Huge 1938 Coca-Cola sign added fizz to Miller & Miller auction

Monumental 1938 Canadian Coca-Cola single-sided porcelain sign, CA$14,160
Monumental 1938 Canadian Coca-Cola single-sided porcelain sign, CA$14,160
Monumental 1938 Canadian Coca-Cola single-sided porcelain sign, CA$14,160

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – A monumental four-by-eight-foot Coca-Cola sign from 1938 achieved $14,160, a single family-owned 1966 Ford Ranger 250 Custom Cab Camper Special pick-up truck with Avion camper sold for $82,600, and a 2006 Harley Davidson Softail Deluxe black cherry motorcycle roared off with $16,520 in Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd.’s online-only Petroliana & Advertising auction held on October 29. A total of 474 registered bidders placed 9,077 bids in an auction that grossed $534,215. In all, 90 percent of lots were sold and 60 percent of the top 50 lots exceeded their estimate. All prices quoted are in Canadian dollars.

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Signs, signs, everywhere great signs at Miller & Miller, Oct. 29

American-made 1930s United Motors Service single-sided porcelain neon sign, estimated at CA$20,000-$25,000
American-made 1930s United Motors Service single-sided porcelain neon sign, estimated at CA$20,000-$25,000
American 1930s United Motors Service single-sided porcelain neon sign, estimated at CA$20,000-$25,000

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – A single family-owned 1966 Ford Ranger 250 Custom Cab Camper Special pick-up truck with Avion camper and a United Motors Service single-sided porcelain neon sign are both expected to do well in Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd.’s online-only Petroliana & Advertising auction slated for Saturday, October 29. The 381-lot auction, beginning promptly at 9 am Eastern time, will feature petroliana (gas station memorabilia), advertising signs, advertising tins, breweriana (beer and wine collectibles), general store items, jukeboxes and vintage and antique toys. All estimates quoted are in Canadian dollars. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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