These following auction catalogs items are in the holdings of the McLemore Coin-Op Library as of June 27, 2008:

Auction Catalogs


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Coin-Op Auction Catalogs (if we could all go back to 1980 or even 1994, eh?)

  1. Sotheby's Belgravia --- April 9, 1975 --- Scientific Instruments, Musical Boxes, Steam Engines, Coin-Op Amusement, Machines, Advertising Material
  2. Don Britt --- June 5, 6, and 7, 1975 --- Harrah's Pony Express Auction
  3. Victorian Casino Antiques Auction --- October 4 & 5th, 1975
  4. Sotheby's Belgravia --- December 2, 1975 --- Mechanical Music, Instruments, Toys, Models, and Other collectors' Items
  5. Sotheby's Belgravia --- May 27, 1976 --- Scientific Instruments, Music, Steam, Railwayana, Advertising, Cards
  6. Don Britt --- June 10, 11, and 12, 1976 --- Harrah's Pony Express Auction
  7. Victorian Casino Antiques Auction --- October 29-31, 1976 --- 3rd Auction
  8. Sotheby's Belgravia --- December 21, 1976 --- Machines, Toys, and Automata
  9. Christie's --- March 16, 1977 --- Sale of Music, Machines, Amusement Machines, Equipment, of the 1950's
  10. Victorian Casino Antiques Auction --- June 24 & 25, 1977 --- 4th Auction
  11. Kruse --- November 19, 1977 --- The S.H. Mitchel Collection Vol. 1
  12. Kruse --- November 20, 1977 --- The S.H. Mitchel Collection Vol. 2
  13. Christie's --- December 7, 1977 --- Sale of Mechanical Music, Radio, Amusement and Other Machines
  14. Don P. Britt --- January 28-29, 1978 --- The First Semi-Annual Unique Antiques Auciton (lots of coin-op)
  15. Victorian Casino Antiques --- February 4-5, 1978 --- 5th Auction
  16. Sotheby's Belgravia --- December 20 & 21, 1978 --- Amusement Machines, Children's Games, Soldiers, Banks, Disney, Automata, Toys
  17. Sotheby's Belgravia --- May 26, 1978 --- Soldiers, Banks, Children's Games, Amusement Machines, Clockwork Toys, and Automata [2]
  18. Sotheby's Belgravia --- June 16, 1978 --- Postcards, Printed Ephemera, Advertising, and Amusement Machines
  19. Wagner & Williams --- August 19-20, 1978 --- 1st Annual Antique Amusement & Gaming Machine Auction
  20. Manor House Galleries --- November 18, 1978 --- Music and Arcade Auction
  21. W&W Associates --- November 24-25, 1978 --- Antique Amusement & Gaming Machine Auction
  22. A-1 Supply Auction --- December 1-3, 1978 --- "World's Biggest Gaming and Amusement Machine Auction" [Flyer and inventory list]
  23. Victorian Casino Antiques Auction --- March 3 & 4, 1979 --- 6th Auction
  24. PB Eighty-Four (Sotheby Parke Bernet) --- May 22 & 23, 1979 --- Collector's Carrousel
  25. W&W Associates --- June 29-July 1, 1979 - 3rd Semi-Annual Auction [2]
  26. Sotheby's Belgravia --- August 3, 1979 --- Amusement Machines, Soldiers, Vehicles, Disneyana, Automata, Dolls, Accessories
  27. Victorian Casino Antiques --- November 17-18, 1979 --- 7th Auction
  28. W&W Associates Inc. --- November 24-25, 1979 - 4th Semi-Annual Auction [3]
  29. PB Eighty-Four (Sotheby Parke Bernet) --- March 5, 1980 --- Collectors' Carrousel [2]
  30. Sotheby's Belgravia --- March 28, 1980 --- Amusement Machines, Soldiers, Vehicles, Toys, Dolls, Automata and Related Material
  31. The Antique Gambler --- May 16-18, 1980 --- Gala Slot Machine Auction
  32. PB Eighty-Four (Sotheby Parke Bernet) --- July 30-31, August 1 and 5, 1980 --- Collector's Carrousel
  33. Victorian Casino Antique Auction --- October 18 & 19, 1980 --- 8th Auction
  34. Sotheby's Belgravia --- November 14, 1980 --- Toys, Amusement Machines, Disneyana, Locomotives and Models
  35. Christie's East --- November 25, 1980 --- American Casino Collectibles
  36. Sotheby's York Avenue Galleries --- December 4-6, 1980 --- Collectors' Carrousel
  37. Beverly Hills Auctioneers (ex: W & W?) --- March 28-29, 1981 --- 5th Semi-Annual Antique Music & Gaming Machine Auction
  38. Victorian Casino Antiques Auction --- April 25 & 26, 1981 --- 9th Annual Auction
  39. Hamnett Raffety (UK) --- May 20, 1981
  40. Sotheby's --- June 3-6, 1981 --- Collectors' Carrousel
  41. Retonio Gallery --- 19. September 1981 --- Mechanische Musikinstrumente
  42. Christies' --- November 14, 1981 --- Mekanisk Musik Museum
  43. Sotheby's Belgravia --- November 27, 1981 --- Dolls, Doll Houses and Accessories, Children's Games, Amusement Machines, Toys
