Collectors pursue mint vintage advertising signs
TheTexaco sign was the top lot in an antique auction that saw a staggering 1,500 lots cross the block over the course of the three rings and two days.
 | The top lot of the sale was this Texaco Marine Lubricants single-sided porcelain sign ($6,325). |
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Tin litho wind-up toy Vespa Scooter with sidecar and riders, 6 inches long, rated 6.5 ($935).
Oilzum Motor Oil single-sided tin sign with logo, framed, 61 inches by 13 inches ($4,510).
Sinclair Opaline Motor Oil one-gallon flat metal can with race car graphic, rated 8.5 ($3,300).
Manhattan Trop-Artic Auto half-gallon flat metal can with sedan graphic, rated 9+ ($3,300).
Ford Model A 2-door sedan tin litho car, with "the New Fordî on the top, 7 inches ($990).
Marx Sparkling Rocket fighter ship tin toy wind-up toy, new in the box, rated 9.75 ($715).