Ray-O-Vac Display, Flashlights, & Playing Cards
Lot Number: 856A
Time Remaining: Closed!
Current Bid: $110.00
Start Time: 06/08/2025 07:00 PM Eastern
End Time: 06/24/2025 07:23 PM Eastern
Bid Count: 45
Location: TBA, Sidney, OH 45365
Measures Approximately 11" x 3" x 16" EXCEPTIONAL vintage Ray-O-Vac battery and flashlight point-of-purchase display with original contents intact! This outstanding retail display features the classic "LIGHT when you need it" slogan with beautiful mid-century graphics including city skyline and Ray-O-Vac battery illustrations. The red metal display rack holds multiple original vintage flashlights in various sizes, plus includes original Ray-O-Vac promotional playing cards still in package - "FREE PLAYING CARDS From RAY-O-VAC." The top advertising panel shows "10¢ each" pricing and "Buy Spares - THEY STAY FRESH!" marketing message. These point-of-purchase displays are exceptionally rare as most were discarded when products sold out or displays were updated. The variety of flashlights includes different models showing the evolution of Ray-O-Vac's product line. Ray-O-Vac was a major American battery and flashlight manufacturer, and their retail displays represent the golden age of hardware store and general store merchandising. A museum-quality example of mid-century retail merchandising that would be the centerpiece of any battery, flashlight, or vintage advertising collection.
The Lynn and Charlotte Smith Motorcycle, Bicycle and Road Art Collection
A Lifetime of Passionate Collecting Comes to Auction
The Lynn and Charlotte Smith warehouse collection represents decades of passionate collecting, featuring an extraordinary assemblage of vintage motorcycles, classic bicycles, and authentic road art that tells the story of American transportation and advertising history. Headlining this remarkable auction is a museum-quality 1944 BSA M20 WWII British military motorcycle with only 643 original miles, alongside classic Triumph, Harley-Davidson, and Buell motorcycles, the exceptionally rare Schwinn "Green Hornet" character bicycle, iconic Sting-Ray muscle bikes, authentic vintage advertising signs including Coca-Cola, Sun Drop, and Royal Crown Cola pieces, plus unique discoveries like a complete Ray-O-Vac retail display with original contents and rare Solex motorized bicycles.
This collection emphasizes authentic, unrestored pieces with original patina and character - motorcycles that show compression but haven't been started to preserve originality, advertising signs displaying legitimate commercial use rather than reproductions, and bicycles with honest wear from actual use. Perfect for military vehicle collectors, British motorcycle enthusiasts, vintage advertising collectors, bicycle restoration specialists, and dealers seeking authentic décor, this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity offers museum-quality pieces alongside genuine "barn find" discoveries that haven't seen daylight for years, representing appreciating categories where authenticity, condition, and historical significance make each lot particularly attractive to serious collectors.
THIS AUCTION IS LOCATED IN SIDNEY OHIO
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•Preview Date/Location: The Live Preview will be held on Monday June 23rd. from 3:00-5:00 P.M. in Sidney, Ohio. Registered bidders will receive the physical address via email on the morning of the preview.
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•Auction End Date and Time: Tuesday, June 24th. 7:00 P.M.
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