Skip to main content

Retro Garbage Cans

Holger Bäckström & Bo Ljungberg 'Beck & Jung' Ashtrays / Garbage Cans
By Holger Bäckström & Bo Ljungberg
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Ashtrays / garbage cans designed by Holger Bäckström & Bo Ljungberg (Beck & Jung). Made in Denmark.
Category

1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Neighborhood Kids on Stoop in Red Hood Brooklyn - Vintage Brooklyn
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
the early 1970s. Notice the metal garbage cans. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso
Category

1970s Impressionist Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Backyard Campers, The Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Amos Sewell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
screech owl or the cat tips over the garbage can), all his life the memory of the horror will somehow be
Category

1950s Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Board, Gouache

Michael German "Leroy & Bertha's Bar and Grill" Mixed Media Sculpture Folk Art
Located in Detroit, MI
captures a moment in time – a pool player leans into his shot, hoboes warm themselves by a garbage-can fire
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Mixed Media

Tomás Sánchez ( 1948 ) – Orilla - hand-signed lithograph on Arches paper – 1994
By Tomás Sánchez
Located in Varese, IT
framed before ( the colophon of the folder , which you can see in the last picture is not included ) We
Category

1990s Surrealist Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

DADA historic Sidney Janis gallery mixed media, mid century designed by Duchamp
By Marcel Duchamp
Located in New York, NY
paper, and Duchamp suggested a garbage bin be offered to visitors so that they could crumple up the
Category

Mid-20th Century Dada Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Parchment Paper, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Screen

Original Color Linocut by Werner Büttner "Nachleben" in Yellow and Black
By Werner Büttner
Located in Hamburg, DE
statements, rebellious poses and verbal taboo breaks: “I just want a warm place from where I can shoot people
Category

1990s German Modern Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Paper

The Beginning, 2021, cast paper, framed sculpture, black, Chinese text
By Cheung Yee (Zhang Yi)
Located in Santa Fe, NM
. In the 1980s, the artist started his series of iconic bronze crab sculptures, two of which can be
Category

1970s Contemporary Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Handmade Paper

"Doorway" Ken Davies, Realist House Porch Architecture
Located in New York, NY
can actually grasp a pencil or tear a piece from a torn envelope until he is within a foot of the
Category

1970s Realist Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Oil, Board

Fanny Rabel Figurative Oil Painting Soulful, Prayerful
By Fanny Rabel
Located in Detroit, MI
carnage. The bright gold and red can be read as either explosions or the hopeful light of redemption after
Category

1960s Expressionist Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Modern Diorama "Area Above San Rafael Reef, Utah" Lloyd Brown, 1999, Painting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
painting and ultimately throughout life’s path? The coupling of the mountains, garbage bins and even many
Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Wood

People Also Browsed

Old New York Bar with Ballantine Beer Neon Sign
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Moody image of a man looking out while the photographer looks in. The picture is organized in a composition of alternating floating faces and floating signs. This work also represen...
Category

1970s American Impressionist Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Greenwich village Street Scene with Colorful Walls - Street Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
In the 1970s, color photography was still not recognized as fine art. As a street photographer, Mitchell Funk breaks with traditional black and white photography and shoots on the ...
Category

1970s Impressionist Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Coming up Roses
By George Hughes
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Left, "Hughes" Medium: Oil on Masonite Framed 24.50" x 26.50" Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, June 8, 1957. The Post described, “...
Category

1950s Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Mexican Wall Face Plates in the style of Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Unique and a rare find are these fabulous Mexican wall face plates in the style of Picasso. Lots of graphic whimsy in each hand painted plate which is signed on the back. No doubt ...
Category

1970s Mexican Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Ceramic

1970s Lucite Ashtray and Lighter Set
Located in New York, NY
Stunning 1970s Lucite chrome ashtray and lighter desk set. Lighter measurements: Width 3.75", depth 2.5, height 4.25".
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Chrome

President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian Tea Table
By Albert Hadley, Sister Parish
Located in St. Louis, MO
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian tea table Quite possibly the most important tea table in American History The famed, English Victorian tea ta...
Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Lacquer

