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Item Ships From: California
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

1960s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Wood

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...
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1940s American Folk Art Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Iron

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.
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1940s American Folk Art Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Iron

Los Angeles Freeway Sign Beach Cities"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Los Angeles freeway sign from the 90s. Beach Cities sign showing people which way to Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach and other cities. Reflectiv...
Category

1990s American California - Signs

Materials

Aluminum

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...
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1970s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Steel

Large Pacific Coast Scenic Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large vintage Pacific Coast Highway sign reading "Pacific Coast Scenic Byway." Green sign that features birds, water, snow-capped mountains, Ever...
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1970s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Steel

Hand Painted Oversized Fiberglass Cheeseburger Pop Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oversized vintage cheeseburger pop art in fiberglass. Likely used as a store display. Hand made in fiberglass and hand painted with great detail. ...
Category

1970s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Paint, Fiberglass

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

1960s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Steel

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

1950s American Vintage California - 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

1970s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Steel

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

1990s American California - Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage Los Angeles County Horse Crossing Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very cool vintage sign from Los Angeles County. Massive yellow sign with black horse and rider. Marked Los Angeles County on front. Great piece for ...
Category

1970s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Steel

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

1970s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Steel

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...
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1940s Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Paper

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 ...
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1930s American Folk Art Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Iron

18th Century Apothecary Sign
Located in Napa, CA
18th Century Apothecary sign was created with wrought iron, fer forge. Beautiful details of the medical symbol of a winged staff with two snakes intertwined.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique California - Signs

Materials

Wrought Iron

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

1940s American Folk Art Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Wood

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

Early 20th Century American Folk Art California - Signs

Materials

Iron

Vintage Two-Sided Hood’s Ice Cream Advertising Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and authentic two-sided painted metal advertising sign for Hood’s Ice Cream, displayed in its original iron sidewalk frame. The sign features bold red and cream graphics with ...
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Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern California - Signs

Materials

Metal

Hand Painted Dentist Trade Sign c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Single sided wooden dentist tooth trade sign with gold and black letters. Hand painted, hand carved. Shown with a life size hand model for scale. CREATOR Unknown. ...
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial California - Signs

Materials

Wood

Giant Wood Early 20th Century Hand Painted Americana Barber Shop Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Large and chunky Americana! Fantastic and original Barber Shop trade sign in the shape of a barber pole. Great statement piece. Layers of super graphic red and white original paint. ...
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art California - Signs

Materials

Wood

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

Mid-20th Century Mexican California - Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Porcelain Corona Beer Sign
Vintage Porcelain Corona Beer Sign
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Sobriety Check Traffic Sign, 1990s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An authentic vintage highway sign in bold safety orange with black block lettering, reading: "Sobriety and Drivers License Check Point Ahead." Made of durable reflective metal, it sh...
Category

1990s American California - Signs

Materials

Aluminum

Antique 1900s Reis Men s Underwear Clothing Advertising Framed Paper Sign Poster
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare Reis of New York men's underwear printed advertising sign/poster dating from the early 1900's. This is in an old frame and under glass. Would have hung in a men's clothing store...
Category

Early 20th Century American California - Signs

Materials

Paper

Hand Painted Studebaker Wagons Sign c.1930
By Studebaker
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original Studebaker hand-painted wooden sign, originally from a 1930s wagon shop. Emblazoned with "Studebaker Wagons" at the center and "New" and "Used" on either side, thi...
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial California - Signs

Materials

Wood

California Freeway Sign, 1986 USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gigantic California freeway sign from 1986. Two piece sign spanning 8.5 feet long and 6 feet tall. Cats eye reflectors throughout. Retired sign from California highway system. State Route 78 is a California State highway that runs the entire width of the state from Oceanside to Blythe. Green metal sign depicting Oceanside as North and Escondido to the East. Massive statement piece. Great piece of California and transportation ephemera. Stamped 'Property of the State of California...
Category

1980s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Double Sided Hanging No Smoking Please Gas Station Garage Enamel Sign
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Original 1930s double-sided enamel Stop Your Motor Please No Smoking Gas Station Garage Sign.
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial California - Signs

Materials

Enamel

Hot Air Balloon Race Metal Sign, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unusual metal sign from an old air show. Great colors and content. Sign was advertising a hot air balloon race. Great piece of nostalgia, fun piece of art. Metal sign with wear as sh...
Category

1980s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Aluminum

Circa 1890 Hardware Store Wood Trade Sign Carved Smaltz Black and Gold Paint
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Exceptional late 19th century hand carved letters with black and Gold paint and black smaltz background. Excellent typography. Great wall art. Simple and bold.
Category

Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique California - Signs

Materials

Wood

California Interstate 15 Freeway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Interstate 15 freeway sign. Cool piece of California signage. Good condition. Great coloring and patina.
Category

