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Silver Motor Oiler
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Conical Silver Oiler By Jane Brownett & Alexander Jones. A Victorian silver conical form oiler with a screw top which helps to regulate the flow of the oil with a simple single scrol...
Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Motors

Materials

Silver

Lucas Ltd No. 38 Motor Oiler
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
motorist's oil can engraved to the front 'JOS' LUCAS Ltd, No 38 Motor Oiler, 'Use Coin To Open' engraved on
Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Motors

Materials

Brass

Motor Yacht Builders Block Model
Located in Norwell, MA
Half model of a yacht built in seven lifts. Hull is varnished above the waterline and it is painted gold below. Weight is 10 pounds. 40" L x 6" W x 5" T.
Category

1920s Antique Motors

Materials

Wood

Silver Banjo Motor Oiler, Thumb Squirt.
By Jenner and Knewstub
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Jenner & Knewstub Silver Oiler. A wonderful Victorian silver Banjo shape oiler with thumb squirt action. A fantastic piece of vintage motoring ephemera, the perfect gift for the car ...
Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Motors

Materials

Silver

Antique Louis Vuitton Picnic Motor Trunk
By Louis Vuitton
Located in London, GB
In Luxury We Trust is delighted to present an extraordinary opportunity to own an extremely rare trunk, the largest picnic trunk ever crafted by Louis Vuitton, designed to cater to s...
Category

1910s French Antique Motors

Half Model of the Motor Launch Nora
Located in Norwell, MA
Varnished half model of a boat that is pine above the waterline and mahogany below, with a plumb bow and rounded reverse stern. Weight: 2 lbs. Overall Dimensions: 4" H x 24" W...
Category

1920s Antique Motors

Materials

Wood

Johnson Motor Oil Double-Sided Porcelain Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
This sign advertises Johnson Gasoline (stylistically spelled erroneously) sold with Ethyl anti-knock compound. Johnson was known for not only this brand but others under their banner...
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Motors

Materials

Metal

Antique Motor Launch Half Model with Painted Hull
Located in Norwell, MA
Late nineteenth century half model of a motorized launch, circa 1890. The carved hull is painted black above the waterline and gold below. Fitted with a drive shaft and prop. Mounted...
Category

1890s Antique Motors

Materials

Wood

Original 1913 Motor Age Magazine Cover Art Illustration
By Clinton Pettee
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original 1913 Motor Age Magazine Cover Art Illustration Painting By Tarzan Artist Clinton Pettee This
Category

1910s Antique Motors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Flat Top Motor Yacht Half Model of a Trumpy
Located in Norwell, MA
Half model of Trumpy style motor yacht "Virginia" with built-up cabins, stack, mast, flagstaff
Category

1920s Modern Antique Motors

Materials

Wood

Long Sleek Builders Half Model of a Motor Yacht
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique half model of a long, sleek motor yacht. Laminated hull with six lifts. Painted black over
Category

1920s Antique Motors

Materials

Wood

Antique Half Hull Model of the Motor Launch Flora Jane
Located in Norwell, MA
Builders half model from 1908 of the Motor Launch Flora Jane. Varnished half hull model of a motor
Category

Early 1900s Antique Motors

Materials

Wood

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 Motors

Materials

Metal

Original Vintage Car Advertising Poster Oldsmobile Metropolis General Motors
Located in London, GB
Original vintage car advertising poster - En Helt Ny Oldsmobile General Motors Fabrikat / A Brand
Category

1920s Norwegian Art Deco Antique Motors

Materials

Paper

Early 20th c. Ireland Perrier Motor Map c.1910
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Large bright vivid color-printed Perrier Motor Map, featuring the motoring roads of Ireland
Category

Early 20th Century British Victorian Antique Motors

Materials

Linen, Paper

Motor Showrooms At Purley Watercolour by Philip Dalton Hepworth (SIGNED)
Located in Bristol, CT
Classic c1930s artist's watercolour rendering drawn by P.D. Hepworth (signed (LL) for the motor
Category

Early 20th Century Other Art Style Antique Motors

Materials

Watercolor

Set of Four 1930's Motor Car Racing Original Drawings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Wonderful set of four original pencil drawings depicting vintage motor cars from the 1930's. They
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Motors

Materials

Acrylic

True Indian Stories, Motor Magazine 1939, Saturday Evening Post, Native American
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Indian Stories ", 1939 (For the cover of Motor Magazine, February 1939) (A copy of the magazine to be
Category

Early 20th Century American Realist Antique Motors

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Antique Advertising Poster Mercedes Daimler Motor Car Ludwig Hohlwein
By Ludwig Hohlwein
Located in London, GB
Original antique advertising poster for Mercedes Daimler Motor Company / Mercedes Daimler Motoren
Category

