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Signs For Sale
Long 'Dead End' Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage highway sign. Dead End Rd. Over 3 feet long. Cool vintage sign with good subject matter. Reflective material.
Category
1960s American Vintage Signs
Materials
Steel
Early 20th Century Kodak Advertising Enamel Sign, English, For Train Rides
Located in Crespières, FR
This antique Kodak advertising sign is made of thick enamel in black, yellow and red colours.
The colours are bright and shiny, with an good relief.
The condition is fairly good co...
Category
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Signs
Materials
Metal
Vintage Grey Illuminated Letter M, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial illuminated letter “ m “ was made in Germany during the 1970s and comes from an old advertising banner. It features a black metal body and a grey plastic cove...
Category
1970s German Industrial Vintage Signs
Materials
Metal
Vintage Los Angeles County Horse Crossing Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very cool vintage sign from Los Angeles County. Massive yellow sign with black horse and rider. Marked Los Angeles County on front. Great piece for ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Signs
Materials
Steel
Wood 'Dinner' Sign, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Prominent 1980s reversible DINNER sign in a unique and bold blue base color with white font and borders. The reverse side features colorful flowers and the word "TEA" painted in maro...
Category
1980s American Vintage Signs
Materials
Wood
Full Length Opaline Glass Bar Sign, Spirits Saved During Refurbishment
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Full Length Opaline Glass Bar Sign, Spirits
Saved During Refurbishment, this very good quality piece is framed in solid Walnut, the sign itself “spirits” is on very attractive Opal...
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage Signs
Materials
Art Glass
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 green circle. Cool piece of art.
Category
1980s American Vintage Signs
Materials
Steel
Vintage Budweiser Clydesdale Team Embossed Plastic Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1988; Santa Anita Park - Arcadia, California
Plastic promotional sign for the West Paddock Gardens at Santa Anita Racetrack.
This colorful sign features a stylized and dimension...
Category
1980s American Vintage Signs
Materials
Plastic
English Country Painted Golf Sign
Located in Queens, NY
English Country (20th Century) painted and carved wall plaque of golf sign.
Category
20th Century British Country Signs
Materials
Wood
1950 Watch Repair Light Box Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
A vintage all original advertising light box sign depicting watch repairs in faded original glass.. a nice addition to sign collector or watch dealers ....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Metal
Vintage Reflective Bicycle Road Sign
Located in Burton, TX
This Vintage Reflective Road Sign depicts a black bicycle with a yellow background. Once used as a street sign to inform motorist of bicyclists in the area, this sign presents great ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Signs
Materials
Metal
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Monumental 5.5 feet in diameter "FIAT" LIGHT -UP Dealership Sign.. Magaplas
By Fiat, MAGA
Located in Buffalo, NY
Extremely Rare!!! Monumental , over 5.5 FEET IN DIAMETER. 'FIAT' Illuminated Dealership Sign. Purchased from a gentleman who claims the sign was produced July 2019 and originated in ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Folk Art Signs
Materials
Aluminum
Splendid Louis Midavaine Screen, 1888-1978
Located in Renens, CH
Splendid Louis Midavaine screen, circa 1925, with 3 articulated leaves in lacquered wood and lacquered wood decorated with a Bengal tiger leaping from an overturned coconut tree. The...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Signs
Materials
Wood
Vintage Coca - Cola Advertising Fan Cover. 1950 - 1959
Located in CADALSO, ES
Rare to find
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Signs
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
US Post Office Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive US Post Office Highway sign from the south. Steel sign with reflective lettering. Great coloring and graphics. Good vintage condition. Measure: 7 ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Signs
Materials
Steel
Edwardian Art Nouveau Copper & Oak Shop Sign "Townrow" Hatter Hosier
Located in Norwich, GB
A wonderful English Art Nouveau period polished copper & oak mounted shop sign, "Townrow". Circa 1905.
There is some damage to the left hand side oak mount, please refer to the late...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Signs
Materials
Copper
$1,415 Sale Price
20% Off
American Folk Art Workshop Wrench Wood Trade Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic and substantial wood and iron wrench tool sign. Hand written fractions and original yellow paint. Very sturdy and well made. Great industrial workshop turned folk art. The ...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Signs
Materials
Iron
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 reflective silver background. Great vintage co...
Category
1980s American Vintage Signs
Materials
Metal
Wall Mounted Telephone Sign
Located in Round Top, TX
Wall mounted telephone sign on an iron bracket. Old school and very fun!
