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Period: 1940s
Material: Metal
1940's Goodyear Tires Porcelain Neon Light Sign
Located in Alpha, NJ
Very rare and beautiful example of a 1940's Goodyear Tires Neon light porcelain advertisement sign. Few occasional chips to porcelain finish and associate light/minor wear. Otherwise...
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1940s American Vintage Metal Signs

Materials

Steel

Antique Double Sided Chasing Lights "ARROW" sign / marquee.. CARNIVAL
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Double Sided Chasing Lights "ARROW" sign / marquee.. CARNIVAL Salvaged from old amusement park..Perfect for bar, restaurant, man-cave,, Great old sign. Hand delivery avail to...
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1940s American Industrial Vintage Metal Signs

Materials

Metal, Steel

Early 20th century double sided metal fairground sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century double sided metal fairground sign A charming authentic double sided metal fairground sign, date to the first quarter of the 20th Century with original hanging hooks and paint still present. Remnants of old faded signage lettering is still visible. This sign would have hung over an amusement fairground arcade to detail the cost of a game. Size of inches: H 17” x W 24” x D 0.5” Completely solid in structure and form, with natural wear and patination across all surfaces due to age and use. Flaking paint...
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1940s Folk Art Vintage Metal Signs

Materials

Metal

Large Industrial Illuminating Letter "R" Sign, USA circa 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large industrial illuminating electric letter ‘R’ sign from a Northwestern United States Emergency Room. 2 feet wide and 2.5 feet tall. Letter 'E' also availabl...
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1940s North American Industrial Vintage Metal Signs

Materials

Metal

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 Downtown Buffalo NY dRUG Store,,, original stacked plywood ,painted silver lettering.. a...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Metal Signs

Materials

Metal

Rare Mechanical Store Display "MOJUD" Stockings by Louis G. Audette & Company
By Displaymasters
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare Mechanical Store Display advertising "MOJUD" Stockings by Louis G. Audette & Company ,New York City.. Amazing graphics.. Remarkable that this survived and remained intact,, Mote...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Signs

Materials

Metal

Wrought Iron Bracket with Sign Panel and Grape Design
Located in Chicago, IL
Wrought iron bracket with sign panel and grape design. Nice quality. For your wine bar.
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1940s Italian Vintage Metal Signs

Materials

Wrought Iron

C1945 Cast Aluminum Trade Sign Form of a Key Keil Charlestown N.H. Keys Made
By Keil Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous cast aluminum trade sign circa 1945 depicting a actual key in red and silver. Perfect casting which retains its true color and material. Keil from Charlestown N.H. cast into...
Category

1940s American Industrial Vintage Metal Signs

Materials

Aluminum

Art Deco Chrome & Glass Skyscraper Directory Sign
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage 1940's chrome frame building directory sign with beveled glass double panels. This came from the famous Boston (North End) restaurant 'Joe Tecce's' which closed in 2010 after...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Metal Signs

Materials

Chrome, Steel, Aluminum

American Folk Art Wood and Iron Farm Bureau Weathervane Advertising Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great looking cartoon Midwestern Americana weathervane. Farm Bureau Insurance started in 1921. This great piece most likely was a premium or advertising piece. Hand painted wood with...
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1940s American Folk Art Vintage Metal Signs

Materials

Iron

Cowboy Boot Advertising Sign
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Monumental and heavy painted steel advertising sign in the shape of a cowboy boot. Boot was most likely hung outside a boot shop. Great original patina. C...
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1940s American Vintage Metal Signs

Materials

Steel

French Metal Coiffeur Sign
Located in Seattle, WA
Simple, interesting French hairdressing sign.
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1940s French Vintage Metal Signs

Materials

Metal

"Health Chiropractic, " Cast Metal Trade Sign, Art Deco, Midcentury
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic example of trade signage featuring a nude male angel figure with outspread wings was cast in aluminium and painted a shade of off-white. It has...
Category

1940s American Art Deco Vintage Metal Signs

Materials

Aluminum

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 Metal Signs

Materials

Iron

Accordian Player: Dutch store signage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rescued from a musical instruments store in the Netherlands, this sophisticated yet whimsical example of mid-century signage is a rare find! Composed of lacquered wood and brass, th...
Category

1940s Dutch Vintage Metal Signs

Materials

Brass, Aluminum

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Early 20th Century French Butcher's Shop Sign
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Early 20th Century Wood and Canvas Painted Produce Sign
Located in Troy, MI
Wooden produce sign found in England, circa 1920s. Wood foundation is covered in strips of canvas which have been hand painted by unknown artist.
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Early 20th Century English Rustic Metal Signs

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Vintage DRUGS Street Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Vintage DRUGS Street Sign
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H 24 in W 18 in D 0.19 in
Rare Hoffman Beverages Porcelain Sign
Located in New York, NY
A rarely seen Hoffman beverages porcelain and metal sign from the 1950s. Great color and graphics.  
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1930s Art Deco Chriopractor Neon Can Sign
Located in Buffalo, NY
Great old vintage neon sign,retains original red neon,transformer etc. Super art deco styling and design. Amazing scrypt.
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Metal Signs

