Signage
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original c. 1930's american depression era gethsemane missionary baptist church interior hanging neon light cross with intact transformers
Regular Price: $8,500.00
Special Price $5,000.00
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group of three original antique american salvaged chicago early 20th century stamped or pressed brass information signs
Regular Price: $250.00
Special Price $200.00
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hard to find and highly sought after original oversized antique american salvaged chicago richman brothers building rooftop water tank base plaque with hand-stamped capacity and size
Regular Price: $750.00
Special Price $600.00
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rare all original late 1920's highly sought after richly colored parisian novelty company self-advertising celluloid pocket mirror depicting their factory
Regular Price: $595.00
Special Price $476.00
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fully functional antique american depression era c. 1930's bug exterminator storefront illuminated neon tube encased advertising sign with distinctive graphics
Regular Price: $3,500.00
Special Price $1,400.00
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exceptionally rare late 19th or early 20th century framed architectural rendering of the washburn-crosby "gold medal flour" milling complex with original oak wood frame
Regular Price: $2,500.00
Special Price $2,000.00
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museum quality late 1950's reinforced cast aluminum wall-mount grant hospital interior lobby oversized dedication plaque with incised lettering
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very rare early 20th century american single-sided hand-painted tin metal "electrician" wall-mount building trade advertising sign with newly added oak frame
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museum quality visually striking original 19th century american antique nicely aged three-root solid carved wood dentist trade sign with allover crazing
Regular Price: $7,500.00
Special Price $6,000.00
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museum quality historically important c. 1927 all original parisian novelty company framed watercolor architectural rendering executed by architect h.d. jenkins
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all original oversized early 20th century interior chicago athletic association building annex yellow brass "lavatory" sign the incised black lettering
Regular Price: $350.00
Special Price $280.00
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original wood framed brightly colored lithographic architectural rendering depicting the russell & erwin hardware company factory complex as it appeared in 1925
Regular Price: $895.00
Special Price $350.00
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very rare all original and well-maintained american art deco style "century of progress" c. 1933-34 chicago world's fair cast resin paperweight
Regular Price: $600.00
Special Price $480.00
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original antique american "new old stock" parisian novelty company lithographed metal weighted salesman sample paper holder with upright handle
Regular Price: $150.00
Special Price $120.00
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rare and highly sought after c. 1914 all original antique american industrial early "danger" gold mine sign comprised of porcelain enameled heavy gauge steel
Regular Price: $1,000.00
Special Price $800.00
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original and nicely weathered early 1920's antique american industrial curved utility pole "high voltage" danger cold-rolled steel sign with intact porcelain enameled finish
Regular Price: $1,000.00
Special Price $800.00
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historically important original exterior salvaged chicago southside chicago ingleside community "church of the nazarene" weathered and worn die cut enameled steel church sign
Regular Price: $300.00
Special Price $240.00
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original and remarkably intact very unique c. 1920's antique american salvaged chicago vintage industrial single-sided porcelain enameled overhead power line utility pole danger sign
Regular Price: $495.00
Special Price $300.00
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original and remarkably intact c 1930's nicely worn and weathered antique american salvaged chicago vintage single-sided industrial power substation "high voltage" porcelain enameled die cut steel sign
Regular Price: $595.00
Special Price $350.00
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original and remarkably intact late 1930's worn and weathered antique american salvaged chicago vintage porcelain enameled "danger no smoking" sign
Regular Price: $250.00
Special Price $150.00
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original and remarkably intact c. 1950's antique american salvaged chicago vintage single-sided hand-painted "medical and industrial" exterior building advertising metal sign with metallic lettering
Regular Price: $695.00
Special Price $400.00
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original and remarkably intact unique early 20th century antique american vintage salvaged chicago hand painted primitive "railroad ties" pine wood sign
Regular Price: $495.00
Special Price $275.00
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original and rare early 1920's antique american industrial salvaged chicago single-sided vitreous enameled "high voltage electrical equipment" danger or cautionary factory sign with nicely aged patina