  44. Capes, Dunn & Co. --- February 2, 1982
  45. Victorian Casino Antiques Auction --- May 1 & 2, 1982 --- 10th Annual Auction
  46. F.R. Strange Pty. Ltd. --- October 21-24, 1982 --- Green's Motorcade Auction
  47. The Antique Gambler --- November 6 & 7, 1982 --- Slots, Clocks & Antique Auction
  48. Osborne King and Megran --- January 26, 1983 --- The Entire Contents of Barrys (Ireland)
  49. Victorian Casino Antiques Auction --- April 30, 1983 --- 11th Annual Auction [2]
  50. Sotheby's --- June 4, 1983 --- Collectors Carrousel including the Samuel Pryor Doll Collection, Part III
  51. Sotheby's --- July 19, 1983 --- Tinplate and Die-Cast Toys, Amusement Machines, Dolls
  52. Sotheby's --- September 1983 --- Mechanical Musical Instruments and Automata
  53. Victorian Casino Antiques Auction --- October 1, 1983 --- 12th Semi-Annual Auction [2, at least one is just a flyer]
  54. Doyle Auctioneers --- October 2, 1984 --- Mail Auction
  55. Sotheby's Chester --- July 11, 1984 --- A Sale of Collectors Items
  56. Galerie De Chartres --- December 9, 1984 --- 60 Machines a Sous De Collection [2]
  57. Doyle Auctioneers --- March 5, 1985 --- Mail-Auction
  58. Victorian Casino Antiques --- March 9-11, 1985 --- Annual Collectors Auction
  59. Doyle Auctioneers --- March 23, 1985 --- Americana Collectibles Auction [2]
  60. Doyle Auctioneers --- May 11, 1985
  61. Doyle's - October 4, year unknown, probably 1985-1988
  62. Ferrell's Auction Gallery --- October 4-6, 1985 --- Museum Auction of the Century (mostly music)
  63. Arcadia 85 --- October 5, 1985 --- (includes article on an Exhibition of the Gresham collection)
  64. Osmond Tricks - Auction Division (UK) --- December 3, 1985 --- Mechanical Music Instruments
  65. Austin Barks & Goodwill (UK) --- December 12, 1985
  66. Doyle Auctioneers --- December 17, 1985--- Americana Mail Auction
  67. Doyle Auctioneers --- March 4, 1986 --- Americana Collectibles Auction #102
  68. Doyle Auctioneers --- March 8, 1986 --- Americana Collectibles Auction #103 (no coin-ops)
  69. Milwaukee Auction Galleries --- March 15-23, 1986 --- Sale #153
  70. Sotheby's --- June 4, 1986
  71. Victorian Casino Antiques --- Nov 8-9, 1986 --- The Collectors Dream Auction '86
  72. Doyle Auctioneers --- December 16, 1986 --- Americana Collectibles Auction "#111 / 113"
  73. Doyle Auctioneers --- May 9, 1987 --- Americana Collectibles Auction #126
