale Beer TrayEst. CA$200-CA$300
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Dawes Black Horse Ale "Script" Beer Tray: Canadian. 1940s. Lithographed tin. Marked, "St. Thomas Metal Signs Ltd., St. Thomas, Ont", bottom center edge. Very good condition. A small patch of oxidation stain within the lower left quarter.
0350: Dawes Black Horse Ale "Script" Beer TrayEst. CA$300-CA$500
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Frontenac Brewery White Cap Ale Beer Tray: Canadian. 1930s. Lithographed tin. Marked, "General Steel Wares Limited", bottom center edge. (Toronto, Ontario) Excellent condition. Minor scattered surface scratches. 13" Dia. x 1.25"W.
0351: Frontenac Brewery White Cap Ale Beer TrayEst. CA$300-CA$500
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Seagram's King's Plate Winner "Flowerful" Poster: Canadian. 1923. Single-sided lithographed paper. Artwork signed by A.H. Hider, bottom right edge. Minor surface loss to lower right and left sides of frame. Original frame. 16.5"H x 21.5"L.
0352: Seagram's King's Plate Winner "Flowerful" PosterEst. CA$200-CA$300
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Black Horse Ale Rookwood Granite Poster: Canadian. 1930s. Single-sided lithographed paper. Artwork signed by renowned illustration artist A.H. Hider, bottom right edge. In a period-correct wood frame which may be original. 15"H x 17.5"W.
0353: Black Horse Ale Rookwood Granite PosterEst. CA$300-CA$500
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Ross Butler 'True Type' Holstein-Friesian Cow Model: Canadian. 1950s. Painted cast aluminum. Ross Butler was Canada's renowned agricultural artist. Original surface. 9"H x 12"L x 4.5"W.
0354: Ross Butler 'True Type' Holstein-Friesian Cow ModelEst. CA$900-CA$1,200
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Black Horse Ale "Half Statue" Sign: Canadian. 1930s. Plaster mounted to wood and mirror backboard. Very good condition. Light inconsistencies in the surface of the wood backing. 20"H x 20"L x 3.5"W.
0355: Black Horse Ale "Half Statue" SignEst. CA$300-CA$500
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Black Horse Ale Tavern Clock: Canadian. 1941. Single-sided lithographed steel dial. Walnut case. Rare. Stamped, "Sold by Novelty Advertising Co. 633 Huron Street, Toronto, Ont.", inside case. A few very minor scattered surface
0356: Black Horse Ale Tavern ClockEst. CA$1,500-CA$2,000
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Dunkleys Footwear Ridgetown, Ontario Sign: Canadian. 1930s. Single-sided tin. Marked, "St. Thomas Metal Signs, Syt. Thomas Ont", bottom right edge. Heavy creases and oxidation throughout. 13.75"H x 20"L.
0357: Dunkleys Footwear Ridgetown, Ontario SignEst. CA$200-CA$300
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Falls Clothing Store Simcoe, Ontario Sign: Canadian. 1930s. Single-sided tin (SST). Originally tacked to telephone poles to direct motorists to "The Falls Department Store" in Simcoe, ON. Marked, "St. Thomas Metal Signs Limited", bottom right
0358: Falls Clothing Store Simcoe, Ontario SignEst. CA$300-CA$500
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Early M. Hohner Harmonicas Sign: German. 1900s. Single-sided tin (SST), heavily embossed. Very rare. Marked, "Plakat-Fabrik-Buhler & Co. Cannstatt i. Württ.", bottom edge. Very minor scattered surface losses. 6.5"H x 14.5"L x 1"W.
0359: Early M. Hohner Harmonicas SignEst. CA$800-CA$1,200
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