1990s American California - Signs

Materials

Steel

San Francisco Freeway City Limit Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage San Francisco sign that reads "SAN FRANCISCO CITY AND COUNTY POP 793,700 ELEV 61." Dated 1997 on back. Stamped property of California on the back. Some wear to metal on front constant with age. Fun wall art...
Category

1990s American California - Signs

Materials

Metal

Cast Iron Clock Face Surround from Observatory Clock Tower Double-Sided
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Very cool cast iron clock face surround, observatory time. Double-sided with great paint surface. Substantial heavy duty iron hooks. Lots of potential...
Category

Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique California - Signs

Materials

Iron

19th Century Decorative Change /Cigar Trays
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century decorative cigar tray given at bars as props/gift. These are in great condition with minor wear consistent of age and use. Each measure the same.
Category

19th Century American Other Antique California - Signs

Materials

Tin

Vintage California Historical Landmark Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Interesting vintage California highway sign for Adobe Rios-Caledonia. This is a California historical landmark and on the National Register of...
Category

1970s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Steel

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

1950s American Vintage California - Signs

Hand Painted Wooden Circus Ticket Office Sign
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A hand painted circus ticket office sign. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.2000-2005. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Painted Wood. CONDITION Good. Wear con...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Industrial California - Signs

Materials

Wood

"No Diving" POOL Sign, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage pool sign that reads "No Diving or Swimming Off Bridge". Bold reflective white letters on a classic green background. Great colors and scale...
Category

1980s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Metal

Snow Men California Street Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very unique California street sign depicting a family of Snow men. Two adults and two children. Steel sign in great condition with great coloring. Cool piece ...
Category

1990s American California - Signs

Materials

Steel

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

1970s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Steel

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

1950s American Steampunk Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Canvas

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

1950s American Folk Art Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Sheet Metal

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

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art California - Signs

Materials

Iron

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

1950s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Porcelain

"Save a Life" Pool Sign, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage pool sign that reads "Save A Life". Bold blue letters on a white background. Great colors and scale. Small wave logo on the top middle of th...
Category

1980s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage No Bikes Street Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 'no bikes on sidewalk' sign with incredible sunburn weathering patina. Steel sign featuring a bicycle encircled by a red ring with a line through it. Great faded coloring give this piece unique character. Cool vintage graphics...
Category

1970s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Steel

Long Dead End Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage highway sign. Dead End Rd. Over 3 feet long. Cool vintage sign with good subject matter. Reflective material.
Category

1960s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage Neighborhood Watch Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage neighborhood watch sign. Much larger than the standard sized sign. Great muted coloring and graphics. Good vintage condition.
Category

1990s American California - Signs

Materials

Steel

Arizona Wood Hiking Trail Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique vintage trailhead sign. 6.5 feet long and 1.5 feet tall. Wooden sign from Davenport/ Sears Loop Trail in Horseshoe dam, Arizona, a remote section of the Mazatzal's that sees little use. Sign indicates with arrows "SEARS TRAILHEAD 1/4," "DAVENPORT TRAILHEAD 2 1/2," and "SHEEP BRIDGE 10." Light brown background with white lettering and border. Small sticker on top left corner reads "The willful defacing or removal of forest service...
Category

1980s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Wood

Vintage Neon "YOU" Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage neon sign, spelling Y - O - U. handcut metal channel letters with hand bent neon glass. Just over 6 feet long when lined up horizontally. Double r...
Category

1980s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Children at Play Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique vintage street sign that reads 'SLOW - Children at Play' Black lettering on a reflective yellow background and black trim. Fun graphics depicting two children on a teeter totter...
Category

1980s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Neighborhood Watch Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage neighborhood watch sign. Great coloring and graphics with ominous burglar going through the window. Great vintage condition.
Category

1970s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Steel

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

1970s British Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Metal

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

1930s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Wood

Monumental Porcelain Roadside Rest Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Super rare vintage porcelain highway sign. Great green coloring with white lettering. Retired highway sign letting drivers know there is a place to pull o...
Category

1970s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Steel

405 Freeway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Interstate 405 freeway sign. Cool piece of California signage. Good vintage condition. Little stars imprinted thought the metal sign.
Category

1990s American California - Signs

Materials

Steel

Neighborhood Watch Street Sign, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage street sign that reads "This is a Neighborhood Watch Community". Black letters on a reflective white background. Used to have red accents wh...
Category

1980s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Metal

Safety First Vintage Road Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Interesting vintage highway sign. Safety First, Stay Alert, Don't Get Hurt. White reflective steel sign with black lettering. Great graphics. Sup...
Category

1970s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Steel

Vintage Make Sure Door Locks Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique vintage street sign that reads "Make Sure Door Locks Securely behind You" Red lettering on a reflective silver background. Great vintage co...
Category

1980s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Metal

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

1970s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Steel

1981 California Highway Lodging Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive vintage California lodging sign. Large blue sign with white lettering and white trim. Letters and trim have reflective pieces. Great coloring and condition. Fantastic piece o...
Category

1980s American Vintage California - Signs

Materials

Steel

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