Victorian Casino Antiques’ Spring auction, held on March 9 and 10, sets records in live attendance and gross sales. According to Pat McGuire, partner in Victorian Casino Antiques, “the live audience was the largest in our history.” The bidders were not shy in that prices on many items set records in their categories. Across the board there was interest in gambling machines, trade stimulators, quality advertising pieces, especially, gas and oil related items and arcade machines.

Some of the reported highlights included: a Mills Roulette machine, $165,000; Buckley Bones Dice machine, $18,700; Hance Gumball machine, $5,720; 1956 Oldsmobile porcelain air conditioning sign, $8,525; Dayton Tire neon sign, $8,250; toy Richfield oil tanker, $6,600; and an oak display cabinet, $13,750.

Victorian Casino Antiques will be holding two more auctions in 2008. On August 30 there will be a sale at the Musical Box Society International Convention at the Flamingo Hotel, in Las Vegas, featuring over 100 music boxes and related items. On September 20 and 21, the fall sale of 1,200 quality lots will be held, at a location to be announced, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Catalogs for both sales are available through the Web site www.vcaauction.com; by e-mail info2008vcaauction.com; or by mailing $10 to Victorian Casino Antiques, 5585 S. Valley View #1, Las Vegas, NV 89118. Phone (702) 382-2466, fax (702) 382-2466.

Posted: 05|4|08 at 8:53 am. Filed under: Press Release.