Milestone Auctions is mixing it up for its Saturday, June 15, sale, with a pop culture-focused selection thats right in sync with the fast-approaching first day of summer. Collectors can take a virtual road trip across America as they explore the catalog for this 794-lot auction. The emphasis is on fresh-to-market gas, oil and travel-related signs, along with toys, coin-op machines and amusements; country store items; and dozens of other types of antiques, including timepieces and gold coins. Throughout the auction inventory, the key word is condition, said Miles King, co-owner of Milestone Auctions. Many of the signs are in amazing condition, either mint or near mint. At the heart of the category is an advanced collection we picked up recently in California. The star attraction is an all-original Studebaker Art Deco porcelain neon bullnose sign. Double-sided with a sharp-looking cobalt blue, red and white motif, this automotive classic measures 10 feet 6 inches long, 47 inches tall from the top to the Studebaker red dot, and 2 feet tall at the other end. Made by the noted sign manufacturer Walker & Co., this dazzling Art Deco sign comes from an advanced private collection and is expected to sell for $15,000-$25,000. A double-sided round porcelain sign for Cadillac Authorized Service is another example of how effective a combination of primary colors can be in conveying a message. In equally fine condition on both sides and marked Walker & Co. Detroit, this appealing sign emblazoned with the distinctive Cadillac brands crown-and-shield French coat of arms is estimated at $5,000-$7,000. Yet another boldly colored production is the red, white and blue double-sided porcelain sign for Buick Valve In Head Authorized Service.The sign is marked Walker & Co. Detroit along the bottom and is in excellent condition. Its a good bet that bidding paddles will be airborne when a single-sided Texaco Black T New Motor Oil die-cut tin sign is introduced. Its image of a one-quart Texaco oil can has a pop-art look that could be likened to Andy Warhols timeless Campbells Soup can art. Miles King remarked that its condition is very close to new/old stock and really beautiful. A subcategory that has been growing by leaps and bounds is that of plate signs made specifically to affix to gas pumps. The auction includes a Time Super Gasoline single-sided porcelain gas pump plate sign adorned with the image of a clock and made for the Time Oil Company of Los Angeles. Toy trucks made of sturdy pressed steel have been hot sellers in Milestones recent sales, especially those made by Tonka. Kids started playing with Tonka construction trucks in 1954 when the companys first toy, a dump truck, rolled off the production line. They were made for active play, which is why its so unusual to find a Tonka truck in truly mint/boxed condition, remarked King. The auction includes just that, a Tonka #0875-5 Builders Supply Fleet set in its crisp original factory box with original inserts. The toy is new/old stock in never-played-with condition and includes a pickup truck and interchangeable body truck with two beds. Highlights from the many other categories appearing in the sale include a Danbury Mint History of America set of 200 sterling silver medals; a Corum watch with a face comprised of 1904 $20 Double Eagle gold coin; a VMC 81D 10 cent Pepsi vending machine; a Herschell carved-wood carousel horse; a ladies 14-carat white gold and diamond crisscross ring; U.S. Navy WWII ships binnacle made by Lionel Corporation; and an all-original 1 cent Pulver Chewing Gum porcelain vending machine with a clown figure inside. Also waiting their turn to cross the auction block are pedal cars, slot machines, games of skill, bar figures, cash registers, tobacciana, barber shop, soda pop and snack signs, knives, oil lamps and much more. Milestone Auctions gallery is located at 38198 Willoughby Parkway, Willoughby (suburban Cleveland), Ohio. The sale will start at 10 a.m. EST. All forms of remote bidding will be available, including absentee, by phone, and live online through Milestones bidding platform or LiveAuctioneers. Milestone ships worldwide. Note, upon request, auction purchases can be delivered free of charge to the June 20 to 24, Check the Oil Show in Columbus, Ohio. For more information, call 440-527-8060 or email info@milestoneauctions.com. All images courtesy of Milestone Auctions.