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Original Magnolia Bakery Sign
Located in Essex, MA
Original Magnolia Bakery hand-painted sign from an upper state New York bakery. White background
Category
Mid-20th Century American Country Signs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage DRUGS Street Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage DRUGS street sign with white background and black lettering. Interesting piece of
Category
Vintage 1970s American Signs
Materials
Steel
Gazelle Bicycles Glass Advertising Sign
Located in Retie, BE
Old glass advertising sign for Gazelle Bicycles, a bicycle factory in the Netherlands since 1892
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Art Deco Signs
Materials
Glass
1930s Sign for Bicycle Parts
Located in Retie, BE
yellow embossed lettering and design for Torpedo Bicycle Wheel Brake Naves.
Tin sign - metal sign made in
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Signs
Materials
Metal
Elizabeth Arden Vintage Wooden Signs
Located in Milano, IT
Rare advertising sign of Elizabeth Arden, an entrepreneur who founded, in that name, her cosmetics
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage California Historical Landmark Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
located in San Miguel, California, in San Luis Obispo County. Cream steel sign with dark brown lettering
Category
Vintage 1970s American Signs
Materials
Steel
Orange 'BRIDGE OUT' Metal Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
with black lettering. Bullet holes and road rash to sign.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Signs
Materials
Metal
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
Category
Vintage 1980s American Signs
Materials
Steel
Monumental Porcelain Roadside Rest Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Super rare vintage porcelain highway sign. Great green coloring with white lettering. Retired
Category
Vintage 1970s American Signs
Materials
Steel
Monumental California Drunk Drivers Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
California" at the bottom. Blue reflective sign with white lettering and trim. Great graphics and condition
Category
Vintage 1970s American Signs
Materials
Steel
Large Weathered Trade Sign "Carriage Shop"
Located in Greenwich, CT
A 12 foot long trade sign displaying the words Carriage Shop on one side and Horse Shoeing on the
Category
Antique 1870s American Signs
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Vintage 1960s Signs
Materials
Paint, Wood
Vintage 'IN USE' Illuminated Sign, 1980s England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slender "IN USE" lighted box sign dating from the 1980s. Likely used outside of rooms containing X
Category
Vintage 1980s American Signs
Materials
Metal
Tin Sign Belgian Beer Cuver Ale, 1937
Located in Retie, BE
tin sign, it looks like the lettering is on the sign and it has a surface mounted edge all around
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Signs
Materials
Tin
Large Italian Wine Sign, 1920s, Metalgraf Milano
Located in Retie, BE
background and red relief lettering. Detailled label with coins on it.
This large litho advertising sign is
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Signs
Materials
Metal, Tin
Vintage Hand Painted British Motorcycle Shop Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage graphic Motorcycles sales and service sign. Great hand-painted lettering. Wood with
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Wood
Vintage SAVE A LIFE Swimming Pool Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage metal sign from a public pool. White sign with blue lettering. SAVE A LIFE. PLEASE KEEP
Category
1990s American Signs
Materials
Steel
Red Sign Belgian Beer Witkap Pater 1956
Located in Retie, BE
Red sign for Belgian Beer.
A tin advertising sign dated 1956.
Made for the Brewery Kind. H
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Modern Signs
Materials
Tin
Large Vintage California Gun Club Road Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, just north of Bakersfield. Green reflective sign with white lettering and trim. Good vintage condition
Category
Vintage 1970s American Signs
Materials
Steel
Early 20th century French antique street shop sign
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Here we present an unusual find of a french antique shop sign, circa 1920.
Shaped steel, painted
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Signs
Materials
Steel
Scandinavian blue glass and gold boutique shoe shop sign
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Scandinavian blue glass and gold boutique shoe shop sign circa 1900
Stunning piece of shop front
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Victorian Signs
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
1936 Port Sign, Les Portos Gibson, an Appetizer Drink
Located in Retie, BE
Art Deco Port Sign - Bar wall decoration.
