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Period: 20th Century
Vintage Los Angeles Pedestrian Crossing Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive yellow pedestrian crossing sign from Los Angeles. Great coloring. Dent going through the middle. Still very presentable.
Category

American 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Old Advertising Sign for Blood Oranges Displaying a Horse, Pottery, Italy, 1920s
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative advertising sign, made of ceramic, dated around 1920s, made in Italy. An advertising sign for selling Italian blood oranges, displaying a white horse. Good condition wit...
Category

Italian Art Nouveau Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Pottery

Wrought Iron Cross from a German Immigrant Cemetery, 20th Century, USA
Located in Leuven , BE
This iron cross belonged to a German immigrants from Russia and dates backs to the first half of the 20th century. The cross consists of a base, decorated with flora and a plaque wit...
Category

German 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Humboldt California Freeway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Humboldt County Line freeway sign from Northern California. Made in 1965. Great piece of Marijuana history as well as transportation Americana. 7 feet wid...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Edwardian Wall Hung Shop Sign, Kirbys’ Wardrobes Purchased
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Edwardian wall hung shop sign, Kirbys’ wardrobes purchased A great piece of social history, this is a wooden sign painted on both sides and hanging on a blacksmith made Iron brack...
Category

Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Oversized Metal Key Trade Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive metal bit-key trade sign from the UK. Marked BOLTON, 1925. Great patina to metal. Well made and in very good condition. Cool oversized piece. ...
Category

British Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Mid-20th Century French Enameled Metal Sign for Cafe San Rivo in Sao Paulo
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid-twentieth century red and white enameled metal sign is double faced and promotes the Cafe San Rivo in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Below is marked Dep...
Category

Belgian 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Very Rare Double Sided Glass Raleigh Bike Advertising Shop Sign
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Very rare double sided glass Raleigh bike advertising shop sign This is a beautiful Raleigh bike advertising shop sign, it is made in in a crackle fini...
Category

Sporting Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Mirror

Large Pop 1970s Wrangler "No-Fault" Jeans. Denim Store Display / Banner
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large pop modernist circa 1970s Wrangler "No-Fault" Jeans and Jackets, silkscreened on Denim, store display / banner, amazing original condition, appears to be new-old stock, Great i...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Fabric

French 1950s Enamel Sign
Located in Brecht, BE
These enamel signs were used nearby schools, great decorative object, collector’s item.
Category

French 20th Century Signs

Materials

Enamel

Vintage Yellow Los Angeles Pedestrian Crossing Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive yellow pedestrian crossing sign from Los Angeles. Pedestrian in a crosswalk. Great coloring. Measures: 41" wide.
Category

American 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

1920s Tin Advertising Sign for Chicorée Mondiale by Rob Otten, Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage black and yellow tin publicity shop display - metal advertising sign for Chicorée Mondiale. This Art Deco Sign is dated 1927. The Letters are pressed into the metal, what ...
Category

Belgian Art Deco 20th Century Signs

Materials

Tin

Orange 'BRIDGE OUT' Metal Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Super cool vintage metal 'BRIDGE OUT' sign from the East Coast. Measures: 4 feet wide. Orange sign with black lettering. Bullet holes and road rash to sign.
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Los Angeles 'DEAD END' Embossed Street Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Los Angeles street sign. Embossed sign, circa 1960s. Reads 'DEAD END.' Tons of patina, good condition.
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

12.5 Foot Tall Vintage Neon Bowling Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive 12.5 foot tall metal and neon bowling sign from the 1960s. Sign is red with white letters and white trim. Neon lights are red and illuminate lette...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

1930s Copper Double-Sided English Outdoor Advertising Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
An electric, double-sided outdoor sign promoting the English clothing manufacturer, Chilprufe Agents (operating between 1920 and 1950). The company’s logo has been reverse painted on...
Category

English Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Copper

Porcelain Belgian Beer Sign, Three Stars Leopold, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Porcelain Beer Sign for Belgian Beer - Three Stars Leopold Sign A large and great looking Belgian beer sign with the American colors white, red and blue ...
Category

Belgian Modern 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

1950s Era Large Metal Letters
Located in Surrey, BC
only an "O" "l" x 2 left Two sets of custom-made metal letters made for the Wilkinson steel plant in Vancouver for a new office in 1950. The company ...
Category

Canadian 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

US Post Office Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive US Post Office Highway sign from the south. Steel sign with reflective lettering. Great coloring and graphics. Good vintage condition. Measure: 7 ...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Wood Framed Glass Two-Sided Electric Sign, circa 1930
Located in Surrey, BC
This is a very rare one of a kind automotive collector item. Cantilevered cast iron sign for Brighton Garage. Two-sided, electrified sign with its lettering reverse-painted on glass...
Category

Canadian Industrial Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

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

Set of Three Folk Art Straight Edge Razor Trade Signs
Located in Stamford, CT
Three whimsical American folk carved wood art trade signs in the form of straight edge razors. Used by barbers as interior advertisements. Two have...
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Monumental California Drunk Drivers Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage highway sign that reads Report Drunk Drivers Call 911. Stamped "Property of State of California" at the bottom. Blue reflective sig...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Large Big Bear Lake California Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very cool vintage California freeway sign showing the way to Big Bear Lake. Iconic location in California, cool piece of history. Great coloring and worn condition. Fantastic piece of California ephemera...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage "NEW" Road Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Interesting vintage road sign made of steel. Depicts the word "NEW" at the bottom with an orange reflective panel above. Great vintage condition.
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Decorative Bacchanalian Wine Bar Menu, Black Board
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Decorative bacchanalian wine bar menu, black board A very decorative piece with the theme of grape bearing nymphs in both corners at the top The attractiv...
Category

