About Industrial Artifacts
Industrial Artifacts was established in 2010 by Nathan Rock. Our team specializes in large cabinetry, lighting, seating, and found objects from the 19th and 20th centuries. Our store includes a wide swathe of collections including Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Apothecary, and more. The Industrial Artifacts team includes master woodworkers, refinishers, lamp builders, and photographers each diligently working to bring to showcase each heirloom piece. The shop itself is housed in the historic "Building No. 8" of the American Steel & Wire complex where barbed wire was originally ...Read More
Industrial Artifacts
Established in 20101stDibs seller since 2024
Featured Pieces
Set Of Men, Women Post-Modern Porcelain Restroom Signs
Located in Dekalb, IL
Vintage men and women enameled metal signs.
These stylized signs were likely used in a fashion setting to denote gendered bathrooms.
Both are in excellent condition with only minor...
Category
Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Bathroom Fixtures
Materials
Metal
Vintage Pavelka Bros. Backlit ROG Luncheon Meat Advertising Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1940s; Pavelka Bros. - Cleveland, OH
Lighted countertop advertising sign for Pavelka's Major Pee-Bee Brand Luncheon Meats, featuring bold red and yellow graphics with the company...
Category
Vintage 1940s Signs
Materials
Glass
1910s "White House" Shoes Painted Slag Glass Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1910s; The Brown Shoe Co. - St. Louis, MO
Painted slag glass advertising sign promoting White House Shoes for Men, executed on mottled green slag glass with hand-painted white le...
Category
Vintage 1910s Signs
Materials
Slag Glass
Antique Figural Cast Iron Angelfish Bookends
Located in Dekalb, IL
Pair of figural cast iron bookends modeled as angelfish, each rendered with exaggerated fins, open mouths, and textured bodies rising from stylized aquatic bases. The sculptural form...
Category
Vintage 1920s Bookends
Materials
Metal
Vintage Parliament and Alpine Cigarettes Advertising Clock
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1940s; mfd. by The Ohio Advertising Display Co. for Benson & Hedges - NYC
Advertising clock featuring bold, symmetrical tobacco graphics flanking a central analog dial. The d...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Matador Framed Oil on Board Painting
Located in Dekalb, IL
Artist: Unknown
Date: c. 1960s-1970s
Medium: Oil on canvas panel
Style/Movement: Mid-Century Expressionism / Figurative Modernism
Dimensions: 12" W x 16" H (panel); approx. 18" W x 2...
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
DeKalb “Help Us Prevent Disease – No Admittance” Poultry Masonite Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
Softcover promotional coloring book issued by DeKalb AgResearch, designed as both an educational tool and branded outreach piece. The cover features a bold graphic ear of corn render...
Category
Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Masonite
Vintage Industrial Welding Supply Storefront Lettering Set
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s/1930s; C. A. Schrader - Glendale, CA
Set of industrial metal channel letters spelling out "CA Schrader Welding Supplies," formed from pressed metal with a softly rounded, d...
Category
Early 20th Century Signs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Vintage Leather Club Lounge Chairs
Located in Dekalb, IL
Matching pair of leather club chairs with a relaxed, overstuffed profile and gently rolled arms. Each chair features a loose back cushion with soft creasing and a deep seat designed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
Victorian Revolving Séance Table with Green Leather Top and Tufted Base
Located in Dekalb, IL
Octagonal revolving séance or spirit table featuring a richly toned wood frame and a worn green leather writing surface with gilt-tooled borders and central medallion. The top is fix...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Postmodern Black Leather Dining Chairs – Set of Four
Located in Dekalb, IL
Set of four minimalist dining chairs executed in black leather over a streamlined tubular frame, embodying late 20th-century postmodern restraint. Each chair features a fully wrapped...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Vintage Live Steam Engine Model with Vertical Boiler and Burner Assembly by Bing
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s-1930s; Gebrüder Bing - Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Compact tabletop live steam engine featuring a horizontal boiler feeding a single-cylinder engine with exposed flywheel, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