Regular Price: $295.00
Special Price $85.00
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original and remarkably intact c. 1940's antique american industrail salvaged chicago unusual single-sided vintage industrial cautionary "poison gas" factory sign
Regular Price: $225.00
Special Price $75.00
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original and remarkably intact early 1930's salvaged chicago antique american industrial cold-rolled steel danger or cautionary single-sided "must keep out" factory machine room sign with steel grommets
Regular Price: $650.00
Special Price $375.00
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original and remarkably intact hard to find c. 1940's vintage industrial antique salvaged chicago single-sided porcelain enameled "acid" danger factory sign
Regular Price: $375.00
Special Price $125.00
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rare all original single-sided american 19th century hand-painted single-sided "waiting room" pine wood sign with largely intact allover crazed gilded lettering
Regular Price: $500.00
Special Price $400.00
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original and remarkably intact c. 1930's american salvaged vintage industrial single-sided cast bronze "westinghouse" elevator sign plaque with nicely aged surface patina
Regular Price: $250.00
Special Price $120.00
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original and remarkably intact c. 1940's american industrial salvaged antique chicago oversized heavy gauge cold-rolled folded and pressed steel red porcelain enameled exterior department store sign letter
Regular Price: $150.00
Special Price $55.00
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exceptional late 19th or early 20th century framed chicago street level exterior flush mount gilded letter "dentist" trade sign with black ground glass "smaltz" background
Regular Price: $1,500.00
Special Price $1,200.00
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set of original and remarkably intact c. 1920's antique american salvaged chicago antique single-sided baked black enameled bank building swinging door "push" and "pull" plates
Regular Price: $195.00
Special Price $50.00
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original and remarkably intact early 20th century american vintage industrial refinished welded joint ornamental wrought iron sign bracket
Regular Price: $450.00
Special Price $200.00
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original and remarkably rare 20th c. depression era antique american city of chicago single-sided city stop sign with allover crazed finish
Regular Price: $395.00
Special Price $250.00
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original and intact hard to find c. 1915-20 single-sided cobalt blue porcelain enameled "no smoking" new york city informational sign
Regular Price: $950.00
Special Price $600.00
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oversized original chicago vintage industrial single-sided red & white enameled "keep fire away" cautionary sign
Regular Price: $150.00
Special Price $100.00
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original and remarkably intact late 1940's chicago "l" enameled porcelain cautionary rail service sign
Regular Price: $350.00
Special Price $275.00
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original and unique remarkable 1920's single-sided lithographed tin vitrified logan clay products selection chart
Regular Price: $150.00
Special Price $75.00
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original primitive hand-painted vintage american industrial single-sided flush mount wood "keep fire away" factory sign
Regular Price: $150.00
Special Price $85.00
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all original c. 1930's depression era single-sided new old stock art deco style "information" cast aluminum door or wall plaque with intact baked black enameled inlay
Regular Price: $165.00
Special Price $100.00
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original c. 1930's depression era single-sided new old stock art deco style "entrance" cast aluminum door or wall plaque with intact baked-on black enameled inlay
Regular Price: $165.00
Special Price $100.00
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early 1930's antique american industrial 30-ton electric-powered "milwaukee crane" cast iron bridge or gantry crane manufacturer plaques salvaged from a prominent chicago foundry
Regular Price: $895.00
Special Price $700.00
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oversized original american industrial mid-20th century reinforced cast aluminum michael reese hospital exterior campus building spanjer sign letter with nicely aged surface patina
Regular Price: $65.00
Special Price $50.00
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original and intact c. 1900's displayable "history of cut nails in america" salesman sample or souvenir offered by the tremont nail company
Regular Price: $350.00
Special Price $280.00
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c. 1930's original and intact american art deco interior retail store "radio" ornamental "korrect" advertising drapery or valance
Regular Price: $895.00
Special Price $700.00
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brightly colored intact 1933-34 "century of progress" chicago world's fair porcelain enameled customized souvenir ashtray made on the fairgrounds
Regular Price: $125.00
Special Price $85.00
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all original turn of the century lithographed metal sheet of "gibson's soap polish" labels or canister components salvaged from a chicago area residence.
