Private Seller Collection – Antique Signs & Advertising Auction

Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024
Time: 9:45am - Doors open at 8:00am
Location: Thornhill Auction Barn; 421 John Deere Drive; Troy, MO 63379
Directions: From Troy, MO go south on Hwy 61 to Moscow Mills Hwy C Exit, go east on Hwy C to stop light, turn left on John Deere Drive (by Bank of Old Monroe) and go approximately 1 mile to sale on right, next door to Thornhill Real Estate Office. Note: Sale will be held indoors with heat & seating.

AUCTIONEER NOTE: Folks, we are privileged to be able to bring to you one of the best antique auctions we have had in a while. All from one private collection. This auction has a fantastic, fresh to market selection of just about anything a person can collect. Original Advertising, Gas & Oil, Automotive, Soda, Country Store, Stain Glass, Victorian, Antique Car Pedal Cars, Bicycles, Architectural Salvage & Lot of cool smalls. There are more items than what is listed, something for everyone. See you at the sale. David, Dusty & Bill

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AUCTION PREVIEW MARCH 1, 3:00 – 6:00 P.M.

CHEVROLET STYLELINE

  • 1951 Chevrolet 2 door Deluxe Styleline Bel Air hardtop, Style No. 51 1037

ANTIQUES

  • Cookie jars
  • Tin litho toys
  • Victorian mirrors
  • Old framed pictures
  • Autograph books
  • Railroad lanterns
  • Victorian hair receiver
  • Victor table top record player
  • Edison cyclinders
  • Lots of 78 records featuring (Les Brown, Stan Kenton, Ink Spots with Ella Fitzgerald, Guy Lombardo, Leo Reisman) to name a few
  • Furniture
  • Cut glass
  • Clock toppers
  • Soap box
  • Toolbox with hand crafted copper applications
  • Pocket watches
  • 1960’s whirly bird toy helicopter with box
  • Children’s toy pull wagon
  • Copper kettle

ANTIQUE FURNITURE

  • Antique tables
  • Very nice 1920’s 3 piece bedroom set
  • Curved glass china hutch with mirror

BLACK AMERICANA

  • Virginia ceramic jug featuring polychrome medallion on Virginia State seal with Figural African American head stopper marked sterling with makers mark “blue printed crown and interlaced TTC” Circa 1900
  • Always did “Spise a mule” early mechanical bank with original paint, works great, J.E. Stevens of Connecticut circa 1889
  • Key wind Jazzbo Jim tin litho circa 1920’s
  • Unmarked Bisque black boy head with green hat, humidor jar
  • Large black woman head bust Berlin majolica humidor
  • Black boy bobble head tip tray
  • Berlin majolica Mammy and Uncle Tom humidor
  • “Amos” key wind tin litho, mint condition, works circa 1930
  • Black mammy iron soap holder
  • Black head salt & pepper shakers

TOBACCO

  • Chinese head humidor continental circa 1900
  • Qty (2), Indian head humidor
  • Indian in a boat nodder
  • Sitting dog with rocking head nodder
  • Indian head cigar bust countertop
  • N.O.S. Blackhawk cigar countertop display

COIN OP

  • Stamp machine
  • 1 cent strength machine
  • Sparky trade stimulator 5 cent machine
  • Match book 1 cent machine
  • Hershey’s 1 cent chocolate machine
  • Peanuts 1 cent machine
  • Peanut w/warmer 5 cent machine
  • 1 cent fortune teller napkin holder
  • Ko-Pak-Ta toasted peanuts 5 cent motion lamp

ANTIQUE POPCORN MACHINE

  • 1929 Creators floor model popcorn & peanut roaster – unrestored original

ANTIQUE RADIOS

  • 1957 Blaupunkt Granada with “green tuning eye” radio, working condition
  • Zenith transoceanic radio, working condition

ANTIQUE KEY WOUND CLOCKS

  • Pressed oak mantle clock with dolphins
  • Huge French ornate clock circa 1890-1910
  • Beautiful heavily embossed oak kitchen clock with celluloid women portrait pendulum
  • Gilbert parlor clock
  • More Clocks not listed

