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Period: 20th Century
1959 California Highway 'Signal Ahead' Sign with Reflectors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare 'Signal Ahead' yellow sign from a California Highway. Letters are made of reflectors. Stamped 'State of California' on the back with the date, 1959. Almost 4 feet wide. Extremel...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage Steel Engineering Sign
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A graphic rectangular patinated steel wall sign from a venerable Detroit, Michigan engineering firm.
Category

American Industrial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Rare Glass Pedestrian Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic glass pedestrian street crossing sign. Great coloring. Excellent condition. Illuminates beautifully in sunlight.
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Pelican Blanc Glass Money Valve with Pelican Bird, Switzerland, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage Money Valve - Ramasse-Monnaie for The White Pelican. Vintage Counter Display - Advertising Display. The White Pelican is known for the high quality of Fountain Pens , Ballpoints and Ink. This heavy and stabile glass Money Valve was used to put on counters nearby the Cash Desk...
Category

Swiss Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Signs

Materials

Glass

American Folk Art Tool Museum Sign 1950 Tool Assemblage
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Wentworth Tool Museum sign assembled with scrap tools and hardware. Assemblage include many wrenches, drill bits, saws and scissors. Heavy iron constructio...
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

1935 Tin Sign by Dorfi for Fabric Paint L'Alsacienne
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique Tin sign mounted on solid cardboard , designed by Dorfi ( Dorfinant Albert ) for Fabric Paint L'Alsacienne. Beautiful design of a lady who's colouring fabrics in different colors in wooden...
Category

Belgian Art Deco 20th Century Signs

Materials

Tin

Ten Supertest Gas Station Motor Oil Coin Banks
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Ten supertest gas station motor oil coin banks Tags: Advertising Porcelain Signs, Gas and Oil Memorabilia.
Category

Canadian 20th Century Signs

Materials

Tin

1920s Van Melle's Toffees Tin - Antique Candy Box Holland - Dutch Windmill
Located in Antwerp, BE
Exceptional large lithographic Candy Tin - Toffee Tin - Candy Box for Van Melle's Toffees Holland. This 1920s Antique Tin made by Wed. J. Bekkers and Son -...
Category

Dutch Art Nouveau 20th Century Signs

Materials

Tin

Antique Dutch Enameled Metal Farm Animal Feed Sign
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Antique Dutch enameled metal farm animal feed sign featuring a bull and a rooster. Metal Folk Art sign with original enamel finish and a patinated metal p...
Category

Dutch Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Wills Gold Flake Cigarettes Advertising Mirror
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Wills Gold Flake cigarettes advertising mirror Very rare old mirror, a bold picture of the Gold Flake packet set in an golden oak frame The m...
Category

Industrial 20th Century Signs

National State Park No Swimming Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage sign from a national state park. Brown sign of a swimmer with a red slash. Great colors. Great pool house or beach house art.
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Early 20th Century Double-Sided Iron Nautical Trade Sign "The Norfolk"
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early 20th century double-sided sheet iron, cast iron, hand-painted trade sign with hand-forged hooks. Great hand-painted "The Norfolk" featuring a painted...
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Dubied Italian Tin Advertising Sign
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Dubied Italian tin advertising sign. A fabulous metallic tin in reliefs finely printed by stone lithography for "Dubied" An international knit...
Category

Italian 20th Century Signs

Vintage European Street Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage European street sign. Deep blue and white. Newly mounted and framed. People at play in the street. Cool piece of wall art.
Category

Italian Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Charming Advertising Sign, Re Lion Oxo for Winter Health
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A charming advertising sign, Re Lion Oxo for Winter Health This is delightful piece showing a very fierce lion (Re-Lion) the sign is an original grocer shop print, the frame is no...
Category

English Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Paper

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.  
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Three Dimensional Double-Sided Wooden Hovis Tea Shop Sign
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Three dimensional double-sided wooden hovis tea shop sign  A great piece of social history, this sign is in wood it has been made with applied large letters...
Category

Art Deco 20th Century Signs

Magnavox Television Factory TV Sign, circa 1950s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Incredible giant TV sign that graced the circa 1950s . Magnavox TV factory in Utah. Just under 11 feet tall. Mounted on original heavy iron pole. Original whit...
Category

