Tin Folk Art

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...

c. 1920s-1930s; OshKosh B'Gosh - Oshkosh, WI Single-sided porcelain advertising sign for OshKosh B'Gosh overalls, painted in vivid red, white, and blue. The graphic depicts a bearde...

Antique figural painted tin trade sign. This piece takes the form of an antique mortar and pestle, one of the most important tools used by practitioners of medicine for centuries. T...

c. 1940s-1950s; Schenley Distillers, Inc. - New York, NY Large self-framed tin lithograph advertising sign for Schenley Reserve Blended Whiskey, featuring a sharply detailed bottle ...

Extremely sweet tin pull toy in the form of a sheep on wheels. Incredible original patina with good wear. Wheels are a bit wonky but in the best way possible.

About An original 19th century Mexican folk retablo "Veronica's Veil" or "El Divono Rostro" in Spain . Oil paint on tin. The Veil of Veronica, known in Italian as the Volto Santo o...

This large, extremely rare backlit sign is a bona fide piece of American history. It was produced by The Buckeye Brewing Co. of Toledo, OH, which was founded in 1886, but which has o...

Having started in Sweden, the company opened up in America in 1888 as the "De Laval Cream Separator Company" in New York City, with a production plant ...

c. 1930s-1940s; Stewart-Warner Corp. - Chicago, IL Double-sided painted metal dealership advertising sign promoting Stewart-Warner's South Wind automobile heater line. Each side fea...

c. 1910s; The J.B. Moos Cigar Manufacturing Co. - Cincinnati, OH Antique embossed tin cigar advertising sign with self-framing. This sign advertises Sidney Dillon cigars, a brand n...

1910s-20s; Fulton Meat Market district - Chicago, IL The property at the northeast corner of Peoria and Fulton streets in Chicago was most recently a burger joint, but in the late 1...

c. 1910s/1920s; Standard Varnish Works - Elm Park, Staten Island, New York Antique tin litho advertising sign. This piece advertises Standard Varnish, a line of wood varnishes and ...

Antique American general store revolving bolt and nut cabinet. Original paint.

This fantastic tin blue paint decorated tole ware water kettle is in amazing as found condition. It has a blue ground with painted flowers on both sides. ...

c. 1900s-1910s; mfd. by The Baltimore Enamel & Novelty Co. for Westfield Manufacturing Co. - Hartford, CT Single-sided porcelain enamel (SSP) storefront sign promoting Columbia Hart...

c. 1920s; mfd. by The H. D. Beach Co. (Coshocton, OH) for Reed Manufacturing Co. - Erie, PA Antique new-old-stock tin-over-cardboard (TOC) advertising sign. This piece advertises R...

Antique figural copper and tin trade sign. This piece takes the form of an antique mortar and pestle, one of the most important tools used by practitioners of medicine for centuries...

c. 1940s; R. M. Hollingshead Corp. - Camden, NJ Vintage tune-up fluid advertising sign. This piece advertises Whiz's "Motor Rythm", a now-defunct line of tune-up fluids. The sign m...

Hand painted and lettered double sided metal shaped advertising sign. Gold lettering, black background with red edging. Good overall condition with paint losses, pitting and isolated...

This is a rare and authentic antique Ottoman pitcher, or "aiguière," from the 18th century. Handcrafted from a combination of copper and tin, this piece is a testament to the metalwo...

This is one of the best signs I've ever had. It's 10 feet 8 inches long by 19 inches by 5 inches thick. The letters are painted in the negative, just like an X-ray. The letters are "...

c. 1920s; mfd. by American Art Works for Deisel-Wemmer-Gilbert Corp. - Detroit, MI Original tin on cardboard (TOC) tobacco advertising sign produced for San Felice Cigars, featuring...

c. 1950s; Medley Distilling Company, Inc. - Owensboro, KY Large-format, bottle-shaped advertising sign produced to promote Five Brothers Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Executed ...

ANTIQUE PAINTED SHOP DISPLAY STORAGE TIN On a larger-than-average scale, a dusky orange painted storage canister with gilt lettering. Inscribed ‘Brand & Zoon, Tiel, Koffee, Th...

c. 1920s; Ames Shovel and Tool Company - Boston, MA Embossed lithographed tin advertising sign on a cardbord backing promoting Ames "Lock Socket" shovels, featuring bold red ground ...

This is a very rare and early (circa 1885) tin advertising sign, commissioned by the Delaware Insurance Company, located and founded in Philadelphia in 1835. It was probably made by noted late 19th century sign maker, Sentenne & Green, of New York City, established in the 1870's. With an Indian motif, the sign features a Native American Indian, front and center, decorated in a brown and green headdress; with red, cream and aqua clothing and a large gold medallion...

c. 1910s/1920s; Lee Roy Myers Co. - Savannah, GA Antique tin litho cigar flange advertising sign. This piece advertises superior cigars (regalos, a word that translates to "bonus" ...

This late 19th century Mexican Folk Art devotional painting depicts St. Rita of Casia, the patron saint of lost and improbable causes. Wishing to join an Augustinian convent ...

"Grape Nuts" self framed tin sign is one of the most sought after advertising signs by collectors, especially in this near mint condition with bright colors...

Large collection of tin 1900s Edwardian miniature toy figures. A few tin houses a shed, gazebo's, flower arches, lots of trees and shrubs. Dovecote, pretty fences, a bench, a parrot tree, a birdcage, a plant Stand, a fountain, farm animals and lots of human figures in Edwardian clothing about: 29 trees (trees shrubs, palmtrees) 11 decorative fences 2 arches 18 figures (girl with dog, a couple, lady with...

c. 1900s; L. Miller & Sons - New York, NY Color lithographed tin advertising sign promoting Le Roy Little Cigars, featuring a finely dressed gentleman in a broad-brimmed sombrer...

