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Oversize Antique Industrial Electric Service Hand-Painted Wooden Sign
Oversize Antique Industrial Electric Service Hand-Painted Wooden Sign

Oversize Antique Industrial Electric Service Hand-Painted Wooden Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

Antique wooden industrial repair shop sign. This extravagant sign was once used to advertise

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Wood

Massive Antique Garage Sign
Massive Antique Garage Sign

Massive Antique Garage Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

Carved and painted dimensional lettering adorned to a large painted plank to advertise a service station/car repair garage. 145.5" W x 25" H

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Pharmacist Figural Trade Sign
Early 20th Century Pharmacist Figural Trade Sign

Early 20th Century Pharmacist Figural Trade Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

heavy cast iron and is not original to sign, but is an addition from Industrial Artifacts. The bracket

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Tin

1930s Art Deco Raymond Patten Signed Industrial Kitchen Work Table
1930s Art Deco Raymond Patten Signed Industrial Kitchen Work Table

1930s Art Deco Raymond Patten Signed Industrial Kitchen Work Table

Located in Forney, TX

A fabulous original American Art Deco industrial Smartline kitchen work table, designed by Raymond

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Chrome, Enamel, Stainless Steel

Hand Painted Dentist Trade Sign c.1940
Hand Painted Dentist Trade Sign c.1940

Hand Painted Dentist Trade Sign c.1940

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT Single sided wooden dentist tooth trade sign with gold and black letters. Hand painted, hand

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Wood

Large Vintage Play Golf at Virginia Porcelain Sign
Large Vintage Play Golf at Virginia Porcelain Sign

Large Vintage Play Golf at Virginia Porcelain Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

1930s; Antique porcelain enamel single‑sided roadside sign reading "Play GOLF at Virginia" with

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Enamel, Steel

Vintage Steel Engineering Sign from USA
Vintage Steel Engineering Sign from USA

Vintage Steel Engineering Sign from USA

Located in Sagaponack, NY

A graphic rectangular patinated steel wall sign from a venerable Detroit, Michigan engineering firm.

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Iron

Early Danish Double Sided Neon Bakery Sign
Early Danish Double Sided Neon Bakery Sign

Early Danish Double Sided Neon Bakery Sign

Located in Peekskill, NY

When we first found this neon sign our restorer was excited to work on it. He believes that the

Category

Early 20th Century Danish Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Steel

L & N E R Wooden Railway Sign
L & N E R Wooden Railway Sign

L & N E R Wooden Railway Sign

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

L & N E R Wooden Railway Sign This great British Railway sign is a piece of History, dating from

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Wood

Hand Painted Studebaker Wagons Sign c.1930
Hand Painted Studebaker Wagons Sign c.1930

Hand Painted Studebaker Wagons Sign c.1930

By Studebaker

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT An original Studebaker hand-painted wooden sign, originally from a 1930s wagon shop

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Wood

c. 1920 ROG Usher's "Special Reserve" Beveled Advertising Sign
c. 1920 ROG Usher's "Special Reserve" Beveled Advertising Sign

c. 1920 ROG Usher's "Special Reserve" Beveled Advertising Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

c. 1920s; Andrew Usher & Co. - Edinburgh, Scotland Antique scotch whiskey advertising sign with

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Glass

Very Early X-Ray Building Sign
Very Early X-Ray Building Sign

Very Early X-Ray Building Sign

Located in Peekskill, NY

This is one of the best signs I've ever had. It's 10 feet 8 inches long by 19 inches by 5 inches

Category

Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Tin

Vintage Framed Yellow Cabs Sign c.1940-1950
Vintage Framed Yellow Cabs Sign c.1940-1950

Vintage Framed Yellow Cabs Sign c.1940-1950

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT A vintage Yellow Cabs sign framed with a thick wooden frame. CREATOR Unknown

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Wood

Blue and Red Enamel Barbers Pole Shop Sign
Blue and Red Enamel Barbers Pole Shop Sign

Blue and Red Enamel Barbers Pole Shop Sign

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Rare porcelain enamel barbers pole shop sign. This is a very rare old sign, it is American in

Category

1920s American Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Enamel

Vintage Double Sided Metal Motor Oil Sign c.1930
Vintage Double Sided Metal Motor Oil Sign c.1930

Vintage Double Sided Metal Motor Oil Sign c.1930

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT An original distressed double sided metal sign "Super Motor Oil" on one side and "Sonoco

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Royal Loans Single Sided Porcelain Neon Sign
Early 20th Century Royal Loans Single Sided Porcelain Neon Sign

Early 20th Century Royal Loans Single Sided Porcelain Neon Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

