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Vintage Medical Poster

Vintage Medical Poster Pull Down Wall Chart about the Male Pelvic Organs
Vintage Medical Poster Pull Down Wall Chart about the Male Pelvic Organs

Vintage Medical Poster Pull Down Wall Chart about the Male Pelvic Organs

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Vintage Medical Poster Pull Down Wall Chart about the Male Pelvic Organs The rollable wall chart shows the male pelvic organs.

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Mid-20th Century German Country Prints

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Canvas, Wood, Paper

Vintage Large German Medical Chart, Poster "Orthopedics of Foot"
Vintage Large German Medical Chart, Poster "Orthopedics of Foot"

Vintage Large German Medical Chart, Poster "Orthopedics of Foot"

Located in Vienna, AT

Medical educational chart "orthopedics of foot" from the 1930s. Printed by Offseddruck Paul Trabert Leipzig, signed Deutsches Hygiene Museum Dresden.

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Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Posters

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Paper

GENERAL DYNAMICS MEDICAL GASES Original Vintage Graphic Design Modernism Poster
GENERAL DYNAMICS MEDICAL GASES Original Vintage Graphic Design Modernism Poster

GENERAL DYNAMICS MEDICAL GASES Original Vintage Graphic Design Modernism Poster

By Erik Nitsche

Located in Chicago, IL

GENERAL DYNAMICS - MEDICAL GASES - LIQUID CARBONIC Rare authentic original vintage Swiss graphic design poster Artist: Erik Nitsche Condition: A- Dimensions: 35.6 x 50.4 in. / 90.5 x...

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Vintage 1960s Posters

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Paper

Vintage Swedish Mid-Century Medical Educational Diagram
Vintage Swedish Mid-Century Medical Educational Diagram

Vintage Swedish Mid-Century Medical Educational Diagram

Located in Atlanta, GA

Vintage Swedish Mid-Century Medical Educational Diagram

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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Paper

Hagemann Human Body Mural Poster Wall Chart Print Digestive Tract of Food
Hagemann Human Body Mural Poster Wall Chart Print Digestive Tract of Food

Hagemann Human Body Mural Poster Wall Chart Print Digestive Tract of Food

Located in Berghuelen, DE

A vintage medical poster print rollable wall chart showing the digestice tract of food - part 2 of the series human body by Hagemann Duesseldorf.

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Late 20th Century German Country Prints

Materials

Metal

Human Body Mural Poster Rollable Wall Chart Print Healthy Teeth Jaw Head
Human Body Mural Poster Rollable Wall Chart Print Healthy Teeth Jaw Head

Human Body Mural Poster Rollable Wall Chart Print Healthy Teeth Jaw Head

Located in Berghuelen, DE

A vintage medical poster print rollable wall chart showing healthy teeth and daily care - part 7 of the series human body by Hagemann Duesseldorf.

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Late 20th Century German Country Prints

Materials

Metal

Medical Poster Vintage Rollable Wall Chart Respiration Blood Circulation
Medical Poster Vintage Rollable Wall Chart Respiration Blood Circulation

Medical Poster Vintage Rollable Wall Chart Respiration Blood Circulation

Located in Berghuelen, DE

A vintage pull-down medical wall chart illustrating the human respiration and blood circulation, published by Hagemann, Duesseldorf. Colorful print on paper reinforced with canvas. M...

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Late 20th Century German Country Prints

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paper

Vintage Mural Rollable Medical Wall Chart Poster Human Skin Tongue
Vintage Mural Rollable Medical Wall Chart Poster Human Skin Tongue

Vintage Mural Rollable Medical Wall Chart Poster Human Skin Tongue

Located in Berghuelen, DE

A highly detailed pull-down wall chart showing skin and tongue. Used as teaching material in German schools. Colorful print on paper reinforced with canvas. Published by Ernst Klett,...