  74. Doyle Auctioneers --- October 17, 1987 --- Americana/Collectibles, Catalog #130
  75. Brillscotte Farm Auctions --- October 19-20, 1987
  76. Doyle Auctioneers --- November 19, 1987 --- Post-1940's Collectibles - Mail Auction #132 (no coin-ops?)
  77. Doyle Auctioneers --- December 14, 1987 --- Catalog No. 133
  78. Sotheby's London --- February 11, 1988 --- Fine Dolls, Teddy Bears, Mechanical Musical Instruments... (esp. page 38 & 39)
  79. Kruse International --- April 18-19, 1988 --- (Cars, Music, & Slots)
  80. Noel Barrett --- April 22-23, 1988 --- The Collection of George Haney
  81. Doyle Auctioneers --- May 7, 1988 --- Auction #145
  82. Galerie De Chartes --- May 15, 1988
  83. Doyle Auctioneers --- October 22, 1988 --- Americana Collectibles Auction #145 (should have been labeled #146?)
  84. Victorian Casino Antiques --- May 28 & 29, 1988 --- The Stan Harris Collection
  85. Doyle Auctioneers --- September 12, 1988 --- Americana Collectibles Auction #148
  86. Victorian Casino Anqitues --- Sept 23-25, 1988 --- Stan Harris Collection Part 2
  87. Red Baron's --- October 1 & 2, 1988 --- 23rd Auction of Architectural Antiques
  88. Doyle Auctioneers --- October 10, 1988 --- Americana Collectibles Auction #149
  89. Doyle Auctioneers --- October 22, 1988 --- Americana Collectibles Auction #150
  90. Doyle Auctioneers --- November 15, 1988 --- Americana Collectibles Mail Auction #151
  91. Sotheby's --- February 25, 1989 --- Carousel Art
  92. Sotheby's --- March 15 & 16 1989 --- Toys, Dolls, clocks, Watches, Barometers, Scientific and Marine Instruments, Mechanical Music
  93. Red Baron's --- April 1 & 2, 1989 --- 24th Auction of Architectual Antiques
  94. Victorian Casino Antiques --- April 1 & 2, 1989 --- Collector's Auction
  95. Noel Barrett's Auctions --- April 22, 1989 --- The Peter Sidlow Collection
  96. Richard Oliver's Auction --- April 22, 1989 --- Antique Golf Memorabilia
  97. Glennie's --- May 25, 1989
  98. Butterfield & Butterfield --- June 17, 1989 --- Vintage Slot Machines, Trade Stimulators and Coin-Operated Collectibles
  99. Christie's South Kensington --- August 24, 1989 -- 'Pop'
  100. Red Baron's --- October 14 & 15, 1989 --- 25th Auction
  101. Retonio Gallery --- 28. October 1989
  102. Richard Oliver's Auction --- November 17, 1989 --- First Semi-Annual Advertising and Country Store Auction
  103. Anthony J. Nard & Co. --- January 13, 1990 --- Second Annual Auction of Country Store, Barber Shop and Coin-Op Items