A large double-element neon sign advertising Royal Loans, built with both neon tubing and a

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Steel

Frazer Nash Huge Illuminated Advertising Painted Trade Sign
Frazer Nash Huge Illuminated Advertising Painted Trade Sign

Frazer Nash Huge Illuminated Advertising Painted Trade Sign

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Frazer Nash huge illuminated advertising painted trade sign This is an advertisement for the

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Wood

Vintage Hand Painted French Patisserie Sign c.1930-1940
Vintage Hand Painted French Patisserie Sign c.1930-1940

Vintage Hand Painted French Patisserie Sign c.1930-1940

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT Vintage French wooden sign for "Boulangerie Pattisserie, Pain cuit au feu de bois." (Wood

Category

Early 20th Century French Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Metal

Early Gold Leaf Reverse On Glass Vogt's Ice Cream Sign
Early Gold Leaf Reverse On Glass Vogt's Ice Cream Sign

Early Gold Leaf Reverse On Glass Vogt's Ice Cream Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

Tall vertical gold leaf glass advertising sign for Vogt’s Ice Cream, executed in reverse-applied

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Gold Leaf

Large Early 20th Century American Usg Sheetrock Advertising Porcelain Sign
Large Early 20th Century American Usg Sheetrock Advertising Porcelain Sign

Large Early 20th Century American Usg Sheetrock Advertising Porcelain Sign

Located in Forney, TX

sign, early 20th century, industrial American Art Deco Modern taste. The large blue, orange and

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Metal, Enamel

St Paul’s Churchyard, City of London Glass Edwardian Street Sign
St Paul’s Churchyard, City of London Glass Edwardian Street Sign

St Paul’s Churchyard, City of London Glass Edwardian Street Sign

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

St Paul’s Churchyard, City of London glass Edwardian Street Sign This is a City of London Street

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Iron

Double Sided Hanging No Smoking Please Gas Station Garage Enamel Sign
Double Sided Hanging No Smoking Please Gas Station Garage Enamel Sign

Double Sided Hanging No Smoking Please Gas Station Garage Enamel Sign

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Original 1930s double-sided enamel Stop Your Motor Please No Smoking Gas Station Garage Sign.

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Enamel

Early 20th Century City of Westminster London Antique Milk Glass Street Sign
Early 20th Century City of Westminster London Antique Milk Glass Street Sign

Early 20th Century City of Westminster London Antique Milk Glass Street Sign

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Fabulous early milk glass street sign from the City of Westminster London. Original wood frame in

Category

1910s English Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Milk Glass, Hardwood

Rare 1880s Handmade Copper/Bronze Sign, Plaque "J.W.Williams Drop Forgings"
Rare 1880s Handmade Copper/Bronze Sign, Plaque "J.W.Williams Drop Forgings"

Rare 1880s Handmade Copper/Bronze Sign, Plaque "J.W.Williams Drop Forgings"

By E. N. Little & Sons 1

Located in Buffalo, NY

Rare 1880s handmade copper/bronze sign plaque "J.W.WILLIAMS DROP FORGINGS." Monumental sign/plaque

Category

1880s American Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Bronze, Copper

19th Century Blue Glass Tram Window Advertisement
19th Century Blue Glass Tram Window Advertisement

19th Century Blue Glass Tram Window Advertisement

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

there is a diagonal crack on the left half, otherwise no issues The sign is 48” long and 9” high

Category

Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Mounted Asafo Flag of Ghana c.1820-1920
Mounted Asafo Flag of Ghana c.1820-1920

Mounted Asafo Flag of Ghana c.1820-1920

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT Contact us for more shipping quotes: S16 Home San Francisco. An original Asafo flag depicting the Fante people of Ghana, Africa and the Union Jack of the United Kingdom. Mou...

Category

19th Century Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Wills Gold Flake Cigarettes Advertising Mirror
Wills Gold Flake Cigarettes Advertising Mirror

Wills Gold Flake Cigarettes Advertising Mirror

Located in Godshill, 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 main body of the mirror is in good gen...

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Early 20th Century American Gray Cast Iron Eagle
Early 20th Century American Gray Cast Iron Eagle

Early 20th Century American Gray Cast Iron Eagle

Located in Chicago, IL

Early 20th century American cast iron eagle. It came from Pittsburgh.