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Late 20th Century German Country Prints

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Canvas, Paper, Wood

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Vintage Danish Medical Poster for Ear, Nose and Eye Study
Vintage Danish Medical Poster for Ear, Nose and Eye Study

Vintage Danish Medical Poster for Ear, Nose and Eye Study

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H 25 in W 34.5 in D 0.25 in

Vintage Danish Medical Poster for Ear, Nose and Eye Study

Located in Sacramento, CA

Vintage Danish medical poster, for the study of the ear, nose, and eye.

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20th Century Danish Posters

Vintage Medical Chart, Rear View
Vintage Medical Chart, Rear View

Vintage Medical Chart, Rear View

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H 77 in W 33 in D 1 in

Vintage Medical Chart, Rear View

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

Vintage medical chart, rear view.    

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Mid-20th Century German Industrial Posters

Materials

Canvas

Vintage Medical Chart, Frontal View
Vintage Medical Chart, Frontal View

Vintage Medical Chart, Frontal View

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H 77 in W 33 in D 1 in

Vintage Medical Chart, Frontal View

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

Vintage medical chart, frontal view. (Rear view available).                    

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Mid-20th Century German Industrial Posters

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Canvas

Medical Chart Bone Structure
Medical Chart Bone Structure

Medical Chart Bone Structure

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H 44.89 in W 31.89 in D 0.4 in

Medical Chart Bone Structure

Located in Otley, GB

A superb vintage medical chart 1947 supplied by Adam Rouilly & Co Ltd London. Fantastic colours & illustrations of the bone structure. Comes as a roll pull down but can be framed by ...

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Vintage 1940s European Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Canvas

Vintage Rollable Wall Chart Cattle Medical Poster Print
Vintage Rollable Wall Chart Cattle Medical Poster Print

Vintage Rollable Wall Chart Cattle Medical Poster Print

Located in Berghuelen, DE

A classcial anatomical pull-down wall chart illustrating the farm animal cattle / cow (bone structure and organs). Colorful print on paper reinforced with canvas. Measurements: Wi...

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Mid-20th Century German Country Prints

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paper

Vintage Medical Poster Rollable Wall Chart Ear Hearing Sense of Balance
Vintage Medical Poster Rollable Wall Chart Ear Hearing Sense of Balance

Vintage Medical Poster Rollable Wall Chart Ear Hearing Sense of Balance

Located in Berghuelen, DE

A medical pull-down wall chart poster illustrating the hearing, the human ear and the sense of balance, published by Hagemann, Duesseldorf. Colorful print on paper reinforced with ca...

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Late 20th Century German Country Prints

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Canvas, Wood, Paper

Vintage Large German Medical Chart, Poster "Bovine Fin Tapeworm"
Vintage Large German Medical Chart, Poster "Bovine Fin Tapeworm"

Vintage Large German Medical Chart, Poster "Bovine Fin Tapeworm"

Located in Vienna, AT

Medical educational chart "bovine fin tapeworm" from the 1930s. Printed by Offseddruck Paul Trabert Leipzig, signed Deutsches Hygiene Museum Dresden.

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Vintage 1930s German Posters

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Paper

Vintage Rollable Medical Poster Wall Chart Human Digestive Organs
Vintage Rollable Medical Poster Wall Chart Human Digestive Organs

Vintage Rollable Medical Poster Wall Chart Human Digestive Organs

Located in Berghuelen, DE

A classical anatomical pull-down medical wall chart illustrating the human digestive organs. Published by Ernst Klett Verlag Stuttgart 1958. Colorful print on paper reinforced with c...

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Mid-20th Century German Country Prints

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paper

Medical Poster Vintage Rollable Wall Chart Eye Function Vision Sight
Medical Poster Vintage Rollable Wall Chart Eye Function Vision Sight

Medical Poster Vintage Rollable Wall Chart Eye Function Vision Sight

Located in Berghuelen, DE

A highly detailed medical pull-down wall chart illustrating the human eye and its function. Published by Lehrmittelverlag Hagemann, Duesseldorf. Colorful print on paper reinforced wi...