  104. Gilding's Fine Art Auctioneers --- February 13, 1990
  105. Sotheby's --- March 24, 1990 --- Carousel Art [2?]
  106. Richard Oliver's Auction --- April 20-21, 1990 --- Second Semi-Annual Advertising and Country Store Auction
  107. Richard Oliver's Auction --- April 28, 1990 --- Third Annual Golf Auction
  108. Auktion Lutz Eppard --- 28. April 1990 --- "Alte Technik"
  109. James D. Julia --- May 12, 1990 --- Important Advertising Auction
  110. Bonhams --- May 15, 1990 --- Juke Boxes and Gaming Machines
  111. Sothebys --- June 22,23, 1990 --- Collectors' Carrousel
  112. Red Baron's --- October 6-8, 1990 --- 27th Auction
  113. Victorian Casino Antiques --- October 13-14, 1990 --- The Liberty Partners Collection (Formerly on Display at the Stardust Museum) [2]
  114. Bonhams --- November 23, 1990 --- Juke Boxes and Amusement Machines
  115. Auction Team Koln --- November 25, 2000
  116. Galerie De Chartres --- December 8 & 9, 1990
  117. Dynamite Auctions --- March 15-16, 1991 --- 3rd Annual Auction
  118. Red Baron's --- April 6 & 7 --- 28th Auction
  119. Auktion Lutz Eppard --- 15.Jun 1991 --- "Alte Technik"
  120. Sothey's Amsterdam --- June 18, 1991 --- Fire Decorative Arts (2 large European street organs, circa 1920)
  121. Victorian Casino Antiques --- September 13-15, 1991
  122. Auktion Lutz Eppard --- 19.10.1991 --- Münzautomaten 1890 - 1960
  123. ReFinders --- November 2, 1991 --- Gambling Memorabilia and Playing Card Auction
  124. Noel Barrett Auctions --- April 26, 1992 --- Ray Holland's Main Street - At Auction
  125. Dynamite Auction --- May 9, 1992 --- Country Store and Advertising Auction
  126. Auktion Lutz Eppard --- 23.Mai 1992 --- "Alte Technik"
  127. Victorian Casino Antiques --- May 30 & 31, 1992 --- Vintage Coin-Op Devices
  128. Eppard & Waue Auktionen --- 31.10.1992 --- Münzautomaten
  129. Victorian Casino Antiques --- November 7 & 8, 1992
  130. Galerie De Chartres --- December 5 & 6, 1992
  131. Witherell's American Auctions --- January 23, 1993
  132. Bill Dunn AUction Service --- July 19-20, 1993 --- The Lifetime Collection of Elmer J. Cummings
  133. Victorian Casino Antiques --- September 4 & 5, 1993
  134. James D. Julia --- November 17, 1993 --- Important Advertising Auction
  135. Galerie De Chartres --- December 4 & 5, 1993
  136. Preston Evans Opportunities Auction --- March 26-27, 1994 --- 14th Opportunities Auction
  137. James D. Julia Auctions --- April 15-17, 1994 (year is guessed, but seems to be the only choice)
  138. Franklin Antique Mall & Auction Gallery --- April 29-30, 1994 - auction flyer
  139. Victorian Casino Antiques --- May 28 & 29, 1994
  140. James D. Julia --- June 4, 1994 --- Important Advertising Auction
  141. Phillips Bayswater --- September 13, 1994 --- Mechanical Music... [3]
  142. Sotheby's --- September 16-17, 1994 --- The Smith Collection of Penny Arcade Machines and Related Memorabilia [2]
  143. Antique Amusement Co. --- November 6, 1994 --- Entire Contents of a Vintage Amusement Arcade
  144. Donald Friedman --- November 12, 1994 --- Antique Auction of Rare and Unusual Padlocks
  145. Antique Amusement Co. (UK) --- November 20, 1994 --- Vintage Amusement Auction
  146. Sotheby's --- 23 & 24, November 1994 --- Important Teddy Bears and Dolls, Dolls' Houses, Tinplate Toys, Automata and Mechanical Musical Instruments
  147. Auktion Lutz Eppard --- 26. November 1994 "Uhren & Alte Technik"
  148. Norton Auctioneers --- February 11, 1995 --- Carousel, Park & Carnival Antiques
  149. Victorian Casino Antiques --- May 6 & 7, 1995
  150. James D. Julia --- November 14-16, 19?? - Flyer: Spectacular Vending & Antique Advertising Auction/ Stan Harris (assumed to be 1995 instead of 1989 or 2000)
  151. James D. Julia --- November 14-16, 1995 - Spectacular Vending & Antique Advertising Auction (a great catalog)
  152. Victorian Casino Antiques --- February 24, 1996
  153. Victorian Casino Antiques --- June 22 & 23, 1996 --- Sam's Town American Museum Auction
  154. Butterfield & Butterfield --- July 23 & 24, 1996 --- Fine American & European Firearms and Sporting Guns (lot #301- Caille Centaur)
  155. Victorian Casino Antiques --- Sept 7 & 8, 1996 --- The Greatest Show of the Twentieth Century (flyer)
  156. Witherell's Americana Auctions --- September 28, 1996
  157. Antiques Ware House --- October 4, 19?? (1996?) --- Americana Auction (great stuff, could be 1986, 1991, 1996, or 2002 but prob. '96 or '91)
  158. James D. Julia --- November 15-17, 1996
  159. Victorian Casino Antiques --- May 24 & 25, 1997 --- Collector's Auction
  160. Victorian Casino Antiques --- Oct 18 & 19, 1997 --- Collector's Auction
  161. Sotheby's --- March 28, 1998 --- Important Mechanical Musical Instruments, Coin-Op and Automata from the Milhous Collection (2 copies??)
