Auction Reports

Potter and Potter Auctions

Auction Info

Auction Name
Advertising and Coin-Op
Auction Date
04/10/2025 - 04/10/2025
Sale Number
#41025
Total Lots
284
Sold Lots
253
Lots Sold
89.08%
Unsold Lots
31
Total Sales (USD)
84,480.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
57,490.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
101,490.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
66,315.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
115,515.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
73.13%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
106

Winged Wheel Trade Sign.

ca. late 19th/early 20th century. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 5,280.00
137

Super Pyro 25 Cent Quart Embossed Painted Tin Sign.

ca.1930s-40s. USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 4,800.00
267 [WISCONSIN DELLS].

[TOMMY BARTLETT SHOW]. Matching Pair of Hand-Painted and Hand-Cut Large Plywood Signs of Costumed Female Water Skiers.

ca.1950s-60s. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 3,600.00
102

Wooden Directional Sign.

USD 250.00 - 350.00 USD 2,640.00
129

Red Crown Gasoline Large Circular Porcelain Sign.

ca.1930s. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,400.00
139

Indian Motorcycle Double-Sided Painted Aluminum Dealership Sign.

ca.1946-49. USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,320.00
111

[SIGN-PAINTING]. Hand-Painted Sign for Multiple Businesses.

USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 1,320.00
239

"Tall-One" Soda Tin Sign.

Co., ca. early 20th century. USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 1,020.00
722

Kodak Verichrome Film Double-Sided Hanging Porcelain Sign with Wrought-Iron Hanging Brace.

ca. 20th century. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,020.00
558

Gail & Ax Navy Tobacco Paper Sign in Original Manufacturer's Frame.

1909 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 900.00
138

Pair of Large Anti-Freeze Paper Signs with Original Shipping Boxes.

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 840.00
79

Ski Soda Light-Up Wall Clock.

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 840.00
65

Pepsi-Cola 5 Cent Bottle Tin Sign.

USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 780.00
589

Faro Box with Card Press and Four Samuel Hart Decks.

ca.1880s. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 660.00
42

Coca-Cola Kosher Delicatessen Sign.

USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 600.00
472

Pair of Beer Signs, including: Old Style Lager "America welcomes you back" lithographed cardboard window card.

1914 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 600.00
108

Stained Glass "Chapel" Window.

ca.19th - 20th centuries. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 600.00
324

Barber Shop / James Cochran Double-Sided Light-Up Sign.

Ca. 20th century. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 600.00
556

Optimates Cigars Sign.

ca.1890s. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 600.00
183

Neon Products Hanging Clock.

USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 600.00

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