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Antique NOS Reed Vise Tin on Cardboard Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s; mfd. by The H. D. Beach Co. (Coshocton, OH) for Reed Manufacturing Co. - Erie, PA
Antique new-old-stock tin-over-cardboard (TOC) advertising sign.
This piece advertises R...
Category
Early 20th Century American Signs
Materials
Tin
Vintage Model 6S632 Radio by Zenith
By Zenith
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1940s; Zenith Radio Corp. - Chicago, IL
Streamline Moderne-inspired tabletop radio. Features robust tone control and local radio pushbuttons.
• Model Type: Tabletop broadcast re...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Streamlined Moderne Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
Vintage Model R-1131 with Magic Eye Tube by Delco
Located in Dekalb, IL
1937; United Motors Service - New York
Streamline Art Deco console radio with wooden tuning knobs.
This piece features a solid state Magic Eye tube, an inexpensive way to do the sa...
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
$2,340 / item
Late 19th Century Eastlake Victorian Walnut Commode Wash Stand with Marble Top
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique Victorian commode washstand.
Crafted from walnut, this piece hearkens back to a time of superior American craftsmanship. Features a marble top, optimal storage, and classic ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Eastlake Vanities
Materials
Marble
Early 20th Century Silkworm Industrial Nature Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1910s/1920s; A. J. Tiffany, Publisher - Chicago
Vintage silkworm education tool.
This piece was part of a series of "Industrial Nature Cabinets" produced for American schools by...
Category
Early 20th Century American Taxidermy
Materials
Silk, Glass, Wood
Vintage Critic Quality Feeds Heavy Metal Litho Advertising Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1950s; Beardstown Mills Company - Beardstown, IL
Vintage litho livestock feed sign.
This piece advertises Critic Quality livestock feeds from Beardstown Mills, a now-defunct flo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Signs
Materials
Metal
Vintage Stainless Steel Salesman Sample Kettle
Located in Dekalb, IL
Vintage jacketed kettle salesman sample.
Being under 10 inches tall makes this stainless steel salesman sample much easier to carry around than the 50 or 100-gallon tank it represen...
Category
Early 20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century John Broadwood
Sons Upright Piano Salesmans Sample
By John Broadwood
Sons
Located in Dekalb, IL
Early 1900s; John Broadwood & Sons - North Yorkshire, England
This piano salesman sample comes from one of the oldest continuous piano manufacturers in the world. Originally establi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century French Cast Iron Salesman Sample Plow by Morcrette
Located in Dekalb, IL
1860s-70s; François Morcrette - Cugny, Aisne, France
Morcrette (sometimes spelled Morcrétté) was a blacksmith and plow manufacturer based in the small town of Cugny in the mid-to-la...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Models and Miniatures
Materials
Steel, Iron
Early 20th Century Butchers Products Co. Painted Tin Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
1910s-20s; Fulton Meat Market district - Chicago, IL
The property at the northeast corner of Peoria and Fulton streets in Chicago was most recently a burger joint, but in the late 1...
Category
Early 20th Century American Signs
Materials
Tin
Early 20th Century Reverse-Painted IOOF Skull and Bones Glass Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
Early 1900s; Independent Order of Odd Fellows
This reverse-painted glass "Caution" sign comes with the scull and crossbone, a symbol of mortality to the fraternity, and a reminder o...
Category
Early 20th Century American Signs
Materials
Glass, Wood
Vintage Hobart Crescent Dishwasher Salesmans Sample
Located in Dekalb, IL
1930s; The Hobart Manufacturing Company - Troy, OH
Hobart was originally founded in 1897 by engineer Charles Hobart. When the company bought out The Crescent Washing Machine Company...
Category
Early 20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Brass, Steel
Antique Pennsylvania Railroad Stock Car Model
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique handmade railroad stock car model.
As a model of the railroad cars designed to haul livestock like cattle, this exquisite replica delivers some remarkable details including ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Tin
Diamond Tool and Horseshoe Company Product Display
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1930s/1940s; Diamond Tool Horseshoe Co. - Duluth, MN
Vintage horseshoe point-of-sale display.
