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Silver Motor Oiler
Silver Motor Oiler

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
Lucas Ltd No. 38 Motor Oiler

Lucas Ltd No. 38 Motor Oiler

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

The motorist's oil can engraved to the front 'JOS' LUCAS Ltd, No 38 Motor Oiler, 'Use Coin To Open' engraved on the brass screw filler lid.

Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Motors

Materials

Brass

Motor Yacht Builders Block Model
Motor Yacht Builders Block Model

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.
Silver Banjo Motor Oiler, Thumb Squirt.

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

Half Model of the Motor Launch Nora
Half Model of the Motor Launch Nora

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
Johnson Motor Oil Double-Sided Porcelain Sign

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

Original 1913 Motor Age Magazine Cover Art Illustration
Original 1913 Motor Age Magazine Cover Art Illustration

Original 1913 Motor Age Magazine Cover Art Illustration

By Clinton Pettee

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Date: 1913 Medium: Gouache on Paper Dimensions: 19.75" x 14.50" Signature: Signed Lower Right Original 1913 Motor Age Magazine Cover Art Illustration Painting By Tarzan Artist Clint...

Category

1910s Antique Motors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Antique Motor Launch Half Model with Painted Hull
Antique Motor Launch Half Model with Painted Hull

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

Flat Top Motor Yacht Half Model of a Trumpy
Flat Top Motor Yacht Half Model of a Trumpy

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, prop shaft, etc.

Category

1920s Modern Antique Motors

Materials

Wood

Long Sleek Builders Half Model of a Motor Yacht
Long Sleek Builders Half Model of a Motor Yacht

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 gold with a gold cove stripe.

Category

1920s Antique Motors

Materials

Wood

Original Vintage Car Advertising Poster Oldsmobile Metropolis General Motors
Original Vintage Car Advertising Poster Oldsmobile Metropolis General Motors

Original Vintage Car Advertising Poster Oldsmobile Metropolis General Motors

Located in London, GB

Founded in 1897 Oldsmobiles (officially Olds automobiles) were originally manufactured by the Olds Motor Vehicle Company; the company was acquired by General Motors when it was found...

Category

1920s Norwegian Art Deco Antique Motors

Materials

Paper

Early 20th c. Ireland Perrier Motor Map c.1910
Early 20th c. Ireland Perrier Motor Map c.1910

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

Antique Half Hull Model of the Motor Launch Flora Jane
Antique Half Hull Model of the Motor Launch Flora Jane

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 launch.

Category

Early 1900s Antique Motors

Materials

Wood

Set of Four 1930's Motor Car Racing Original Drawings
Set of Four 1930's Motor Car Racing Original Drawings

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 are an ideal gift or interior furnishing for any 'man cave' or 'boys room' - or fo...

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Motors

Materials

Acrylic

Large 1930s Ford Tin Goose Tri-Motor Airplane Model
Large 1930s Ford Tin Goose Tri-Motor Airplane Model

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 Advertising Poster Mercedes Daimler Motor Car Ludwig Hohlwein
Original Antique Advertising Poster Mercedes Daimler Motor Car Ludwig Hohlwein

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 Gesellschaft Stuttgart Unterturkheim by the notable German poster artist Ludwig Hohl...

Category

1910s German Antique Motors

Materials

Paper

Set of Four 1930's Motor Car Racing Original Drawings
Set of Four 1930's Motor Car Racing Original Drawings

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 are an ideal gift or interior furnishing for any 'man cave' or 'boys room' - or fo...

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Motors

Materials

Pencil

Antique Danish SNTS Morse Telegraph Register Wheatstone transmitter w motor
Antique Danish SNTS Morse Telegraph Register Wheatstone transmitter w motor

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 Elektromotor Fabrik) perhaps later ca 1925.

Category

Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Antique Motors

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Original 1930's Vintage Motor Car Racing Original Drawing Signed Dated
Original 1930's Vintage Motor Car Racing Original Drawing Signed Dated

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 drawing is by - "K.

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Motors

Materials

Acrylic

Original 1930's Vintage Motor Car Racing Original Drawing Signed Dated
Original 1930's Vintage Motor Car Racing Original Drawing Signed Dated

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 drawing is by - "K.

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Motors

Materials

Acrylic

Original 1930's Vintage Motor Car Racing Original Drawing Signed Dated
Original 1930's Vintage Motor Car Racing Original Drawing Signed Dated

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 drawing is by - "K.

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Motors

Materials

Acrylic

Original 1930's Vintage Motor Car Racing Original Drawing Signed Dated
Original 1930's Vintage Motor Car Racing Original Drawing Signed Dated

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 drawing is by - "K.

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Motors

Materials

Acrylic

Early 20th c. England and Wales Perrier Motor Map c.1910
Early 20th c. England and Wales Perrier Motor Map c.1910

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 and Wales.

