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Morphy Auctions Automobilia Petroliana Reaches $3M
DENVER, PA – Morphy Auctions lit up the road during its two-day tag and is a great example of
auction, October 14 and 15, 2020, when over 250 lots brought in over an early Ford neon sign.
$3 million in auction sales. The selection of items up for bids included Towering above the rest was
everything from porcelain and neon signs to gas pumps an outstandingly restored rare
and their globes to oil cans and store displays.and Model #550RSE Gas Pump from
promotional items. Time and again the hammer Bennett Shotwell. The pump is in
rang out as the sell-through rate continued to outstanding condition, showing
climb and buyers acquired items that would excellent paintwork throughout
start or complete the perfect collections. with livery in Sunset Gasoline, The
Among those lots that exceeded expecta- pump features a white cloth hose,
tions was a rare lollipop Arrow Motor Oil polished banana nozzle, sight glass,
porcelain curb sign that raced past the estimate and reproduction Sunset globe.
of $2,000-$4,000 and showed its style at a $9,600 While it was estimated to sell for
buy price. The double-sided sign $4,000-$8,000, the final bidder
had minor touch-ups and is mounted after a heated round came in
in its original ring. The pole and the at $21,600.
base were not original to the sign. Another great lot was
Another motor oil sign racing to the rare Penn-Wyn Motor
a winning bid was the two-sided Oil one quart can – con-
Marathon Motor Oil die-cut porce- sidered to be one tough
lain service station sign with the find. With the images of a
running man graphic. With minor motorcycle, race car, air-
touch-ups and little signs of plane, and boat at the four
wear, this sign passed the finish corners, this can caught the
line at $8,610 against an esti- eye of many bidders and landed at $4,500, beating
mate of $4,000-$6,000. the estimate of $1,000-$2,000 by a mile.
A special single- Visit MorphyAuctions.com to learn more.
sided Ford V8 die-cut
tin neon dealership sign lit
up the room when it zoomed
past its high estimate of $8,000 to bring in $13,800. Measuring 41” x
82” x 10”, this restored specimen retains the original brass union label MULLICA HILL
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