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Period: 1930s
Monumental 1930s Wood No Smoking Sign from New York City
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental hand carved wood sign from the 1930s. Made by H.H. Upham & Co. Interestingly, this company owned a huge sign manufacturing business in the ...
Category

American Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Wood

Eye and Glasses Window Display Trade Sign
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Eye and Glasses Window Display Trade Sign The sign is made in presses tin, it seems to be hand painted with the slogan Eye Glasses Sold Here The sign is a ...
Category

Folk Art Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Tin

Large Hand Painted Double Sided Arrow "Radio Trade In" Folk Art Trade/Store Sign
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Hand Painted, Double Sided Arrow "Special" Radio Trade In sale,,,,Folk Art Trade/Store Sign,,Wonderful size,,amazing crackle paint, patina..Great subject.
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Masonite, Paint

Large Enameled Sign "Sels de Potasse d´Alsace", France, 50 x 70 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful vintage enameled sign, France, circa 1930. With the inscription "Sels de Potasse d´Alsace" such as "en vente ici" . Wonderful royal blu...
Category

French Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Tin

Unusual 1930s / 40's "Drugs" with arrow NEON sign..
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual 1930s / 40's "Drugs" with arrow NEON sign.. Two color...Nice early neon,, replaced / new transformer.. Great size, style Hand delivery avail to New York City or anywhere en r...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Metal

1930s Art Deco Chriopractor Neon Can Sign
Located in Buffalo, NY
Great old vintage neon sign,retains original red neon,transformer etc. Super art deco styling and design. Amazing scrypt.
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Metal

Authentic Antique Folk Art Equestrian Horse Farm Sign
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Charming hand made vintage horse farm sign that is finished front and back. The horse and letters are black wrought iron, and the wood has a distressed paint...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Iron

Early 20th Century Double Sided Metal Boot Makers Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century double sided metal boot makers trade sign. A highly decorative double sided hand painted metal French boot makers trade sign, Still attached to its original hin...
Category

French Folk Art Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Metal

Eat or Tea Large Scale 1950s American Porcelain Enameled Steel Letters Sign
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Superb large scale American 1950s porcelain enameled metal letters, over 24" high, originally used as exterior signage from Chicago. EAT or TEA or ETA or ATE, 3 individual heavy gauges pressed and folded cold-rolled steel letters...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Metal

Hellesens Advertising Pocket Knife
Located in East Geelong, VIC
Designed as a copy of their dry cell battery, this Hellesens advertising pocket knife measures 49 mm (2 inches) in length, is 17 mm (2/3 rds of an inch) w...
Category

German Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Steel

1930’s Enamel And Neon Braumeister Beer Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
1930’s enamel and neon sign Milwaukee’s Choicest Braumeister Beer Sign. New transformer and new wiring. Please note that it will be additional fee for shipping crate.
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Enamel

Early 20th century barbers point of sale hair comb and brush
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century barbers point of sale hair comb and brush We share what we love, and we love this rare example of an oversized point of sale barbers hair...
Category

British Folk Art Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Plastic, Wood

Vintage Carnival or Casino Neptune's Trident Lighted Trade Sign Americana
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Unique lighted Neptune's trident carnival ride or casino trade sign. Really nice graphic piece. Original layers of golden yellow and red park paint. Provides a nice amount of warm li...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Metal

Mirror from the Belen Garden Opera House
Located in Chicago, IL
Cast iron, tile, and mirror sign panel from the Belen Garden Opera House.
Category

Argentine Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Iron

1930s Caruso's Old New York Restaurant Enamel Sign
Located in Garnerville, NY
Caruso's cobalt blue and white enamel wall mounted sign. From the restaurant in Poughkeepsie, NY's Little Italy neighborhood. Circa 1930-40. Originally mounted on the side of the bui...
Category

American Industrial Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Enamel, Steel, Iron

Art Deco Box Neon "ETCHISON HATS" Wonderful Red Neon, The Neon Shop, LIMA OHIO
By Neon Products
Located in Buffalo, NY
Art Deco Box Neon sign advertizing Etchison Hats,c.1930's,, wonderful red neon, made by The Neon Shop.Lima Ohio.. Great graphics..retains original black metal housing.. curved deco...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Metal

Painted Tin Letter of Luminous Signs U, Rewired with Bulbs, USA, 1930
Located in Milan, IT
Painted tin letter of luminous sign (U) red color, rewired with bulbs, USA, circa 1930. The Letter U has been rewired for the US.
Category

American Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Tin

American Folk Art Workshop Wrench Wood Trade Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic and substantial wood and iron wrench tool sign. Hand written fractions and original yellow paint. Very sturdy and well made. Great industrial workshop turned folk art. The ...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Iron

