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Beer Sign, Germany, 1940s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Tin advertising sign for German Beer . This Thuringia beer sign for Vitaminator Nährbier was made
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Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Tin

Vintage Beer Sign, Germany, 1940s
Beer Sign, Germany, 1940s
H 14.38 in W 19.69 in D 0.2 in
Vintage DRUGS Street Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage DRUGS street sign with white background and black lettering. Interesting piece of
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1970s American Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage DRUGS Street Sign
Vintage DRUGS Street Sign
H 24 in W 18 in D 0.19 in
Gazelle Bicycles Glass Advertising Sign
Located in Antwerp, BE
Old glass advertising sign for Gazelle Bicycles, a bicycle factory in the Netherlands since 1892
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Art Deco Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Glass

Vintage Gazelle Bicycles Glass Advertising Sign
Gazelle Bicycles Glass Advertising Sign
H 14.97 in W 14.77 in D 0.12 in
Early Timber & Iron Railway Sign
Located in Downham Market, GB
sign in original painted finish with applied cast iron lettering & a fantastic patina. A cracking
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20th Century British Sporting Art Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Enamel

Vintage Early Timber & Iron Railway Sign
Early Timber & Iron Railway Sign
H 0.04 in W 0.04 in D 0.04 in
1930s Sign for Bicycle Parts
Located in Antwerp, BE
yellow embossed lettering and design for Torpedo Bicycle Wheel Brake Naves. Tin sign - metal sign made in
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage 1930s Sign for Bicycle Parts
1930s Sign for Bicycle Parts
H 16.34 in W 12.01 in D 0.08 in
Elizabeth Arden Vintage Wooden Signs
Located in Milano, IT
Rare advertising sign of Elizabeth Arden, an entrepreneur who founded, in that name, her cosmetics
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Aluminum

Elizabeth Arden Vintage Wooden Signs
Elizabeth Arden Vintage Wooden Signs
H 26.78 in W 4.34 in D 2.76 in
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
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1970s American Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Steel

Orange 'BRIDGE OUT' Metal Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
with black lettering. Bullet holes and road rash to sign.
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1970s American Vintage Lettering 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
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1980s American Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Steel

Large Vintage Los Angeles Street Sign
Large Vintage Los Angeles Street Sign
H 45.5 in W 36 in D 0.25 in
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
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1980s American Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Metal

Monumental Porcelain Roadside Rest Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Super rare vintage porcelain highway sign. Great green coloring with white lettering. Retired
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1970s American Vintage Lettering 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
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1970s American Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Steel

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
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1960s Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Paint, Wood

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
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1950s American Folk Art Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Wood

Red Sign Belgian Beer Witkap Pater 1956
Located in Antwerp, BE
Red sign for Belgian Beer. A tin advertising sign dated 1956. Made for the Brewery Kind. H
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Modern Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Tin

Red Sign Belgian Beer Witkap Pater 1956
Red Sign Belgian Beer Witkap Pater 1956
H 9.06 in W 20.08 in D 0.2 in
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
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1990s American Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Steel

Early Timber & Iron 'Station Master' Railway Sign
Located in Downham Market, GB
A large Great Western Railway 'Station Master' sign. A wonderful antique sign, in thick timber & in
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20th Century British Sporting Art Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Iron

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
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1970s American Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Steel

Early 20th century double sided metal fairground sign
Located in London, GB
present. Remnants of old faded signage lettering is still visible. This sign would have hung over an
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1940s Folk Art Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Metal

Early Timber & Iron 'General Waiting Room' Railway Sign
Located in Downham Market, GB
A large Great Western Railway 'General Waiting Room' sign. A wonderful antique sign, in thick
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20th Century British Sporting Art Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Iron

1936 Port Sign, Les Portos Gibson, an Appetizer Drink
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco Port Sign - Bar wall decoration. An advertising sign for the Port: Les Portos Gibson
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Vintage Lettering 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

1980s American Vintage Lettering 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
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Metal

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
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Aluminum

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
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1940s American Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

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

1970s American Vintage Lettering 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
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1930s Canadian Industrial Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Iron

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

1970s American Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

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
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1930s American Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Wood

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
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Gold Leaf

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
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20th Century Vintage Lettering Signs

Vintage 'Recording' Studio Light, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
front sign is made of an opaque cream plastic with slender red lettering. The piece is in great vintage
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1970s American Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage 'Recording' Studio Light, 1970s USA
Vintage 'Recording' Studio Light, 1970s USA
H 7.75 in W 11.25 in D 1.5 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
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1970s American Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Metal

1979 New York City Stuyvesant High School Talent Show Poster
Located in Garnerville, NY
Stuyvesant high school concert poster. Bright orange background with black lettering. Circa 1979. A
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1970s American Schoolhouse Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Paper

Iain Baxter& "Lettering Landscape" Conceptual Monoprint Painting
By Iain Baxter
Located in Surfside, FL
lives to post-modern appropriations of famous artworks. His recent work includes neon signs, ‘animal
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20th Century Conceptual Vintage Lettering Signs

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Mixed Media, Monoprint, Monotype

Lettering font design blue watercolour by S Clapham
Located in London, GB
." S Clapham (active 1940 - 1960) Lettering Design Watercolour 53 x 75 cm Examiner's mark 'M-' (likely
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Watercolor

"Let's" Modern Abstract Copper Metal Fish Word Art Wall Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
features a rounded fish shape with the word "let's" on the front in three dimensional lettering. Signed
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1970s Modern Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Metal, Copper

