Vending machines will most likely represent several of the top lots including a Circa 1910 Goo Goo Gum one-cent vendor estimated at $10,000-15,000.

According to Gabe Fajuri, President at Potter & Potter Auctions, “We look forward to our annual coin op and advertising sale each year with great anticipation, and more than ever before, this year’s wait was worth it. The auction includes one of our best and most diverse offerings of machines in all categories. Advance interest for the sale has been quite strong.”

This sale’s gambling and trade stimulator selections are also a sure bet. A 1930s era Pace Mfg. “Pace’s Races” five-Cent console floor model slot machine, is estimated at $6,000-9,000. This working model, in fine condition, is housed within a paneled wooden cabinet with metal castings of a racehorse to both sides. Players bet on one of seven cast-iron horses by dropping a nickel into one of the corresponding slots and then pulling a lever.

Advertising representing a full range of businesses, brands, and movements of days gone by is another important category in this signature sale. These outstanding signs, displays, and posters all but promote themselves. A Prohibition-era Woman’s Christian Temperance Union porcelain street sign, is estimated at $1,500-2,500. This double sided, black lettered sign features a skull and crossbones and likens alcohol to poison.

This comprehensive sale comes full circle with robust selections of toys, automatons, clocks, and fine antiques. A musical, ornately carved Black Forest carved bear smoking stand, is estimated at $1,000-2,000. This late 19th century model depicts a standing bear and three smaller sitting bears, and functions as a storage unit, tabletop, and ashtray.

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