Industrial Artifacts

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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, ...

Long, two-board oak plank top mounted to a cast iron treadle-style base, repurposed into a worktable or bench configuration. The base features ornate, scrolling ironwork with a centr...

Hand-forged wrought iron jardinière stand featuring a basket-form top constructed from riveted strapwork, encircled by evenly spaced arrow-point finials. The upper rim is accented wi...

c. 1960s; Stendig International, Inc. - New York Low-profile modernist coffee table featuring a square oak top supported by a minimalist chromed steel frame. The construction is cle...

Sculptural ceramic table lamp formed as a dramatic, upward-sweeping wing or flame motif, cradling a spherical glass globe at its center. Executed in a deep, glossy dark glaze, the pi...

Long, narrow trestle table constructed from solid oak planks set atop a pair of cast iron folding-style bases with decorative openwork legs and cross-bracing. The top retains a heavi...

c. 1950s/1960s; Paoli Chair Co. - Orleans, IN Upholstered lounge chair produced by Paoli Chair Company, featuring a compact, architectural silhouette with squared arms, a gently rec...

Large-scale multi-drawer industrial storage cabinet constructed with a painted wood case, solid oak top, and original turned oak drawer pulls, all raised on four cast iron legs with ...

Large-scale pine farmhouse hutch constructed in two parts, featuring an expansive open plate rack over a long four-drawer serving base. The upper section is fitted with multiple grad...

Art Deco chrome-plated smoking stand combining aviation-inspired design with multiple smoking accessories and integrated lighting. The stand rises from a decorative cast-metal base ...

Antique No. 20 machinist’s tool chest manufactured by the Pilliod Lumber Company of Swanton, Ohio. The portable chest features five graduated drawers crafted from quarter-sawn oak. ...

Antique framed tin advertising sign for E. C. Atkins & Co. of Indianapolis, Indiana. The richly colored sign promotes the company’s “Perfection Silver Steel Saws,” which were known ...

Antique advertising sign for K.Y. Taylor Whiskey, a pre-Prohibition bourbon distilled and bottled by Wright & Taylor, Inc. of Louisville, Kentucky. The sign features a moody still-l...

Vintage double-sided flanged advertising sign made for Nam Jam Factory Ltd. of Hong Kong. The sign promotes the company’s “Steamship” brand of flashlights, or torches, named for the...

Mid-century Danish wooden card catalog converted into a freestanding storage cabinet. The case features 12 uniformly sized catalog drawers arranged in two rows. Each drawer retains ...

Mid-century Danish wooden card catalog converted into a distinctive freestanding storage cabinet. The case features six uniformly sized catalog drawers, each fitted with a steel inte...

Vintage illuminated storefront sign manufactured by the Fred E. Gilbert Company for Sanitary Infant Dairy, a Pacific Northwest dairy serving the Tacoma and Puyallup, Washington, area...

Vintage American storefront sign made for Silva Brothers Florists of Gloucester, Massachusetts. The vertically oriented sign features bold painted lettering and a colorful arrangeme...

Early-20th-century American tin advertising sign promoting Vulcanol stove polish, sold by the Amsterdam Broom Company of Amsterdam, New York. Set against a vivid yellow ground, the ...

Circa 1910 oak filing cabinet manufactured by the Yawman and Erbe Manufacturing Company of Rochester, New York. Twelve uniformly sized vertical file drawers are arranged in two rows,...

Late-1950s double-sided flanged advertising sign produced for the Clinton Machine Company of Maquoketa, Iowa. Its bright yellow field features bold red and dark blue lettering alongs...

Circa 1930 American Art Deco statuary lamp manufactured by the S. C. Tarrant Company of New York. The dynamic sculptural composition depicts a stylized nude woman running alongside a...

Late 19th-century mechanical model believed to have been created as a patent model or proof of concept for a foot-powered shoemaking machine. The miniature hardwood framework incorpo...

Mid-20th-century dimensional advertising display likely created to promote saving toward the purchase of a home. Its layered construction creates a theatrical presentation, with a pa...

Circa 1915 tin-lithographed point-of-sale display manufactured by the H.D. Beach Company of Coshocton, Ohio, for the Murphy Varnish Company of Newark and Chicago. The self-framed sig...

