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Potter and Potter Auctions: Advertising and Coin-Op

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Advertising and Coin-Op	Total Sales (USD)	84,480.00
Auction Date	April 10, 2025 - April 10, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	57,490.00
Sale Number	#41025	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	101,490.00
Total Lots	284
Sold Lots	253.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	66,315.00
% of Lots Sold	89.08%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	115,515.00
Unsold Lots	31	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
111		[SIGN-PAINTING]. Hand-Painted Sign for Multiple Businesses.		USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 1,320.00
139		Indian Motorcycle Double-Sided Painted Aluminum Dealership Sign.	ca.1946-49.	USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00	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
79		Ski Soda Light-Up Wall Clock.		USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 840.00
138		Pair of Large Anti-Freeze Paper Signs with Original Shipping Boxes.		USD 300.00 - 500.00	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
108		Stained Glass "Chapel" Window.	ca.19th - 20th centuries.	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 600.00
183		Neon Products Hanging Clock.		USD 500.00 - 1,000.00	USD 600.00
324		Barber Shop / James Cochran Double-Sided Light-Up Sign.	Ca. 20th century.	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 600.00
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
556		Optimates Cigars Sign.	ca.1890s.	USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 600.00
250	[WISCONSIN DELLS].	Large Hand-Painted Sign, "Dinner 75C/ Special Luncheon / Club Breakfasts 25 to 60C/ or ALA Carte".	ca. 20th century.	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 570.00
36		Coca-Cola Tin Sign.	1948	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 540.00
76		76 Soda Tin Sign, "Drink Ice Cold 76 / America's Soft Drink Favorite!" [Winston Club Beverages,	ca.1950s.	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 540.00
50		Pepsi-Cola Large Painted Tin Sign.	ca.1959.	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 510.00
51		Pepsi-Cola Die-Cut "Double-Dot" Painted Tin Sign.	ca.1930s-40s.	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 510.00

Sotheby’s
Year in Review

Sotheby’s Year in Review: A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD

Sotheby’s Year in Review: "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD

Sotheby’s Year in Review: Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD

Sotheby’s Year in Review: Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP

Sotheby’s Year in Review: Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD

Sotheby’s Year in Review: Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
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