Category

Early 20th Century North American Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Iron

Pair of Art Deco Industrial Scene Painting, Signed J. Hollister
Pair of Art Deco Industrial Scene Painting, Signed J. Hollister

Pair of Art Deco Industrial Scene Painting, Signed J. Hollister

Located in Stockton, NJ

A pair of Art Deco painting of industrial scenes. Both signed J. Hollister. Measures: Sight 12" W

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Iron Shop Sign, Early 20th Century
Iron Shop Sign, Early 20th Century

Iron Shop Sign, Early 20th Century

Located in Dusseldorf, DE

Iron shop sign/"shop nose" for attachment to the wall of a shop, from the early 20th century in

Category

Early 20th Century European Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Wrought Iron

The Reading Hardware Company's Wood Brass Wall Sign
The Reading Hardware Company's Wood Brass Wall Sign

The Reading Hardware Company's Wood Brass Wall Sign

Located in New York, NY

"The Reading Hardware Company's Fine Builders Hardware" wall sign is an antique gem, blending

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Brass

Giant Champion Cricket Bat, Trade Sign by N Cochrane
Giant Champion Cricket Bat, Trade Sign by N Cochrane

Giant Champion Cricket Bat, Trade Sign by N Cochrane

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Very rare extra large champion cricket bat by N Cochrane, Trade Sign This is an unusual piece

Category

Early 20th Century Great Britain (UK) Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Ash

1920 Very Large Wrought Iron Double-Sided Hanging Sign — Main Road Garage 60x88
1920 Very Large Wrought Iron Double-Sided Hanging Sign — Main Road Garage 60x88

1920 Very Large Wrought Iron Double-Sided Hanging Sign — Main Road Garage 60x88

Located in Markington, GB

. With its monumental scale and powerful industrial presence, this sign functions today as a dramatic

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Metal

Restored Crouch & Fitzgerald Leather Trunk, c 1920s, Signed
Restored Crouch & Fitzgerald Leather Trunk, c 1920s, Signed

Restored Crouch & Fitzgerald Leather Trunk, c 1920s, Signed

By Crouch & Fitzgerald

Located in Los Angeles, CA

. Excellent for display or practical use in traditional, eclectic, industrial, or steampunk interiors

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Brass

Vintage French Restaurant Sign, Painted Metal, France, C. 1920
Vintage French Restaurant Sign, Painted Metal, France, C. 1920

Vintage French Restaurant Sign, Painted Metal, France, C. 1920

Located in Kastrup, DK

Decorative vintage French restaurant advertising signage in painted metal on both sides. "Au Vieux Moulin" translated to "The Old Mill" Untouched original with good patina. Fran...

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Metal

Antique Scientific Lamp signed by Arthur H. Thomas Co.
Antique Scientific Lamp signed by Arthur H. Thomas Co.

Antique Scientific Lamp signed by Arthur H. Thomas Co.

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

Antique scientific lamp signed by Arthur H. Thomas Co. Manufactured in the early 20th century this

Category

1920s American Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Iron

Live Eel and Pie Shop Window, Etched Glass Advertising Sign
Live Eel and Pie Shop Window, Etched Glass Advertising Sign

Live Eel and Pie Shop Window, Etched Glass Advertising Sign

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Live Eel and Pie shop window, Etched glass advertising sign A great piece of social history, the

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Glass

JW Street Scene, Oil on Canvas/Masonite Painting, Signed, 1940
JW Street Scene, Oil on Canvas/Masonite Painting, Signed, 1940

JW Street Scene, Oil on Canvas/Masonite Painting, Signed, 1940

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT Street scene oil painting on masonite, signed by artist J.W. CREATOR J.W. DATE OF

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Paint, Masonite, Canvas

Signed Articulating American Fixture Co. Desk Lamp - Emerald Light Shade
Signed Articulating American Fixture Co. Desk Lamp - Emerald Light Shade

Signed Articulating American Fixture Co. Desk Lamp - Emerald Light Shade

Located in Peekskill, NY

. The combination makes a very rich and unique industrial table lamp. It has been rewired with a period

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Steel

Rare German 1800s Anatomical Horse Model, Signed A.M.Sommer
Rare German 1800s Anatomical Horse Model, Signed A.M.Sommer

Rare German 1800s Anatomical Horse Model, Signed A.M.Sommer

By Frederik Sommer

Located in Peekskill, NY

museums. It's hand signed by a known Berlin maker M.A. Sommer. It looks as if it was very well taken care

Category

Late 19th Century German Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Paper

Antique Reverse Painted Glass Drink Coca Cola Sign Ice Cream Parlour circa 1920
Antique Reverse Painted Glass Drink Coca Cola Sign Ice Cream Parlour circa 1920

Antique Reverse Painted Glass Drink Coca Cola Sign Ice Cream Parlour circa 1920

By Coca Cola Bottling Co.