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Late 20th Century German Country Prints

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Wood

Vintage Medical Pull-Down Wall Chart about Prenatal Development
Vintage Medical Pull-Down Wall Chart about Prenatal Development

Vintage Medical Pull-Down Wall Chart about Prenatal Development

Located in Berghuelen, DE

The vintage rollable medical poster wall chart shows the prenatal development of an infant.

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Mid-20th Century German Country Prints

Materials

Wood, Paper, Canvas

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Located in Atlanta, GA

Vintage Swedish engineering educational or instructional diagram printed as a poster on cardboard. String hanger.

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Vintage Anatomical Human Internal Organs Structure Chart, 1951, Germany

Located in Biebergemund, Hessen

Vintage pull-down anatomical human chart, print of a painting for Dr. Neues & Co Kempen, Germany. The chart is part of the series: Biologisch-hygienisches Unterichtswerk des Deutsche...

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Located in Atlanta, GA

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By George F. Cram

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

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Original Vintage Poster General Dynamics Astrodynamics UN Atomic Energy Plane

Original Vintage Poster General Dynamics Astrodynamics UN Atomic Energy Plane

By Erik Nitsche

Located in London, GB

Original vintage General Dynamics poster by the illustrator, typographer and graphic designer Erik Nitsche (1908-1998) promoting Astrodynamics. Great illustration featuring a plane f...

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Vintage Swedish Mid-Century Physics Educational Diagram
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Vintage Swedish Mid-Century Physics Educational Diagram

Located in Atlanta, GA

Vintage Swedish Mid-Century Physics instructional educational diagram, chart or poster. Highly collectible ephemera from 1950's Sweden.

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By Dr. E. Hoelemann 1

Located in Atlanta, GA

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An anatomical print on paper, P. Dybdahls, Norway end of 19th century.
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An anatomical print on paper, P. Dybdahls, Norway end of 19th century.

Located in Milan, IT

A chromolithographic print on paper by P. Dybdahls, depicting an anatomical table (Pl. 17) of rodents. Fir wood frame, walnut briar veneer, with gilded ramin wood edge. H. Aschehoug ...

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Located in Buffalo, NY

1938 pull down anatomy chart, Denoyer-Geppert. Artist P.M. Lariviere. KL3 circulatory system. Stunning image, screenprint on linen.

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Located in Oakville, CT

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H 25.5 in W 34.5 in D 0.125 in

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Located in Atlanta, GA

Vintage Swedish engineering instructional diagram chart or poster. Unframed. String hanger. Highly collectible ephemera from 1950's Sweden.

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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Located in Berghuelen, DE

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Located in San Carlos, CA

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Vintage Medical Poster For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the vintage medical poster you’re looking for. A vintage medical poster — often made from paper, canvas and fabric — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer vintage medical poster, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right vintage medical poster, those designed in Industrial and Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Vintage Medical Poster?

Prices for a vintage medical poster start at $160 and top out at $1,200 with the average selling for $390.

Finding the Right Posters for You

Add a welcome personal touch to your space and tie your distinctive interior scheme together by introducing antique and vintage posters to any and every room of your home.

In the late 19th century, following the advent of text-heavy posters printed from woodblocks for use in taverns and shop windows, hand-drawn poster art had become commonplace in regions such as France, England and the United States. Well-known illustrators were commissioned to produce decorative posters to advertise political campaigns, theatrical events, books, household goods and other items. Early poster artists used a printmaking technique called lithography, which sees drawings or paintings created on a stone (or metal) surface with an oil-based substance, such as a greasy crayon or tusche (an oily wash). The image is eventually affixed to the surface by means of a chemical reaction, and ink adheres to certain sections of the surface while non–image areas are made to repel the ink.