An advertising sign for the Port: Les Portos Gibson
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Signs
Materials
Tin, Metal
Hand Painted 'ICE ON ROAD IN PLACES' Wooden Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage wood sign from the 1980s. Hand-painted. Deep blue background with white lettering and
Category
Vintage 1980s American Signs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Elizabeth Arden Signs in Wood and Painted Aluminum
Located in Milano, IT
Rare advertising sign of Elizabeth Arden, an entrepreneur who founded, in that name, her cosmetics
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Aluminum
19th Century Rustic English Private Land Owners Trespassers Sign
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
lettering set in relief it says
Notice
No road
Trespassers Wil
Be prosecuted
By order
The sign is
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Rustic Signs
Materials
Wood
Massive Hand Painted High School Track and Field Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage track and field sign from the early 1970s. Hand painted red sign with yellow lettering
Category
Vintage 1970s American Signs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Stylized Drug Store Vintage Sign, "PRESCRIPTIONS / SQUIBB" Art Deco, Modernist
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stylized Drug Store Vintage Sign, "PRESCRIPTIONS / SQUIBB" Art Deco, Modernist..Salvaged from
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Signs
Materials
Metal
H 22 in W 34 in D 1 in
Hand Painted $100 REWARD Wooden Sign, 1940s Los Angeles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage wood sign from the 1940s. Hand-painted. Misspellings and grammatical errors. The
Category
Vintage 1940s American Signs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Wood Framed Glass Two-Sided Electric Sign, circa 1930
Located in Surrey, BC
Brighton Garage. Two-sided, electrified sign with its lettering reverse-painted on glass. Wall-mounted
Category
Vintage 1930s Canadian Industrial Signs
Materials
Iron
Vintage Hand Painted 'Moccasin Shoes' Advertising Sign, Native American Chief
Located in Bristol, GB
MID-CENTURY ADVERTISING SIGN
Made from cast plaster and then expertly hand-painted to emulate a
Category
Vintage 1940s British Signs
Materials
Plaster, Paint
H 22.05 in W 17.72 in D 1.19 in
Hand Carved Engraved Industrial Alabaster Trade Sign Plaque, C.1920
Located in London, GB
A superb hand engraved boot makers trade sign. c.1920
Hand carved lettering on alabaster for 'G
Category
Early 20th Century English Industrial Signs
Materials
Alabaster
Massive Hand Painted Varsity High School Track and Field Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Varsity track and field sign from the early 1970s. Hand painted red sign with yellow lettering
Category
Vintage 1970s American Signs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique London Covent Garden & Borough Market Trade Shop Signs Thomas
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A decorative pair of trade signs for J B Thomas of either Borough Market or Covent Garden London, a
Category
Early 20th Century British Signs
Materials
Pine
Monumental 1930s Wood No Smoking Sign from New York City
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Great period piece. Black sign with hand painted gold lettering/detailing. Large scale. Great coloring
Category
Vintage 1930s American Signs
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Double Sided Toleware French Dentists Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
loss of painted detail as shown. The main damage is across the “U” lettering. The inside of the sign is
Category
Vintage 1910s French Late Victorian Signs
Materials
Sheet Metal
Hand Painted Antique Industrial Butchers Double Sided Trade Shop Sign, C.1920
Located in London, GB
skilled sign-writer - gold lettering with shadows on a dark green background. Double sided, one sided
Category
Early 20th Century English Industrial Signs
Materials
Wood
H 13.78 in W 40.56 in D 0.79 in
Double Sided Gilt & Painted "HAPPY JACK'S" Tobacconist Trade Sign, Laconia, NH
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Two-sided tobacconist trade sign of circular form with gold leaf lettering with red shadow on a
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 48 in W 48 in D 2.5 in
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
Category
20th Century Signs
Antique Early 20th C Hanging Trade Shop Sign "Antiques" Star of David Solomon
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Hanging double sided trade sign, sheet metal with a black ground and gilt lettering. Two pretty
Category
Early 20th Century English Signs
Materials
Metal
H 25.01 in W 36.03 in D 0.4 in
Vintage 'ON AIR' Studio Light, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
sign is made of plastic that is painted in an emerald green with bold opaque cream lettering. The piece
Category
Vintage 1970s American Signs
Materials
Metal
1880s Odd Fellows Lodge Banner from Dakota
Located in Santa Monica, CA
painting and lettering. Centerville was platted in 1883. Dakota became the states of North and South Dakota
Category
Antique 1880s American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Silk