"Sentry" tin mechanical bank is very difficult to find, having been made in Germany by the company Saalheimer & Strauss for the British market. The rif...

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 ...

A beautiful 19th-century Spanish Colonial Mexican Folk Art ex-voto retablo lámina painting featuring Santo Niño de Atocha (also known as - Holy In...

Fabulous colorful and full of unpredictable moves when fully wound. Louis Marx toy company was prolific during the mid century era producing a full array of tin windups. In excellent...

c. 1880s-1890s; Kemp & Burpee Mfg. Co. - Syracuse, NY Tin‑lithographed advertising sign for "The Original Kemp Manure Spreader," with shaded block lettering on a green field and an ...

"COO COO CAR" is the name of this "crazy car"; one of a series manufactured by the Louis Marx & Company iconic toy designer circa 1932; the company having been established in New Yor...

c. 1950s/1960s; Winchester Repeating Arms Co. - New Haven, CT A tin lithograph advertising sign promoting the Winchester Museum at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyomin...

19th century decorative cigar tray given at bars as props/gift. These are in great condition with minor wear consistent of age and use. Each measure the same.

This hand-painted German tin toy was manufactured by the "Lehman Toy Company" in Brandenburg, Germany beginning in 1913. It was made for a number of ye...

Antique Moroccan Decorative Bottle. Destined to be a conversation piece no matter where you place it, this is another of those rare items you'll only find at Mosaik. Moroccan Antique...

1950’s Original Mettype Typewriter – Boxed 1950’s Original Mettype Typewriter – Boxed. Classic Mettype tin typewriter. Originally the typewriter was designed to work on a basic level...

Horse drawn trolleys or "horse buses" were the main source of "mass transit", along with trains in the late 1800s in America. Thus they were ubiquitous subject matter for toy makers to exploit as toys for young children. While many tin toy...

c. 1930-1950s; Wilkinson Sword, Ltd. - London Vintage tin litho hairdresser advertising sign. This piece advertises Wilkinson Sword razors, a previously British-produced line of sh...

c. 1910s - 1920s; The American Art Works - Coshocton, OH for King Ventilating Company - Owatonna, MN Framed tin lithograph advertising sign for The King Aerator and King System of V...

Rustic cupola with attached weathervane. This timeworn piece features a steeple-type peak with punched tin embellishments. Affixed to the top of the cupola is a removable period-appropriate car weathervane...

Schmidt tole-ware decoy goose We are proud to offer a highly decorative Schmidt tin tole-ware double sided painted decoy goose dated circa 1930. This is a ...

Die-cut tin advertising display in the form of a smiling, stylized gentleman dressed in a green suit with bowtie, hands tucked casually into his pockets. The figure's torso reads "De...

This mechanical bank "Saluting Sailor" was manufactured in the 1920s by Saalheimer & Strauss Company in Germany. It is in excellent all original condition and brightly hand painted in colors of red, white, blue, yellow, and grey. There is an ever so slight crease to the left on dial. The bank operates as follows: Press down on the lever in front just beneath the steering wheel. The sailor raises his right arm and lowers his left arm revealing a slot on the right side of the bank where the sailor's left arm was, inviting the deposit of a coin (see image). Release the lever, and the arms return to their original position (see image). Coins are removed via the original key lock trap. The bank measures: 6 3/4" high 4 7/8" wide 2" deep I am a leading specialist in the field of antique mechanical coin banks...

Bob Matheny Allied Crafstmen of San Diego Sculpture, 2013 This unique sculpture, titled "Public Art That is Daring & Daringly Odd", signed and dated 2013 on the bottom, executed...

This seldom seen bank is technically a mechanical bank but basically it is a still bank with a slight mechanical function, that being; once it is full of coins, it opens up automatic...

c. 1940s; Holley Sign Co. - Memphis, TN Oneonta Transfer and Storage - Pasadena, CA North American Van Lines - Fort Wayne, IN Painted tin sign advertising North American Van Lines, ...

1988; mfd. by Scioto Signs for Kendall Refining Company - Bradford, Pennsylvania Large round double-sided tin advertising sign for Kendall Motor Oil, finished in bright red with bol...

c. 1890s-1900s; Tin over card trade sign advertising Garland Shirts and their patented "cushion split neck bands." Gold gilt lettering and decorative border stand in sharp relief ag...

c. 1940s-1950s; Ger-Bar Inc. - Chicago, IL Large painted tin sign advertising "Theatre Equipment - Supplies & Repairs" by Ger-Bar Inc., a Chicago-based manufacturer and supplier of ...

Vintage Folk Art doll with tin drum body (coffee cans) and articulating arms, circa 1950s. The piece is handmade with a doll head and arms and a...

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...

c. 1910s - 1920s; mfd. by Passaic Metal Ware Co. for Chicago Flexible Shaft Co. - Chicago Antique tin litho advertisement for Stewart Horse Clippers, a line of electric clippers for...

c. 1900s - 1910s; manufactured by Burdick Sign Co. for Cuomo Cheese Corp. - New York Antique tin over cardboard sign advertising Charles Cuomo's cheese import and export business. C...

Surviving pieces of vernacular lighting are extremely rare and it is hard to source convincing re-creations. These are copies of a period sconce illustrated in Furniture Treasury by ...