Toys, Glass, Petroliana Fetch Top Dollar in Auction (3/11/13)
RAYMOND, Ill. — A standard-glaze portrait vase bearing the likeness of a cocker spaniel sold for $2,640 on the last … More >>

Hundreds of Rare Gas-Station and Automobilia Signs to Hit Auction Block (1/15/13)
PEOTONE, Ill. — Approximately 600 outstanding, high-value gas station and automobile signs will be featured in a Spring Petroliana & … More >>

Collector’s Minute: White Eagle Statue (11/30/10)
Large iron or bronze eagle figures or statuettes like the one pictured left are generally “architectural salvage” from 19th-century … More >>

Auction Report: Cardboard Diorama Tops $5,000 at Petroliana & Advertising Sale (10/27/09)
PEOTONE, Ill. – A dazzling cardboard diorama, advertising Mayo-Skinner Automatic Windshield Cleaner and graded 8.5 on a 1-10 scale for … More >>

Curious Brimfield Finds with Will Seippel (1/30/09)
By Tom Carrier WorthPoint Worthologist EDITOR’S NOTE: Brimfield, Mass., is a small New England town with a population of about 5,000 or … More >>

Early Car Makers Desired Hit Song to Boost Sales (10/13/08)
Early Car Makers Desired Hit Song to Boost Sales By Dave Bausch In the field of Automobilia, the one subject most collected is advertising. Advertising took many forms: posters, prints, toys, magazine ads, postcards just to name a few. But the one that most of the automobile makers yearned for was to have their specific model of car depicted on sheet music. More >>

Back in the Days… (4/1/08)
Pull into any gas station these days and most people swipe their credit card, grumble about the price per gallon, fill-up and drive off or pop into the attached market and pick up snacks and groceries. With the price of gasoline soaring, it’s interesting that what’s called “Petroliana” or collecting oil and gas memorabilia from the 1920′s to the 1950′s is growing. More >>