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Fabulous 10 x 21 reverse painted glass Coca Cola sign from the twenties. In excellent vintage

Category

1920s American Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Brass

Pair of 19th Century Hand Painted Store Counter Bins Signed Duane St NYC
Pair of 19th Century Hand Painted Store Counter Bins Signed Duane St NYC

Pair of 19th Century Hand Painted Store Counter Bins Signed Duane St NYC

By Empire NY

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Spectacular pair of hand decorated large store tins from lower Manhattan C1875. Created by Empire Hardware Co from Duane st NYC. Hand decorated and sold to a local downtown business...

Category

1870s American Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Enamel Advertising Sign from CYMA, 1926
Vintage Enamel Advertising Sign from CYMA, 1926

Vintage Enamel Advertising Sign from CYMA, 1926

Located in Meulebeke, BE

Belgium / 1926 / Enamel sign / CYMA / enamel / Art Deco / Vintage / Industrial / Mid-century

Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Enamel

Early 20th Century Hardware Cabinet in Grey
Early 20th Century Hardware Cabinet in Grey

Early 20th Century Hardware Cabinet in Grey

Located in Dekalb, IL

. Exhibits moderate signs of industrial wear including paint loss, scuffs, and scratches. Also present is a

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Wood

Lily Pad Pair of Aesthetic Movement Cast Iron Garden Benches by Coalbrookdale
Lily Pad Pair of Aesthetic Movement Cast Iron Garden Benches by Coalbrookdale

Lily Pad Pair of Aesthetic Movement Cast Iron Garden Benches by Coalbrookdale

By Coalbrookdale Foundry

Located in London, GB

the Industrial Revolution in England. Signed C.B.Dale.Co. Registered Design Number No 217569. With

Category

1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Iron

Large Antique Cast Iron Sign Stand
Large Antique Cast Iron Sign Stand

Large Antique Cast Iron Sign Stand

By Gloucester Sign Co. 1

Located in Chicago, IL

Large antique original cast iron sign stand by Gloucester Sign Company. Opening: 17.5" by 11.25".

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Iron

Hand-painted Wooden Brewery Sign
Hand-painted Wooden Brewery Sign

Hand-painted Wooden Brewery Sign

Located in Aurora, OR

This phenomenal sign is for the breweriana lovers out there in the world. Found in the bowels of an

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Wood

Rxr Depot Sign: Carthage, New York
Rxr Depot Sign: Carthage, New York

Rxr Depot Sign: Carthage, New York

Located in Hudson, NY

sign form Carthage, New York- wrought iron hangers on each end in untouched "as found" condition.

Category

Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Iron

Tin Melotte Cream Separator Sign, Belgium by National Works Smethwick
Tin Melotte Cream Separator Sign, Belgium by National Works Smethwick

Tin Melotte Cream Separator Sign, Belgium by National Works Smethwick

Located in Retie, BE

Antique large tin sign for the Belgian cream separator brand Mélotte, which was based in Belgium in

Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Industrial Antique Industrial Signs

Materials

Tin

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Antique Industrial Signs For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique industrial signs available for sale. Each of these unique antique industrial signs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, iron and wood. Antique industrial signs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique industrial signs made by Industrial designers — as well as those associated with Folk Art — are very popular at 1stDibs. Antique industrial signs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by O.C. White, Ross Johnson Drug Co and A.J. Nystrom & Co are consistently popular.

How Much are Antique Industrial Signs?

Antique industrial signs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,600, while the lowest priced sells for $64 and the highest can go for as much as $21,068.

A Close Look at Industrial Furniture

Industrial floor lamps, bar stools, desks and other industrial-style furnishings have experienced a resurgence in popularity with the rise of interest in minimalist design.

It's a look that celebrates the past even as it suggests vigor, productivity and brawn. The newly chic industrial style of decor repurposes the simple, sturdy furniture of an earlier world of commerce — brushed-metal storage cabinets and display shelves, task lamps and pendant lights with enameled shades, work tables with worn wooden tops and cast-iron bases — and couples them with aesthetic touches emblematic of energy and optimism, from bright upholstery fabrics to flowers.

The rise in prominence of the industrial style has come hand-in-hand with the residential repurposing of former manufacturing and warehouse districts throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. In many loft apartments created in shuttered factories, the architectural envelope has been left intact.

Industrial-style interiors feature elements like raw brick walls, exposed steel beams and oak floors whose history is written in every pit and gouge. Iron and glass transom windows give definition and interest to small kitchen areas anchored by kitchen islands made of marble, steel and brass, while taxidermy or vintage neon signs serve as wall art in living rooms dotted with leather club chairs. Patina is the keynote to a decor in sync with such surroundings. 

On 1stDibs you will find industrial furniture designs that wear their age beautifully — and were built to last.