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Period: 20th Century
Returnable Items Only
Vintage Cock Robin Flour AW Hammond Co Round Wood Advertisement Plaque
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Cock Robin Flour AW Hammond Co round wood advertisement plaque. Circa Early to Mid 1900s. Measurements: 17" H x 17" W x 0.5" D.    
Category

Victorian 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

St Paul’s Churchyard, City of London Glass Edwardian Street Sign
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
St Paul’s Churchyard, City of London glass Edwardian Street Sign This is a City of London Street sign, it is set in its Cast Iron Frame, it is ma...
Category

Industrial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Antique English Enamel Pub Sign
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
‘The Friar’s Oak’ enamel pub sign with a wrought iron hanging bracket / frame. Reclaimed from a Public House in Shropshire. Double sided.
Category

20th Century Signs

Materials

Enamel, Wrought Iron

Vintage Road or Street Sign from Florida, Lake Worth, Blanchette, U.S.A
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Original vintage metal road sign from the crossing: Lake Worth / Blanchette in Florida.
Category

American Industrial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

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

Holstein Milk Painted Metal Trade Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This folky original painted hand made Holsteins Milk metal farm trade sign has the original chain for hanging.It has spots that has paint loss and mino...
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

1979 New York City Stuyvesant High School Talent Show Poster
Located in Garnerville, NY
Stuyvesant high school concert poster. Bright orange background with black lettering. Circa 1979. A talent show showcasing. Good overall condition with wear commensurate with age and...
Category

American Schoolhouse Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Paper

Antique Zinc Red Hat Maker Trade Sign, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
XXL Antique hat maker's trade sign, made in France circa 1900 - 1920. This large sign was used as advertising - eyecatcher on the storefront. A large facade sign - advertising sign in front of the hat shop - hat maker's store - red hat facade sign It's a spectacular XXL red hat - red top hat made of hand- painted and hand-crafted zinc. When you look at the spectacular shape, you see that the brim of the hat is completely curled, so can only be done by an art maker - craftsman. The original metal bracket is no longer with this hat trade sign...
Category

French Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Zinc

1930s Caruso's Old New York Restaurant Enamel Sign
Located in Garnerville, NY
Caruso's cobalt blue and white enamel wall mounted sign. From the restaurant in Poughkeepsie, NY's Little Italy neighborhood. Circa 1930-40. Originally mounted on the side of the bui...
Category

American Industrial Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Enamel, Steel, Iron

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

Art Deco Port Advertising Sign, 1930s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco port sign of Porto Rolaria. Old advertising sign for the aperitif drink Port - Porto. What a beautiful design: 2 bottles of Port:...
Category

Belgian Art Deco 20th Century Signs

Materials

Paper

Boucherie Chevaline Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Boucherie Chevaline Trade Sign A hand crafted Boucherie Chevaline, zinc gold leaf hand beaten butchers trade sign. A highly decorative wall hanging in untouched condition with or...
Category

French Victorian 20th Century Signs

Materials

Zinc

New Jersey Lottery Tickets Lottery Clover Club Advertisement Stand Kiosk Counter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage New Jersey Lottery Tickets "NJ Lottery Clover Club" Advertisement Stand Kiosk Counter. Item features 0riginal advertisement decals on front and ...
Category

Modern Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Rare Engraved Glass on Metal Sign from a London Cigarette's Seller, circa 1900
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This rare engraved sign is made of glass on metal. This is a a very unusual piece from a London cigarette's seller. English. Circa 1900.
Category

English Art Nouveau Antique 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Rare Early Enamel Sign Advertising Eley-Knoch Shot Gun Cartridges
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Rare early enamel sign advertising Eley-Knoch shot gun cartridges Very Rare old sign, is made in ceramic enamel it is a heavy piece with the usu...
Category

Industrial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Enamel

Vintage Enamel Letter N, 1930s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial enameled letter N was made during the 1930s and comes from the old advertising banner.
Category

European Industrial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Antique Vintage Industrial British Railway Station Enamel Advertising Sign
By British Railways
Located in Sale, GB
- An original British Rail sign, circa 1940. - This Midlands Region sign has the inscription 'Rights Of Way Act 1932 The British Transport Commission Hereby Give Notice That This Wa...
Category