This piece was used to advertise and showcase horseshoes made by Diamond Tool, esta...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Vintage Tufted Leather Chesterfield Barrel Chair
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1940s/1950s; barrel is sourced from Continental Baking Co. - Wheeling, WV
Vintage tufted leather armchair set in a rustic wooden barrel.
Sometimes referred to as a "tub chair," ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Iron
$1,595 / item
Vintage Columbia Bikes Framed Parts Display
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s/1930s; Columbia Bikes/The Westfield Manufacturing Co. - Westfield, MA
Antique historical bike parts wall-mounted display.
This piece serves as a salesman sample-type displ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Steel
Early 20th Century Medical Display Case by Clark
Roberts
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1900s; Clark and Roberts Co. - Indianapolis, IN
Antique steel medical cabinet with glass walls.
This unique piece was once utilized in a medical or dental setting. It is compris...
Category
Early 20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Steel
Vintage Double-Sided Chesterfield Couch in Brown
Located in Dekalb, IL
Vintage double-sided tufted leather sofa.
This seat offers all the range of a standard Chesterfield, doubled. A central removable backrest separates the two "halves" of the sofa, al...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Sofas
Materials
Leather, Oak
Vintage Salesman Sample Rip Saw with Conveyor Belt
Located in Dekalb, IL
Vintage (possibly verging on antique) German industrial salesman sample.
This piece, from an unknown manufacturer, is a scale model version of a rip saw and conveyor belt system. Th...
Category
Early 20th Century German Models and Miniatures
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Early 20th Century Cast Iron Coat Tree
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique cast iron coat tree.
Despite its appearance, this coat rack not japanned copper, although it gets marks for accurately recreating the look. It sits on a quartet of splayed l...
Category
Early 20th Century American Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Mercantile Rolltop Grain Counter
Located in Dekalb, IL
1909; possibly Charles K. Fox Co. or Parnall & Sons, Ltd.
Antique oak seed or grain counter with rolltop doors.
This piece was designed to allow customers in general and feed store...
Category
Early 20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Antique Oak 12-Drawer Document Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
This antique wooden cabinet can likely be attributed to the Arts & Crafts movement, featuring 12 uniform drawers housed within a solid oak frame.
Constructed from solid oak, the cab...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Large Antique Tiger Oak Flat File
Located in Dekalb, IL
This towering and visually arresting antique wooden flat file cabinet was likely used in a drafting office, print shop, or architectural firm. With its 22 large flat drawers, this pi...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Industrial Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Antique Industrial 90 Drawer Hardware Store Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
This impressive antique 90-drawer hardware cabinet was originally used in a workshop or general store, this towering piece was built to keep countless small components—such as nuts, ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Antique Gray, Dunn
Co. Bakery Display Case in Blue
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s; mfd. by Parnall & Sons for Gray, Dunn & Co. - Glasgow, Scotland
Antique rolling bakery display case with gilt banner sign.
This piece was used to sell baked goods from Gr...
Category
Vintage 1920s Scottish Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood
MCM Lounge Height Saarinen Table by Knoll
By Knoll
Located in Dekalb, IL
Mid-Century Modern Circular Dining Table – c. 1960s (Attributed to Knoll Inc., East Greenville, PA)
This striking circular Danish-style dining table dates to the 1960s and is stylis...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century Oak Baker
s Rack and Table
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique Adjustable Baker’s Rack & Folding Serving Table – c. 1880s–1890s (Attributed to Boeckh Brothers Company, Toronto, ON)
A rare and versatile example of late 19th-century Canad...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Industrial Tables
Materials
Iron
Vintage Motor Rythm Tin Litho Advertising Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1940s; R. M. Hollingshead Corp. - Camden, NJ
Vintage tune-up fluid advertising sign.
This piece advertises Whiz's "Motor Rythm", a now-defunct line of tune-up fluids. The sign m...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Signs
Materials
Tin
Vintage Chart Rack with Four Denoyer-Geppert Anatomy Charts
By Denoyer-Geppert
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1960s; Denoyer-Geppert Co. - Chicago, IL
Vintage metal chart rack with four original four-color Denoyer-Geppert anatomy posters.
