NEW YORK — July is National Ice Cream month in the United States, where the average American eats about 20 pounds of the frozen treat annually. Ice cream has come a long way since Alexander the Great reportedly enjoyed eating snow and ice flavored with honey and nectar. More than 1,000 flavors of ice cream can be had today, from staples such as vanilla and chocolate to decidedly non-traditional and aggressively palate-challenging flavors such as garlic and pizza.
NEW HAMBURG, Canada – A Winchester cartridge board from around 1884 – one of the most sought-after examples of American sporting advertising – is an expected highlight lot in an online-only Petroliana & Advertising Auction planned for Saturday, April 23 by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd., starting promptly at 9 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – Wheels in motion appealed to bidders on Day 2 of Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd.’s back-to-back online auctions held September 11 and 12, as a 7 ¼ in gauge model steam locomotive of the Great Western Railway 4-6-0 locomotive and tender No. 1011 rolled away for $15,340, while an 1869 French-style Boneshaker bicycle sped off for $10,620. All prices quoted are given in Canadian dollars.