ELECTRIC ADVERTISING CLOCKS

  • Frostie root beer
  • Sealtest ice cream
  • Nugrape
  • Royal Crown Cola
  • ICEE freeze
  • Qty (2), Dr. Pepper
  • Morton’s Potato Chips
  • Hoe Supply Co.
  • 1955 Chevrolet dealer clock with rotating drum
  • Sun crest
  • Tuffy wire rope circa 1956
  • Pard dog food
  • Old Mr. Boston bottle shaped clock
  • Hamms cash register clock

NEON ITEMS

  • Radio Repair
  • Art Deco 6 sided clock with inner and outer neon
  • Glodial clock Used Cars
  • Admiral Radio – Refrigerators
  • Admiral Radio – Phonographs
  • Dr. Gibbs shoes
  • Bud light
  • 1930’s cathedral rotating drum advertising neon clock
  • 6’x3’ Arnold Funeral Home

ANTIQUE AUTO RELATED

  • 1934 Ford truck grill
  • Oil cans
  • Antique hood ornaments
  • 1920’s Steel craft pedal car
  • 1930’s Garton (nice, original)
  • Gas station bathroom Boraxo soap dispenser
  • Brake (stop)light collection (many are embossed with “stop” in the glass, some are marked the car make)
  • Vintage auto turn signal markers
  • 1920’s dash mount auto clock rim wind
  • 1920’s dash mount auto clock marked Ansonia
  • Motometer with eagle and wings
  • Funeral Car mount with lights
  • 50+ pieces of N.O.S. GM auto parts
  • 1950’s retractable top ford car, battery operated N.O.S. in box
  • 1960’s Thunderbird battery operated toy car N.O.S. in box
  • Structo school bus with box
  • Nylent Kennel truck with animals and original box

ANTIQUE POCKET WATCHES

  • South Bend 14kt gold filled 12 size 21 jewel Studebaker pocket watch circa 1925 SN 6440489 (movement stamped “Studebaker”)
  • Waltham Mass Size 16s, 15 jewel SN 16924606, grad: 620 circa 1908 in Dueber 10K gold filled case gifted in 1912

ANTIQUE ADVERTISING THERMOMETERS

  • Qty (2), 12” dia. TV radio service
  • 12” dia. Pure Oil one fill
  • 12” dia. Casite
  • 36×8 Prestone thermometer
  • 14½ x 5 ¼ Nesbitt’s thermometer plastic
  • 25½ x 9¾ Barg’s thermometer SST
  • 21 x 8¾ Ramon’s Pills Laxative SST thermometer
  • 18 x 10¼ Pabst Blue Ribbon SST thermometer

ANTIQUE ADVERTISING BANNERS

  • 47” x 41” Mobil Tires Banner Cloth
  • 34” x 55” 1941 Quaker State Banner winter snow
  • 35” x 24” Zerone Anti-freeze cloth banner
  • 42½” x approx. 20 ft. 1956 Chevrolet dealer banner
  • 55” x 34” Kendall banner
  • 42½” x 24 ft. 1949 Studebaker trucks
  • 3’ x 5’ Chevrolet accessories banner
  • 38” x 10’ Pure gas pole banner

ANTIQUE ADVERTISING OTHER

  • Late 1950’s Donkey Horn countertop display
  • CD-2 countertop display featuring Mickey Rooney, N.O.S. w/original box
  • Early milk glass globe featuring pointing hand
  • Early milk glass standard flame sign topper globe
  • Pearl beer light up
  • Pabst Blue Ribbon light up
  • STHL motion display
  • Genesee Beer & Ale light up
  • Bardahl counter top display
  • AC spark plugs gaskets counter top display
  • 1950’s sputnik round red ball approx.. 24” dia. flashing light display mainly used on diners and other businesses to attract customers
  • Lipe Clutches reverse painted glass countertop light up
  • CR seals hanging shelf
  • Carter carbureter shelf
TAG TOPPERS APPROX. 45

