The Collection of the Late WM Beck

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Welcome to Metz Superlatives Auction #29

This sale continues the chain of 29 we have staged twice yearly since 1991. Sales have totalled over $15 million, and we have successfully represented hundreds and hundreds of past consignors since then.<Br>
This auction is April 22, live in Roanoke, VA , and features many of the best items from the collections of Joseph Durrell, the late William Beck of Memphis, TN , and Franz-Herbert Heydt of western Germany.
<Br>As a service to our consignors, we have elected to offer live online bidding here.<Br>
We have long been trusted for our accurate and honest condition ratings on the items we offer for auction. Enjoy the auction!

Thank you

Gary Metz
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1933 Coca-cola emboss.tin sidewalk sign281 - 1933 Coca-cola emboss.tin sidewalk sign
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Very clean example. Only a few small nicks and chips on the outer green border. Otherwise within the border, only minuscule marks, a few tiny spots, a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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1927 tin Coca-cola sign282 - 1927 tin Coca-cola sign
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29"x28". Nice appearance overall. A few very minor shallow dents and crimps. A few light-med scratches. A little bit of surface rust and p...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (450.00) = 450.00
 
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1953 Sunbeam Bread emboss tin sign283 - 1953 Sunbeam Bread emboss tin sign
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19"x55". Very bright and colorful. Nice cond. overall. A few med-strong surface dents around the word "bread". Otherwise, very c...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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1940 embossed tin Coca-cola sign284 - 1940 embossed tin Coca-cola sign
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18"x54". Some light surface dullness and soiling much of which would clean out most likely. Otherwise, very clean within the border with o...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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1944 Coca-cola Canada emboss.tin menu 285 - 1944 Coca-cola Canada emboss.tin menu
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17"x25". A great number of small tiny dents and pecks along the central images that were imposed from the back of the sign as well as some...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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1940 Coca-cola tin door bar sign286 - 1940 Coca-cola tin door bar sign
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3.5"x33" one very shallow bend or crimp near the girl. Small paint disruption in a few areas around some spider webbing, other minor marks...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to 93104215125 for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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1939 Coca-cola tin door bar sign287 - 1939 Coca-cola tin door bar sign
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3.5"x39". A number of small scratches a good bit of edge paint chips and nicks. Some mod surface wear and general overall wear and light s...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 650.00
Sold to 93104215125 for (275.00 + 55.00BP) = 330.00
 
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1941 Coca-cola tin sign288 - 1941 Coca-cola tin sign
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18"x54". Featuring girl and bottle in center. A few touched up areas around the word "delicious". Some gloss differences the bot...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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Vicks 30-40’s porc.door push sign289 - Vicks 30-40’s porc.door push sign
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Wonderful example with only minuscule surface scratches. Great color and shine. Cond. 9.2-9.5+. 4"x8".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to mlelec2000 for (950.00 + 190.00BP) = 1,140.00
 
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30-40’s German Coca-cola doorpush porc.290 - 30-40’s German Coca-cola doorpush porc.
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4"x10" heavily embossed and convexed. Cond. right at perfect. 9.8+. Very hard piece to find.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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Coca-cola 1931 emboss.tin door plate291 - Coca-cola 1931 emboss.tin door plate
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4.5"x12.5". only minuscule marks as well as 1 tiny paint chip under the "k" of drink and on the "c" of coca. Cond. 9.1...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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1920’s Coca-cola tin over crdbrd sign292 - 1920’s Coca-cola tin over crdbrd sign
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The original string is broken. A good bit of edge rust and loss of paint. Soiling, slight fading, general wear. Cond. 5.0.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to darkrider5 for (140.00 + 28.00BP) = 168.00
 
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1950’s Coca-cola cooler radio293 - 1950’s Coca-cola cooler radio
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9.5" tall. Very sound body and case overall. Although has med soiling, some small paint chips as well as some paint or soiling residue. Comes c...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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1903-05 Coca-cola gum glass jar and lid294 - 1903-05 Coca-cola gum glass jar and lid
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The lid is marked Coca-cola and is ground but sets a bit high in this jar. The jar is very nice overall, does have 1 small chip on the outside of the
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (475.00) = 475.00
 
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Embossed Coca-cola 1940 tin sign295 - Embossed Coca-cola 1940 tin sign
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18"x54". Slightly darkened and slight hazy. Much of the haziness would disappear with waxing and cleaning. Very clean overall with only mi...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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1947 embossed tin Coca-cola sign296 - 1947 embossed tin Coca-cola sign
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18"x54". Some random small dents, crimps, light soiling, light-med surface scratches, mild-mod edge wear and marks. Cond. 7.5 but displays...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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Circa1900 tin Dittmann School Shoe sign297 - Circa1900 tin Dittmann School Shoe sign
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Framed with no glass. Measures 9"x19". General overall crazing and some flaking with some current instability in the paint surface. Great ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 750.00
Sold to dittmann for (180.00 + 36.00BP) = 216.00
 
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1950’s Coca-cola porc. Fount. Serv.sign298 - 1950’s Coca-cola porc. Fount. Serv.sign
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12"x28". Nice appearance with some general overall restoration and clear coating. A few minor marks and light surface scratches. Cond. 9.0.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (650.00) = 650.00
 
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1950’s Coca-cola porc. fount. serv.sign299 - 1950’s Coca-cola porc. fount. serv.sign
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Small chip on the "e" of service. 12"x28". A few light-med random surface scratches and marks. Cond. 8.2-8.4.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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Rare 1930’s Coca-cola tin door bar sign300 - Rare 1930’s Coca-cola tin door bar sign
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2.25"x30". a little bit of light wear, minor marks, light soiling a few mild scratches and paint rubs and chips. Fairly advanced subsurfac...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (475.00) = 475.00
 
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