AGS Advertising Grading, Authentication Service Launches

The need for accurate authentication and grading has led a group of prominent experts in the field of antique advertising to launch a new company known as Authentication & Grading Services, or AGS. AGS’s principals include Dan Morris, founder of the Cedartown Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia in Georgia, and John Mihovetz, known throughout the automobilia […]

Sinclair Sign Sells at Top Spot

Service station signs are made to capture your attention, whether you see them along the side of a road or at an auction. This unusual Sinclair sign did just that, becoming the top seller at Morphy Auctions on July 19. Sinclair’s most famous advertising icon may be Dino, the Apatosaurus who appeared on oil and […]

Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles Vol. 49 No. 10 – June 2023

Danish Mid-Century Modern Furniture … Industrial Design … Petroliana Advertising Signs … Majolica … Frank Lloyd Wright Chair … On the Road to Classic Roadside Attractions … Collector’s Gallery … Prices

Having A Gas with Signs

At one time, there were 170 car manufactures in the United States. The number of companies it took to keep the vehicles fueled up and on the road numbered into the thousands. They included products for gasoline, oil, and tires. All these, and many more, were advertised on signs. Fortuitously, the arrival of the gas-powered […]

Collectible Oil Cans? You Bet! 

Vintage motor oil cans are popular automobilia collectibles because of their graphics and rarity—most were thrown away when empty. A recent sale of oils cans by Route 32 Auctions of Crawfordsville, Indiana, had 450 cans and bottles, with the highest price of $861 paid for a slightly rusted, empty 5-gallon Lincoln Oil can with Abraham […]

Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles September 2021 Newsletter Now Available

Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles newsletter is available as a print subscription, or as a digital version that is included in the Kovels Knowledge and Kovels All Access memberships. Start your Kovels Knowledge Free Trial now or login. Kovels’ September 2021 newsletter features Barbie dolls, mocha pottery, antique European porcelain, Scandinavian furniture and vintage oil […]