Yahoo! News
Thu Sep 18, 2008

“Several rare and significant neon signs, memorabilia and service station items to be offered at the Mecum muscle car auction in St. Charles, IL

Marengo, IL (PRWEB) September 18, 2008 — The Mecum muscle car auction at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois on October 3-5, 2008 will be the site of one of the largest sales of automotive-related vintage neon, metal and porcelain signs, memorabilia and service station items (also know as “petroliana”) to be held this year. Over 175 individual lots are expected to be sold.”

Read the Full Story >>

Dwight Stevens described the October 20 auction as “a man’s sale” because so many of the items in the single-owner collection relate to cars, motorcycles, petroliana, knives and weaponry. The collector, a resident of Canton, Miss., has consigned more than 500 lots. His rifle, shotgun and handgun collection alone would be a show-stopper at most other sales. About 300 guns will be sold.

“About 30 of the firearms are antiques,” Mr. Stevens pointed out, “but most are field-ready, for hunting purposes. All are in immaculate condition, well-oiled and beautifully maintained.” Featured will be examples from world-renowned makers like Winchester, Remington and Colt. There is also a Winchester Model 9432 rifle (ca. 1890), as well as high-powered rifles, small boot guns and derringers.

Over 150 collector knives will be offered, most by major manufacturers and some from collector editions of Southern favorites such as John Deere, John Wayne and Elvis Presley. Military swords will also be sold. And the selection of petroliana advertising signs is breathtaking, with some forgotten names like Delco and Red Crown, as well as some old familiar faces like Shell and Pennzoil.

Previews will be held the day before each sale, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Both sales will be held at Stevens’ showroom, at 609 No. Meridian Street in Aberdeen, Miss.

For more information, visit the Stevens Auction website at www.stevensauction.com.

Gas Station Collectibles, Old Toys, Railroad Memorabilia from the private collection of Oscar and Linda Hayes

Over 400 Lots to be sold!
Preview: Friday, March 24 from 2:00 to 6:00 PM and 8:30 AM on Auction Day

Live Online Bidding Available

Online catalog here at http://www.proxibid.com/asp/Catalog.asp?aid=3702

Auction gallery is located at 44777 St. Rt. 18 E. Wellington, Ohio 44090

Auction lots include:

- Signs including Pennzoil, Mail Pouch Chewing Tobacco Thermometer, En-Ar-Co Motor Oil Thermometer, Amalie Motor Oil, Valvoline, Oilzum, Fire-chief Texaco, Power-lube, Unoco, Ford Motor and more.

- Oil bottles racked and singles including Dover, BOE, Marquette, Jay B. Rhodes, Caltex, Staminol, Solvol, Esso, Littauer, Valvoline, Essolube, etc.

- Hundreds of toys including automobiles, construction/farm equipment by Nylint, Hubley, Tonka, Sun Rubber, Tootsietoy, Ertl, Tonka, Wyandotte, Marx, Chein, Midgetoy, Auburn, Lansing, Arcade, Dinky, Structo, Doepke, Heil Co., Cortland, Slik, Buddy L.

- Over 40 Railroad lanterns including Dressel, Adlake, Dietz, Keystone, Hanlan, for numerous railroads. Also, Railroad Locks.

- Over 100 Oil Cans including Sinclair, Gulf, Mobile, MacMillan, Gargoyle, Par-O-Vis, Amalie, Enco, Penn, Veedol, StaLube, Texaco, Kendall, Midland, Chemcoa, Shell, Castrol, Valvoline, Wynns, Atlantic, Cen-Pe-Co, Monarch, Oilzum, Centennial, Sohio and more.

- Also, Kendall 2000 Mile metal display cart, gas pump globes, stoplight, car and motor oil can coin banks, vintage sleds, display cases and other related items.