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I'm no smoker, but all I saw was $$$ when I picked up this classic sign. It is an original 1953 camel advertising sign. There is some rust here and there, but on the whole still a high quality sign. Colors are still bright as can be.
I stopped at a garage sale, the sign was tucked in the garage back behind a 1969 Ford Gran Torino. It was not part of the sale, but it never hurts to ask... This was a fun pick!
I hope to get back in touch with the folks I picked the item with because they have a pristine Coke sign in their home. It looks so clean that I thought the sign was new but the metal is marked on the inside with 1953!
Tobacco and Smoking SignsTobacco advertising dates to 1789, when Lorillard Brothers began placing ad…
Tin SignsWhen tin advertising signs first appeared in the U.S. around the beginning …