December 3, 2008
Signs have enduring historic value, and can be highly sought after by collectors. Key types include porcelain (aka enamel), tin and neon. Collectors are also interested in specific subject matter, like automobile, travel, farm, food, smoking and beer related signs. With signs, pay attention to condition, visual appeal and rarity.
How did I get started collecting advertising antiques? My dad was a lecturer and tutor in graphics and art fr… [more]
This classy looking British site features hundreds of high resolution photos of antique porcelain pre-war (enamel) … [more]
If you're the type who pulls over when you see a 'historic marker ahead' sign, you'll love this site. Orchestrated … [more]
This group artistic effort to catalog the signs of Pittsburgh captures many vintage signs (porcelain, neon, wood, t… [more]
Ralph and Carol Falvo's excellent collection of automobiles, petroliana, jukeboxes, soda, and general store items. … [more]
Sam Baker's excellent collection of vintage Ford porcelain and neon signs and related memorabilia from the 1920s an… [more]
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Ukiah Daily Journal, CA -
By Daniel Lazarus Vintage signs featured today include (counterclockwise from upper right): The Oddfellows Lodge sign on East Standley Street; ...
Ukiah Daily Journal, CA -
28 and 29, The Daily Journal will publish a two-part series titled "The Top Ten Vintage Signs of Ukiah." We'd like to have fun with this, and invite our ...
MarketWatch -
This solution offers interactive tools for personalized care management and includes vital sign collection, patient reminders, surveys, ...
Online Athens, GA -
NICHOLSON - Drivers who frequent US Highway 441 probably can surmise that Tom Ward has a passion for vintage signs, even if they've never met the man or ...
New York Times, United States -
... accents that houses a store called Georgia Chain Saw, is the hard-to-miss Biggar Antiques, whose front is covered in colorful splashes of vintage signs. ...
Dayton Daily News, OH -
And he wants to feed the local and national appetites for hot rod parts, tikis, posters, car magazines, vintage signs and surfer clothing. ...
Tidewater News, VA -
Stan Rich, owner of Southampton Antiques, said he had sold about $850 worth of antique signs by Friday afternoon. Business was “doing fine,” Rich said. ...
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ -
SAED HINDASH/THE STAR-LEDGER A customer browses through County Folks a small shop in Historic Smithville, which offers a mix of Americana, vintage signs and ...
Naperville Sun, IL -
We carry prints, photographs, posters, vintage botanicals and hand-colored engravings as well as customized reproduction vintage signs in wood and metal. ...
Dublin Courier Herald, GA -
The DLCRA wanted to maintain the look of the vintage sign, said Jones, and the appearance of the new marquee will be basically the same as the one most are ...