Pablo Picasso Signed Mid-Century Etching Pour Roby (L’Age de Soleil), 1968
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic original etching by famed Spanish artist Pablo Picasso titled "Pour Roby (from L’Age de Soleil). This minimalistic portrait by Picasso features thin lines that outline a...
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Wood, Paper

Space Age Ashtray, Chrome, Italy, circa 1970
By Space Age Products
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very nice ashtray Space Age produced in italy in the 70s. Structure in chromed metal. Unique object that will bring a real design touch to your interior. Time marks consiste...
Category

1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Metal

GEORGES BRIARD for Hyalyn Black and Gold Ceramic Vase 1960s Hollywood Regency
By Georges Briard
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gold inlaid black matte ceramic vase by Georges Briard for Hyalyn Pottery, USA, 1960s. Signed GEORGES BRIARD on the front of the vase, the design is carved into the ceramic and paint...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Ceramic

Bauhaus Ashtrays By F.W.Quist 1970s
By Marianne Brandt
Located in Čelinac, BA
Bauhaus Ashtray Germany 1970s
Category

1970s German Bauhaus Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Chrome

Bauhaus Ashtrays By F.W.Quist 1970s
Bauhaus Ashtrays By F.W.Quist 1970s
Free Shipping
H 3.94 in Dm 2.76 in
Ceramic Plate Visage Gris 'Grey Face' A.R. 206 by Pablo Picasso & Madoura, 1953
By Madoura, Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
The engraved and brush painted ceramic plate, Visage Gris (Grey Face) is one the most iconic pieces created by Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, Franc...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Earthenware

Space age design ashtray by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, Italy 1970s
By Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in ECHT, NL
This minimalist space age ashtray was designed by Luigi Massoni and manufactured by Guzzini in the 1970s. The lower half is made from hard plastic. The upper half is made from chrome...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Decorative Leather Horse Model
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
A decorative piece of a leather horse model with saddle from the 1900th century
Category

20th Century French Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Brass

Decorative Leather Horse Model
Decorative Leather Horse Model
H 12.21 in W 13.78 in D 3.55 in
Tommaso Barbi Burlwood And Chrome Ashtray Dish Made in Italy
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Toronto, ON
A burl wood and Chrome ashtray dish designed by Tommaso Barbi in the 1970s. This original design by Barbi was made in Italy. While it was designed to be an ashtray, it can be used as...
Category

1970s Italian Other Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Chrome

Monumental and Unusual Folk Art Stage Coach Figure and Horses, 1927
Located in Buffalo, NY
Monumental and unusual Folk Art stage coach figure and horses, 1927. All hand executed, amazing detail, working lamps, velvet interior on coach.
Category

1920s American Folk Art Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Leather, Velvet, Plaster

1952 Bakelite and Chrome Ashtray From Chicago
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Chicago-manufactured ashtray from 1952 is a fine piece for the Tobacco connoisseur. The tray is made from Bakelite and the goddess figure is chrome. The goddess is reminiscent o...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Chrome

Recent Sales

"City Construction #9"A 1979 Dimensional Urban Landscape on Panel by G.M. Riess
By G. M. Reiss
Located in Palm Springs, CA
texture of urban decay. Garbage cans vie for space with rickety stairs, chimneys and open windows. "Pat
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Wood, Paint

Garbage Can Lamp
By Richard Notkin
Located in Morton Grove, IL
glazed ceramic on a wood base
Category

1970s Modern Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Ceramic, Wood, Glaze

Mid-Century Modern Italian Brass Magazine Holder Garbage Can, 1970s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a chic, brass magazine rack, made in Italy, circa 1970s. In excellent vintage condition, with a patina to match the age. The dimensions are 12.5" W x 7" D x...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Walnut Nucraft Executive Waste Basket Garbage Can Trash Bin
Located in Dayton, OH
Large mid century modern executive desk walnut waste basket or wood trash can with square tapered
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Walnut

7-Up Wet & Wild Trash Can Pop Art Soda Can Metal Garbage
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For fun: Vintage 7up wet & wild trash can 1970s metal soda collectible advertisement garbage can 7
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Metal