  • Salley and CO Dodge and Plymouth
  • Pays to buy a fine car (Chrysler)
  • Goodrich Silverton Safety
  • Drink Smile
  • Atlantic white flash
  • Win With Willkie
  • Hoover for President
  • Wilson Tobacco Market
  • Double duty motor oil
  • Hulberts racine
  • Mohawk Rugs and capets (porcelain)
  • Pledged to Purol Pep Drive Safely
  • Clover Farm Stores (porcelain)
  • Cherokee Indian Fair
  • Drive Safely Farm Bureau
  • Knights of Pythias
  • Willkie for president
  • Pull with USA (WWII)
  • Drive safely Skelly
  • Penn City motor oil
  • National defense worker
  • Westinghouse (porcelain)
  • Kendall (2 fingers)
  • Drink Zesto
  • Berkshires (pig)
  • Phillips 66
  • Cat moving eyes
  • Blackhawk coop (Indian)
  • Long may it wave (flag)
  • Victory (WWII)
  • Standard Research Test car
  • Globe scratch feed (Porcelain)
  • Marathon (running man)
  • UMWA
  • American Flag (48 star)
  • Drive safely (liquor bottle)
  • Safety pays (fleetwing)
  • God Bless America (48 star flag)
  • Blue Cross
  • Police Sheriffs assoc.
  • RX
  • Drive safely (Crown central)
  • White rose motor oil
  • Safety club republic
  • GW York Co (dog on top)

ADVERTISING SIGNS

(Abbreviations: double sided porcelain = DSP, single sided porcelain = SSP,

single sided tin = SST, double sided tin = DST, New old stock = N.O.S.)