Category

Early 20th Century British Victorian Antique Motors

Materials

Paper, Linen

The ‘Entente Cordial’ champagne cooler for the British Motor Boat Club, 1905
The ‘Entente Cordial’ champagne cooler for the British Motor Boat Club, 1905

The ‘Entente Cordial’ champagne cooler for the British Motor Boat Club, 1905

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Realising the publicity available to a woman driver, he supplied Dorothy Levitt (above) with both motor cars and racing motor boats. Rhinefield House in the New Forest, Hampshire pa...

Category

Early 1900s English Antique Motors

Materials

Silver

Original Vintage 1922 Motor Car Racing Poster Armangue Trophy Tarragona Spain
Original Vintage 1922 Motor Car Racing Poster Armangue Trophy Tarragona Spain

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 1922 organized by the Reial Moto Club de Catalunya / Royal Moto Club of Catalonia.

Category

1920s Spanish Antique Motors

Materials

Paper

Art Deco City Scene with Motor Car print by Gerald Mac Spink
Art Deco City Scene with Motor Car print by Gerald Mac Spink

Art Deco City Scene with Motor Car print by Gerald Mac Spink

By Gerald Mac Spink

Located in London, GB

Gerald Mac Spink (flourished 1920 - 1940) Art Deco City Scene with Motor Car Block print 41 x 29 cm Signed 'G Mac Spink' in plate (in reverse) upper left.

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Motors

Materials

Woodcut

1914 Blueprint Plan of a 175-Foot Motor Yacht by Gielow and Orr
1914 Blueprint Plan of a 175-Foot Motor Yacht by Gielow and Orr

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, draft: 7 feet.

Category

1910s North American Antique Motors

Materials

Paper

Betel Motor Brass Model Car, Art Deco Box, Collectible Paint Set, 1930s
Betel Motor Brass Model Car, Art Deco Box, Collectible Paint Set, 1930s

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

A rare group of three early 20th Century Kelvin-engined motor boat Models, presu
A rare group of three early 20th Century Kelvin-engined motor boat Models, presu

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 Bergius and Co of Glasgow c.1920 These three models, all made from mahogany and boxwoo...

Category

Early 20th Century Scottish Antique Motors

Materials

Brass

Original Vintage Poster Castrol Motor Oil 1928 T.T. Races Isle of Man Motorcycle
Original Vintage Poster Castrol Motor Oil 1928 T.T. Races Isle of Man Motorcycle

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 Castrol - featuring the title in bold stylised lettering above, the swoop of the l...

Category

1920s British Antique Motors

Materials

Paper

Original Antique Poster Walkers For A Good Start Use The Motor Bus Transport Art
Original Antique Poster Walkers For A Good Start Use The Motor Bus Transport Art

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 artwork by Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889-1946) depicting a well dressed la...

Category

1920s British Antique Motors

Materials

Paper

Betel Motor Car Art Deco Brass Box, Collectible Toy, Children's Paint Set, 1930s
Betel Motor Car Art Deco Brass Box, Collectible Toy, Children's Paint Set, 1930s

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

Antique The Rushmore Industrial Searchlight c.1905
Antique The Rushmore Industrial Searchlight c.1905

Antique The Rushmore Industrial Searchlight c.1905

Located in San Francisco, CA

Originally engineered as an ultra-powerful acetylene gas lamp, these premium spotlights were the gold standard for high-end motor cars such as early Locomobiles, Packards and naval v...

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Motors

Materials

Metal, Brass, Copper

Heritage Illinois Bunn Special Pocket Watch in White Gold Plate
Heritage Illinois Bunn Special Pocket Watch in White Gold Plate

Heritage Illinois Bunn Special Pocket Watch in White Gold Plate

By Illinois Watch Company

Located in Bloomington, MN

., Springfield, Bunn Special, Sixty Hour, 21 Jewels, Motor Barrel, Double Roller, and Adjusted Temperature and Six Positions.

Category

Early 20th Century Retro Antique Motors

Materials

Gold Plate, White Gold

Varnished Half Model of a Yacht
Varnished Half Model of a Yacht

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 Marion, 33; dated 1908, owner A.T.

Category

Early 1900s Antique Motors

Materials

Wood

ALFRED DUNHILL 1928 Art-Deco Unique Single Arm Tall Club Lighter In Gilt
ALFRED DUNHILL 1928 Art-Deco Unique Single Arm Tall Club Lighter In Gilt

ALFRED DUNHILL 1928 Art-Deco Unique Single Arm Tall Club Lighter In Gilt

By Alfred Dunhill

Located in Miami, FL

Following the increase in motor car ownership, Alfred developed the business to include motoring accessories, which he called ‘Dunhill’s Motorities’.