Vintage Figural Metal Penguin Garbage Trash Can Zoo Recycle Waste Bin
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage figural Penguin garbage receptacle or trash can. Made of metal featuring a whimsicle
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Metal

Hayward's Quick Stop Knippa, TX March 1990
By Lloyd Brown
Located in Dallas, TX
garbage can are equal. It is not what they are, but the note of recognition they carry that one responds
Category

1990s Contemporary Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Mixed Media

"Spence's Alley (Open)" Figurative Realistic Cityscape Still Life Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
themselves by a garbage-can fire, a baseball team celebrates their victory at the local pub, three men sneak
Category

1970s Realist Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Mixed Media

Storage Bin/Side Table/Umbrella Stand
Located in New York, NY
Great storage bin for use as a garbage pail, umbrella stand etc. Can also be used as a small
Category

1950s Indonesian Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Iron

Penguin Garbage Can
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-20th century American painted metal penguin-form garbage can from, Detroit, Michigan.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Sheet Metal

Penguin Garbage Can
Penguin Garbage Can
H 47.5 in W 14.75 in D 21 in
Mid Century Trash Garbage Can with Metal Mesh
By Woodard Furniture Co.
Located in New York, NY
the can. Designed for use as a trash can, however can double as storage, laundry etc. Priced and
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Walnut Nucraft Executive Waste Basket Garbage Can Trash Bin
Located in Dayton, OH
Large Mid-Century Modern executive desk walnut waste basket or wood trash can with square tapered
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Walnut

Vintage McDonald's Garbage Receptacle
Located in Norwalk, CT
This vintage garbage can from McDonald's would be a humorous piece to include outside or inside a
Category

Late 20th Century American Retro Garbage Cans

Industrial Metal Trash Can / Basket
Located in Brooklyn, NY
garbage can or hamper. (Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer)
Category

1960s Industrial Retro Garbage Cans

Manhattan photograph 1984 (1980s New York street photography)
By Fernando Natalici
Located in NEW YORK, NY
illusion that this garbage can is female fish net tights or a basketball hoop waiting for a player. The
Category

1980s Surrealist Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Silver Gelatin

2 Vintage Spiral Brass Planter Buckets Garden Flower Cache Pot Jardiniere 12"
Located in Dayton, OH
Two vintage brass planters / cachepots or garbage / trash cans featuring spiral design with flared
Category

Late 20th Century Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Brass

Bruce Burdick Executive Desk for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Bruce Burdick
Located in Chicago, IL
includes a rectangle glass top and a rounded edge top which can be used on wither ends. Components include
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Aluminum

Vibrant 1970 "Flower Power" Garbage Can
Located in Hudson, NY
no noticeable dents on can. Some very minor dents on lid.
Category

1970s American Other Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Metal

SCANDINAVIAN WASHING BARRELS
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
WASHING BARRELS USED TO DO LAUNDRY. GREAT FOR PLANTERS, WOOD HOLDERS, GARBAGE CANS.
Category

1950s Scandinavian Retro Garbage Cans

Midcentury Lawson Industrial Trash Can
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Periwinkle blue trash can manufactured by F.H. Lawson out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Lawson was one of
Category

1960s American Industrial Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Steel

Midcentury Lawson Industrial Trash Can
Midcentury Lawson Industrial Trash Can
H 28 in W 23.75 in D 28 in
Jens Risom Walnut Garbage Can Waste Basket
By Jens Risom
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Garbage can designed by Jens Risom.
Category

1960s Retro Garbage Cans

Materials

Walnut

Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Retro Garbage Cans", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Retro Garbage Cans For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of retro garbage cans for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, aluminum and brass, all retro garbage cans available were constructed with great care. Retro garbage cans have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. modern and Scandinavian Modern retro garbage cans are consistently popular styles. Retro garbage cans have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Holger Bäckström & Bo Ljungberg and Werner Büttner are consistently popular.

How Much are Retro Garbage Cans?

Prices for retro garbage cans can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, retro garbage cans begin at $250 and can go as high as $24,901, while the average can fetch as much as $3,650.