British 20th Century Signs

Materials

Enamel

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 Yellow & Black Painted Steel 'Slow Children' Traffic or Street Sign
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage traffic or street sign. With graphics of a child running & large block letters spelling: 'SLOW CHILDREN'. Simply a great vintage ...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Composition California State Seal
Located in Chicago, IL
Composition seal from the state of California. From a TV courtroom drama.
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Plaster

Vintage Illuminated Letter N, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial illuminated letter N was made in Italy during the 1970s and comes from an old advertising banner. It features a black metal bod...
Category

Italian Industrial Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Large Midcentury Porcelain Letter "B" from the Stix Baer and Fuller Sign
Located in St. Louis, MO
Large 44.75" H porcelain letter B, from the former Stix, Baer & Fuller sign. This letter was once on the Mid-Century Modern Stix, Baer & Fuller department store in the Westroads Shop...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Porcelain

1900s, French Zinc Shop Sign
Located in High Point, NC
This enigmatic shop sign was produced in France, circa 1900. A large zinc wall decoration hanging on a small chain, which may or may not be a piep, features a jug extremity with a lo...
Category

French Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Zinc

Traditional Large Iron Hanging Pub Sign, The Boot
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Traditional large iron hanging pub sign. The Boot This is a large and heavy piece dating from the beginning of the 20th Century, it is double sided though the paint on one side is...
Category

Folk Art Antique 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Vintage Enamel & Steel 'Pratt & Lambert Paint & Varnish' Advertising Store Sign
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage double-sided enamel advertising sign. For the famed Pratt & Lambert paint company. With yellow & red decoration on a white ground. The text reads: 'PRATT & L...
Category

North American 20th Century Signs

Materials

Enamel, Steel

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

20th Century Blacksmith's Sign on Custom Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
A bold and striking 20th century American blacksmith's sign with an arm swinging a hammer against a block of metal on an anvil, and with sparks flying from the impact. We've had this...
Category

American Industrial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Card Game Wall Decoration Sign, 1961
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage card game wall decoration sign. 1960s advertising sign with a typical card game scene: green playing card felt, playing cards, dice, a go...
Category

Belgian Modern 20th Century Signs

Materials

Other, Tin

Oversized Bonze Advertising Store Display Scissors
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury, oversized, advertising, store display, bronze scissors open and close as real scissors. Makes a great, rustic, folk art piece or wall art.
Category

American Industrial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Bronze

Iron Bull Butcher Trade Sign with Hanging Bracket from the Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An iron butcher trade sign in the shape of a bull or a cow from the early 1900s. This iron trade sign was born in the early 20th century and was probably adorning the storefront of a...
Category

Unknown 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Vintage School Crossing Safety Guard Folk Art Trade Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Original hand painted school safety crossing guard sign. Sheet metal and wood. Great original surface. Has original leaning brace mounted on back, but c...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Sheet Metal

Pressed Zinc Facade Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Pressed zinc exterior panel from the Red Cross building.
Category

20th Century Signs

Materials

Zinc

1930's Double Sided Cabin Neon Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
1930's double sided Cabin neon sign. It has new neon, new wiring and new transformer.
Category

North American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Blue Illuminated Letter Y, 1980s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial blue illuminated letter Y was made in Netherlands during the 1980s and comes from the old advertising banner. I featuers a grey iron b...
Category

Dutch Industrial Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Vintage Desk Sign, circa 1944
Located in San Francisco, CA
About An original wooden desk sign for Carl J. Wilkerson from Fort Knox, Kentucky. His years of employment are written on the back as well as the signatu...
Category

20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood, Plastic, Paper

Enamel Sign for Colman’s Starch
Located in Cheshire, GB
Enamel sign for Colman’s Starch, of rectangular form decorated in blue and white enamel. Dimensions Height 16 Inches Width 62.5 Inches Depth 0.5 Inches.
Category

British 20th Century Signs

Materials

Enamel

Gilt Verre Églomisé, Cheap Funerals Trade Shop Sign Oliver Twist
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather tongue-in-cheek reverse painting and gilt doubled sided trade sign, reading "CHEAP FUNERALS" flippant to say the least. The sign shows signs...
Category

English 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wrought Iron

Wall Mounted Telephone Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
Wall mounted telephone sign on an iron bracket. Old school and very fun!
Category

Italian Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Large Painted Wooden Advertising Sign, “HORNIMAN’S PURE TEA”
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large painted wooden advertising sign, “HORNIMAN’S PURE TEA” This is a large painted wooden wall sign Shabby now but quite readable It is...
Category