Each is in remar...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Signs
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Vintage Mueller Electric Point-of-Sale Advertising Display
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1940s/1950s; Mueller Electric Co. - Cleveland, OH
Vintage advertising store display.
This piece features an assortment of offerings produced by Mueller, an electrical component ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Signs
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Star Threads POS Display Case
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique oak mercantile display for the American Thread Co. "Star" Threads line of products. This piece features individual cubbies for different colors of spools that are housed in t...
Category
Early 20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique Hartmann Wardrobe Trunk
By Hartmann Trunk Company
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s; Hartmann Trunk Co. - Racine, WI
Antique wardrobe steamer trunk with cushioned top. This piece features many inclusions you'd find in a full-size home wardrobe such as draw...
Category
Early 20th Century American Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Metal
B and B Stinger Lighted Glass Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1950s/1960s; Le Palais Bénédictine - Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, France
This piece advertises a drink known as a "B and B Stinger", which is Benedictine & Brandy, mixed with crème de...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Signs
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Pharmacist Figural Trade Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique figural copper and tin trade sign.
This piece takes the form of an antique mortar and pestle, one of the most important tools used by practitioners of medicine for centuries...
Category
Early 20th Century Signs
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron, Tin
Early 20th Century "J-E" Storage Battery Flange Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique flanged service station sign.
This piece advertises Jelly-Electrolyte, or "J-E" storage batteries. The "jelly" eliminated the need for refilling water (a task required with ...
Category
Early 20th Century Signs
Materials
Metal
Vintage Industrial Steel Rolling Die Cart
Located in Dekalb, IL
Vintage cast iron rolling industrial cart.
This piece features three tiers of storage, with an adjustable-height top surface that can raise and lower by way of a hand crank. The car...
Category
Mid-20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Steel, Iron
Vintage Painted Tin Tex Tan Western Wear Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1950s/1960s; Kids Korral, Inc. - Lakeville, IN and Tex-Tan Western Leather Co. - Yoakum, TX
Vintage painted tin children's western wear sign.
This sign advertises Tex Tan leathe...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Signs
Materials
Tin
Early 20th Century Oak Showcase by Quincy
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1900s; Quincy Show Case Works - Quincy, IL
Antique wooden display case.
This piece comes from the Quincy, Illinois-based manufacturer of the same name. It features an all-oak fr...
Category
Early 20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Oak
Pair of Framed Rolling Stones US Tour Posters
Located in Dekalb, IL
Two vintage original The Rolling Stones tour date posters.
These pieces come from two very different times; for both the Rolling Stones and the country. On the left is a 1964 tour p...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Vintage Salesman Sample Tire Vulcanizing Machine
Located in Dekalb, IL
Vintage tire manufacturing and repair machine salesman sample.
This piece would have been shopped around to various service stations and garages. Its purpose was to vulcanize tires,...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Curved Glass Lighted Corner Display Case
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique wood and glass vitrine.
When it comes to magnificent pieces, this gorgeous oak woodwork starts at the top and extends down its clawfoot cabriole legs. Four main window panel...
Category
Early 20th Century Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Oak
Vintage Simon Beer Dimensional Advertising Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1970s/1980s; The William Simon Brewery - Buffalo, NY
Vintage embossed composite, faux wood advertising sign.
This piece advertises Simon Pure, a regional beer from upstate New Y...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Signs
Materials
Ceramic, Plastic
Antique Painted Oak Flat File Cabinet in Blue
Located in Dekalb, IL
Large, antique flat file.
This piece features two stacks of 5-drawer cabinets plus a third comprised of a single drawer. While the cabinet has been...
Category
Early 20th Century Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Oak Pedestal Banker
s Desk
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique wooden banker's desk with large writing surface.
We find it mind-boggling that this piece doesn't have a manufacturer's tag, because we want to shake the hand of whoever mad...
Category
Early 20th Century Desks
Materials
Oak
c. 1920 Multi-Drawer Industrial Hardware Cabinet in Gray
Located in Dekalb, IL
Industrial wooden cabinet with a silver and gray paint coat.