Regular Price: $350.00
Special Price $95.00
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original c. 1940's "red devil" black enamel salvaged chicago paint can with remarkable intact paper label depicting a deil surrounded by flames
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oversized single-sided heavy cast bronze interior logan square masonic temple "ionian hall" room plaque with nicely aged surface patina
Regular Price: $650.00
Special Price $250.00
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highly sought after early 20th century antique american industrial vibrant green porcelain enameled single-sided "seeking employment" factory notification sign
Regular Price: $895.00
Special Price $700.00
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late 1930's original american antique industrial rectangular-shaped die cut steel "keep gates closed" die cut steel safety first sign from an a. finkl foundry outbuilding
Regular Price: $295.00
Special Price $200.00
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rare and exceptional c. 1910 single-sided antique american early cobalt blue heavy gauge steel vitreous or porcelain enameled "positively no smoking" factory sign
Regular Price: $1,500.00
Special Price $1,200.00
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1920's all original and largely intact american industrial pressed and folded steel leslie sign storage cabinet or container
Regular Price: $495.00
Special Price $396.00
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single-sided exceptionally rare 19th century elongated oval-shaped cast iron and pine wood world's columbian exposition ferris wheel mobile construction office "foreman" sign
Regular Price: $1,200.00
Special Price $960.00
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c. 1920's antique american industrial south side chicago single-sided "medical center" hand-painted oversized steel sign with wood-frame backing
Regular Price: $300.00
Special Price $240.00
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rare one of a kind depression era fulton market cold storage building single-sided reverse painted glass business lobby directory
Regular Price: $4,800.00
Special Price $1,500.00
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oversized hard-to-find c. late 19th century ornamental black enameled wrought iron exterior storefront trade sign bracket
Regular Price: $495.00
Special Price $396.00
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original antique c. early 20th ornamental black enameled riveted joint wrought iron exterior storefront sign bracket
Regular Price: $195.00
Special Price $156.00
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original c. early 20th century black enameled ornamental riveted joint iron outdoor storefront advertising display sign bracket
Regular Price: $195.00
Special Price $156.00
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rare antique american industrial highly polished nickel-plated steel garment factory lady stocking leg form
Regular Price: $750.00
Special Price $600.00
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antique american c. 1930's exterior single-sided painted cast iron "end of circuit" railroad signaling system cut corner square sign
Regular Price: $850.00
Special Price $680.00
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original american industrial c. 1940's world war ii-era "weatherhead" hardware store product shelving unit display panel with baked-on enameled single-sided finish
Regular Price: $150.00
Special Price $120.00
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vintage american industrial single-sided bright yellow die cut steel "highly inflammable" factory cautionary sign
Regular Price: $95.00
Special Price $76.00
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vintage american industrial danger or cautionary "crane overhead" general electric factory sign with single directional arrow
Regular Price: $120.00
Special Price $96.00
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c. late 1930's oversized original single-sided baked enameled die cut steel factory plant notification sign
Regular Price: $395.00
Special Price $316.00
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single-sided heavy gauge stamped steel nicely aged yellow and black enameled three-way junction american roadside traffic sign
Regular Price: $95.00
Special Price $76.00
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c. original 19th century single-sided ornamental cast iron highland stove-maker manufacturer plaque with naturally aged patina
Regular Price: $75.00
Special Price $60.00
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group of four original early 20th century solid cast bronze salvaged chicago interior michael reese hospital room number plaques with black enameled inlay
Regular Price: $75.00
Special Price $60.00
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original late 1930's unusual antique american industrial die cut steel porcelain enameled factory "eye hazard" cautionary sign with graphic
Regular Price: $550.00
Special Price $440.00
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hard to find oversized exterior 19th century new york city soho district fire escape "incumbrance" notification sign with egg & dart border
Regular Price: $650.00
Special Price $520.00
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c. 1940's original american industrial single-sided die cut steel general electric factory cherry red enameled "no smoking" notification sign
Regular Price: $125.00
Special Price $100.00
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c. 1940's original american industrial die cut steel baked enameled "no smoking" general electric factory danger sign
Regular Price: $100.00
Special Price $80.00
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unique c. 1929-35 vintage american single-sided weathered and worn painted wood amusement park "entrance" sign with reverse-rounded corners
Regular Price: $795.00
Special Price $636.00
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rare and amazingly intact early 20th century hand-painted single-sided "electrical appliances repaired" pine wood signed trade sign with original eye hooks
Regular Price: $895.00
Special Price $716.00