  • N.O.S. 5’ x 7’ DSP standard sign, circa 1960 (pictured in custom crate for protection will be removed for preview)
  • N.O.S. 60” x 20” Miller Tires SST horizontal wood frame embossed w/original box, circa 1940’s
  • N.O.S. 72” x 17¼” Miller Tires wood frame SST vertical embossed w/original box, circa 1940’s
  • 4’ x 6’ Elephant SSP Fremlins Brand Ale
  • 28½ x 22½ Approved Clean Restrooms SSP embossed
  • 11 x 15 Stop Motor No Smoking DSP flange sign
  • 36 x 9¾ Early Kraeuter Quality Tools pliers SST litho made by American Art Works
  • 22¾ x 15 Standard attendant head bust Masonite
  • 60 x 18 Zenith vertical radio SSP
  • 35 x 5 Raybestos fan belts radiator hoses SST hanger
  • Qty (2), 22 x 12 drive carefully mirrors
  • 6 7/8 x 19 5/8 Drink Virginia Dare soda SST embossed
  • 28 x 22 Veedol motor oil cardboard litho dog
  • 70½ x 18½ Delco Sunlight motors SST embossed with wood frame
  • 23½ x 17 5/8 American Brakeblock SST embossed w/stopper the dog
  • 18 x 14 RCA Electron tubes DST flange
  • 18 x 13¾ Octagon Coupons DSP flange
  • 29¾ x 24 Lion natural lube DST
  • 23 7/8 x 36 FrigiKing Sales and service DSP
  • 29 3/8 x 17 ½ Napa Gaskets SST
  • 9 x 12 Car Wash SST 75 cents
  • 11¼ x 10¾ N.O.S. public telephone DSP Flange
  • 14¼ x 9½ Esso pricer German Masonite
  • 13¾ x 27 N.O.S. Bireleys SST embossed circa 1938
  • 11 x 19 Rainbo bread N.O.S. w/crate SST embossed
  • 14 x 18 ESSO credit cards DSP pole sign w/original brackets
  • 19 x 17 Bakery Dept rack topper DST embossed
  • 18½ dia. wood watchmaker trade sign, early
  • 18¼ x 14 Zenith Auto radio DST flange
  • 9¾ x 28¼ Coke fountain service Masonite
  • 12 x 24 76 Soft drink SST
  • 20 x 17 DSP Apartments for rent
  • 20 x 29 7/8 Lambretta Motor Scooters SST embossed
  • 10 x 17½ Rainbo bread picture
  • 54½ x 16¼ 6 pack Coke Pilister sign SST
  • 60 x 15 SSP Wills’s “Star” cigarettes
  • 23¾ x 23¾ embossed stop sign
  • 70 1/4 x 57 5/8 7up bottle sign, wood frame SST
  • 60 x 36 Economy Auto Stores SSP
  • 21 x 9½ Cities Service Batt Cables
  • 60 x 15 SSP Captain navy cut Tobacco
  • 44 x 28 save gas red crown gasoline snapping fingers poster framed
  • 23 3/8 x 6 DSP Stop your motor
  • 48 x 96 Desoto – Plymouth SSP NEON skin
  • Qty (2), 24 x 12 DSP gas pricer
  • 6 x 24 DSP gas pricer
  • 28½ x 20½ Cities Service Gas pricer
  • Qty (10), 28½ Mohawk tires green SSP building letters
  • 46½ x 34½ Hunter Alignment SST
  • 42¼ x 48 Suffolk Sheep sign
  • 45 x 50 IGA DSP, in original bracket
  • Qty (11), N.O.S. 56 x 32 SST Monroe shocks in original crate
  • 66” dia. DSP Gulf Dealer, circa 1950 in original ring (pictured in custom crate, will be removed from crate for preview/auction)
  • 24 x 24 DST Perfect circle pistons w/original bracket
  • 25½ x 22¾ DSP Coke fountain with original porcelain green bracket, circa 1935
  • 42” dia. SSP Texaco (rough)
  • 30¼ dia. Pepsi bottle cap SST
  • 38” x 10’ pure gas pole banner
  • 72 x 18 Lee Tires SST wood frame embossed
  • 12 X 18 SSP No Smoking
  • 6 x 16 visitor parking SSP
  • 28 x 12 Team SST embossed (rough)
  • 24” dia. Rupp dealer sign
  • 12” x 8’3” SSP Cities Service
  • 21” x 10” SST embossed Star Brand Shoes countertop display
  • 1940’s 33¾ x 16¾ SST embossed Gates Vulco rope drives

ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE

  • 31” x 24” 1940’s post office eagle aluminum
  • Barn copula with copper roof
  • Victorian iron chandeliers converted to electric
  • Heavy Iron Victorian fireplace insert
  • 22” x 9’ Beautiful Victorian stain glass
  • Post office box section

BICYCLES & PARTS

  • 1950’S Firestone Monarch bicycle, nice original
  • 1940’s Hawthorne bicycle, nice original
  • N.O.S. bicycle pedals
  • Vintage bicycle lights
  • Vintage bicycle horns
  • Old English sidewalk bike
  • N.O.S. bicycle siren
  • Bicycle safety mirror with original box
  • Early bicycle – motorcycle horn

ARCADE GAME

  • 1980’s Gyruss stand up arcade updated with 60 1980’s games

BB GUNS

  • Selection of BB guns in various states of condition

OWNER: PRIVATE SELLER COLLECTION

AUCTIONEERS:
DAVID THORNHILL
314-393-7241
TROY, MO

DUSTY THORNHILL
314-393-4726
TROY, MO

BILL UNSELL
573-470-0037
FRANKFORD, MO

Lunch will be served.
All buyers will be photographed.
Terms: Cash or Good Check with Current Photo ID.
Out of State Photo IDs and Out of State Checks must be accompanied with a Bank Letter of Credit, call for details.
We do not accept Cashier Checks.
Items sold with no warranty, they stand sold AS IS.
On any item purchased through our auctions, we are not experts on description or authenticity of item, buyers, it is your decision to purchase item as it appears day of auction.
Owner & Auction personnel not responsible for accidents day of sale!
Announcements made day of sale take precedence over any advertisement!

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