1910s German Antique Motors

Materials

Paper

Large 1930s Ford Tin Goose Tri-Motor Airplane Model
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a large delicate tin model made around the same time the real Tin Goose was flying. The wingspan is an impressive 40 inches. The wheels are rubber and the 4 part windshield i...
Category

Early 20th Century Streamlined Moderne Antique Motors

Materials

Tin

Original Antique Car Advertising Poster Chevrolet Automobile General Motors USA
Located in London, GB
... Quality at low cost. Chevrolet Motor Company Detroit Michigan Division of General Motors Corporation. Fair
Category

1920s American Antique Motors

Materials

Paper

Original 1930's Vintage Motor Car Racing Original Drawing Signed Dated
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Wonderful original pencil drawing depicting a vintage motor car racing scene from the 1930's. The
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Motors

Materials

Acrylic

Original 1930's Vintage Motor Car Racing Original Drawing Signed Dated
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Wonderful original pencil drawing depicting a vintage motor car racing scene from the 1930's. The
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Motors

Materials

Acrylic

Original 1930's Vintage Motor Car Racing Original Drawing Signed Dated
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Wonderful original pencil drawing depicting a vintage motor car racing scene from the 1930's. The
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Motors

Materials

Acrylic

Original 1930's Vintage Motor Car Racing Original Drawing Signed Dated
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Wonderful original pencil drawing depicting a vintage motor car racing scene from the 1930's. The
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Motors

Materials

Acrylic

Antique Danish SNTS Morse Telegraph Register Wheatstone transmitter w motor
Located in Sweden, SE
The telegraph apparatus made in early 20th century and equipped with electric motor (Københavns
Category

Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Antique Motors

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Set of Four 1930's Motor Car Racing Original Drawings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Wonderful set of four original pencil drawings depicting vintage motor cars from the 1930's. They
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Motors

Materials

Pencil

The ‘Entente Cordial’ champagne cooler for the British Motor Boat Club, 1905
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The ‘Entente Cordial’ silver champagne cooler for the British Motor Boat Club, 1905. This deep
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Motors

Materials

Silver

STUART TURNER 1898-1906 England Antique Functional Engine Motor Desk Model
Located in Miami, FL
Scale model of motor engine designed by Stuart Turner Limited. This is a model of a mill engine
Category

Late 19th Century English Industrial Antique Motors

Materials

Copper, Steel, Iron

Poster designed by Johannes Safis in 1928 - Standard Motor Oil advertisement
Located in PARIS, FR
Standard Motor Oil advertisement showing a glass liter bottle flowing into the word "Standard
Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Motors

Materials

Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Early 20th c. England and Wales Perrier Motor Map c.1910
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Large bright vivid color-printed Perrier Motor Map, featuring the motoring roads of England
Category

Early 20th Century British Victorian Antique Motors

Materials

Paper, Linen

Original Antique Military Recruitment Poster Join The Tank Corps Motor Engineer
Located in London, GB
Rare original antique British recruitment poster - Join the Tank Corps and become a motor engineer
Category

1910s British Antique Motors

Materials

Paper

Original 1930's Vintage Motor Car Racing Original Drawing Signed Dated
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Wonderful original pencil drawing depicting a vintage motor car racing scene from the 1930's. The
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Motors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

English World War 1 military Navy or Army Military Motor Ambulance Station
Located in Woodbury, CT
Charles Allan Cooke (British, early 20th century) Military Motor Ambulance Station, World War I, ca
Category

1910s Impressionist Antique Motors

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Vintage 1922 Motor Car Racing Poster Armangue Trophy Tarragona Spain
By A. Garcia
Located in London, GB
Original vintage motor car racing poster advertising the Armangué Trophy in Tarragona on 29 October
Category

1920s Spanish Antique Motors

Materials

Paper

1914 Blueprint Plan of a 175-Foot Motor Yacht by Gielow and Orr
Located in Norwell, MA
Early twentieth-century project No. 488, plan of a motor yacht. Length: 175 feet, beam: 24 feet
Category

1910s North American Antique Motors

Materials

Paper

Art Deco City Scene with Motor Car print by Gerald Mac Spink
By Gerald Mac Spink
Located in London, GB
Spink (flourished 1920 - 1940) Art Deco City Scene with Motor Car Block print 41 x 29 cm Signed 'G Mac
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Motors

Materials

Woodcut

A rare group of three early 20th Century Kelvin-engined motor boat Models, presu
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A rare group of three early 20th Century Kelvin-engined motor boat Models, presumably made for
Category

Early 20th Century Scottish Antique Motors

Materials

Brass

Betel Motor Brass Model Car, Art Deco Box, Collectible Paint Set, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely Art Deco model car fully made in brass. This charming model car box with many purposes was made in the US during the 1930s. Patent 75086 - This elegant and rare brass model c...
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Motors

Materials

Metal, Brass

Original "What the Liberty Motor Will Do To the Hun' vintage poster WW1
Located in Spokane, WA
Original poster What the Liberty Motor Will do to the Hun. C. 1917. Original World War 1 antique
Category

