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Period: 20th Century
Color:  Brown
Commercial Sign of Santa, circa 100 Years
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Wooden commercial sign of santa by the famous beer maker Tuborg, circa 100 years old.
Category

20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Monumental 1930s Wood No Smoking Sign from New York City
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental hand carved wood sign from the 1930s. Made by H.H. Upham & Co. Interestingly, this company owned a huge sign manufacturing business in the ...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Vintage French Christian Dior Advertising Statue, 1960s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Beautiful and intruiging advertising statue for Christian Dior. This would have been used on a shop counter or to draw attention in a shop windo...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Plaster

Framed John Smith's Beer Sign, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Framed John Smith's beer sign. Original old advertising sign for the famous Pale Ale Beer, dated 1976. It's English beer of the brewery John Smith's Tadc...
Category

Belgian Modern 20th Century Signs

Materials

Other, Tin

Late 20th Century Pastry Shop Sign Patisserie Fine Pies and Pastries
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 20th century reproduction wood hand-painted pastry shop sign Patisserie Fine Pies and Pastries. This is a fun colorful sign perfect for any home or bu...
Category

English 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

1960s Tin Sign for Lemonade, Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
1960s tin sign for lemonade. A romantic and cute metal advertising sign for Lemonade. This old wall sign is dated 1961 and was made for the Belgian Company Leberg. Leberg started in 1933 with botteling water and lemonades. A man and a woman are having a date and are drinking a lemon and orange soft drink from a bottle with a straw. It does also make you think at lady and the tramp. This Vintage Tin Sign...
Category

Belgian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Signs

Materials

Tin, Metal

1950s Tin Advertising Sign for Belgian Beer Brasserie Maire
Located in Antwerp, BE
1950s Tin advertising sign for Belgian beer: Brasserie Maire - Speciale Luxem - Export Beer. An advertising sign with a great design for blond beer: ...
Category

Belgian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Signs

Materials

Tin

Vintage Tobacco Advertising Sign, Belgium, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
1950s Advertising Sign for the Belgian Tobacco Brand VDC - Deinze. This Litho Cardboard Sign has lots of colors due the different packages and types of tobacco flavors. Made in Brussels - Belgium by J.De Grève and co. This Vintage Sign can stand as a Counter Display Sign ( standing system has never been used before ) or can be hung as Wall Decoration - Wall Art It's a New Old Stock Sign, so in very good condition. Only the left upper corner has a small trace due storage through the time. Tobacco collectables - vintage signs - retro wall decoration...
Category

Belgian 20th Century Signs

Materials

Paper

English Pub Sign "The Magdalen"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a monastery abbey ruin, entitled: The Magdalen. A very fine example of vintage advertising artwork and ready for d...
Category

English 20th Century Signs

Materials

Paint, Wood

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...
Category

British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Plywood

Early 20th Century Reverse Painted Verre églomisé Gilt Trade Shop Sign "My Shop"
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large reverse painted hanging trade sign, wrought iron frame with internal wooden supports. The reverse painted glass has losses, it appears the sign would of read "confectionary"...
Category

English 20th Century Signs

Materials

Glass

Huge Antique Garage Trade Sign, Chas Baldwin Automobile Engineer
Located in Downham Market, GB
A massive painted timber English garage sign. A fantastic & delightfully original piece of signage impressive scale for 'Chas Baldwin, Automobile Enginee...
Category

British Rustic Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Pine

Early 20th Century American "Chiropractor" Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
Own a piece of Wisconsin's history with this early 20th century hand-painted sign from an early 20th-century chiropractor's office. The sign, found in a barn in the heart of Wisconsi...
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Think Big Giant Matches and Matchbox
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic set of oversized matches and matchbox, made by Think Big NYC in 1984. Set contains all 8 original matches. Box slides open as a normal matchbox...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Felt, Wood, Paint, Plastic, Paper

Vintage Hand Painted on Wood Historic Golf Club Sign, 1920s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
This vintage sign for collectors is truly special. Made of wood with relief decorations and hand painted. The sign was dedicated to the historic Royal St. George's Golf Club, founded...
Category

English Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Traditional Large Hanging Pub Sign, Wethered’s Winterbourne Arms
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Traditional large hanging pub sign. Wethered’s winterbourne arms This is a large and heavy piece dating from the first half of the 20th Century, it is double sided though the pain...
Category

Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Green Metal "Exit/Uit" Sign
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare vintage sign from The Netherlands. "UIT", Dutch Flemish (translates to EXIT in English). This piece may be mounted on a wall or ceiling, placed...
Category

