A Wurlitzer Model 71 tabletop jukebox on a stand, made in America, ca. 1940-41, sold for $14,750 on day two of two days of online-only auctions held June 9 and 10 by Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd. The first sale was dedicated entirely to toys, and the second featured petroliana, advertising and coin-ops. All prices quoted include an 18-percent buyers premium and are in Canadian dollars. Headlining the auction was a pair of important collections, both offered in the second session. One was the Linden Johnson collection, featuring a treasure trove of petroliana and general store advertising. The other was the Dr. Don Gutoski collection, which included a fine assortment of Kuntz Brewery advertising, rare Wurlitzer jukeboxes and speakers and assorted coin-ops. This sale was proof that the rule of investment collecting persists, condition is the foremost predictor of price, according to Ethan Miller of Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd. While mature market segments such as pre-1950 breweriana and toys fell somewhat beneath expectations, mid-century soda signs, particularly vertical signs and push bars, were on fire. Attendees hoping to build their advertising collections at yesterdays prices took a walk down the boulevard of broken dreams. The Wurlitzer Model 71 tabletop jukebox on a stand was the overall top lot of both days. It was a mechanically functioning and nicely restored example with original toned catalin inserts and a refinished case and trim. It sat on a rare, restored original Wurlitzer model 810 stand. The wood base was painted with designs that simulated mixed wood inlays. The top two lots of the toys category were a Marx Indian motorcycle with sidecar, made in America, 1940, 6.25 inches long, boasting original lithographed tin ($2,950), and a Canadian 1950s Lincoln Trans-Canada Air Lines pressed tin model airplane with four propellers, rubber landing gear and nice T.C.A. decals, 9.25 inches long ($2,950). The June 9 toys auction, 272 lots, grossed $141,541 and attracted 230 registered users who combined for 4,439 bids. The June 10 petroliana, advertising and coin-ops auction, 377 lots, grossed $531,531; 429 bidders placed 8,852 bids. Online bidding was via LiveAuctioneers.com and MillerandMillerAuctions.com. A Kuntz Park Brewery Waterloo factory scene beer tray (Canadian. 1900), lithographed tin, with vibrant colors and a rare factory scene (L. Kuntz Park Brewery, Waterloo, Ontario) brought $12,980, while an 1890s Kuntz Park Brewery lithographed tin Lager sign with factory scene, embossed lettering and design, also from Waterloo, Ontario, realized $12,980. A Globe Amusement Lighthouse grip strength tester (American, 1924), featuring lights and a horn that sounded when the player reached the top level of the game, 84 inches tall, knocked down for $12,980. Also, a Caille Brothers five-cent Olympia Puncher strength tester (American, 1910s), cast iron with nickel plated trim and a painted top sign, designed as either a puncher or a hugger after inserting a coin, went for $8,850. A monumental, single-sided porcelain building sign (Drink Coca-Cola, Delicious and Refreshing), made in Canada in 1935, 4-by-8 feet, the scarcer, earlier version of the iconic sign of the same size, reached $9,440. Also, a Frontenac Brewery Buccaneer porcelain corner sign (Quebec, 1900s), made to be mounted to a corner of a building, showing excellent gloss, found a new home for $10,030. A Seven-Up Bubble Girl single-sided tin vertical sign (American, 1948), embossed, made by Stout Sign Company (St. Louis, Mo.), finished at $8,850, while an Orange Crush single-sided tin sign (American, 1940s), rare and embossed, also made by Stout, made $8,260. The toys auction unlocked treasures from old collections, to include toys from the 1920s to the 1950s; early tin windups from Germany and France; tin windup character toys from America; hard-to-find Canadian tin, pressed steel and cast-iron toys; and Japanese friction and battery-op toys. Toy makers included Lehmann, Hess, Bing, Doll, Fernand Martin, Carette, Meccano, Bandai, Yonezawa, Schuco, Lincoln, and Marx. The sessions expected top lot was a 1920 American pre-WWI style Samuel Orkin U.S.S. New Mexico toy battleship, the largest one made, a survivor made from pressed steel and wood, 25.25 inches long, in a glass display case ($2,124). But besting that lot was a German WWI Marklin U-Boat Submarine with pressed tin plate, 15.5 inches long and featuring adjustable diving planes ($2,242). Both toys were tested and were working. A uniquely designed early Church architectural cast-iron still bank, possibly English, ca. 1880-1900, 13 inches tall, maker unknown, the church half octagon shaped with a tile roof, went to a determined bidder for $2,655. Also, a German pre-WWI-era Fleischmann pressed tinplate toy battleship, reading GERMANY on the stern, 16.5 inches long, with replaced key, lifeboat and flags, but otherwise excellent, hit $2,124. A Canadian 1950 pressed steel Lincoln Auto Transporter, 25 inches long, with a nice set of cars (two of them original) with knobby tires, plus a Lincoln Auto Transporter decal, graded 8 out of 10 for condition, achieved $2,006. Also, a Roullet and Decamps pouncing white tiger, (French, ca. 1880-90), with a material-covered tin body and a key-wind mechanism that causes him to turn his head, slowly crouch and pounce, brought $2,006. For additional information, email info@millerandmillerauctions.com or visit www.millerandmillerauctions.com.