Press Release
New Hamburg, ON, Canada, August 25, 2024 — Two 1940s-era American automobiles – a 1949 Buick Model 76C Roadmaster convertible and a 1948 Chrysler Town & Country “woodie” convertible – plus a 1964 Airstream Overlander Land Yacht 26-foot trailer, a Canadian 1930s Five Roses Flour porcelain sign, and a Canadian 1890s aqua Standing Beaver midget pint fruit jar are a few of the rarities bidders will vie for in two online auctions hosted by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd.
The Saturday, September 7th Petroliana & Advertising auction will feature 308 lots of petroliana (gas station collectibles) and advertising. The Sunday, September 8th Soda & General Store Advertising auction contains 400 lots of advertising signs, soda advertising, tobacciana and general store items. Start times both days will be 9 am Eastern time. Bidders can participate in real time via the live webcast as the auction closes in lot order beginning at 9 am Eastern time.
“Our September 7th and 8th sales promise to tantalize collectors with premier petroliana, automobilia and general store advertising,” said Ethan Miller of Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. “Day One boasts an important line-up of petroliana advertising, featuring the Ken and Sylvia McGee collection of Goderich, Ontario. Headlining the collection are the McGee’s two babies.”
The ‘babies’ in question would be their 1948 Chrysler Town & Country ‘woodie’ convertible, and the low mileage 1949 Buick Roadmaster convertible – the latter being the iconic car featured in Dustin Hoffman’s Oscar-winning movie Rainman. Other highlights include a Dodge-Desoto dealer sign, an Oldsmobile Dealer neon sign, companion Mobiloil Pegasus dealer signs, and a 24-inch White Rose Dealer double-sided porcelain sign hanging from its original scroll bracket.
In-gallery previews will be held Wednesday thru Friday, September 4th-6th, from 12 noon until 5 pm each day in the Miller & Miller showroom, at 59 Webster Street in New Hamburg, Ontario. To learn more about Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. and the auctions on September 7th & 8th, visit www.millerandmillerauctions.com.
