Pro racing bicycles from single-owner collection roll out at Rivich, June 18

Bicycle with original custom-made Alberto Masi frame, estimated at $8,000-$12,000
Bicycle with original custom-made Alberto Masi frame, estimated at $8,000-$12,000
Bicycle with original custom-made Alberto Masi frame, estimated at $8,000-$12,000

CHICAGO – On Sunday, June 18, starting at noon Central time, Rivich Auction will present an outstanding single-owner collection of professional racing bicycles, parts and accessories. This sale is composed of the most desirable brands and team bikes in the road racing world. Featured lots include a custom Alberto Masi bicycle, vintage new old stock Campagnolo parts, vintage racing team jerseys and an Univega Boralyn downhill bicycle. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Morphy’s rolls out rare coin-ops, mechanical music, antique advertising, Nov. 4-6

Exquisite 1899 Mills ‘Double Dewey’ 5-cent and 25-cent musical slot machine, 68in tall, ornate cast-iron claw feet, reliefs of Admiral Dewey, and Mozart. Comes with keys. Estimate $40,000-$80,000

DENVER, Pa. – At the turn of the 20th century, a pocketful of nickels or quarters was all a patron needed for thrills and entertainment at a saloon, amusement arcade or gambling house. Remarkably, the price to operate the ingenious machines that once filled a room with music or paid out a jackpot has not changed, but finding fine examples of such machines is quite another matter. This explains why Morphy Auctions’ Coin-Op & Antique Advertising series is so popular with collectors. Morphy’s never fails to present a connoisseur’s selection of coin-ops and exquisite advertising signs that are rarely seen elsewhere. Their next specialty sale, November 4-6, will offer more than 1,500 choice lots over the three-day period.

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Toys, vintage advertising dominate Miller & Miller’s Sept. 11-12 sales

1869 French style Boneshaker bicycle, est. CA$3,000-$3,500
1869 French style Boneshaker bicycle, est. CA$3,000-$3,500
1869 French style Boneshaker bicycle, est. CA$3,000-$3,500

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. will hold back-to-back auctions the weekend of September 11 -12. The Saturday, September 11 event will be a Toys & Nostalgia sale, featuring the Bryan Beatty collection. The Sunday, September 12 sale will be an Advertising & Historic Objects auction, featuring the Scott Vanner breweriana collection. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. All estimates quoted are in Canadian dollars.

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In postwar America, every kid wanted a Schwinn bike

A Phantom Whizzer motorized bicycle sold for $4,750 plus the buyer’s premium in October 2020 at Dan Morphy Auctions. Photo courtesy of Dan Morphy Auctions and LiveAuctioneers

NEW YORK — Bicycles have been around since the 1860s and one of the industry leaders for decades was Schwinn. German immigrant Ignaz Schwinn and Adolf Arnold worked together for several bicycling companies before launching their own business in Chicago in 1895.

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