1910s Antique Motors

Materials

Lithograph

Original Vintage Poster Castrol Motor Oil 1928 T.T. Races Isle of Man Motorcycle
Located in London, GB
Original vintage motorsport advertising poster for Castrol Motor Oil - 1928 T.T. Races again won on
Category

1920s British Antique Motors

Materials

Paper

Original Antique Poster Walkers For A Good Start Use The Motor Bus Transport Art
Located in London, GB
Original antique London Transport poster - Walkers For A Good Start Use The Motor Bus, featuring
Category

1920s British Antique Motors

Materials

Paper

Betel Motor Car Art Deco Brass Box, Collectible Toy, Children's Paint Set, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Patent 75086 - This is a large tobacco box with many purposes, (Child's Paint Set). Car in multicolored golden tin in classic brass. Almost new with all the original parts. Wonderful...
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Motors

Materials

Metal, Brass

“There’s nothing like a motor for giving me ideas for new dance steps" cartoon
By Orson Lowell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
“Yes, I find there’s nothing like a motor for giving me ideas for new dance steps.” Humorous
Category

1910s Other Art Style Antique Motors

Materials

Ink, Paper, Pen

Varnished Half Model of a Yacht
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique carved half-hull model of a motor yacht with backboard. Note on back reads: “Motor Launch
Category

Early 1900s Antique Motors

Materials

Wood

Rare Pair of Side Chairs by Carlo Bugatti
By Carlo Bugatti
Located in Montreal, QC
sought after . Ettore Bugatti, his other son founded the Bugatti Motor Car Company.
Category

Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Motors

Materials

Walnut

Antique Commandair 16 Inch Oscillating Fan c.1934
Located in San Francisco, CA
TECHNIQUES Cast Iron, Steel, Brass. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Motor cord was
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Motors

Materials

Metal, Brass, Steel

1914 Aerothrust Bicycle
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
‑stroke Aerothrust motor.  • Handling, safety, etc.: Because it was push‑propelled from behind, with a
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Motors

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

1920 Very Large Wrought Iron Double-Sided Hanging Sign — Main Road Garage 60x88
Located in Markington, GB
earliest motor vehicles on Britain’s developing high streets. The surface shows authentic age and
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Motors

Materials

Metal

Original Antique Advertising Poster Brantford Canadian Bicycles Art Nouveau
Located in London, GB
, Ontario Canada by the Canada Cycle & Motor Co. Limited featuring a stunning Art Nouveau illustration
Category

Early 1900s Canadian Art Nouveau Antique Motors

Materials

Paper

Aviation Motoring Goggles In Original Case. Triplex "A3"
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Rare Triplex "A3" Aero - Motor Goggles In Original Case. An excellent and scarce pair of early
Category

1920s British Antique Motors

Materials

Glass

c. 1910 Frantz Premier Salesman Sample Vacuum Sweeper
Located in Dekalb, IL
a tenant of the Frantz brothers, and in 1907 Kirby created a motor-driven lightweight, portable
Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Motors

Materials

Steel

Original 1925 Yacht Blueprint from George Lawley of a 100-Foot Yacht
Located in Norwell, MA
1925 yacht blueprint of a one-hundred-foot private motor yacht. The plan is titled "Proposed Sketch
Category

1920s Antique Motors

Materials

Paper

Original Yacht Blueprint of an Eldredge-McInnis 55-Foot Express Cruiser Yacht
Located in Norwell, MA
, nameboards, etc. The below-deck drawing shows skylight, berths, bow cockpit, galley, motors, etc. Vessel
Category

1920s North American Antique Motors

Materials

Paper

Early 20th Century Italian Rare Neoclassical Garden Large Fountains, Set of 2
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
, there's a hidden compartment behind the fish that allows for the motor needed to operate the water
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Motors

Materials

Stone, Cement

'Harvesting In Surrey'. A framed antique oil painting
By Daniel Sherrin
Located in St. Albans, GB
the Highlands" can be seen in "British Highways and Byways from a Motor Car" by Thomas D. Murphy
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Motors

Materials

Oil

Original Antique Travel Poster Villandry Touraine Castles Paris Orleans Railway
By Duval
Located in London, GB
Motor Car Tours - featuring a stunning view by Constant Duval (1877-1956) of the historic 16th century
Category

1920s French Antique Motors

Materials

Paper

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Antique Motors For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique motors for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and wood, all antique motors available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of antique motors available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique motors to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Industrial, Art Deco and Arts and Crafts antique motors are of considerable interest. Antique motors have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Louis Vuitton, Darracq Motor Engineering Co. and William Roberts are consistently popular.

How Much are Antique Motors?

Antique motors can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,995, while the lowest priced sells for $250 and the highest can go for as much as $54,444.