1930s Copper Double-Sided English Outdoor Advertising Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
An electric, double-sided outdoor sign promoting the English clothing manufacturer, Chilprufe Agents (operating between 1920 and 1950). The company’s logo has been reverse painted on...
Category

English Art Deco Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Copper

Wood Framed Glass Two-Sided Electric Sign, circa 1930
Located in Surrey, BC
This is a very rare one of a kind automotive collector item. Cantilevered cast iron sign for Brighton Garage. Two-sided, electrified sign with its lettering reverse-painted on glass...
Category

Canadian Industrial Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Iron

RICH Sign
Located in Darnestown, MD
This seemingly straightforward sign is open to several interpretations. Is it a statement of aspiration or having arrived? Might it be Richard's nickname? In any case, it is wonderfu...
Category

American Vintage 1930s Signs

1930s Wood Campgrounds Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage wood campgrounds sign from the 1930s. Sign was used to let people use shovels and supplies and make sure they are returned. Great rustic sign, cool piece of Americana. 2.5 fe...
Category

American Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Wood

Art Deco era Gas Station Advertising Sign Atlantic Oil
Located in Ferndale, MI
Art Deco themed gas station advertising sign for Atlantic Oil (two sided).
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Steel

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Located in London, GB
An Edwardian Folk Art sign with overscale finger, insribed ‘Left Luggage’.
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English 1930s Signs

Materials

Hardwood

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1950’s Liquor Neon Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
1950’s single sided Liquor neon and porcelain sign. New transformer and new wiring. It does work.
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North American Industrial Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Metal, Enamel

1950’s Liquor Neon Sign
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Art Deco Tin Cranes and Flowers, 1930s, The Netherlands
Located in Antwerp, BE
Black Art Deco tin with crane birds and flowers in Asian style. This Art Deco storage tin with cranes dates from the early 1930s and was made by the Dutch...
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Dutch Art Deco 1930s Signs

Materials

Metal

1950’s Enamel and Neon Corner Sign Cafe
Located in Chicago, IL
1950’s enamel and neon corner Cafe sign. It has new transformer and wiring. Please note that there will be additional fee for making shipping crate.
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Enamel

Antique Optometrist Double Sided Trade Sign
Located in Carimate, Como
Antique hanging advertising sign for an optician, circa 1920-1930. Double sided big cast zinc glasses with four hand painted eyes on original adjustable iron wall bracket. Collectabl...
Category

Italian Arts and Crafts 1930s Signs

Materials

Zinc

Antique Optometrist Double Sided Trade Sign
Antique Optometrist Double Sided Trade Sign
H 10.24 in W 3.94 in D 34.26 in
Antique Industrial Art Deco Brass Flambosign Illuminated Exit Sign, circa 1930
Located in London, GB
A large directional 'Exit' sign made in England by Flambosign. circa 1930 Believed to have come from the Ilford Hippodrome as it once stood prior to bomb damage and later demoliti...
Category

English Art Deco 1930s Signs

Materials

Brass

Pair of Mid-20th Century French Enameled Blue and White Hommes and Dames Signs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This pair of mid-twentieth century French enameled signs are marked Hommes and Dames which translates to Gentlemen and Ladies. In a charming blue an...
Category

French 1930s Signs

Materials

Enamel

Vintage Neon Chemist Sign in a Perspex Box, 20th Century
Located in Faversham, GB
A commanding vintage neon chemist sign in a perspex box that reads ‘prescriptions’ once illuminated. Support chains are included on either side of the p...
Category

British Mid-Century Modern 1930s Signs

Materials

Plastic, Acrylic, Fiberglass, Glass

Eat or Tea Large Scale 1950s American Porcelain Enameled Steel Letters Sign
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Superb large scale American 1950s porcelain enameled metal letters, over 24" high, originally used as exterior signage from Chicago. EAT or TEA or ETA or ATE, 3 individual heavy gauges pressed and folded cold-rolled steel letters...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Metal

Cigars Store / Trade Folk Art Wooden Carved Sign. c 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
American Folk art wooden "CIGARS" sign from the 1920's. Great old Store Trade sign. Wood cut to cigar shape. Lettered in Gold Paint. In good conditions, it was a in doors sign. Perfect for any cigar smoker. Cigars History: A cigar is basically dried tobacco leaves that are rolled and wrapped by other tobacco leaves in order to give you a full tobacco smoking experience. Cigars are becoming more popular all around the world recently because they are exposed to a pop culture where a lot of famous people like Michael Jordan and Arnold Schwarzenegger smoke them. In order to understand why cigars have become very well-known, we need to take a good look at their history and where they came from. That way, we can truly understand this pop phenomenon. Here is a brief history of cigars. Origin of Cigars The exact origin of cigars is not entirely known but historians believe that cigars were first invented by the ancient Mayans. The ancient Mayans would collect tobacco leaves and wrap them up in a plantain leave in order to smoke it. An ancient Mayan pot...
Category

