{"id":495872,"date":"2016-09-14T12:33:57","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T19:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=35809"},"modified":"2024-12-06T03:45:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:45:06","slug":"mecum-road-art-collector-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/mecum-road-art-collector-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Mecum Road Art Collector Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 1,200 of the finest collectible Road Art items ever offered at public auction will come together this October 20-22 in Walworth, Wisconsin, as Mecum Auctions hosts The Road Art Collection Auction at its Badger Street facility. This vast array of investment-grade porcelain signs, neon signs, gas pumps and globes, oil cans and other such automobile-related relics includes a host of products and advertising materials used during the last 115 years to endorse, promote and celebrate the automobile and its many support industries.<\/p>\n<p>These top-quality collectibles are all markers in history that tell the story of America\u2019s growth since the Industrial Revolution, with some of the more notable items including a double-sided 42-inch <a href=\"http:\/\/mecum.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=db3f33528e1496a2ba58ad3c9&amp;id=6e6fe1ab12&amp;e=752c5c1fce\">Kelly Tires porcelain sign<\/a>, a <a href=\"http:\/\/mecum.us5.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=db3f33528e1496a2ba58ad3c9&amp;id=c14034f61e&amp;e=752c5c1fce\">Husky Gasoline Motor Oils sign<\/a> and a five-gallon <a href=\"http:\/\/mecum.us5.list-manage2.com\/track\/click?u=db3f33528e1496a2ba58ad3c9&amp;id=f0007d9e56&amp;e=752c5c1fce\">Shell Motor Oil Rocker Oil Can<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are honored to present this prestigious Road Art collection at Mecum\u2019s new Badger Street facility in Walworth,\u201d said Dan Mecum, president and founder of Mecum Auctions\u2019 Road Art division. \u201cIf you\u2019re looking for a superior selection of investment-grade items, many of which you\u2019re unlikely ever to see again \u2014 this will be the place to find it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For complete information about The Road Art Collection auction please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mecum.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.mecum.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 1,200 of the finest collectible Road Art items ever offered at public auction will come together this October 20-22 in Walworth, Wisconsin, as Mecum Auctions hosts The Road Art Collection Auction at its Badger Street facility. 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