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Period: Mid-20th Century
Chinese Signboard with Gold Coloured Calligraphy
Hanging Hook from Hardwood
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 Mid-20th Century and has aged be...
Category
Chinese Chinoiserie Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Swiss Two Sided Train Signal Sign
Located in San Diego, CA
Super cool and hard to find vintage Swiss two sided train signal sign, circa 1940s. The sign is made of metal and painted yellow with the number "5" in bl...
Category
Swiss Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Metal
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Folk Art Martha
s Vineyard Hand Painted Sign
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1868 Folk art painted Martha's Vineyard sign made from recycled wood
Signed on verso
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Reclaimed 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 Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Plywood
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 Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Enamel
$955 Sale Price
20% Off
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
American Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Vintage Mid Century Hand Painted Wooden Luncheonette Hot Coffee Diner Sign
Located in Milford, NH
A vintage polychrome hand painted luncheonette or diner sign on plywood featuring hot coffee, sandwiches, and tonics, signed lower right Cooley-Alton, with an additional support boar...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Plywood
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 Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Iron
Rare Early Enamel Sign Advertising Eley-Knoch Shot Gun Cartridges
Located in Godshill, 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 Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Enamel
A large wooden wrench, a trade sign of mwchanic’s shop, United States early 30’s
Located in Milan, IT
Trade sign of a mechanic's shop depicting a large wooden wrench with the mechanic's telephone numbers and address written on both sides. United States of America circa 1930.
Category
American Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Wood
Collection of Three Vintage Carnival Midway Nickel Ride Red Signs
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fun collection of three vintage carnival midway signs. Nickel rides! Original professional sign painters handiwork. Excellent graphic skills. Great vintage age. All three signs have ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Wood
Full Length Opaline Glass Bar Sign, Spirits Saved During Refurbishment
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Full Length Opaline Glass Bar Sign, Spirits
Saved During Refurbishment, this very good quality piece is framed in solid Walnut, the sign itself “spirits” is on very attractive Opal...
Category
Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Wooden Bike Route Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage wood bike route signs from Berlin, CT. Scratches and signs of use. Very unusual to find this sign in wood as opposed to metal. From the parks and rec...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Wood
Vintage Hand-Painted No Smoking Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage hand-painted sign. No smoking and a crossed out cigarette hand-painted on white steel. Good vintage condition.
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Steel
$295 Sale Price
62% Off
Mid-20th Century French Shop Sign
Located in Burton, TX
Found in the South of France, this vintage handmade wood sign once hung in a French village shop. Constructed of wood, this piece will add a touch of whimsy to your home.
56"W x...
Category
French Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Wood
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Original GPO Glass “TELEPHONE” sign from a Red Phone Box From the 1950s
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Original GPO Glass “TELEPHONE” sign from a Red Phone Box
From the 1950s the thick glass Telephone sign is in good original Condition
The sign is 4” high and 25” long
FB241
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Glass
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 Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Iron
Hand-painted sheet metal swordfish sign England 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Curious sign depicting swordfish in hand-painted sheet metal. English manufacture 1930s.
Bon état.
Measures 161x50x18 cm - inches 63.4x19.7x7.
The swordfish is distinguished by it...
Category
Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Metal
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 Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Steel
Large Opaline Glass Pub Signs “Draught Beers” Saved During Refurbishment
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Opaline Glass Pub Signs “Draught Beers”
Saved During Refurbishment, these very good quality signs are framed in solid Walnut, the signs “DRAUGHT” & “BEERS” are on very attra...
Category
Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Art Glass
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 Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Wood
$640 Sale Price
46% Off
Art Deco Box Neon "ETCHISON HATS" Wonderful Red Neon, The Neon Shop, LIMA OHIO
Located in Buffalo, NY
Art Deco Box Neon sign advertizing Etchison Hats,c.1930's,, wonderful red neon, made by The Neon Shop.Lima Ohio.. Great graphics..retains original black metal housing.. curved deco...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Metal
1950
s Commercial Sign "All - Stainless Inc"
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage commercial business sign from early 1950's for All - Stainless, Inc.
78" long by 12" high panel of patinated blue colored aluminum with 1/4" th...
Category
American Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Aluminum
1930’s Enamel And Neon Braumeister Beer Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
1930’s enamel and neon sign Milwaukee’s Choicest Braumeister Beer Sign. New transformer and new wiring. Please note that it will be additional fee for shipping crate.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Enamel
Folk Art Giant Metal Scissors Industrial Store Display Sign, circa 1950
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a metal store display sign that showcases French Folk Art. The piece was expertly crafted in France circa 1950. The rare sign boasts gigantic scissors, which can be used as a...
Category
French Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vintage enamel fire sign, 1950s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Charming vintage enamel 'FIRE' sign mlounted on a wooden and metal base.
Its unclear if this was used by the fire brigade during interventions or if th...
Category
American Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Enamel
American Folk Art Workshop Wrench Wood Trade Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic and substantial wood and iron wrench tool sign. Hand written fractions and original yellow paint. Very sturdy and well made. Great industrial workshop turned folk art. The ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Iron
1950s Shopsign
Located in Brecht, BE
Extra large and quirky, this iron shopsign ...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Metal, Iron
$2,899
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
American Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Ceramic, Plastic
Vintage Elks Club Hand Painted Event Sign Donkey Armchair Races
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This was a really fun find! "All Elks and Their Ladies." Hand painted event and dance signs for Elks Club. These appear to have been used over a 40 year period. They would recycle each year by repainting dates and prices. Sometimes covering up with a new piece of cardstock and repainting the info. Admittedly done by an accomplished sign painter...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Paper
Large Vintage Sign
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Large one of a kind wooden sign with fantastic details. Great colors and intricate shapes. Originally hung outside a CT sweet shop.
