A Bruinoil and Bruin Gasoline double-sided tin flange sign sold for $92,250, highlighting the third and final installment of the acclaimed Bobby Knudsen Jr. collection at Morphy Auctions. The final sale in October realized $5.1 million, driving the overall collection total to nearly $10 million.
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Each item in the auction was graded, certified and stickered by AGS, the recently launched expert grading service that specializes in antique advertising.
In addition to the Bruin Gasoline sign, a rare and outstanding Beacon Ethyl Gasoline single-sided porcelain service station sign from the 1930s sold for $72,000. a Harbor Petroleum Products (Los Angeles) single-sided porcelain sign, AGS-graded 94, sold for $60,000.
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The ever-popular aviation theme continued with an iconic Smitholene Aviation Brand Gasoline single-sided porcelain pump plate sign with a dual-prop airplane graphic selling for $40,800. Dating to around the 1940s, the 10-inch-diameter sign presented in extremely clean condition and was AGS-graded 93.
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Complete auction results for the three-day event are available for review at LiveAuctioneers (Day 1, Day 2, Day 3).
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