American Folk Art 1930s Signs

Materials

Wood

Antique Industrial Art Deco 'Exit' Illuminated Glass Sign, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
A stunning illuminated directional sign made in England, circa 1920. Black painted steel frame housing the internal illuminations above polished plate...
Category

English Art Deco 1930s Signs

Materials

Steel

Marvelous Antique Carved Wood Locksmith Trade Sign
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A wonderful early 20th century carved mahogany locksmith trade sign in the shape of a large key. Makes an unexpected piece of wall art as a found object with tons of character.
Category

American Folk Art 1930s Signs

Materials

Wood

Previously Available Items
1930s Durland Nursery Hand Painted Doubles Sided Sign
Located in Garnerville, NY
Hand painted green lettering and graphics on a mint green background. A nice bit of old iron advertising that depicts a single evergreen. Double sided. Circa 1930-40. Fair overall co...
Category

North American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Iron

1930s / 40s Amusement Park Ride Neon "BUG" 72" X 38" double sided, , ART DECO
By Flexlume Signs 1
Located in Buffalo, NY
Super rare find!! One of a kind 1930s / 40s Amusement Park Ride Neon "BUG" 72" X 38" double sided, Salvaged from the famed Crystal Beach Amusement Park located in Ontario Canada,,S...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Steel

Early 20thc Original Painted Irishman Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun trade sign is comical and yet very cool.It is all in original painted surface and amazing picture frame molding in red paint.Ready to hang in your home or man cave. It reads...
Category

American Adirondack Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Wood

Hand Painted Double Sided Durland Nursery Advertising Sign, 1930s
Located in Garnerville, NY
Hand painted double sided sheet metal and iron frame Durland Nursery sign. Circa 1930. Durland Nursery and a lone Evergreen are depicted on either side of this free standing sign...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Metal, Iron

Set of 3 pieces - Vintage Enamel and Porcelain ‘STORE’ Trade Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
1. Graphic red, white and blue "STORE" sign, early 20th century American porcelain and enamel trade sign. 2. Vintage Good Humor Ice Cream Truck Side S...
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American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Iron

Unusual 1930s Double Sided Trade Show Sign, "Photographs" Early Smalts / Gold
By Adrian Mitchell
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual 1930s double sided trade show sign, "Photographs" hand oil painted. Early Smalts / GOLD Gilt. Signed A.W. Mitchell. Amazing original condition. Art Deco Design.
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Wood

Vintage Double Sided Three Dimensional Tin Arrow Hotel Sign on Metal Brackets
Located in Savannah, GA
Vintage large three dimensional tin hotel sign in the shape of an arrow with a place for two light bulbs on either side. The two metal brackets add another ten inches to the piece. R...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Tin

Vintage 20th C Hand Painted Trade Wood Sign with Plaster Pig
Located in Morristown, NJ
Vintage 20th c., trade sign with plaster pig on painted wood. The sign, painted in red with gold script, reads Prize Medal, 1897 Large White Gilts, Lincoln Show. This is a charming s...
Category

Unknown Country Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Paint

Hand Painted Heath & Milligan Paint Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand painted sign for Heath & Milligan Paint. Great condition. From a Chicago area hardware store.
Category

American Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Wood

Hand Painted Heath & Milligan Paint Sign
Hand Painted Heath & Milligan Paint Sign
H 36.25 in W 60.5 in D 2 in
Vintage 1930s News of the World Newspaper Enamel Sign
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Vintage 1930s News of the world newspaper Enamel sign This large sign is in good condition for its age, it is white on Royal Blue The sign is 18” high and 60” long WD110.
Category

Industrial Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Enamel

French Art Deco Glass Hair Salon 'Coiffeur' Advertising Sign 1930s Vintage
Located in Bristol, GB
Vintage hairdresser’s advertising sign ‘Jaques Coiffeur Hommes Fillettes’ Ribbed silver mirror encapsulated by black-backed glass reveals a refl...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Glass

Store Sign, Depicting a Huge Saxophone, USA 1940 ca.
Located in Milan, IT
A sign for outdoor musical instruments store, depicting a big saxophone made out of gold-painted resin. USA circa 1940.
Category

American Vintage 1930s Signs

Materials

Resin, Wood

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