Dutch 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Marvelous Antique Carved Wood Locksmith Trade Sign
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A wonderful early 20th century carved mahogany locksmith trade sign in the shape of a large key. Makes an unexpected piece of wall art as a found object with tons of character.
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Princeton University Pennant Banner, circa 1920-1940 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Princeton University pennant banners with sewn letters and tassels. Creator A & Co. New York, Wright & Ditson Athletic. Date of manufa...
Category

Industrial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Felt

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. ...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Early 20th Century English Butchers Shop Display Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English butchers shop display figure. We share what we love, and we love this early 20th century papier Mache and wood composite figure. Recently acquired from a ...
Category

British Late Victorian 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood, Paper

20th Century American Folk Art Swimmer Cutout on Custom Wall Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
A playful and cheeky mid-20th century American Folk Art wooden cutout of a blond swimmer flexing in his black and white striped swimsuit, mounted on a custom steel wall mount so he c...
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Plywood

Vintage Hand Painted on Wood Advertising Sign for Golf Equipments, 1920s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
This vintage sign for collectors is truly special. Made of wood with relief decorations and hand painted. The advertising sign was dedicated to the golf attire and equipment.
Category

Scottish Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

L & N E R Wooden Railway Sign
Located in Chillerton, 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

Industrial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Vintage Hand Painted Historic Golf Club Sign on Wood, 1920s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
This vintage sign for collectors is truly special. Made of wood with relief decorations and hand painted. The sign was dedicated to the historic Gleneagles golf...
Category

Scottish Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

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...
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Vintage Hand Painted on Wood Advertising Sign for Golf Equipments, 1920s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
This vintage sign for collectors is truly special. Made of wood with relief decorations and hand painted. The advertising sign was dedicated to the golf attire and equipment.
Category

Scottish Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Pharmacy Sign 'DRUGS' Painted on a Single Board
Located in Nantucket, MA
American folk art trade sign from an apothecary or pharmacy with the word 'DRUGS' in black paint with white shadow lines on an orange ground. Painted on a single pine plank with notc...
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Pine, Paint

20thc "Meat Market" Trade Sign from Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The patina is so wonderful on this 20thc Meat Market trade sign. The sign is in good used condition.There is a minor crack in the middle of the sign. This sign was found in Pennsylvania.It is a double sided sign...
Category

American Adirondack 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Vintage Framed Print, Signed and Numbered
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage framed print, signed and numbered Dimensions. 24 1/2 W ; 1 D ; 21 H.
Category

Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

1950’s Enamel and Neon TV Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
1950’s enamel and glass TV sign. It has new transformer and new wiring. There will be Additional fee for shipping crate.
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Enamel

Vintage Painted Wood Folk Art Showroom Trade Sign
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
American Folk Art trade sign with hand-carved "Showroom" letters and an arrow. The letters and backboard are in original paint, egg-white and petroleum green. The sign has recently b...
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Pine

Antique Reverse Painted Glass Drink Coca Cola Sign Ice Cream Parlour circa 1920
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous 10 x 21 reverse painted glass coca cola sign from the twenties. In excellent vintage condition with a bit of fixing on the upper right corner. Made by the Price Bros. from C...
Category

American Industrial Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century French Butcher's Shop Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
A playful early 20th century French painted steel butcher's shop sign in the shape of a pig, and mounted on a custom steel table-top mount. The sign...
Category

French Folk Art Antique 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Store Display Boy Doll, Child Mannequin
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco store display boy - store display doll - child mannequin doll. This antique child mannequin is a male child. He has a painted plaster body, painted eyes and a painted wooden base. This store display advertising doll is probably designed for a clothing line which was located in Holland - The Netherlands. This vintage store display - shop window doll - advertising doll - vintage mannequin doll is for the age still in very beautiful condition. He does have an old repair on a finger and on 1 foot. This boy mannequin doll will look great in your interior as a decorative object or in a collection of dolls and bears, antique mannequin dolls.
Category

Dutch Art Deco 20th Century Signs

Materials

Plaster, Wood

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

British Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Glass, Oak

Original 1950's Route 66 Neon Café Sign
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An original Route 66 double sided neon CAFE sign in its original paint, circa 1950.
Category

American 20th Century Signs

Materials

Tin

1970's ice cream sign
Located in Brecht, BE
Vibrant colors for this 1970's ice cream sign, found in the South of Spain
Category

Spanish 20th Century Signs

Materials

Polyester

Rather Large Vintage Beaver Sign from a Zoo
Located in Chicago, IL
A rather large and whimsical mid-20th century American beaver sign from a Wisconsin zoo. The sign composed of two thin sheets of steel with a thin sheet of plywood sandwiched between...
Category