Exquisite Early 20th Century French Hand Lettering Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
We are proud to offer an exquisite early 20th century French hand lettering trade sign. This is
Category
Vintage 1920s French Victorian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Nautical Quarterboard Ship Sign
Located in Winter Park, FL
A nautical quarterboard sign made from a large 11 foot plank of mahogany with hand-carved details
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Nautical Objects
Materials
Mahogany, Paint
Humboldt California Freeway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
history as well as transportation Americana. 7 feet wide. Green steel sign with white lettering and cats
Category
Vintage 1960s American Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
Vintage School Sign, 1960s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Distressed vintage embossed School sign. Reads "SCHOOL" in bold black lettering embossed on a
Category
Vintage 1960s American Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Crime Watch Street Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique vintage street sign that reads "Citizens Crime Watch Neighborhood" Green lettering on a
Category
Vintage 1970s American Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Children at Play Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique vintage street sign that reads 'SLOW - Children at Play' Black lettering on a reflective
Category
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
1981 California Highway Lodging Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive vintage California lodging sign. Large blue sign with white lettering and white trim
Category
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
Arizona Wood Hiking Trail Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique vintage trailhead sign. 6.5 feet long and 1.5 feet tall. Wooden sign from Davenport/ Sears
Category
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood
“Fruit Stores” Sign, Wales circa 1890
Located in Culver City, CA
Wales circa 1890
Pine plank with original hand painted gilt lettering.
68”L x 1”d x 22.5”h ( ea
Category
Antique 1890s Decorative Art
Materials
Pine
Antique Wood Sign From Pratt Institute
Located in New York, NY
sign is constructed of solid wood, having a black background, with gold gilt lettering. The sign is in
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Chinese Carved Wood Trade Sign
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Unique hand carved wood trade sign from China, 1890s. The sign with hand carved Chinese lettering
Category
Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage Make Sure Door Locks Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique vintage street sign that reads "Make Sure Door Locks Securely behind You" Red lettering on a
Category
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Chinese Sign of Honor, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century northern Chinese sign of honor presented to an esteemed scholar on his 80th birthday
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Elm
Grammy Museum Los Angeles Freeway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
reflective background with white lettering. Great piece of California history. Some wear to metal and sign is
Category
Early 2000s American Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
Antique French Finkbeiner Cordonnier (Cobbler) Advertising Sign
Located in Calgary, Alberta
a striking blue painted background, with gold lettering.
Antique and vintage advertising signs can
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Steel Hommes & Femmes Restroom Wall Signs
Located in New York, NY
Enameled steel white signs with black lettering in French for men and women outlined in blue. Good
Category
Mid-20th Century European Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Vintage "We Love Our Children" Street Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fun vintage street sign that reads "Please Drive Slowly. We Love (Heart) Our Children". Black
Category
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
2 Large Leaded Glass Optician’s Window Signs
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
a new window.
The Centre of each sign has Gold Leaf shadowed lettering, this is in good clear
Category
Antique Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Windows
Materials
Art Glass
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
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Sign Lettering For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the sign lettering you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each sign lettering for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and paper. If you’re shopping for a sign lettering, we have 829 options in-stock, while there are 8 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer sign lettering, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right sign lettering, those designed in folk art, Art Deco and mid-century modern styles are of considerable interest. René Maurel, Culver Ltd. and Driade each produced at least one beautiful sign lettering that is worth considering.
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