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Signs
Materials
Metal
Vintage "We Love Our Children" Street Sign, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fun vintage street sign that reads "Please Drive Slowly. We Love (Heart) Our Children". Black lettering and trim on a reflective silver background...
Category
1980s American Vintage Signs
Materials
Metal
Large Opaline Glass Coffee Bar Sign Saved During Refurbishment, this very good
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Opaline Glass Coffee Bar Sign
Saved During Refurbishment, this very good quality piece is framed in solid Walnut, the sign itself “COFFEE” is on very attractive Opaline glas...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Signs
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Trailer Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Whimsical vintage highway sign from Texas. Blue sign with with graphics of a trailer. Good vintage condition.
Category
1970s American Vintage Signs
Materials
Steel
Large Folk Art Pocket Knife Store Display
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind large scale pocket knife (24" L), likely used as a store display / sign composed of a painted and carved walnut handle / bolster wi...
Category
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Signs
Materials
Walnut, Poplar
Late 19th Century Folk Art "BOOT' Cobbler's Trade Show / SHOP Sign / Sculpture
Located in Buffalo, NY
Late 19th Century Folk Art "BOOT' Cobbler's Trade Show OR sHOP Sign / Sculpture . aLL Hand made,, Oil cloth, copper top and Wood...Most likely hung outside of an old cobbler , shoe ...
Category
1890s American Folk Art Antique Signs
Materials
Copper
Vintage Weather-Bird Shoes SSP Neon
Located in Dekalb, IL
Vintage porcelain base neon sign advertising Weather-Bird Shoes, a line of outdoor waterproof shoes manufactured by Peters, Division of International Shoe Co., St. Louis, MO.
This p...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Signs
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
'Enter Here' Vintage Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage metal street sign illustrating 'Enter Here.' Sign is affixed to a pipe with reflective tape on the front. Meant to be driven into th...
Category
1970s American Vintage Signs
Materials
Steel
Large Vintage Illuminated Advertising Letter Ř , 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial illuminated letter Ř was made in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s and comes from an old advertising banner. It features a metal body and a plexiglass co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Signs
Materials
Iron
aRT dECO 1940s / 50s Modernist Light -up "TELEPHONE" SIGN.... 40" LONG
By Ilka Plast
Located in Buffalo, NY
aRT dECO 1940s / 50s Modernist Light -up "TELEPHONE" SIGN.... 40" LONG...eMbossed form plastic lettering,,Stunning graphic, pull chain on/off switch.Retains original metal can,,orig...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Signs
Materials
Metal
Vintage Blue Plastic Illuminated Letter R, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial blue plastic illuminated letter R was made in Italy during the 1970s and comes from an old advertising banner. It is equipped with a LED strip. The letter can...
Category
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Signs
Materials
Plastic
Large Opaline Glass Pub Signs “Draught Beers” Saved During Refurbishment
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Opaline Glass Pub Signs “Draught Beers”
Saved During Refurbishment, these very good quality signs are framed in solid Walnut, the signs “DRAUGHT” & “BEERS” are on very attra...
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage Signs
Materials
Art Glass
Authentic Vintage Partial NYC ( Upper West Side ) Bus Role, circa 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Authentic Red & White Vintage Partial NYC Bus Role
circa 1950
Upper West Side & Morningside Heights
"in good vintage condition with expected wear from service and age"
"will look a...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Signs
Materials
Fabric
Vintage Red Iron Facade Letter O , 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial facade letter “ O “ was made during the 1970s in Spain and comes from an old advertising banner. The weight of the letter is 1,5 kg.
Category
1970s Spanish Industrial Vintage Signs
Materials
Iron
Double-sided "Pibigás" Sign in Silkscreened Iron - Italy - 1960s/'70s
Located in Milano, IT
vintage sign, double-sided sign, pibigas, 1960s advertising sign, screen printed iron sign, industrial modernism, Italian modernism, vintage advertising graphics, gas station sign, 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Iron
1920's English "Private Bar" Etched Glass Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
1920's English "Private Bar" etched glass sign framed in oak frame.
Category
1920s British Vintage Signs
Materials
Glass, Oak
Antique Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting. c.1910
Located in London, GB
A charming early 20th Century landscape oil painting. English. c.1910
Signed to bottom left - very skillfully painted landscape scene with fisherman and cottage.