"It's Time" Modern Abstract Copper Metal Fish Word Art Wall Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
features a rounded fish shape with the words "It's Time" on the front in three dimensional lettering
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1980s Modern Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Metal, Copper

"Sweet Eats" Modern Abstract Copper Metal Fish Word Art Wall Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
features an elongated fish shape with the words "sweet eats" on the front in three dimensional lettering
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1970s Modern Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Metal, Copper

"Hot Lips" Modern Abstract Copper Metal Fish Word Art Wall Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
features an elongated fish shape with the words "hot lips" on the front in three dimensional lettering
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1980s Modern Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Metal, Copper

"Random Harvest" Modern Abstract Copper Metal Fish Word Art Wall Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
features a rounded fish shape with the words "random harvest" on the front in three dimensional lettering
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1970s Modern Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Metal, Copper

1980s Moschino by Redwall Logo Lettering Animal Print Belt
By Moschino
Located in London, GB
1990s Moschino by Redwall Belt, Gold lettering logo, leopard print, gold metal ware A timeless
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1990s Italian Vintage Lettering Signs

L'Oiseau des forêts - Galerie Nicolas Rauch after Georges Braque, 1958
By Georges Braque
Located in New York, NY
paper, before lettering, signed and numbered. Certificate of Provenance: Each individual work of art
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1950s Modern Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Lithograph

Les Peintres Temoins et Leurs Temps (before lettering) by Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in New York, NY
Mourlot Editions comes with a Certificate of Provenance, signed, dated, stamped, and numbered by Eric
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1960s Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Lithograph

Painted Spilsby Sign
Located in Alton, GB
Hand Painted "Spilsby Conservative Women Club" framed sign from Lincolnshire, UK. Painted white and
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Wood

Painted Spilsby Sign
Painted Spilsby Sign
H 13.39 in W 42.52 in D 2.37 in
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
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1960s American Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Steel

Humboldt California Freeway Sign
Humboldt California Freeway Sign
H 36 in W 84 in D 1.5 in
Vintage School Sign, 1960s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Distressed vintage embossed School sign. Reads "SCHOOL" in bold black lettering embossed on a
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1960s American Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Metal

 Vintage School Sign, 1960s USA
 Vintage School Sign, 1960s USA
H 24 in W 24 in D 0.02 in
No Children Hand Painted Sign
Located in Alton, GB
Retro 'Pool Tables' wooden sign, handpainted with yellow bubble lettering.
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20th Century Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

No Children Hand Painted Sign
No Children Hand Painted Sign
H 26 in W 92 in D 1 in
Vintage Crime Watch Street Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique vintage street sign that reads "Citizens Crime Watch Neighborhood" Green lettering on a
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1970s American Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Crime Watch Street Sign
Vintage Crime Watch Street Sign
H 18 in W 24 in D 0.07 in
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
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1980s American Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Children at Play Sign
Vintage Children at Play Sign
H 24 in W 18 in D 0.07 in
1981 California Highway Lodging Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive vintage California lodging sign. Large blue sign with white lettering and white trim
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1980s American Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Steel

1981 California Highway Lodging Sign
1981 California Highway Lodging Sign
H 60 in W 17.88 in D 1.44 in
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
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1980s American Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Wood

Arizona Wood Hiking Trail Sign
Arizona Wood Hiking Trail Sign
H 19.75 in W 78 in D 0.88 in
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
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1980s American Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Make Sure Door Locks Sign
Vintage Make Sure Door Locks Sign
H 12 in W 12 in D 0.07 in
European White & Red Enamel Steel Telephone Sign
Located in New York, NY
White steel telephone sign from Belgium with enameled red lettering. Four cut out holes for
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Industrial Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Steel, Enamel

European White & Red Enamel Steel Telephone Sign
European White & Red Enamel Steel Telephone Sign
H 7.875 in W 15.75 in D 0.375 in
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
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Mid-20th Century European Vintage Lettering Signs

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
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1980s American Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Metal

1969 Monoprint by H. Lawrence Hoffman, Signed
Located in Larchmont, NY
: 27 1/2 x 23 1/4 x 3/4 in. Signed and dated lower right, title inscribed verso H. Lawrence Hoffman
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Monoprint

Lighted Sign from Lee Jeans 'after' Keith Harring
By (after) Keith Haring
Located in Lucca, IT
Lighted sign from Lee Jeans (after) Keith Harring. Artistic bright lettering. Plexiglas Plastic
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Plastic, Plexiglass

Vintage 1930s Metal Red Letters Signage Sign
Located in Wallkill, NY
A variety of red painted vintage lettering by Wagner Sign July 21, 1936 Measuring 9-7/8 in high the
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Aluminum

20th Century Belgian Metal & Wooden Sign On Stand
Located in High Point, NC
Belgian Metal & Wooden Sign on Stand, featuring the word "Adler". The bold, red lettering of "Adler" takes
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20th Century Belgian Vintage Lettering Signs

Materials

Metal

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Vintage Lettering Signs For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of vintage lettering signs available for sale. Each of these unique vintage lettering signs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and steel. Vintage lettering signs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of vintage lettering signs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, mid-century modern, Art Deco and folk art vintage lettering signs are of considerable interest. Many vintage lettering signs are appealing in their simplicity, but Coca Cola Bottling Co., Culver Ltd. and Pierre Jeanneret produced popular vintage lettering signs that are worth a look.

How Much are Vintage Lettering Signs?

Prices for vintage lettering signs start at $49 and top out at $165,000 with the average selling for $1,200.