Likely handmade mid-20th-century figural costume inspired by the mirrored imagery of a traditional playing card. The costume comprises two painted boards, each decorated with a high-...

Mid-20th-century American advertising sign promoting Red Gold plain navy beans. Constructed from shaped sheet metal, the sign is hand-painted to resemble an oversize can complete wit...

Mid-20th-century American advertising sign promoting Red Gold red beans. Constructed from shaped sheet metal, the sign is painted to resemble an oversize can with a large bowl of red...

Handmade American bait-shop trade sign constructed from cut galvanized sheet metal. The sign features a large figural fish above two suspended rectangular panels, all joined by simpl...

Vintage adjustable medical floor lamp manufactured by the Adjustable Fixture Company, or Ajusco, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, circa the 1930s. Sold under the company’s “Zorex” medical-li...

Vintage steel steamer trunk manufactured by the Wahl Trunk Company of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, circa the late 1930s or early 1940s. The trunk retains its olive-green painted finish, ri...

Early-20th-century portable carpenter’s tool chest constructed from wood and retaining a heavily worn pale-green painted finish. The removable front panel is secured by side hardware...

Late-19th-century American storage chest constructed from solid oak boards and recessed panels. Likely made for storing tools or firefighting equipment, the chest retains a timeworn ...

c. 1950s-1960s; The Upson Company - Lockport, NY A playful mechanical point-of-sale display for Upson Board, the lightweight fiberboard widely used in mid-century model railroading ...

Artist: Rafael "Ramón" Raga Montesinos (Spanish, Valencia; 1910-1985) Date: c. 1940s Medium: Color lithograph on paper Style/Movement: Mid-century Spanish commercial illustration / E...

Pair of artisan storefront signs for New Wineskins Leather Gallery of Chicago, constructed from reclaimed timber planks with individual hand-cut leather letters tacked into place. Ea...

c. 1930s-1940s; Roy Stringer Co., Ltd. - San Marino, California A rare aluminum and glass countertop peanut warmer and vending machine, produced by Roy Stringer Co. and outfitted wi...

A dramatic circular illuminated mirror framed in hand-wrought iron, designed in a bold sunburst configuration. The mirror is surrounded by a ring of lantern-like compartments, each f...

Artist: Pat Brown Date: 1989 Medium: Oil on Canvas Style/Movement: Contemporary Figurative / Studio Portrait Dimensions: 17.5" W x 22" H (framed) Condition: Good vintage condition. ...

Artist: Margaret Brisbine Date: 1945 Medium: Oil on Canvas (framed) Style/Movement: American Portraiture / Realism Dimensions: 17.5" W x 23" H (framed) Condition: Good vintage condi...

Artist: Mog Young Park Date: Undated (20th/21st Century) Medium: Oil on Canvas Board Style/Movement: Contemporary Figurative / Expressionist Realism Dimensions: 16" W x 20" H Condit...

Wooden salesman sample farm gate. This piece depicts a scaled-down model of a wood-slat gate meant to convince farmers and ranchers to use this inventive maneuver to keep their farm...

Ornate, floor-length coat rack. This piece, crafted from brass, features an ornate crown that boasts five sets of double hooks; each of these hooks is adorned with a small knob for ...

Antique Chinese porcelain vase. This piece dates to the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Qing, also known as the Qianlong Emperor, as evidenced by the Qianlong reign mark on the base. Th...

c. 1910s; Duluth Show Case Co. - Duluth, MN Monumental oak parts and storage cabinet comprising an upper bank of hundreds of small specimen, hardware, or inventory drawers above a l...

Antique coat rack with gilded brass hardware. This piece takes inspiration from both French and Italian designs mixed with the popular Empire style prevalent during the early 19th c...

Vintage wooden banker's chair with swiveling height adjustment. This gorgeous banker's chair is a testament to early American craftsmanship and the timeless appeal of this design. T...

Vintage glass coffee table with a marble base. This unique piece features a circular, tempered glass top held in place on top of wooden stems by embossed brass caps. Each of the thr...

Vintage glass coffee table with a marble base. This unique piece features a wide, tempered glass top held in place on top of wooden stems by embossed brass caps. Each of the four su...