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Morphy’s returns to Las Vegas for annual fall Coin-Op & Advertising Auction

March 21, 2023

Morphy’s announces return to Las Vegas as permanent site for annual fall auction of coin-ops, gambling machines & antique advertising After 4-year hiatus, Morphy’s will re-establish its Vegas presence to accommodate the many coin-op collectors and consignors living in western states DENVER, Pa. – Morphy’s will be heading west this fall to re-establish […]

Toy & Doll

Star Wars and sports cards land in the winners circle at Morphy’s $3.1M auction

February 4, 2023

Unopened 1952 Topps baseball-card ‘brick’ claims MVP rights, selling for $873,300 DENVER, Pa.- Star Wars fans and diehard sports buffs called the shots at Morphy Auctions’ February 1-3, 2023 auction, which attracted head-spinning prices and closed the books at nearly $3.1 million. The sale featured both a phenomenal single-owner collection of early Star Wars […]

Toy & Doll

Attic Find: Boxed Machine Man “Gang of Five” Robot

August 19, 2020

Radicon, Target, Non Stop, Sonic, and Machine Man. These Japanese robot toys make up the rare set known as the “Gang of Five.” Made by Masudaya in the late-1950s and early-1960s, they are highly prized by toy collectors today. The market for these particular robots stems from the fact that they were game-changers in the […]

Firearms

Identifying Winchester Lever-Action Rifles

July 20, 2020

By T. Logan Metesh It can be hard to keep all of the details of the different models of Winchester lever-action rifles straight. What follows is an effort to help you identify all of the different Winchester models. It is important to note that the list is by no means comprehensive, but it’ll make […]

Firearms

Bobbins & Bullets: Singer Sewing Machine Company’s M1911A1 Pistols

June 18, 2020

John Browning’s 1911 is arguably the most iconic handgun of all time. Everyone knows what gun you’re talking about and can picture one in their head. A total of 2.7 million 1911s were made during the pistol’s unprecedented 75-year-run as the standard sidearm of the United States military. And that doesn’t take into consideration the […]

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Cash Registers as Collectibles

June 9, 2020

With the majority of people now completing transactions with credit and debit cards instead of cash, the focus in the checkout line has shifted from the cash register to the pin pad. Modern-day cash registers are bland, utilitarian machines. If you were asked to describe the last one you saw, you might hesitate and then […]

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Automobilia & Petroliana

AUTOMOBILIA & PETROLIANA TOPS $4.4 MILLION!

January 20, 2016

This hugely successful auction, the second of four upcoming events featuring the world-class Kyle Moore collection, included two world record setting sales! Despite the freezing temperatures outside, Morphy’s standing-room-only sales event had collectors on fire! This two-day auction featured 1,180 lots of the finest oil and gas related signs, globes, and pumps. Bidding was fast […]

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