Some very minor ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Edwardian Signs
Materials
Canvas
Iron Swordfish Created by a Nebraksan Farmer, circa 1940s
By Byron Groelz
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Iron swordfish created by Byron Groelz, a farmer from Phillips, Nebraska. Born around 1900, Mr. Groelz made decorative iron for an environment on his ranch.
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Signs
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Pharmacist Figural Trade Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Signs
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron, Tin
Vintage Critic Quality Feeds Heavy Metal Litho Advertising Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1950s; Beardstown Mills Company - Beardstown, IL
Vintage litho livestock feed sign.
This piece advertises Critic Quality livestock feeds from Beardstown Mills, a now-defunct flo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Signs
Materials
Metal
18th or 19th Century French Ship Chandler's Trade Sign
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th or 19th century French ship chandler's trade sign, circa 1800, an oval pine double sided sign built with large dove-tails, advertising Cooperage and...
Category
1790s French Folk Art Antique Signs
Materials
Pine
Vintage Painted Tin Tex Tan Western Wear Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1950s/1960s; Kids Korral, Inc. - Lakeville, IN and Tex-Tan Western Leather Co. - Yoakum, TX
Vintage painted tin children's western wear sign.
This sign advertises Tex Tan leathe...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Signs
Materials
Tin
B and B Stinger Lighted Glass Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1950s/1960s; Le Palais Bénédictine - Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, France
This piece advertises a drink known as a "B and B Stinger", which is Benedictine & Brandy, mixed with crème de...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Signs
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Composition California State Seal
Located in Round Top, TX
Composition seal from the state of California. From a TV courtroom drama.
Category
1980s American Vintage Signs
Materials
Plaster
Large Scale Vintage New York City Bus or Subway Roll, Brooklyn-Queens , 8th ave
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Scale Vintage New York City Bus or Subway Roll, Brooklyn-Queens , 8th ave... Over 11 feet !! Great old sign, double sided.
Category
1940s American Industrial Vintage Signs
Materials
Korhogo Cloth, Canvas
Large Antique Handcrafted Folk Art Sign ..MASONIC TEMPLE, Raised Letters
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large antique handcrafted Folk Art sign ..MASONIC TEMPLE,, Beautiful sign,, turn of the century,, Retains original finish,, patina,, modeled blue backgr...
Category
1910s American Folk Art Vintage Signs
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Piano Teacher Sign Board
Located in Peabody, MA
Hand painted sign for the services of a "modern" piano teacher. This would likely have meant ragtime or jazz, as these were often referred to as new approaches to the instrument as o...
Category
1930s North American Folk Art Vintage Signs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Chinese Signboard with Gold Coloured Calligraphy from Hardwood, C. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
With a wood coloured base this signboard (crafted entirely from wood) highlights 3 large gold coloured Chinese Characters. The signboard dates to the early 20th Century and has aged ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Signs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Large French Toleware Glove Maker’s Shop Trade Sign
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large French Toleware Glove Maker’s Shop Trade Sign
This is a very rare piece it is in good condition and has a new blacksmith made wall bracket, the bracket is copy of the origina...
Category
Early 1900s Folk Art Antique Signs
Materials
Tin
Fontana Arte design very rare Etched glass table signs for gallery years '80
By Fontana Arte
Located in Biella, IT
Fontana Arte design very rare etched glass table signs for gallery years '80
pedestal base in elegant alluminium grey, stainless steel stem, and glass frosted mark in light delica...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Signs
Materials
Art Glass
Framed 18th c. Merchant Trade Sign
Located in Greenwich, CT
A late 18th century/early 19th century trade sign from a Dutch West Indies shipping merchant. The carved wood and polychromed sign depicts a winged-foot Mercury figure surrounded by ...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Folk Art Antique Signs
Materials
Wood
1890 Wood Cigar Advertising Sign large American
Located in Surrey, BC
A truly one of a kind late 19th century/ hand painted solid wood large advertising cigar sign . This rescued piece was found in a horse stall in La grange Texas , and was believe to...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Wood
Original GPO Glass “TELEPHONE” sign from a Red Phone Box From the 1950s
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Original GPO Glass “TELEPHONE” sign from a Red Phone Box
From the 1950s the thick glass Telephone sign is in good original Condition
The sign is 4” high and 25” long
FB241
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Signs
Materials
Glass
Frazer Nash Huge Illuminated Advertising Painted Trade Sign
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Frazer Nash huge illuminated advertising painted trade sign
This is an advertisement for the original and famous British racing car company Fraz...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Signs
Materials
Wood
$7,872 Sale Price
63% Off
Early 20th Century Framed Reverse-Painted Waltham Watches Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1900s/1910s; Waltham Watch Co. - Waltham, MA
Vintage reverse painted glass advertising sign for Waltham pocket watches.
