Four Sessions Of Sales To Be Held Over Two Days Large Auction Will Feature Antique Advertising Signs, Petroliana, Coin-Ops, And Automobilia
September 12, 2025
Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. is back from summer recess and will hit the ground running with back-to-back online-only auctions on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 13 and 14. Each day will have a morning session and an evening session, starting at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Eastern time, with over 1,000 lots total. The day-one morning session will feature the Terry Henderson collection with 377 lots of advertising signs, petroliana, coin-op and automobilia. The evening session, titled Push Comes to Shove, will contain 161 lots of advertising signs and petroliana. Day two will feature parts one and two of the Don Titherington Advertising Collection, 436 lots across two sessions. Collectors have their pick from a quantity of high-quality advertising in these two sales, said Ethan Miller of Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. Terry Hendersons collection of petroliana and advertising kicks off the Sept. 13 sale. Terrys focus on rarity and perfection is evident. Sept. 14 exclusively features the Don Titherington collection of general store advertising. For decades, Don slowly built a world-class collection, often upgrading multiple times before settling on the examples youll see in the catalogue. His entire collection will be sold, added Miller. All estimates in this report are in Canadian dollars. Two lots with $20,000 to $25,000 pre-sale estimates will cross the auction block the morning of day two. The first is a Canadian 1920s single-sided porcelain sign for Five Roses Flour, which became a pantry staple across Canada following its launch in 1888 by the Lake of the Woods Milling Company in Keewatin, Ontario. Its famous 1915 cookbook was distributed free with a purchase. The field of the 42-by-26 inch sign is unrestored and superb, graded 8.5. The second is a German 1950s single-sided porcelain sign for Pez peppermint candies, invented in 1927 in Austria by Eduard Haas III, originally as a breath mint marketed for adults. Later, the introduction of the familiar dispensers transformed Pez into a beloved treat for children and collectors worldwide. The sign is graded 9.5 and measures 29-by-19 inches. The graphic design is after artwork by Gerhard Brause. Its marked Made in Germany in the lower right. Also up for bid is a Canadian 1940s double-sided porcelain sign for White Rose Gasoline, 48 inches in diameter with side A graded 8.75, side B, 8.5. White Rose was a Canadian petroleum company affiliated with Canadian Oil Companies, Ltd., which gained widespread distribution across Ontario and the Maritimes. These are online-only auctions; there will be no in-person event to attend, but bidders can tune in to the live webcast to watch the lots close in real time. The sales beginning at 6 p.m. will have no live webcast portion. Internet bidding is available on LiveAuctioneers.com. Phone and absentee bids are also accepted. To learn more, email info@millerandmillerauctions.com or visit www.MillerandMillerAuctions.com.

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