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Period: 1940s
Place of Origin: American
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 Vintage American Signs

Materials

Steel

20Thc Folk Art Cow Sign W/ Original Chain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20thc folky hand made cow trade sign.This full body cow hanging trade sign is double sided and has the original metal chain.The cow is hand carved & painted wood.
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1940s Adirondack Vintage American Signs

Materials

Wood

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 Art Deco Vintage American 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 Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Signs

Materials

Metal

Dairy Products Trade Sign Geo Fitchett 1940s
Located in Wallkill, NY
Wonderful 1940s Geo Fitchett Dairy Products Trade sign, this wooden trade sign is in wonderful original condition. It has hooks on the top for hanging, it is double sided as you can ...
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1940s Primitive Vintage American Signs

Materials

Wood

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...
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1940s Industrial Vintage American Signs

Materials

Aluminum

Hand Painted $100 REWARD Wooden Sign, 1940s Los Angeles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage wood sign from the 1940s. Hand-painted. Misspellings and grammatical errors. The owner Samuel Spilk lived in Long Beach in the 1940s. ...
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1940s Vintage American Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

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 Art Deco Vintage American Signs

Materials

Chrome, Steel, Aluminum

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 Vintage American Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage Tom's Peanuts Wooden Display Stand
Located in Pasadena, TX
A vintage wooden stand used to display Tom's peanuts. Six shelves with an ebonized base. Nice wear and patina.
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1940s Vintage American Signs

Materials

Wood

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 Folk Art Vintage American Signs

Materials

Iron

Collection of Three Vintage Carnival Midway Nickel Ride Red Signs
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fun collection of three vintage carnival midway signs. Nickel rides! Original professional sign painters handiwork. Excellent graphic skills. Great vintage age. All three signs have ...
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1940s Folk Art Vintage American Signs

Materials

Wood

"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...
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1940s Art Deco Vintage American 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.
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1940s Folk Art Vintage American Signs

Materials

Iron

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1930s Art Deco Chriopractor Neon Can Sign
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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 Art Deco Vintage American Signs

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Art Deco Chrome & Glass Skyscraper Directory Sign
Located in Hanover, MA
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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.
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique American Signs

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Wood

1950’s Liquor Neon Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
1950’s single sided Liquor neon and porcelain sign. New transformer and new wiring. It does work.
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1950s Industrial Vintage American Signs

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1950’s Liquor Neon Sign
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Antique Industrial Art Deco Brass Internalite Enquiries Illuminated Sign, c1920
Located in London, GB
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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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Mid-20th Century Folk Art American Signs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

1950’s Enamel and Neon Corner Sign Cafe
Located in Chicago, IL
1950’s enamel and neon corner Cafe sign. It has new transformer and wiring. Please note that there will be additional fee for making shipping crate.
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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 Art Deco Vintage American Signs

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Electric Neon Clock Co. Extra-Large Neon Clock with Advertising Marquee, 1940s
By Electric Neon Clock Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Signs

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Levi's Overalls "The West's Most Famous Brand" Original 1940's Advertising, Huge
Located in Chicago, IL
“The West’s most famous brand.” Levi’s America’s finest overall since 1850. We have been purchasing vintage commercial signs for over 30 year...
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1940s Country Vintage American Signs

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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 Industrial Vintage American Signs

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Large Vintage Wood Americana Folk Art Barber Shop Billboard Sign, c 1940s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
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Mid Century New England Style Snack Bar Sign from the Mid West, Late 1940s
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Art Deco "Deal" Brass Type from Rockefeller Center, USA 1940s
Located in New York, NY
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Art Deco/Moderne Display Sign for $50, 000 Chocolate Syrup, 1940s, Painted Wood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Vintage Box Neon Sign Classic "FRIGIDAIRE" Store Display/ Window Sign
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Located in Buffalo, NY
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1940s Art Deco Vintage American Signs

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Stylized 1940s Box Neon Sign "Westinghouse Refrigerator" Store Display / window
By Neon Products
Located in Buffalo, NY
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1940s Art Deco Vintage American Signs

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1940s American Sinclair Service Station Roadside Billboard Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
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1940s Folk Art Vintage American Signs

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Vintage Midcentury Clam Shack Menu Board, circa 1940s
Located in Nantucket, MA
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