  162. Victorian Casino Antiques --- May 23 & 24, 1998 --- Collector's Auction
  163. Butterfield & Butterfield --- June 13, 1998 --- Property From the Freels Collection and the American Carousel Museum
  164. Sotheby's --- December 12, 1998 --- Important Antique Toys from The Estate of Carol F Andersen
  165. Victorian Casino Antiques --- January 23 & 24, 1999
  166. Collectors Auction Services --- April 25, 1999
  167. Randy Inman Auctions --- October 9-10, 1999
  168. James D. Julia Auctions --- November 18 & 21, 1999
  169. Collectors Auction Services --- December 11, 1999
  170. Antique Amusements Co. --- April 1, 2000 - 3rd Annual Auction
  171. Victorian Casino Antiques --- May 12 & 13, 2000 (Bob Lemons Collection)
  172. Auktion Lutz Eppard --- 27. Mai 2000
  173. Opportunities Auction (Preston Evans) --- July 16 & 17, 2000 --- 20th Auction
  174. Antique Amusements Co. --- November 25, 2001 --- Vintage Amusement Auction
  175. Peter Sidlow & Pat McGuire (Victorian Casino Antiques) --- April 6 & 7, 2002
  176. Randy Inman Auctions --- October 6-8, 2000
  177. Antique Amusements Co. --- March 31, 2001 --- 4th Annual Auction
  178. Christies South Kensington --- April 12, 2001 --- Mechanical Music, Technical Apparatus, Advertising and Amusement Machines
  179. Antique Amusements Co. --- May 13, 2001 --- Vintage Amusement Auction
  180. Auction Team Koln --- June 9, 2001
  181. Auction Team Koln --- December 1, 2001
  182. Auction Team Koln --- September 28, 2002
  183. Auction Team Koln --- November 30, 2002
  184. Auction Team Koln --- May 24, 2003
  185. Skinner --- October 27, 2003 --- Science & Technology featuring Mech. Music & Militaria
  186. Rich Penn --- February 21-23, 2003 --- (at the Imperial Palace Auto Collection)
  187. Christie's South Kensington --- Fine Toys, Trains, Toy Soldiers, Mech. Music, Automata
  188. James D. Julia --- June 27 & 28, 2003 --- Important Advertising, Toy & Doll Auction
  189. Antique Amusement Co. --- August 31, 2003 --- Vintage Amusement Auction
  190. Richard Opfer --- September 12-14, 2003 --- The Ardinger Collection (flyer only)
  191. Auction Team Koln --- October 11, 2003
  192. Christie's South Kensington --- October 14, 2003 --- Fine Toys, Mech. Music, Automata
  193. James D. Julia --- November 7, 2003 --- Important Advertising, Toy & Doll Auction
  194. Gordon Riewe's Auction Associates --- November 8, 2003 --- Bob Perani Advertising & Collectibles Auction
  195. Frank's Antiques (Frank Spiel) --- November 14-15, 2003
  196. Auction Team Koln --- November 29, 2003
  197. Auction Team Koln --- May 22, 2004
  198. James D. Julia --- June 25 & 26, 2004 - Important Doll, Toy, & Advertising Auction
  199. Auction Team Koln --- October 2, 2004
  200. Stanton's Auctions --- November 26 & 27, 2004 --- (Music machines)
  201. Auction Team Koln --- November 27, 2004
  202. Galerie De Chartres --- November 28, 2004 --- Collection Bernard Pansu 300 Machines a sous
  203. Frank Speal/Rowan Auction --- December 3-4, 2004 --- Antique Advertising/Country Store (flyer only)
  204. James D. Julia --- February 17th & 19th, 2005 --- Important Toy, Doll & Advertising Auction
  205. Showtime Auction Services --- April 1-3, 2005 --- Collection of Norman Rubenstein
  206. Victorian Casino Antiques --- April 16-17, 2005
  207. Skinner --- May 3 & 4, 2005 --- Mechanical Music and Toys & Dolls, Science & Technology
  208. Auction Team Koln --- April 30, 2005
  209. Tradewinds Antiques --- April 30, 2005 --- Antique Cane Auction