American Steampunk Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron, Sheet Metal

Vintage Czech Shop Sign, 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
This set of shop sign letters is made of steel sheet and spells out the Czech words "Smisene Zbozi" in upper case which is Czech for grocery store. Restored thick steel sheet with ve...
Category

Czech Industrial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Signed Snap Wyatt Sideshow Banner
By Snap Wyatt
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic "Plenty For Two" sideshow banner painted by Snap Wyatt. Great manageable size.
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Antique Architectural Bank Building Bronze "No" Letters
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic cast bronze vintage letters. Great way to get your point across! Salvaged from a bank building in the midwest. Great patinated bronze surface. ...
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Bronze

Large Painted Iron "Parrot" Sign, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Large iron sign representing a parrot on its perch. Painted with lovely greeny yellow colours. This sign used to hang in front of a French Maison Close (bordello), at the beginning o...
Category

French Belle Époque 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Early 20th C Coca Cola Bottling Company Sign
Located in Charleston, SC
This sign originally hung on a Coca Cola Bottling Company building in Longview, Texas. It was made in the first half of the 20th century, circa 1910. This sign contains seven differe...
Category

American Industrial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

French Metal Coiffeur Sign
Located in Seattle, WA
Simple, interesting French hairdressing sign.
Category

French Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

English Country Painted Golf Sign
Located in New York, NY
English Country (20th Century) painted and carved wall plaque of golf sign.
Category

British Country 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Vintage Americana Mid-Century Neon Barber Shop Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic 13.5 foot long Mid-Century vintage neon barber shop sign. Total statement piece. Unusual three dimensional channel letters. Many layers of r...
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

English Country (20th Century) painted and carved wall plaque of golf sign.
Located in New York, NY
English Country (20th Century) painted and carved wall plaque of golf sign.
Category

British Country 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

RICH Sign
Located in Darnestown, MD
This seemingly straightforward sign is open to several interpretations. Is it a statement of aspiration or having arrived? Might it be Richard's nickname? In any case, it is wonderfu...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Lighted Wooden Taxi Arrow Sign
Located in Seattle, WA
Wonderful double sided taxi sign-believed to be from the Victory taxi company. Lighted on both sides, can stand on table or hang- great color, great size.
Category

American 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Art Deco era Gas Station Advertising Sign Atlantic Oil
Located in Ferndale, MI
Art Deco themed gas station advertising sign for Atlantic Oil (two sided).
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

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...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage Oversized "Time is of the Essence" Clock-shaped Clockmaker Metal Sign
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An oversized "Time is of the Essence" clockmaker distressed metal and glass sign from the mid-20th century with inscriptions. Shaped as a massive clock, the round dial featuring Roman numeral hours and hands is inscribed on both sides with the phrase "Time is of the Essence » in curved italic lettering, nicely adapting to the shape of the piece. The bold, catchy and classic font choice along with the «Movements Repaired» and «Springs Replaced» inscriptions on each side possess an absolutely charming vintage and antique look. Offering a rustic and old-time feeling, this mid-20th century clock...
Category

20th Century Signs

Giuseppe Magagnoli 'Maga' Art Deco Porcelain Sign, Poster, for Viset
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Giuseppe Magagnoli 'Maga' (1878-1933) Art Deco porcelain sign (Poster) for Viset. Free shipping within the United States and Canada.
Category

Italian 20th Century Signs

"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

American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Aluminum

Monumental "Danish Designs" Wooden Advertising Sign
Located in Peabody, MA
Monumental 67" wide (5 1/2 feet) double-sided surfboard style advertising sign in painted wood with 1/2" raised wood lettering, for "Danish Designs", ca. 1960s. From a modern furnis...
Category

Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Paint, Wood

Iron Perpetual Motion Folk Art Texas Zoo
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This black and white painted iron perpetual motion object was said to have been used to market the zebra exhibition at the San Antonio Zoo. The zebras...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Belgian Vintage Tole Free Mounted Shop Sign
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Belgian tole vintage free mounted wall shop sign. This Végé metal shop sign can be mounted individually to taste. It is made of the four letters Végé and includes the logo topp...
Category

Belgian 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

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

American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century 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

