Black cat advertising clock scampers to top of Miller & Miller sale

Black Cat Shoe Dressing clock, known to collectors as ‘The Black Cat Clock,’ which sold for CA$11,210
Black Cat Shoe Dressing clock, known to collectors as ‘The Black Cat Clock,’ which sold for CA$11,210
Black Cat Shoe Dressing clock, known to collectors as ‘The Black Cat Clock,’ which sold for CA$11,210

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – An important Black Cat Shoe Dressing clock – known to collectors as “The Black Cat Clock” – sold for $11,210, and an early 20th-century Peabody’s Overalls single-sided porcelain sign realized $8,850 in Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd.’s online-only Advertising & Breweriana sale held June 19. All prices quoted are in Canadian dollars.

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Black cat clock could bring luck to Miller & Miller sale, June 19

Black Cat Shoe Polish clock, estimated at CA$9,000-$12,000
Black Cat Shoe Polish clock, estimated at CA$9,000-$12,000
Black Cat Shoe Polish clock, estimated at CA$9,000-$12,000

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – An important Black Cat Shoe Polish clock (known to collectors simply as “The Black Cat Clock”); a circa-1938 porcelain sign for Orange Crush soda; and an early-20th-century Kuntz Brewery Bologna Girl lithographed tin beer tray are just a few of the expected highlights in Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd.’s June 19 online-only Advertising & Breweriana sale. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. All estimates quoted are in Canadian dollars.

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