This piece features reverse graphics on a glass panel, be...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Signs
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Circa 1890 Hardware Store Wood Trade Sign Carved Smaltz Black and Gold Paint
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Exceptional late 19th century hand carved letters with black and Gold paint and black smaltz background. Excellent typography. Great wall art. Simple and bold.
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Signs
Materials
Wood
L & N E R Wooden Railway Sign
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
L & N E R Wooden Railway Sign
This great British Railway sign is a piece of History, dating from the 1930s the sign is painted on a framed wooden board...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Signs
Materials
Wood
Vintage Simon Beer Dimensional Advertising Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1970s/1980s; The William Simon Brewery - Buffalo, NY
Vintage embossed composite, faux wood advertising sign.
This piece advertises Simon Pure, a regional beer from upstate New Y...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Signs
Materials
Ceramic, Plastic
Mid-20th Century French Shop Sign
Located in Burton, TX
Found in the South of France, this vintage handmade wood sign once hung in a French village shop. Constructed of wood, this piece will add a touch of whimsy to your home.
56"W x...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Signs
Materials
Wood
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Pink Neon 'Hustle' Sign, 2010 USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive pink neon sign mounted on white acrylic board. Sign depicts a large hashtag and the word hustle in cursive lettering. Light pink hue to neon. Great condition. Difference in c...
Category
2010s North American Industrial Signs
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
Very Rare Double Sided Glass Raleigh Bike Advertising Shop Sign
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Very rare double sided glass Raleigh bike advertising shop sign
This is a beautiful Raleigh bike advertising shop sign, it is made in in a crackle fini...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sporting Art Signs
Materials
Mirror
$10,113 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century "J-E" Storage Battery Flange Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique flanged service station sign.
This piece advertises Jelly-Electrolyte, or "J-E" storage batteries. The "jelly" eliminated the need for refilling water (a task required with ...
Category
Early 20th Century Signs
Materials
Metal
Antique, New and Vintage Signs
Vintage and antique signs are popular collector’s items loved not only for the charm and pops of color they add to a space but also for the unique story each one has to tell. An interesting sign can help set the mood for a room and spark dozens of lively conversations.
Before and during the 18th century, many European peasants and colonists in the Americas couldn’t read, so shopkeepers, in an effort to promote their goods and services, hung trade signs with limited amounts of text.
Indeed, symbols and representational physical objects comprised early-day advertising efforts. In lieu of painted words on a wooden board, trade signs made use of handmade three-dimensional symbols to indicate the function of the shop. The iconic red, white and blue pole could be found outside barbershops, while a figural trade sign mounted to an apothecary’s storefront might be a mortar and pestle sculpted from bronze in order to indicate to passers-by that inside there were apothecary cabinets full of remedies for common ailments and a druggist to carefully dispense them.
As literacy rates improved, signs evolved into rectangular, round or square shapes that featured text. Short and sweet, early iterations were characterized by a mere few words, such as “tavern,” “boarding room” or “apothecary.”
During the 19th century, proprietors endeavored to render their signs more appealing. This meant the introduction of more color, font types and other pictorial representations. After the Civil War ended, logos, branding and advertising became increasingly more important, and the design of signage evolved. Trade signs were still in use during the 20th century, and you will likely find hand-painted tin eyeglasses for an optometrist’s office or an oversize bowling pin that likely had a home in the front window of a bowling alley.
Today, collectors and art aficionados alike collect and display antique and vintage signs. Old signs hearken back to a long-gone era, infusing any interior with warmth and nostalgia.
A vintage sign can help anchor a room — think of decorating with signs as you would arranging any kind of wall art. A large-scale sign in particular can prove a distinguishing feature in a living room or dining room, a focal point so prominent that it might lessen the burden of introducing any additional decorative elements to this particular space. Smaller signs work wonders too — pepper sparsely decorated corners with small colorful signs or add a humorous or graphic element to your gallery-style hang with a small text-based sign or two.
On 1stDibs, find metal, wood and glass antique and vintage signs that span a number of styles, including mid-century modern, industrial and folk art.
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