  210. Ciff Mills & Clive Baker --- May 22, 2005 --- Auction of Vintage & Classic Amusement & Fairground Relics
  211. Galerie De Chartres --- May 29, 2005 --- Automata and Arcade Machines
  212. Auction Team Koln --- June 18, 2005 --- Buro-Antik Spielzeug Alte Technik
  213. Randy Inman Auctions --- September 23, 24, & 25, 2005 --- Featuring the John & Wendy Johnston Collection
  214. Auction Team Koln --- October 1, 2005 --- Photographica & Film
  215. Victorian Casino Antiques --- October 15 & 16, 2005
  216. Skinner --- November 3, 2005 --- Science & Technology Automata and Toys & Dolls
  217. James D. Julia --- November 15, 16 & 17, 2005
  218. Auction Team Koln --- November 26, 2005 --- Buro-Antik Spielzeug Wissenschaft & Technik
  219. Cowan's Auctions --- January 13 & 14, 2006
  220. Victorian Casino Antiques --- March 11 & 12, 2006
  221. Randy Inman Auctions --- March 17-19, 2006
  222. Auction Team Koln --- March 25, 2006 --- Photographica & Film [2]
  223. Showtime Auction Services --- April 7, 8, & 9, 2006 --- Marvin Yagoda Collection And Other Selected Items
  224. Auction Team Koln --- May 20, 2006 --- Buro-Antik Spielzeug Wissenschaft & Technik
  225. Auction Team Koln --- May 20, 2006 --- Photographica & Film
  226. Victorian Casino Antique Auction --- July 8, 2006 --- Liberty Belle Saloon
  227. Skinner --- July 29, 2006 --- Science & Technology and Toys & Dolls [2]
  228. Showtime Auction Services --- September 1, 2 & 3, 2006 --- Dr. Jerry Mathis Collection
  229. Auction Team Koln --- 30. September 2006 --- Photographica & Film
  230. Tradewinds Antiques --- September 30, 2006 --- Antique Cane Auction
  231. Auction Team Koln --- November 25, 2006 --- Photographica & Film
  232. Auction Team Koln --- November 25, 2006 --- Buro-Antik Spielzeug Wissenschaft & Technik
  233. Cowans --- January 26-27, 2007 --- Dolls, Toys, Antique Advertising & Coin-Ops
  234. Victorian Casino Antiques --- March 3 & 4, 2007 --- Featuring Many Items From The Mel Getlin Collection
  235. Skinner --- March 24, 2007 --- Science & Technology and Toys & Dolls
  236. Showtime Auction --- April 20,21,22, 2007 --- Jim Cate Collection
  237. Auction Team Koln --- April 21, 2007 --- Photographica & Film
  238. Christie's South Kensington --- May 31, 2007 --- Mechanical Music and Technical Apparatus
  239. Auction Team Koln --- June 9, 2007 --- Photographica & Film and 2nd book: Buro-Antik Spielzeug Wissenschaft & Technik
  240. James D. Julia --- June 23, 2007 --- Important Toy, Doll & Advertising Auction
  241. Opportunities Auction --- September 1-2, 2007 -- Labor Day Weekend
  242. Sotheby's --- September 13-14, 2007 --- Important Sports Memorabilia and Cards Internet Auction (p. 154 Williams Baseball machine)
  243. Showtime Auction Services --- September 28, 29 & 30, 2007 --- Jim Main Estate
  244. Victorian Casino Antiques --- October 13 & 14, 2007
  245. Auction Team Koln --- October 13, 2007 --- Photographica & Film
  246. Auction Team Koln --- November 24, 2007 --- Photographica & Film and 2nd book: Buro-Antik Spielzeug Wissenschaft & Technik
  247. Skinner --- October 28, 2007 --- Science and Technology
  248. Morphy Auctions --- December 6-7, 2007 --- Winter Sale
  249. Victorian Casino Antiques --- March 8-9, 2008
  250. Showtime Auction Services --- April 11-13, 2008 --- The George Cross Collection
  251. Morhpy Auctions --- May 29-31, 2008
  252. Auction Team Koln --- May 31, 2008
  253. James D. Julia --- June 28, 2008 --- Important Toy, Doll & Advertising Auction

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