Category

1920s English Art Deco Antique Motors

Materials

Silver, Steel

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

The sign features an illustrated depiction of an early electric motor, though the exact model is unknown. Surrounding this motor on all sides is wraparound block text with a light st...

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Motors

Materials

Wood

Hand Made Motorized Wooden Ship Model c.1940
Hand Made Motorized Wooden Ship Model c.1940

Hand Made Motorized Wooden Ship Model c.1940

Located in San Francisco, CA

Stand not original. The motors may or may not work. Cabin front is slightly separating.

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Motors

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Pair Early 20th C. French Paris Street Scene Gouache Paintings Signed La Touche
Pair Early 20th C. French Paris Street Scene Gouache Paintings Signed La Touche

Pair Early 20th C. French Paris Street Scene Gouache Paintings Signed La Touche

Located in Dallas, TX

Each gouache on canvas composition captures lively views of the French capital, including Les Grands Boulevards and La Place de la Madeleine, animated with pedestrians, early motor c...

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Motors

Materials

Giltwood

Antique Brass "Bird Wing" Ceiling Fixture with Retractable Blades
Antique Brass "Bird Wing" Ceiling Fixture with Retractable Blades

Antique Brass "Bird Wing" Ceiling Fixture with Retractable Blades

Located in Dekalb, IL

When powered on, the centrifugal force of the rotation causes the blades to splay outward from their stationary position once the motor hits full speed. Attached to the brass body ar...

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Motors

Materials

Brass

20th Century Swedish AB Markaryd Brass Floor Lamp by Hans-Agne Jakobsson
20th Century Swedish AB Markaryd Brass Floor Lamp by Hans-Agne Jakobsson

20th Century Swedish AB Markaryd Brass Floor Lamp by Hans-Agne Jakobsson

By AB Markaryd, Hans-Agne Jakobsson

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

When Jakobsson finished his studies, he started working as an Industrial designer for General Motors. Later on, he began working as an assistant for the Swedish designer Carl Malmste...

Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Antique Motors

Materials

Opal, Metal, Brass

Rare Pair of Side Chairs by Carlo Bugatti
Rare Pair of Side Chairs by Carlo Bugatti

Rare Pair of Side Chairs by Carlo Bugatti

By Carlo Bugatti

Located in Montreal, QC

Ettore Bugatti, his other son founded the Bugatti Motor Car Company.

Category

Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Motors

Materials

Walnut

Swedish Folk Art Miniature “Snipa” Boat Model from Bohuslän, Late 19th Century
Swedish Folk Art Miniature “Snipa” Boat Model from Bohuslän, Late 19th Century

Swedish Folk Art Miniature “Snipa” Boat Model from Bohuslän, Late 19th Century

Located in Knivsta, SE

The snipa is a classic Nordic working boat — a double-ended, clinker-built wooden vessel with both pointed bow and stern — historically used for rowing, sailing, and later motor-powe...

Category

Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Motors

Materials

Birch, Pine

Original Antique Advertising Poster Brantford Canadian Bicycles Art Nouveau
Original Antique Advertising Poster Brantford Canadian Bicycles Art Nouveau

Original Antique Advertising Poster Brantford Canadian Bicycles Art Nouveau

Located in London, GB

Lozier, Massey-Harris, Goold and Welland Vale Manufacturing), the Canada Cycle and Motor Company CCM dominated the Canadian bike market; it was declared bankrupt in 1983.

Category

Early 1900s Canadian Art Nouveau Antique Motors

Materials

Paper

René Lalique Perche No. 1158 Opalescent Car Mascot
René Lalique Perche No. 1158 Opalescent Car Mascot

René Lalique Perche No. 1158 Opalescent Car Mascot

By René Lalique

Located in Northampton, GB

René Lalique car mascots were designed to mount directly onto a motor car radiator cap, serving both as ornament and illumination.

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Motors

Materials

Glass

A Scagliola Column from the Family of the Viscounts Kelmsley
A Scagliola Column from the Family of the Viscounts Kelmsley

A Scagliola Column from the Family of the Viscounts Kelmsley

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

One of his passions was sailing and in 1935 he purchased the M. Y. Princess, a motor yacht built in 1924 for Sir James Knott by the Furness Shipbuilding Co.

Category

19th Century English Antique Motors

Materials

Marble

A Scagliola Column from the Family of the Viscounts Kelmsley
A Scagliola Column from the Family of the Viscounts Kelmsley

A Scagliola Column from the Family of the Viscounts Kelmsley

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

One of his passions was sailing and in 1935 he purchased the M. Y. Princess, a motor yacht built in 1924 for Sir James Knott by the Furness Shipbuilding Co.

Category

19th Century English Antique Motors

Materials

Marble

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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.