If you wanted a color lithograph in the early days, the number of stones prepared had to match the number of colors you commissioned for the poster. French painter Jules Chéret, widely known as the father of the modern poster, designed some of history's most popular lithographic posters that featured color. Today, Chéret’s art is highly collectible, along with original works by Czech painter and decorative artist Alphonse Mucha, whose posters advertising theatrical productions helped define Art Nouveau.

Over time, poster artists transitioned to more advanced techniques. Using silkscreens, woodblocks and photolithography, painters and illustrators printed larger quantities at a faster rate.

If you’ve finally tracked down that vintage movie poster, mid-century modern promotional travel poster or other work and you’re looking to find out if it is valuable, distinguishing between an original poster and a reproduction can be complicated. A professional appraiser can work with you on factors such as rarity, assessing the physical condition of your poster and authenticating your piece. For now, take care of your new acquisition because conserving posters is essential in helping them retain their value. A practical conservation method is to have the work mounted on archival, acid-free paper and thin artist’s canvas, then enclosing it in a sturdy frame. (And here is a primer on how to hang wall art, be it arranged gallery-style or otherwise.)

On 1stDibs, find all kinds of posters for your home today.

Questions About Vintage Medical Poster

  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    A vintage poster is a collector’s item — it usually refers to a piece of poster art that is at least 20 years old. These posters may range from $500 to $2,000 per item and can even be more expensive depending on subject matter, artist and other attributes. Shop a wide collection of unique vintage posters on 1stDibs today.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    To identify a vintage poster, feel the texture. Authentic vintage posters will usually feel similar to a newspaper, while reprints of originals will usually be on glossy paper with a smooth surface. An experienced art dealer or certified appraiser can aid you in dating posters. Shop a range of posters from some of the world's top galleries on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024
    To tell if a poster is vintage, first consider the paper. Due to their age, most vintage posters will show at least minor signs of wear around the edges. A poster that appears brand new could be a reproduction. Also, familiarize yourself with the type of paper used for poster printing during the time when you believe your piece may have been produced. For example, you'd expect an original poster from the early 20th century to feel like newsprint, so a glossy finish on a piece would likely indicate that it's a later reprint. Next, grab a magnifying glass and examine the image. If you can see small dots or pixels, your poster was likely produced with printers that emerged during the late 1960s. Vintage posters from the 1970s, 80s and 90s may still be authentic originals if you observe pixelation, but you wouldn't expect to see it on a piece that purported to be older. If you still feel unsure about the age of your poster, consult a certified appraiser or knowledgeable art dealer. On 1stDibs, explore a variety of vintage posters.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023
    Whether vintage posters are worth anything depends on the piece in question. The age, number of pieces produced, the maker, the subject or theme of the poster and its condition all play a role in determining the value. Because rarity and current demand also influence price, you may wish to work with a certified appraiser or knowledgeable dealer to determine whether a particular poster is valuable. The former is a big factor, as collectors are said to gravitate toward purchasing a rare poster even if its condition is less than mint. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of posters from some of the world's top galleries.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    The art style of antique and vintage posters varies greatly. During the first decades of the 20th century, posters reflected the Art Nouveau style. After World War II, the mid-century modern style influenced designs, and by the 1960s, Op Art and Surrealism provided inspiration for posters. Shop a selection of posters from some of the world's top galleries on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To tell if a movie poster is vintage, look at it through a loupe or magnifying glass. Older posters were created through a process that applies a solid color to the paper. Reproductions are often produced by a method that uses visible pixels. The size of the poster may also be a giveaway. Research to determine the known sizes of that particular poster will help in your research. Shop a large collection of vintage movie posters from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.

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How Keith Rivers Went from NFL Linebacker to Blue-Chip Art Aficionado

The former football player is as serious about becoming a great contemporary-art patron as he once was about making tackles. Here, Rivers tells us how he got the collecting bug and how his tastes have evolved over the years.