20th Century Signs

c. 1920s; Andrew Usher & Co. - Edinburgh, Scotland Antique scotch whiskey advertising sign with beveled edges. This reverse painted sign adverti...

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...

Wonderful 1940s Geo Fitchett Dairy Products Trade sign, this wooden trade sign is in wonderful original condition. It has hooks on the top for hanging, it is double sided as you can ...

A vintage wooden stand used to display Tom's peanuts. Six shelves with an ebonized base. Nice wear and patina.

c. 1910s-1920s; Wm. Demuth & Company - New York City, NY Lithographed countertop advertising display featuring a portrait of a pipe smoker above the triangular WDC logo, with four i...

c. 1930s/1940s; Iroquois Brewing Company - Buffalo, NY Painted advertising sign featuring bold "Three Aces" header with playing card motifs above the flowing Iroquois script logo, f...

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...

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...

Long, narrow wooden trade sign with bold, hand-rendered "PRINTING" lettering across a black-painted ground. The surface shows the characteristic grit and matte texture associated wit...

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...

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...

Tall vertical gold leaf glass advertising sign for Vogt’s Ice Cream, executed in reverse-applied gilt lettering on a black glass ground and housed in its original brass channel frame...

Super cool vintage metal "B Avenue" street sign from the city of Coronado, California, circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition with a distressed patina and measures: 24"W...

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...

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...

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 ...

Original hand painted school safety crossing guard sign. Sheet metal and wood. Great original surface. Has original leaning brace mounted on back, but c...

Long before hardware stores and overnight shipping, there was the blacksmith. Every town had one, and every farmer, carpenter, teamster, and neighbor depended on the glow of the forg...

Double sided porcelain subway/ bus sign "LADIES REST ROOM".. Great old sign..Nice original condition, minor staining to one side,(see photo)

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...

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...

This vintage industrial illuminated letter E was made in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s and comes from an old advertising banner. It features a metal body and a plexiglass co...

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...

Vintage track and field sign from the early 1970s. Hand painted red sign with yellow lettering. Taken down from a California high school. Horizontal wo...

Porcelain-coated steel industrial safety sign reading "CRANES HIGH VOLTAGE HAZARD CHECK BOOM" with a bold upward directional arrow, executed in stark black and red on a white field f...

This sign advertises Johnson Gasoline (stylistically spelled erroneously) sold with Ethyl anti-knock compound. Johnson was known for not only this brand but others under their banner...

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...

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. ...

Double sided hand crafted Allied Radio sign A unique example of a double sided late 20th Century hand painted wooden sign for Allied Radio Station. Dimensions Height 25” Width 31...

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...

Single-sided porcelain enamel trade sign featuring a stylized portrait of a young boy wearing round spectacles, rendered in warm tones with pale blue lenses. Beneath the portrait sit...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage Open Antiques shop display folding sign Please note the delivery fee listed is just a g...

Traditional large hanging pub sign. Wethered’s winterbourne arms This is a large and heavy piece dating from the first half of the 20th Century, it is double sided though the pain...

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.

c. 1930s/1940s; Minneapolis Moline Power Implement Co. - Hopkins/Minneapolis, MN Vintage single-sided porcelain tractor company neon sign. This piece advertises Minneapolis-Moline,...

c. 1960s; Denoyer-Geppert Co. - Chicago, IL Vintage metal chart rack with four original four-color Denoyer-Geppert anatomy posters. Each is in remar...

c. 1900s/1910s; Waltham Watch Co. - Waltham, MA Vintage reverse painted glass advertising sign for Waltham pocket watches. This piece features reverse graphics on a glass panel, be...

c. 1930s-1940s; Abbott Laboratories - Chicago, IL Reverse-painted on glass (ROG) advertising sign for Abbott Pharmaceuticals, featuring a bold black field with cream cartouche and r...

Early 20th Century English Shop Display Dummy Board A unique early 20th Century English hand-crafted shop display dummy board. In the form of a 1st World War “Squaddie” in Uniform made by Stening Signs of Catford” South London established in 1879. This huge display...

Large antique handcrafted Folk Art sign ..MASONIC TEMPLE,, Beautiful sign,, turn of the century,, Retains original finish,, patina,, modeled blue backgr...

A graphic rectangular patinated steel wall sign from a venerable Detroit, Michigan engineering firm.

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...

This single-sided porcelain Greyhound "cookie cutter" sign is in overall great condition with only very minor rust around the edge and minimal chips in the porcelain. Please take a c...

c. 1940s; Chick Bed Company - Cedar Rapids, IA Double-sided painted masonite advertising sign with integrated chalkboard pricing panel, promoting "Chick Bed - The Perfect Poultry Li...

Original 1930s double-sided enamel Stop Your Motor Please No Smoking Gas Station Garage Sign.

c. 1950s-1960s; Columbia Breweries Inc. - Tacoma, WA Illuminated countertop advertising display in a bold mustard-yellow painted metal housing with inset reverse-painted panel readi...

Splendid Louis Midavaine screen, circa 1925, with 3 articulated leaves in lacquered wood and lacquered wood decorated with a Bengal tiger leaping from an overturned coconut tree. The...

Large painted wooden advertising sign, “HORNIMAN’S PURE TEA” This is a large painted wooden wall sign Shabby now but quite readable It is...

Antique reverse-painted storefront sign. This piece was for a shop that specialized in alcoholic and tobacco goods. Features a red field with gold-tone painted serif lettering. Whil...

A vintage all original advertising light box sign depicting watch repairs in faded original glass.. a nice addition to sign collector or watch dealers ....

This vintage industrial illuminated letter “ h “ was made in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s and comes from an old advertising banner. It features a metal body and a plexiglas...

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...

Midcentury, oversized, advertising, store display, bronze scissors open and close as real scissors. Makes a great, rustic, folk art piece or wall art.

Large painted wooden automobile advertising sign, “Scott Bro’s Morris” This is a large painted wooden wall sign Shabby now but quite readable It is 25” high and 108” wide TGB...

c. 1910s; The J.B. Moos Cigar Manufacturing Co. - Cincinnati, OH Antique embossed tin cigar advertising sign with self-framing. This sign advertises Sidney Dillon cigars, a brand n...

c. 1930s-1940s; Sherwin-Williams Company - Cleveland, OH, USA Double-sided flange-mounted porcelain sign featuring the iconic "Cover the Earth" globe graphic, with a tilted paint ca...

Stylish Stainless Steel "SHOES" sIGN. dEPARTMENT Store Display, Modernist / Art Deco Font.. Not sure if machine or hand crafted ? Hollowed out letters,, Extremely well crafted,, spo...

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...

Italian modern Wall light sign by Lane Marzotto in plastic and metal, 1990s Rectangular wall light sign with rounded corners. On the central pla...

A beautiful brass wall plaque used for a dentist surgery. c.1920 Wonderful patination and depth of colour built up to the surface from oxidation from years of exposure to the elem...