Baroque Revival 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

1950s Store Display Gibbs Shaving Razors, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage store display - counter display for Gibbs shaving razors. A 1950s shop mill - shop display with little boxes filled with shaving razors. This a...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

Acid Yellow Reflective Pedestrian Road Sign from Los Angeles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great acid yellow reflective road sign from the City of Los Angeles. Depicting a man and woman crossing the road. Good vintage condition.  
Category

American 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Life-Sized 1950s Metal School Girl Speed Limit Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning metal sign of a school girl letting you know the speed limit in the school zone. 48" tall. Double sided. Great coloring, with grey, light blues an...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage Prison Road Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage metal road sign for a United States Prison. Sign is letting the car know that they are now "LEAVING the TRAVEL RESTRICTED AREA." Interesting piece of automotive memorabilia...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

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...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Iron

Vintage 'Lodging" Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage highway sign in cobalt blue reflective metal. Depicts a person sleeping in bed. Sign was used to direct drivers to hotels/motels up ...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage DRUGS Street Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage DRUGS street sign with white background and black lettering. Interesting piece of transportation history. No drugs zone, with increased penalties. Probably used close to a school zone...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage "African Queen" Boat Name Sign, circa 1950s
Located in South Bend, IN
A fantastic vintage "African Queen" boat name sign, circa 1950s Measures: 59.63" W x 0.75" D x 10.13" H. Hand carved wood and paint Very good original vintage condition. ...
Category

Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood, Paint

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 California Highway Seatbelt Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage California road sign warning people to wear their seatbelt. White steel reflective sign with black outline of a person sitting down with a...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Set of 7 Mid-Century Era Painted Wood Carnival Folk Art Sign Box Letters
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This set of seven Folk Art wooden box letters were made in Canada is circa 1965 and were once mounted on a carnival sign for either a ride or an at...
Category

Canadian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

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.
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Anonymous Abstract Geometric Painted Board
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Bold geometric abstract board found in Texas. We have a collection of these boards from an anonymous artist. Painted on recycled cupboard doors, table tops, stool tops and bread boar...
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Vintage Humane Society Road Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare vintage steel road sign for the Humane Society. Great for animal lovers. Blue reflective sign with white lettering "HUMANE SOCIETY." Very unique v...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

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

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

Cast Zinc Aluminum Alloy Gilt Marquee Letter E
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cast zinc aluminum alloy, marquee letter E, features a painted gilt surface with its wonderful, weather-worn, original patina.
Category

American Industrial 20th Century Signs

Materials

Zinc

Reverse Painted Glass Sign 1920s Illuminated Star Masonic Temple Eastern Star
Located in Camden, ME
Illuminated tin sign with a reverse painting on glass star for the Eastern Star of the Masonic Temple from the 1920s.. The sign is shown mounted on its or...
Category

American Industrial Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Tin

Vintage Trailer Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Whimsical vintage highway sign from Texas. Blue sign with with graphics of a trailer. Good vintage condition.
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Caution School Zone WPA Style Wood Sign Red White and Blue Hand Painted
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Chunky red, white and blue hand painted school safety zone sign. Super graphic and bold. Nice thick construction.
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Vintage Gas Station Ahead Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage highway gas station sign from Texas. Blue sign with white graphics. Great coloring. Good condition.
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

Massive Acid Yellow Reflective Pedestrian Road Sign from Los Angeles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive acid yellow reflective road sign from the City of Los Angeles. Depicting a man and woman crossing the road. Good vintage condition.  
Category

American 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

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

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

1950s Aluminum on Wood General Electric Logo, Sign Plaque
Located in Buffalo, NY
1950s aluminum on wood General Electric logo, sign plaque. Salvaged from General Electric Buffalo NY office, stunning, original plaque, cast aluminum depicting famous G E Logo, mount...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Signs

Materials

Aluminum

1930s Wood Campgrounds Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage wood campgrounds sign from the 1930s. Sign was used to let people use shovels and supplies and make sure they are returned. Great rustic sign, cool piece of Americana. 2.5 fe...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Anonymous Abstract X Geometric Painted Board
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Bold geometric abstract board found in Texas. We have a collection of these boards from an anonymous artist. Painted on recycled cupboard doors, table tops, stool tops and bread boards. Very dynamic when hung in collections. This door appears to have been painted on an old cupboard...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Advertising Sign for an Optician, from 1920s
Located in Vienna, Austria
Hand painted metal advertising sign for an optician. The shield was attached to the facade on an optician shop and is painted with the same motive on both sides. Signed from the si...
Category

Czech Modern Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Metal

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

Vintage 'Phone' Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage highway sign in cobalt blue reflective metal. Depicts a large white phone on a blue background. Sign was used to direct drivers to a...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Steel

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

Porcelain Handicapped Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage porcelain handicapped sign. Great colors. Newly framed and floating in a shadow box. Great vintage condition.
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Signs

Materials

Porcelain

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