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Morphy’s Dec. 4-6 Las Vegas auction to showcase stellar Ray Claridge collection of early alcohol, tobacco, soda pop & general store signage + antique coin-ops

Featured: 9ft Mr. Peanut figural mascot, Owl Cigar Store sign, vending, arcade & coin-op machines; neon signs, tobacciana, vintage theater, drive-in, soda fountain, barber shop & taxi-related items   LAS VEGAS – On December 4-6 in Las Vegas, Morphy’s will auction the classic advertising, American pop culture and coin-op collection of Southern California businessman and […]

Toy & Doll

Morphy’s two-part series exclusively featuring the Tom Sage Sr. antique toy and train collection tallies nearly $4 million

Second and final installment held Oct. 30 was dominated by rare German Marklin productions, including a circa-1904 hand-painted III-Gauge live steam train that sold for $123K against a $50K-$70K estimate   DENVER, Pa. – On October 30, a significant chapter in antique toy history came to a close as Morphy’s conducted the second and final […]

Final installment of Wayne & Lori Edens fishing lure collection reels in $700K at Morphy’s, wrapping a 3-part series that earned $2.65M

An all-time classic, a boxed Anderson & Co. Chautauqua Weedless Trolling Hook Minnow bobbed to the top of prices realized at $27,600, followed by a Heddon Dowagiac Mascallonge Minnow at $26,400   DENVER, Pa. – On October 25, collectors of antique fishing tackle bid aggressively on rare antique lures from the Wayne and Lori Edens […]

Toy & Doll

Morphy’s delivers early holiday magic with a Nov. 11-13 auction of rare toys, sports cards and vintage collectibles

Featured: Ultra-rare boxed Japanese “Honeymoon” Robot Car, $40K-$80K; Boxed Jupiter Robot, $25K-$35K; Complete 1958-1960 Topps baseball card sets; 1900 Villeroy & Boch terracotta Santa, $30K-$60K   DENVER, Pa. – This year, collectors won’t need to wait till Christmas to acquire amazing antique and vintage toys, banks, trains and other sought-after goodies. Morphy’s already has it […]

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 […]