WHETHER IT WAS $25 for a novice collector’s very first collectible or tens of thousands of dollars for any number of rare and highly prized items, the full house in attendance at Victorian Casino Antiques Winter Auction held on January 14th and 15th was impressed, enthusiastic and very busy. Particularly strong sales dominated slot machines and other coin-op devices. Some [...]
DENVER, Pa. – Morphy Auctions’ March 17, 2012 auction of antique slot, coin-op, gambling and mechanical music machines will offer collectors their choice of more than 415 outstanding lots, including select pieces from the personal collection of the late Frank Zygmunt Sr. Additionally, the auction includes early Coca-Cola items and other types of antique advertising. Zygmunt, a Chicago-area collector who [...]
FAIRFIELD, MAINE, November 30, 2011. Over the past 40 years, James D. Julia Auctioneers have established themselves as one of the leading auction houses the world over. During that time, their company has evolved into four separate divisions, each of which has established their prowess. Their firearms division is unquestionably by far the leader in the world today for rare [...]
ACCORDING TO Peter Sidlow, President of Victorian Casino Antiques, the company will hold a live auction session consisting of 250 uncatalogued lots at 11:00 am, on Friday October 14th, 2011, for the live audience only. During this session, there will be no Internet, telephone, or absentee bidding allowed. The remaining sessions on Friday afternoon, beginning at 2:00 pm and both [...]
ANN ARBOR, MICH.– The lifetime country store, advertising and toy collection of Mike and Colleen Empey will headline a major auction slated for the weekend of Sept. 30-Oct. 2 by Showtime Auctions. The event will be held at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann Arbor. Hundreds of additional, fresh-to-the-market items from other consignors will also be sold. The list [...]
DENVER, Pa. – On Sept. 3, 2011, the Saturday of Labor Day weekend, Morphy’s will be transformed into an arcade of color and sound as the central Pennsylvania company auctions the late Bob Levy’s revered personal collection of gambling and coin-op machines. The painstakingly amassed collection of 350-400 antique and vintage machines will be off ered unpicked and in its [...]
VICTORIAN CASINO ANTIQUES Spring Auction was held on March 11th to 13th in Las Vegas, Nevada. Both the crowd and prices were surprisingly strong according to Peter Sidlow, president of Victorian Casino Antiques. As usual rare items commanded premium prices. Some of the highlights were: • Lot 210 Mills Futurity slot machine $3,420 • Lot 306 Seeburg KT Nickelodeon $12,100 [...]
DENVER, PA – Morphy Auctions will be selling the late Bob Levy’s personal collection of gambling and coin-op machines over Labor Day weekend, 2011. The collection of 350-400 antique and vintage machines will be offered in its entirety in a Sept. 3 session at Morphy’s gallery, with Internet live bidding through Morphy Live and LiveAuctioneers.com. A renowned expert in the [...]
FOLLOWING ANOTHER successful sale on October 8-10, 2010, Victorian Casino Antiques announced that there will be 3 auctions during 2011. The dates are January 15-16, March 11, 12 & 13, and October 14, 15 & 16. The sale recently completed contained a number of record prices along with strength in many categories. A Mills double upright slot machine with music [...]
The November Rich Penn Auction Event can deliver both. With just weeks before Christmas, it’s time to start thinking about that visit from Santa. A trip to the Rich Penn Auction Event, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moins, IA, can surely help you get in the spirit. The auction is scheduled for November 6 and 7 and includes [...]
