Sweet spot: 19th-century chocolate display cabinet for sale

Nostalgia is the currency as a 19th-century Cadbury's floor display cabinet and a petrol pump are up for auction

A 19th-century Cadbury's floor display cabinet, left, and right, a 1940 Shell petrol pump, both at Victor Mee.

In an era when the market for collectibles is expanding Cavan-based Victor Mee Auctions has led the charge on pub memorabilia. Nostalgia is sure to reign supreme during three days of sales with over 1,400 lots this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6.30pm each day.

The lots on offer in this sale are freighted with memory. The way we lived then is making good business for auctioneers in Ireland.