This piece features drawers of various sizes from small parts to general storage...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Industrial Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Antique Industrial Pedestal Workbench Cabinet With Dividers
Located in Dekalb, IL
This industrial workbench features a large work surface area with a back board as well as eight drawers and two cabinets. This piece has been left as is with the addition of a polyu...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Industrial Pedestals
Materials
Metal
c. 1930 Linen Steam Cleaning Banner
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1930 linen banner (likely cotton) advertising a dry/steam cleaner business. There are no identifiers as to which business, so this was likely placed on the storefront to draw in b...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Industrial Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Telechron Neon Advertising Clock
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1930s; Electric Ad Clock Co. - Chicago
Vintage neon-accented wall-mount advertising clock.
This unique piece doesn't seem like much at first glance, maybe an old mantle clock. B...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Industrial Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century 32-Drawer Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique oak cabinet with turned, wooden drawer pulls.
This rustic piece features 32 drawers of uniform size and exhibits scuffs and abrasions that add to the character of this cabine...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Cabinets
Materials
Wood
c. 1900 Industrial Foundry Flat File Counter
Located in Dekalb, IL
This large countertop cabinet was used for decades in a ship foundry in Milwaukee, WI housing a number of schematics and tools. The cabinet boasts t...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Industrial Cabinets
Materials
Wood
circa 1920 Bromann Brothers Mercantile Display
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s; Bromann Bros - Chicago, IL
Early 20th century wood and glass display case manufactured by Bromann Brothers. This piece features milk glass tiles near the base bordered by ...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Industrial Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Tufted Leather Oxblood Loveseat by Thomas Lloyd
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1980s; Thomas Lloyd Furniture - Treorchy, Wales
Vintage English tufted leather sofa in oxblood red.
This gorgeous piece boasts a deep shade of red, contrasted by lighter tones o...
Category
Vintage 1980s English Loveseats
Materials
Leather
Rustic Swedish Cabinet in Blue
Located in Dekalb, IL
(Likely) 19th century Swedish or other Scandinavian rustic painted pine cabinet.
This piece features a thin coat of pale blue paint throughout with painted script along across the t...
Category
Antique 1830s Unknown Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Vintage "Cabins" Single Sided Porcelain Neon Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
Vintage neon sign advertising cabins for rent. This piece features a bold Bauhaus-style font in white set against a dark background. The lettering has been traced in a turquoise neon...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Industrial Signs
Materials
Metal, Enamel
c. 1899 NOS Complete Japanned Copper Dental Drill
Located in Dekalb, IL
This immaculate and incredibly rare piece of dental history originates from the office of Dr. Harry Wood - formerly located at 205 Huron Street in Berlin, WI. This complete dental drill set comes with everything - including the ornate japanned copper swing arm...
Category
Antique 1890s American Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Copper
Early 20th Century Porcelain Heinz Advertising Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1900s; H.J. Heinz Co. - Pittsburgh
Large circular, single-sided porcelain Heinz advertising sign.
This piece features the iconic Heniz 57 Varieties typeface with the iconic pick...
Category
Early 20th Century American Signs
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Weather-Bird Shoes SSP Neon
Located in Dekalb, IL
Vintage porcelain base neon sign advertising Weather-Bird Shoes, a line of outdoor waterproof shoes manufactured by Peters, Division of International Shoe Co., St. Louis, MO.
This p...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Signs
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Early 20th Century Bromann Bros. Butcher Shop Counter with Milk Glass Tiles
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1900s - 1920s; Bromann Bros. - Chicago
Antique butcher shop prep and presentation counter manufactured by Bromann Bros., a renowned butcher sh...
Category
Early 20th Century American Tables
Materials
Milk Glass, Oak
Early 20th Century Mahogany Ship Dresser and Wash Basin
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1900s
Antique wooden ship dresser stand.
This unique piece was once a common sight on period passenger ships and trains. Manufactured to be an all-in-one design, it features bot...
Category
Early 20th Century American Dressers
Materials
Brass, Copper
Rare Pre-Prohibition Green Seal Beer Backlit Punched Lighted Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
This large, extremely rare backlit sign is a bona fide piece of American history. It was produced by The Buckeye Brewing Co. of Toledo, OH, which was founded in 1886, but which has o...
Category
Early 20th Century American Signs
Materials
Tin
