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Period: 20th Century
1920s Van Melle's Toffees Tin - Antique Candy Box Holland - Dutch Windmill
Located in Antwerp, BE
Exceptional large lithographic Candy Tin - Toffee Tin - Candy Box for Van Melle's Toffees Holland. This 1920s Antique Tin made by Wed. J. Bekkers and Son -...
Category

Dutch Art Nouveau 20th Century Signs

Materials

Tin

Bronze Advertising Bank Vaults Sign Circa 1912 Savannah Georgia
Located in Savannah, GA
The Savannah Bank and Trust Company was established here in Savannah, Georgia in 1869 after several banks failed as a result of the Civil War. It first o...
Category

American Art Nouveau Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Bronze

Magnavox Television Factory TV Sign, circa 1950s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Incredible giant TV sign that graced the circa 1950s . Magnavox TV factory in Utah. Just under 11 feet tall. Mounted on original heavy iron pole. Original whit...
Category

American Steampunk Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron, Sheet Metal

American Folk Art Tool Museum Sign 1950 Tool Assemblage
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Wentworth Tool Museum sign assembled with scrap tools and hardware. Assemblage include many wrenches, drill bits, saws and scissors. Heavy iron constructio...
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Frazer Nash Huge Illuminated Advertising Painted Trade Sign
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Frazer Nash huge illuminated advertising painted trade sign This is an advertisement for the original and famous British racing car company Fraz...
Category

Industrial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Vintage European Street Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage European street sign. Deep blue and white. Newly mounted and framed. People at play in the street. Cool piece of wall art.
Category

Italian Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Porcelain Handicapped Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage porcelain handicapped sign. Great colors. Newly framed and floating in a shadow box. Great vintage condition.
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Porcelain

Iron Bull Butcher Trade Sign with Hanging Bracket from the Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An iron butcher trade sign in the shape of a bull or a cow from the early 1900s. This iron trade sign was born in the early 20th century and was probably adorning the storefront of a...
Category

Unknown 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Three Dimensional Double-Sided Wooden Hovis Tea Shop Sign
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Three dimensional double-sided wooden hovis tea shop sign  A great piece of social history, this sign is in wood it has been made with applied large letters...
Category

Art Deco 20th Century Signs

Wills Gold Flake Cigarettes Advertising Mirror
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Wills Gold Flake cigarettes advertising mirror Very rare old mirror, a bold picture of the Gold Flake packet set in an golden oak frame The m...
Category

Industrial 20th Century Signs

Vintage Los Angeles Pedestrian Crossing Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive yellow pedestrian crossing sign from Los Angeles. Great coloring. Dent going through the middle. Still very presentable.
Category

American 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

National State Park No Swimming Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage sign from a national state park. Brown sign of a swimmer with a red slash. Great colors. Great pool house or beach house art.
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage Americana Mid-Century Neon Barber Shop Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic 13.5 foot long Mid-Century vintage neon barber shop sign. Total statement piece. Unusual three dimensional channel letters. Many layers of r...
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Dubied Italian Tin Advertising Sign
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Dubied Italian tin advertising sign. A fabulous metallic tin in reliefs finely printed by stone lithography for "Dubied" An international knit...
Category

Italian 20th Century Signs

Charming Advertising Sign, Re Lion Oxo for Winter Health
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A charming advertising sign, Re Lion Oxo for Winter Health This is delightful piece showing a very fierce lion (Re-Lion) the sign is an original grocer shop print, the frame is no...
Category

English Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Paper

Vintage Czech Shop Sign, 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
This set of shop sign letters is made of steel sheet and spells out the Czech words "Smisene Zbozi" in upper case which is Czech for grocery store. Restored thick steel sheet with ve...
Category

Czech Industrial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Large Vintage Los Angeles Street Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage Los Angeles street sign. Reflective material with black plastic lettering and large green circle. Cool piece of art.
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Early 20th Century Double-Sided Iron Nautical Trade Sign "The Norfolk"
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early 20th century double-sided sheet iron, cast iron, hand-painted trade sign with hand-forged hooks. Great hand-painted "The Norfolk" featuring a painted...
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Ten Supertest Gas Station Motor Oil Coin Banks
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Ten supertest gas station motor oil coin banks Tags: Advertising Porcelain Signs, Gas and Oil Memorabilia.
Category

Canadian 20th Century Signs

Materials

Tin

Blue and Red Enamel Barbers Pole Shop Sign
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Rare porcelain enamel barbers pole shop sign. This is a very rare old sign, it is American in origin, we have the red and blue stripes wrapped around a White background, and at th...
Category

American Industrial Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Enamel

English Country Painted Golf Sign
Located in New York, NY
English Country (20th Century) painted and carved wall plaque of golf sign.
Category

British Country 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Large Painted Iron "Parrot" Sign, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Large iron sign representing a parrot on its perch. Painted with lovely greeny yellow colours. This sign used to hang in front of a French Maison Close (bordello), at the beginning o...
Category

French Belle Époque 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Signed Snap Wyatt Sideshow Banner
By Snap Wyatt
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic "Plenty For Two" sideshow banner painted by Snap Wyatt. Great manageable size.
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Cowboy Boot Advertising Sign
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Monumental and heavy painted steel advertising sign in the shape of a cowboy boot. Boot was most likely hung outside a boot shop. Great original patina. C...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

English Country (20th Century) painted and carved wall plaque of golf sign.
Located in New York, NY
English Country (20th Century) painted and carved wall plaque of golf sign.
Category

British Country 20th Century 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 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage Steel Engineering Sign
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A graphic rectangular patinated steel wall sign from a venerable Detroit, Michigan engineering firm.
Category

American Industrial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

French Metal Coiffeur Sign
Located in Seattle, WA
Simple, interesting French hairdressing sign.
Category

French Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Oversized "Time is of the Essence" Clock-shaped Clockmaker Metal Sign
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An oversized "Time is of the Essence" clockmaker distressed metal and glass sign from the mid-20th century with inscriptions. Shaped as a massive clock, the round dial featuring Roman numeral hours and hands is inscribed on both sides with the phrase "Time is of the Essence » in curved italic lettering, nicely adapting to the shape of the piece. The bold, catchy and classic font choice along with the «Movements Repaired» and «Springs Replaced» inscriptions on each side possess an absolutely charming vintage and antique look. Offering a rustic and old-time feeling, this mid-20th century clock...
Category

20th Century Signs

Giuseppe Magagnoli 'Maga' Art Deco Porcelain Sign, Poster, for Viset
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Giuseppe Magagnoli 'Maga' (1878-1933) Art Deco porcelain sign (Poster) for Viset. Free shipping within the United States and Canada.
Category

Italian 20th Century Signs

Monumental "Danish Designs" Wooden Advertising Sign
Located in Peabody, MA
Monumental 67" wide (5 1/2 feet) double-sided surfboard style advertising sign in painted wood with 1/2" raised wood lettering, for "Danish Designs", ca. 1960s. From a modern furnis...
Category

Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Paint, Wood

"Health Chiropractic, " Cast Metal Trade Sign, Art Deco, Midcentury
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic example of trade signage featuring a nude male angel figure with outspread wings was cast in aluminium and painted a shade of off-white. It has...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Aluminum

Antique Architectural Bank Building Bronze "No" Letters
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic cast bronze vintage letters. Great way to get your point across! Salvaged from a bank building in the midwest. Great patinated bronze surface. ...
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Bronze

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 20th Century Signs

Lighted Wooden Taxi Arrow Sign
Located in Seattle, WA
Wonderful double sided taxi sign-believed to be from the Victory taxi company. Lighted on both sides, can stand on table or hang- great color, great size.
Category

American 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Iron Perpetual Motion Folk Art Texas Zoo
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This black and white painted iron perpetual motion object was said to have been used to market the zebra exhibition at the San Antonio Zoo. The zebras...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Iron Swordfish Created by a Nebraksan Farmer, circa 1940s
By Byron Groelz
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Iron swordfish created by Byron Groelz, a farmer from Phillips, Nebraska. Born around 1900, Mr. Groelz made decorative iron for an environment on his ranch.
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Belgian Vintage Tole Free Mounted Shop Sign
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Belgian tole vintage free mounted wall shop sign. This Végé metal shop sign can be mounted individually to taste. It is made of the four letters Végé and includes the logo topp...
Category

Belgian 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Accordian Player: Dutch store signage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rescued from a musical instruments store in the Netherlands, this sophisticated yet whimsical example of mid-century signage is a rare find! Composed of lacquered wood and brass, th...
Category

Dutch Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Brass, Aluminum

Giant Excedrin Pill Pop Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental vintage Excedrin pill in cream plaster/ceramic. 3.75" diameter. Likely used as a store display. Whimsical desktop object or paperweight. Green felted bottom. Great piece o...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Plaster, Paint

Antique French Hand-Painted Butchers Shop Sign, Vintage Boucherie Price List
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE FRENCH WALL HANGING SIGN Originally from a French butcher’s shop (Boucherie). Detailing the different cuts of meat available and their daily price. Hand-painted on a woode...
Category

French 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Black and White Highway One Road Sign, Enamel on Metal, Oversize
By US Government Printing Office
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage American road sign for Highway One has a striking graphic impact in look, texture and size. Measures 2 feet x 2 feet and has definitely seen some usage. Great patina and most...
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Enamel, Sheet Metal

Early 20th Century English Butchers Shop Display Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English butchers shop display figure. We share what we love, and we love this early 20th century papier Mache and wood composite figure. Recently acquired from a ...
Category

British Late Victorian 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood, Paper

Double Sided Vintage Marlboro Light Up Cigarette Pack, 1990s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very cool vintage advertising light up box by Marlboro. A relic of 90's commercial culture. Massive scale. Double sided. Fantastic condition with very little wear as shown. Looks gre...
Category

American 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

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 20th Century Signs

Materials

Zinc

Vintage Industrial Mid-Century Scratch Built Hand Made Wooden Child Cart, C.1950
Located in London, GB
A wonderful scratch built childs red bicycle wagon. c.1950 Hand built and painted little red wagon full of charm and character. Could be repurposed as a planter, garden decoration...
Category

English Industrial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Wood Carved Store Display Trade Sign Artist Paint Brushes Original Paint
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic hand carved giant wood artist paintbrushes. All original multi colored paint surface. Completely wood carved. Perhaps part of a retail w...
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Antique London Covent Garden & Borough Market Trade Shop Signs Kitchener & Phill
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A decorative pair of trade signs for Kitchener & Phillips of either Borough Market or Covent Garden London, a red ground with gilt/yellow hand painted l...
Category

British 20th Century Signs

Materials

Pine

15 Foot Fair Play Basketball Scoreboard, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental vintage basketball scoreboard by Fair Play, made in the 1980s. Extremely unusual size with the player stats on both sides. Gre...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Aluminum

Decorative "Planter Peanuts" Can
Located in Sheffield, MA
Vintage planter peanuts can be used to decorate the kitchen, use as waste receptacle or storage purpose.
Category

American 20th Century Signs

Materials

Tin

Selection of 1950s NYC Bus Signs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Vintage NYC Bus or Subway Signs, American, circa 1950's. They are metal signs and have been framed in clean lined black wooden gallery frames. They are priced at $550 each.
Category

American Industrial Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

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