Materials

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Art Deco Box Neon "ETCHISON HATS" Wonderful Red Neon, The Neon Shop, LIMA OHIO
By Neon Products
Located in Buffalo, NY
Art Deco Box Neon sign advertizing Etchison Hats,c.1930's,, wonderful red neon, made by The Neon Shop.Lima Ohio.. Great graphics..retains original black metal housing.. curved deco...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Metal Signs

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Antique Industrial Art Deco Brass Flambosign Illuminated Exit Sign, circa 1930
Located in London, GB
A large directional 'Exit' sign made in England by Flambosign. circa 1930 Believed to have come from the Ilford Hippodrome as it once stood prior to bomb damage and later demoliti...
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Materials

Brass

Mid-20th Century Hand Painted Double Sided English Fairground Sign
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century Hand Painted Double Sided English Fairground Sign A genuine English mid-20th Century double sided hand painted fairground sign. Better Game, Better Sport, Better Tr...
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1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Signs

Materials

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Folk Art Giant Metal Scissors Industrial Store Display Sign
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an industrial metal store display sign that showcases French Folk Art. The sign boasts gigantic scissors, which can be used as an advertisement for a barber or hair salon. It is possible that the sign was originally used as a trade sign for a tailor shop or a millinery store. The sign is made of chromed metal and has the same maneuverability as real scissors. Despite being an outdoor sign...
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Materials

Metal, Chrome

Cigars Store / Trade Folk Art Wooden Carved Sign. c 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
American Folk art wooden "CIGARS" sign from the 1920's. Great old Store Trade sign. Wood cut to cigar shape. Lettered in Gold Paint. In good conditions, it was a in doors sign. Perfect for any cigar smoker. Cigars History: A cigar is basically dried tobacco leaves that are rolled and wrapped by other tobacco leaves in order to give you a full tobacco smoking experience. Cigars are becoming more popular all around the world recently because they are exposed to a pop culture where a lot of famous people like Michael Jordan and Arnold Schwarzenegger smoke them. In order to understand why cigars have become very well-known, we need to take a good look at their history and where they came from. That way, we can truly understand this pop phenomenon. Here is a brief history of cigars. Origin of Cigars The exact origin of cigars is not entirely known but historians believe that cigars were first invented by the ancient Mayans. The ancient Mayans would collect tobacco leaves and wrap them up in a plantain leave in order to smoke it. An ancient Mayan pot...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Metal Signs

Materials

Wood

Antique Industrial Art Deco Brass Internalite Ladies Illuminated Sign, c1920
Located in London, GB
A stunning illuminated 'Internalite' directional sign made in England by K.F.M Engineering. c.1930. Wall mounted brass frame housing the internal illuminations above polished plat...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Metal Signs

Materials

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MMA Home Store Large Metal Shield Form Double Sided Advertising Sign, circa 1940
Located in Milford, NH
A large polychrome shield form hanging double-sided advertising sign made from heavy sheet metal which reads “MMA, Economy, Efficiency, Home Store” on both sides. We believe the sign...
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1940s Canadian Vintage Metal Signs

Materials

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Art Deco / Modernist Light-Up Sign, , , "TOYLAND"
By Ohio Advertising Display Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Art Deco / Modernist Light-Up Sign,,,"TOYLAND" Most likely out of old department store..Great Deco / Moderne design.. Aluminum can.. ribbed glass..
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Metal Signs

Materials

Aluminum

Electric Neon Clock Co. Extra-Large Neon Clock with Advertising Marquee, 1940s
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Early 20th Century, English Lock Smiths Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
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1940s British Folk Art Vintage Metal Signs

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Early 20th Century Optometrist Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
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Old Brooklyn Bayside Fuel Cobalt Blue Enamel Sign
Located in Garnerville, NY
A nice dose of Old Brooklyn. A large cobalt enamel on steel Bayside Fuel advertising sign. Formerly Astral Oil Works, the becoming Bayside Fuel circa 1937. The old terminal on Kent A...
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1940s American Industrial Vintage Metal Signs

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Enamel, Steel

Art Deco "Deal" Brass Type from Rockefeller Center, USA 1940s
Located in New York, NY
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Vintage Box Neon Sign Classic "FRIGIDAIRE" Store Display/ Window Sign
By Neon Products
Located in Buffalo, NY
Recently acquired from Downtown Buffalo, New York Furniture and appliance store, sign was taken down and stored over 60 years ago when the business stopped selling appliance's, amazi...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Metal Signs

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Stylized 1940s Box Neon Sign "Westinghouse Refrigerator" Store Display / window
By Neon Products
Located in Buffalo, NY
Recently acquired from Downtown Buffalo, New York Furniture and appliance store,,(One of several I will be listing,, see other listings)..,sign was taken down and stored over 60 year...
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Large Art Deco Double-Sided Light Up "SALON" Sign
Located in Buffalo, NY
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Aluminum

Early 20th Century Oversized Metal Hat Makers Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century oversized metal hat makers trade sign We are proud to offer a unique and rare handmade Lead compound metal oversized early 20th Century ...
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1940s Belgian Folk Art Vintage Metal Signs

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1940s French Optician's Sign
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Unique 1940s French optician's double sided sign in the form on glasses. Zinc with original paint patina.  
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1940s French Vintage Metal Signs

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1940s French Optician's Sign
H 11.5 in W 35.5 in D 1.25 in

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