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one of two matching original early 20th century antique american ornamental cast iron revolving advertising product display with three-legged base
Regular Price: $295.00
Special Price $236.00
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rare all original late 19th century exterior stamped or pressed metal milwaukee commercial building construction date numbers with allover crazed and/or distressed finish
Regular Price: $895.00
Special Price $716.00
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single early 20th century original crane brothers factory building riveted joint brass and iron "variety" elevator door name plate or plaque with underwriters' identification tag
Regular Price: $150.00
Special Price $120.00
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single all original rare and intact american post-fire c. 1870's chicago heavily illustrated "entirely fire proof" palmer hotel envelope
Regular Price: $450.00
Special Price $360.00
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rare all original and largely intact c. 1871 richly colored currier and ives "the burning of chicago" hand-tinted lithograph depicting downtown chicago consumed in fire
Regular Price: $850.00
Special Price $680.00
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rare oversized salvaged chicago stadium new old stock boxed western electric "sunbeam" mazda "type c" tipped-end light bulbs with mogul bases
Regular Price: $175.00
Special Price $140.00
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exceptionally rare mid-to-late 19th century american hand-carved horse drawn funeral hearse "eternal flame" wood finial with partially intact black painted finish
Regular Price: $1,200.00
Special Price $900.00
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original american vintage roadside oversized single-sided exterior "budget motel" stamped aluminum sign with a brightly colored reflective surface
Regular Price: $395.00
Special Price $316.00
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mid-20th century vintage american industrial cast aluminum michael reese hospital exterior building facade letter sign with deeply raised edges
Regular Price: $65.00
Special Price $52.00
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mid-20th century original oversized reinforced cast aluminum single-sided exterior michael reese hospital building facade letter sign with nicely aged patina
Regular Price: $65.00
Special Price $52.00
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oversized cast aluminum single-sided mid-20th century michael reese hospital building facade exterior letter sign with raised edges
Regular Price: $65.00
Special Price $52.00
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original depression era ephemera or multi-colored architectural print or advertisement depicting early skyscraper the foshay tower in minneapolis, mn.
Regular Price: $125.00
Special Price $100.00
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nicely weathered and worn c. 1950's vintage american industrial single-sided "do not burn" chicago city park waste can informational enameled steel sign
Regular Price: $350.00
Special Price $150.00
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single freestanding vintage american c. 1950's hand-painted steel chicago service station signicade manufactured for the sale of gulf oil company gasoline
Regular Price: $250.00
Special Price $200.00
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long andd narrow american industrial depression era single-sided "danger frame energized" die cut steel porcelain or vitreous enameled steel sign
Regular Price: $295.00
Special Price $150.00
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original single-sided c. 1940's american die cut steel cobalt blue and white baked-on enameled factory lunchroom "scraps in refuse cans" notification sign
Regular Price: $895.00
Special Price $716.00
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original and nicely worn american industrial heavy cast bronze single-sided hotchkiss street or sidewalk contractor's " eastern pavement" plaque or marker
Regular Price: $395.00
Special Price $316.00
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rare late 1860's or early 1870's original and intact double-sided pressed ornamental wood lightweight salesman sample distributed by the ornamental wood company
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original single-sided pine wood early 20th century william hutchinson & sons bottle cap crate or carrying case panel with black enameled advertising
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original c. 1920's or early 1930's american industrial detachable cast iron a. finkl & sons gantry or overhead crane number plaques housed within pressed sheet steel
Regular Price: $395.00
Special Price $316.00
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original late 1930's american antique industrial rectangular-shaped die cut steel "keep gates closed" die cut steel safety first sign from an a. finkl foundry outbuilding
Regular Price: $295.00
Special Price $236.00
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original single-sided city of chicago heavy gauge steel fifty dollar fine handicap parking signpost rounded edge cautionary or notification sign with great surface patina throughout
Regular Price: $195.00
Special Price $75.00
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freestanding lightweight c. 1950's custom built original nicely weathered painted sheet steel exterior television repair shop letter sign with brackets
Regular Price: $75.00
Special Price $60.00
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single c. 1950's weathered and worn custom-made thin sheet metal exterior television repair freestanding sign letter with angled aluminum bracket
Regular Price: $75.00
Special Price $60.00
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c. 1950's single original hand-crafted television repair shop sheet meet sign letter "e" with angled bracket and a nicely weathered allover crazed finish
Regular Price: $75.00
Special Price $60.00
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very unique and unusual early 1920's american industrial oversized bunte candy factory pine wood water tank measuring stick with black stenciled lettering