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Advertising & General Store

Morphy’s Oct. 16-18 Vegas Coin-op & Antique Advertising Auction cashes out at a robust $3M

Highlights: Extremely rare circa-1911 Mills 5¢ Totem gum-vending floor model token trade stimulator, $147,600; 1906 Victor ‘Square Deal’ music machine, $54,120; Deluxe Violano-Virtuoso, $46,740   LAS VEGAS – There was nothing artificial about the intelligence behind coin-op machines of the early 20th century. The ingenious mechanisms inside those omnipresent devices of their day – whether […]

Toy & Doll

Morphy’s presents Part II of the late Tom Sage Sr’s incomparable antique toy and train collection, October 30

Following a resounding $2.6M auction debut in May, Part II of the Sage collection delivers more great rarities from a premier assemblage of European & American toys amassed over 57 years   DENVER, Pa. – Morphy’s May 2025 auction introducing the late Tom Sage Sr’s personal collection of antique toys and trains made headlines around […]

Last call for collectors to bid on antique fishing lures from the superlative Wayne & Lori Edens collection, Oct. 25 at Morphy’s

Some of the Edens’ finest baits were saved for the last auction installment, including a boxed Anderson & Co. ‘Chautauqua’ and early Heddons in special-order colors with introductory boxes   DENVER, Pa. – On Saturday, October 25, fishing lure collectors will have one final opportunity to dip into the celebrated Wayne and Lori Edens collection, […]

Automobilia & Petroliana

Morphy’s Oct. 4-5 auction of prized automobilia and petroliana raced to a $1.7M finish

Early Sinclair signs, with sensational graphics of a primitive single-engine airplane and ‘Dino’ the dinosaur mascot, flew to the top of prices realized   DENVER, Pa. – If any one word could summarize the selection in Morphy’s October 4-5 Automobilia and Petroliana Auction, it would be “condition.” A dazzling array of advertising signs, gas pumps […]

Advertising & General Store

Coin-op and antique advertising collectors chart a course for Las Vegas and fresh-to-market discoveries at Morphy’s Oct. 16-18 auction

Featured: Rare circa-1911 Mills 5¢ floor model Totem token gum-vending trade stimulator, $100K-$200K; 1906 Victor Novelty Works musical upright slot machine, $30K-$60K   LAS VEGAS – Sourcing rare, fresh-to-the-market coin-op machines and antique advertising is a year-round mission for the team at Morphy Auctions. While their decades-long tradition of holding coin-op and advertising specialty sales […]

Firearms

Rare and historically important weapons united in a powerful show of force at Morphy’s $7.5M Firearms & Militaria Auction

Top lots: factory-engraved Colt 1911A1, $102K; original Thompson Ramo Woodridge (TRW) M1-14 machine gun, $88,560; WWII German MG42 machine gun, $84K; 1628 cannon, $61,660   DENVER, Pa. – At Morphy’s September 9-11, 2025 Firearms & Militaria Auction, some of the finest and most important firearms ever to appear for public sale flew past their high […]

Automobilia & Petroliana

All signs point to success at Morphy’s Oct. 4-5 Automobilia & Petroliana Advertising Auction

1,100 lots include OK Used Cars bullnose neon sign, Chevrolet Super Service neon sign, Sinclair signs for Aircraft Gasoline & Pennsylvania Motor Oil with ‘Dino’ mascot; Mack bulldog, Tiger Gasoline globe lens   DENVER, Pa. – Collectors will be “pedal to the metal” on October 4-5 when bidding opens on 1,100 top-notch lots of automobilia […]

Advertising & General Store

Ever competitive, Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola signage and ephemera topped the list of fizzy favorites at Morphy’s $2.4M Soda Pop & Advertising Auction

Circa-1880s bottle for Pemberton’s French Wine Coca, a forerunner to Coca-Cola, served up a $31,980 top bid, while circa-1920s Pepsi-Cola fountain syrup jug went 4x estimate at $27,060   DENVER, Pa. – Elusive signage from the earliest days of the American soft drink industry delivered an effervescent $2.4-million result at Morphy’s August 18-20 Soda Pop, […]