Dutch Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Brass, Aluminum

Double Sided Vintage Marlboro Light Up Cigarette Pack, 1990s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very cool vintage advertising light up box by Marlboro. A relic of 90's commercial culture. Massive scale. Double sided. Fantastic condition with very little wear as shown. Looks gre...
Category

American 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage 'ON AIR' Studio Light, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original "On Air" studio lighted box sign dating from the 1970s. The box is made of metal and wording is made of opaque plastic with green bold painted lettering. The piece is in gre...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Nantucket Scallop Sign
Located in Essex, MA
Excellent old Nantucket Scallop sign with notched corners on old wood with white hand-painted letting. The back is covered with old newspaper. Old wood ...
Category

American 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Leona LaMar “The Girl With a 1000 Eyes” Vaudeville Mentalist Lobby Marquee
Located in Savannah, GA
An original Vaudeville lobby marquee for “The Girl With A 1000 Eyes” Leona LaMar traveling mentalist show. The sign, made by the I.M. Friedman Sign Company ...
Category

American Other Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Old Belgian tin advertising sign, 1951
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
Tin advertising sign for 'Storm & Lemercinier', a company from the Belgian Ardennes that specialized in gates and agricultural machinery. The si...
Category

Belgian Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage French Glass 'Menu Du Jour' Restaurant Sign
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A stunning French restaurant glass sign which is painted on the back. Recently imported from the Bordeaux region in France by our supplier. The sign has a wonderful patina and ...
Category

French French Provincial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Glass

Double Sided Trade Sign "Ocean & Bay Waterfront Lots for Sale"
Located in Nantucket, MA
Double sided real estate trade side, original paint on framed wood panel White ground with black lettering, Found in Rhode Island, circa 1940.
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Pine

Framed Dartmouth College Banner, circa 1926 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
About An original framed Dartmouth College wall banner signed by original owner. Date of manufacture circa 1926. Materials and techniques felt, wood. Condition good. Wear consi...
Category

Industrial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood, Felt

Large Vintage Green Can Motor Gas Oil Garage Drum Motoring Memorabilia
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A large 10 Gallon Drum with brass tap. Wonderful colour and patina. Founded in 1890 in Birmingham, England, Valor became a market leader in manufacturing container storage equipment, during WWII Valor played its part in the War Effort, extending its product ranges to include ammunition boxes...
Category

Industrial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal, Steel

Original New York City Porcelain Over Metal Enamel Street Sign St. Nicholas
Located in Stamford, CT
Antique porcelain double sided humpback New York City Street Sign used in NYC from 1910 till early 1970s. Cobalt blue enamel and white enamel...
Category

American 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal, Enamel

15 Foot Fair Play Basketball Scoreboard, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental vintage basketball scoreboard by Fair Play, made in the 1980s. Extremely unusual size with the player stats on both sides. Gre...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Aluminum

Midcentury Tin Advertising Sign Sacor Loft French 1950s Possible Light
Located in Mimizan, FR
Midcentury vintage advertising sign Sacor Libre service Made of yin Would make a good ceiling light In good vintage condition with signs of...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Signs

Materials

Tin

Double Sided Texas Cigarettes Sign, 1980s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Colorful double sided sign for Texas cigarettes. A large red and blue advertising sign - billboard with a logo of a Texas cowboy on a horse. This publicity sign was probably used as a sidewalk sign. This vintage tobacco sign...
Category

European Modern 20th Century Signs

Materials

Acrylic

Later 19th or Early 20th Century Clock or Watch Makers Copper Trade Sign
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Late 19th early 20th century clock or watch makers trade sign in oxidised copper. Later bespoke patinated brass frame. Ready to hang.
Category

French 20th Century Signs

Materials

Copper

Decorative "Planter Peanuts" Can
Located in Sheffield, MA
Vintage planter peanuts can be used to decorate the kitchen, use as waste receptacle or storage purpose.
Category

American 20th Century Signs

Materials

Tin

Selection of 1950s NYC Bus Signs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Vintage NYC Bus or Subway Signs, American, circa 1950's. They are metal signs and have been framed in clean lined black wooden gallery frames. They are priced at $550 each.
Category

American Industrial Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

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