Category
American Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Wood
$944 Sale Price
58% Off
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 Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Metal
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 Mid-20th Century Signs
$1,800
Pair of Cat Trade Signs
Located in Branford, CT
Incredible pair of cat trade signs. Braced plywood with red glass eyes. Original paint. They can either hang on the wall or lean. Circa 1930.
Category
North American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Plywood
$4,500 / set
Vintage Minneapolis-Moline SSP Neon Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1930s/1940s; Minneapolis Moline Power Implement Co. - Hopkins/Minneapolis, MN
Vintage single-sided porcelain tractor company neon sign.
This piece advertises Minneapolis-Moline,...
Category
American Industrial Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Metal
Decorative Bacchanalian Wine Bar Menu, Black Board
Located in Godshill, 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 Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Wood
Large Scale Vintage New York City Bus or Subway Roll, Brooklyn-Queens , 8th ave
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Scale Vintage New York City Bus or Subway Roll, Brooklyn-Queens , 8th ave... Over 11 feet !! Great old sign, double sided.
Category
American Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Korhogo Cloth, Canvas
Recycled Pine Wine Bar Menu, Black Board a Good Handsome Piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Recycled pine wine bar menu, black board
A good handsome piece simply made with 4” old pine and waxed and polished
The attractively bordered board is r...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Pine
Original Mid-Century Porcelain Wildlife Warning Sign, “Danger – Grizzly”
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original mid-century wildlife warning sign reading “Danger – Grizzly,” produced in porcelain enamel on steel and dating to the mid-20th century, most commonly used from the 1950s thr...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Enamel, Steel
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
American Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Metal
Vintage Chart Rack with Four Denoyer-Geppert Anatomy Charts
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
American Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Very Rare Double Sided Glass Raleigh Bike Advertising Shop Sign
Located in Godshill, 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 Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Mirror
$10,100 Sale Price
20% Off
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
American Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Tin
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 Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Steel
Authentic Vintage Partial NYC ( Upper West Side ) Bus Role, circa 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Authentic Red & White Vintage Partial NYC Bus Role
circa 1950
Upper West Side & Morningside Heights
"in good vintage condition with expected wear from service and age"
"will look a...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Fabric
Antique Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting. c.1910
Located in London, GB
A charming early 20th Century landscape oil painting. English. c.1910
Signed to bottom left - very skillfully painted landscape scene with fisherman and cottage.
Some very minor ...
Category
English Edwardian Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Canvas
DSP Service Entrance Arrow
Located in Dekalb, IL
Double-sided porcelain directional arrow sign.
This piece features white block text over a royal blue arrow, creating a high-contrast item; also present are two grommets for fasteni...
Category
Unknown Other Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Metal
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 Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
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
American Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Metal
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 Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Enamel
Vintage Porcelain Corona Beer Sign
Located in San Diego, CA
Super cool and hard to find vintage porcelain Corona beer sign, circa 1970s. The sign is actually a former tabletop at a roadside cantina in Mexico. The di...
Category
Mexican Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Metal
$500 Sale Price / item
41% Off
French Enamel Advertising Sign Pile Wonder 50s Mancave 43x43cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Cool vintage enamel advertising sign, Pile Wonder, Emaillerie Alsacienne Strasbourg-Hoenheim, an advertising object from around the 1950s, France.
Ideal object for the mancave, for ...
Category
French Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Red and White Graphic New York Bus Subway Destination Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Very large New York bus destination sign. Unusual in red. Very graphic. Bottom of roll was date stamped 1951. 7 1/2 feet tall.
Category
American Steampunk Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Canvas
Early 20th Century Piano Teacher Sign Board
Located in Peabody, MA
Hand painted sign for the services of a "modern" piano teacher. This would likely have meant ragtime or jazz, as these were often referred to as new approaches to the instrument as o...
Category
North American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Hand Crafted Pine Barbers Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century Hand Crafted Pine Barbers Trade Sign
Dimensions in inches: H 16.5” x W 2.5” x D 0.75”
Age: 1960
Origin: English
Condition: Good
Overview
This oversized mid-20th ce...
Category
British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Pine
Vintage Early 20th Century Oil Painting on Canvas Landscape and Cattle. c.1910
Located in London, GB
A charming early 20th century landscape oil painting. c.1910
Very skilfully painted landscape scene focusing on a herd of cattle.
Some very minor damage to the edges as pictured.
Category
English Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Canvas
Model of Kissel Gold Bug Speedster, Trade Advertising Sign
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Model of Kissel Gold Bug Speedster, Trade Advertising
SignA Car made famous by Amelia Earhart the Kissel Gold Bug Speedster thought of as one of the hottest cars on the road which s...
Category
Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Plywood
Camel Boots Shop or Store Sign in hardwood, Circa 1960s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good original shop or store advertising sign made for CAMEL BOOTS.
The sign is shaped as a prism with a triangular cross section and is made of...
Category
American American Classical Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage Heavy Cast Iron Dog Lawn Sign
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this original Vintage Heavy Cast Iron Dog Lawn Sign. Made in iron with great patina
Category
American Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Iron
Early 20th century barbers point of sale hair comb and brush
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century barbers point of sale hair comb and brush
We share what we love, and we love this rare example of an oversized point of sale barbers hair...
Category
British Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Signs
Materials
Plastic, Wood
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