Rustic 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Matched Pair of Edwardian Milk Glass Shop Signs
Located in London, GB
Matched pair of Edwardian milk glass shop signs. We share what we love, and we love this rare, matched pair of Edwardian milk glass shop signs. One stating “All kinds of repairs” ...
Category

British Edwardian Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Milk Glass

Antique Tray Chocolate Michiels- 1905 - 75 years Independence Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique advertising tray - advertising sign made for Belgian Chocolate Michiels, which was located in Brussels Belgium. This Art Nouveau lithographi...
Category

Belgian Art Nouveau 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal, Tin

Antique Painted Wood "No Dumping Here" Sign
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique, hand-painted, folk art, wood "No Dumping Here" sign.
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

"Antique - Old - Unusual" Clocks for Sale Hand Painted Sign, c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Antique - Old - Unusual" Clocks for Sale Hand Painted sign c.1920 Fine old school hand painted sign advertising clocks for sale Th...
Category

American 20th Century Signs

Materials

Glass, Wood

Enamel Sign for Colman’s Mustard
Located in Cheshire, GB
Enamel sign for Colman’s Mustard, of rectangular form decorated in blue and yellow enamel. Dimensions Height 16 inches Width 62.5 inches Depth 0.5 ...
Category

British 20th Century Signs

Materials

Enamel

1950 Vintage American Folk Art Band Stand Hand Painted Goofy Jazz Music Stand
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Hand painted band stand folding music stand, circa 1950s. Great folk art design and Goofy dog painted. Possibly from the Jazz Mill in Phoenix. Great wall han...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Composition, Metal

1950s Light Up Double Sided Beer Mug Yellow Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
1950's light up double sided beer mug sign. It works.
Category

North American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Original Painted California Gold Rush Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20th Century Original painted Gold Rush Sign.
Category

American Adirondack 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

20th Century Italian Mix Metal Wall Art Car, C.1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
This classic car is handmade in Italy from brass, copper and steel, created in the mid 20th century as a piece of decorative fun and novelty. CONDITION In Good Condition - wear c...
Category

Italian 20th Century Signs

Materials

Brass, Copper, Steel

Antique London Covent Garden & Borough Market Trade Shop Signs Thomas
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A decorative pair of trade signs for J B Thomas of either Borough Market or Covent Garden London, a red ground with gilt/yellow hand painted lettering. ...
Category

British 20th Century Signs

Materials

Pine

1900s Butcher's Pig Trade Sign
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Vintage carved and painted pine butcher's trade sign. Molded frame, insized text reading "Porkies Pen" pig in relief. 33" x 40" Period: First quarter of the 20th century or earlier ...
Category

French 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century "Store" Gilded Cast Iron Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
Early 20th century "Store" gilded cast iron sign on wooden board.
Category

North American Antique 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Large Hollywood Chewing Gum Advertising Display Suitcase
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage original Hollywood Chewing Gum display suitcase - Advertising display. This Large suitcase for the French brand of Hollywood Chewing Gum, since 19...
Category

French Modern 20th Century Signs

Materials

Plastic

Vintage Elizabeth Arden Signs in Wood and Painted Aluminum
Located in Milano, IT
Rare advertising sign of Elizabeth Arden, an entrepreneur who founded, in that name, her cosmetics company, dating from the 1950s, taken from the Lake...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Aluminum

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

Chinese Chinoiserie 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Telephone Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
Category

Italian Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Big Wooden Wrench, a Trade Sign, USA 1930
Located in Milan, IT
Big wooden sign of a machine shop depicting a wrench, with mechanic’s address and phone number. USA 1930 ca.
Category

American 20th Century Signs

Materials

Fruitwood

Antique London Covent Garden & Borough Market Trade Shop Signs Kitchener & Phill
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A decorative pair of trade signs for Kitchener & Phillips of either Borough Market or Covent Garden London, a red ground with gilt/yellow hand painted l...
Category

British 20th Century Signs

Materials

Pine

Vintage Solo Margarine Enamel Mid-Century Sign
Located in Norwich, GB
A wonderful bright vintage enamel sign advertising Solo margarine. Belgian - Circa 1940's. The sign is in very good condition for its age, ther...
Category

Belgian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Signs

Materials

Enamel

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