American 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Antique Folk Art Reverse Painted and Foil Exhibition Sign in Gilt Frame
Located in Nantucket, MA
Folk Art exhibition sign, reverse painted glass with reserved text backed in gold and silver crinkled foil reading "Exhibition / of / Paintings / on / Glass / By Edgar F. Curtis" E...
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Foil

Double-Sided Steeley Lane Post Office Sign, circa 1920s
Located in Faversham, GB
Wonderful double-sided Steeley Lane Post Office Sign. Hand-painted and in completely original condition with its original hanging hooks. Cumbrian, circa ...
Category

British Edwardian 20th Century Signs

Materials

Altuglas, Hardwood

Schweppes Table Waters Oak Trade Sign Board
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Schweppes table waters oak trade sign board This charming Oak Trade Sign would have been hung on the wall at the entrance to a hotel or bar, it has gold Shadow Writing announcing...
Category

Arts and Crafts 20th Century Signs

Materials

Oak

Wood and Iron Hand Painted "Jefe" Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
Wood and iron hand painted "Jefe" sign. "Jefe" means boss. From a Buenos Aires railway station. For your boss lady/man.
Category

Argentine Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Massive Hand Painted Varsity High School Track and Field Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Varsity track and field sign from the early 1970s. Hand painted red sign with yellow lettering. Horizontal wood slates to hold name cards of record hol...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Ladies ‘Dame’ Mid Century Restroom Sign from South of France Made in Metal
Located in London, GB
A French Mid Century Modern Swimming Pool changing room sign for a Lady or Ladies. The 3 dimensional letters made from metal box cut and riveted and weld...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Hand Painted on Wood Advertising Sign for Golf Equipments, 1920s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
This vintage sign for collectors is truly special. Made of wood with relief decorations and hand painted. The sign was dedicated to the golf attire and equipment.
Category

Scottish Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

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

American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Walnut, Poplar

Antique Gold Leaf Black Sign "Gebhardt Park "
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique gold leaf sign Gebhardt Park. Framed in original wood frame.
Category

North American Folk Art Antique 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

1950s Hand-Painted Olympia Beer Advertising Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
Oversized 1950s hand-painted advertising sign for Olympia Beer.
Category

North American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

8 Foot Illuminated KIDDIE RIDES Metal Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
8 foot metal sign from an old carnival. Metal sign with wood backing. Hand painted wording - KIDDIE RIDES. Marquee lighting on each letter. Perfect working...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Mid Century Hand Painted Double Sided Pub Sign C1950
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Double sided pub sign from the United Kingdom. Hand Painted and in excellent condition. Rough hewn wood well constructed with a heavy duty frame ...
Category

British Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Wood, Iron and Enamel "Jefe" Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
Wood, iron and enamel "Jefe" sign. "Jefe" means boss. From a Buenos Aires railway station. For your bossman/woman.
Category

Argentine Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Vintage "Your Father's Moustache" Wooden Pub Sign
Located in South Bend, IN
A fantastic vintage "Your Father's Moustache" three-piece wooden hanging pub restaurant sign. Mid-20th century. Measures: 44.5"W x 1"D x 23"H. Good original vintage condition.
Category

Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Vintage Double Sided Metal Motor Oil Sign c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original distressed double sided metal sign "Super Motor Oil" on one side and "Sonoco Hottest Brand Going" on the other side. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE ...
Category

Industrial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Porcelain Beer Sign
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage porcelain beer tray. This enameled metal beer tray was designed and made for the Belgian Beer: CTS Stout Wielemans, a dark Belgian Beer made by the Brewery Wielemans which was located in Brussels. Black orange yellow beer tray with the typical long Stout glass on. This porcelain beer tray is in used condition so does have some traces by age. It's a great beer sign - beer collectable - Belgian Beer Sign - Vintage beer tray...
Category

Belgian 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Massive Hand Painted High School Track and Field Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage track and field sign from the early 1970s. Hand painted red sign with yellow lettering. Taken down from a California high school. Horizontal wo...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Spanish Provincial Style Carved Horse Head Wall Plaque Sign
Located in New York, NY
Spanish Provincial (20th Cent) style painted and carved horse head wall plaque/sign (La Taberna Caballoblanco) (Related item: 049724D).  
Category

Renaissance 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Wood Carved Red and White American Folk Art Barber Pole Trade Sign Sconce, C1920
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great Americana! c. 1920s American Folk Art wood and iron carved barber pole. Layers of thick original red and white hand painted surface. Substantial iron mounts and iron strapping around neck of sconce. Unique wall sconce...
Category

North American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

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