They can't be running out of street names on a small island! Well, they certainly don't show lack of imagination. Such is life here. Can you imagine giving somebody your address on one of these streets?
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SIGNS OF THE CARIBES
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1950's/60's A C Oil Filter Advertisement Clock
Heres a beautiful vintage A C advertisement clock. Found this at a antique park sale. Got there a little bit late and more less everything already bought. However the gentlement didn't bring this clock out of the front passenger seat, lucky I walked right by the window and it was looking right at me. in great working order.. Made my day! Enjoy. rivertrout
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curtiss candies koko nut roll
I found this sign in a old house that i was cleaning out.Cant find much info about it.sign is 28"x10" and is in good condiction.Can anyone help.Thank you.
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Trommer's Beer neon sign
Trommer's was one of the fifty breweries that were in Brooklyn, New York in the late 19th century.
They built a second brewery in Orange, New Jersey in 1933
The Orange, NJ brewery was sold to Rheingold in 1950, and the Brooklyn, NY brewery was sold to the Piels brothers in 1951
The sign is mounted on glass tubing, age unknown, but I would guess it is from the 1940s
Please see the unlit picture...the Trommer's part of the sign was originally painted yellow
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Phillips 66 lubricants..
I found this sign at a antique store.. Being retired i have time to go out an do what i love to do... ( Vintage hunting ) This sign is big 71 x 22... Now i have to find a place to put it !! I'm not sure what the age is...
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Has anyone ever seen this big of a porcelain Firestone sign??
This is only 2 pieces was 3 ... To give an idea the center piece is 7ft 7 in .. So it's between 17-18 ft .. Single sided porcelain pretty tall3-3.5 ft tall .. I would love to see links and or pics of the same sign . I've seen em with 2 pieces or even w writing below the logo but this giant has been hard to find . Any idea of the value as is vs complete ?
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Motorcraft Spark Plug Tin Sign
Picked up in Tacoma WA, unsure of year produced, my guess would be 60's?
In the description box below, please say a little bit more about your item - description, history, what's interesting about it, etc. Thanks!
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Favorite unknown tobacco cardboard sign!
Picked this old cardboard tobacco sign up recently and have tried unsuccessfully to identify the name at the top. I can find Empire tobacco and products made with Empire tobacco but not this name and cannot find this sign anywhere. Measures 12' by 9". Please help!!
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Hensley Co. 1979 Wo Hawk Smoking Mixture Glass Sign
This is information I've gathered about the company owner/artist Dean Hensley:
That is definitely a Hensley piece. Also Dean had the shaper blades used to shape the oak frame stock custom made and only gave them to the frame maker long enough to mill the wood, then he would collect them back to avoid pirating. He was plagued with knockoffs and cheap mass imitations.
Dean was friends with Burton Burton, owner of Casablanca Fan Company. Dean designed the company logo. Burton sold the fan company and retired to an island off of Washington and passed away there a few years ago.
Dean lived down the street from me and I would show him some of my discoveries in lost glass decorating techniques.
He suggested that I come to his house in a couple of days, as there was this person named Rick that was also interested in glass signs. That was the beginning of a treasured friendship.
Dean was injured at an early age racing speedway bikes at Ascot in the early 60's. He had fallen and was struck by two other bikes. Unfortunately two track officials took hold of him to drag him from the field. Dean told me at that moment he felt his legs go. That must have caused the damage to his spinal cord, resulting in the wheelchair.
Dean never let that trump card slow him down. Instead he wheeled himself into the sign painting class at Pasadena City College with a motorcycle gas tank in his lap. He located the instructor Bob McDaniels and told him that he intended to learn to pinstripe. Years later at Dean's funeral Bob McDaniels told of his amazingly talented close friend Dean, and all that he had accomplished from that first encounter with that gas tank. Dean's funeral not only filled a large church, but also the steps and the sidewalk. They had to add a PA system. I remember thinking to myself that I would be lucky to fill half a pew! The procession that followed was very long and made up of vintage cars and priceless old motorcycles.
I rode behind those old bikes with their "lost oil systems" battling the oil droplets just to revel in the site of Hendersons, Harelys and Indians.
As we passed a three story construction site, I noticed a solitary roofer stop his work at the site of this vintage procession. As he viewed the length of it in appropriate amazement, he reached up and slowly dragged his hat down from off his head and locate it over his heart, as if to show that whoever this funeral was for, he must have been very special to a lot of friends. I learned that it is hard to wipe away tears from under a helmet.
Dean spent many years working with the Everett & Jennings wheelchair company. They looked to his advice to help them build a better chair for people like Dean who didn't let their physical situation slow them down. The company would give Dean a improved chair and Dean would work it hard to its end, then send it back with its obvious weaknesses.
We chuckled about this.
Sadly Dean lost his life on a misty night on the old Pasadena freeway with its old style hairpin exits originally designed for 1930's cars. There had been an accident earlier that day and the residue of fluids from that wreck, coupled with the mist set the way for fate. Dean either hadn't set his safety belt, or it unfastened on impact, resulting in his ejection from his signature tan and copper Econoline van.
Dean had a good impact on my life. Not only did I feel special when he openly invited me to functions at his house, but also in his advise that I should buy some property, anywhere, just buy some. He actually took the time to ride me around in his van and point out properties that he owned or had owned and what they had done for him. My older years will be far more comfortable in thanks to Dean.
I remember one day receiving a call from Dean to come over to see an old Indian motorcycle that had just returned from a local restorer. I walked up his drive expecting to see the bike but only found Dean. "Where's this bike" I asked. Dean's reply was that it was in his living room. Sure enough I entered the house and there it stood. The old red Indian, complete with its original streamlined fiberglass body. It was in reality the original Indian motorcycle that the recent movie "The World's Fastest Indian" evolved around.
I think of Dean and Rick in the same light. Those people, that add momentum to your life and do it graciously and freely.
Once Dean confessed to me one of his weaknesses. He liked to have a drink now and then, or as I remember him colorfully saying "a little hair o' the dog".
Pat
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Old Michigan porcelain beer sign
1930s sign by Burdick Company in Chicago made for Menominee-Marinette Brewing Company. Theses early repeal signs would had been mounted near the doorways of taverns in tradition with the corner signs of the pre-prohibition days. This particular piece is one of only two known, and has been professionally restored. The other example, at least of last year, remains unrestored and shows considerable damage.
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Flying A Porcelain Sign
Here's 48 inch Flying A sign obtained from a guy that saw me buy signs at a auction and assumed they all went for one price. This was purchased about 12 years ago and will always be in my collection. I had found another in the same condition and sold it via Ebay but failed to notice it was ending during the Super Bowl. Don't do this...it probably cost me in excess of $1,ooo!
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Drink Coca - Cola Delicious and Refreshing Metal Sign
Coca-Cola metal sign 580mm x 310mm
Not sure of its age but it is in very good condition
It's solid metal and rather heavy considering its size/flatness. I think it's enamel painted...
If anyone can enlighten me about its age or history please feel free to share... I've noticed that many signs have the word Trademark written on the front of the sign rather than the back (like this one does!)...
I would love to learn more about this sign as my knowledge is some what limited...I have not found a sign with crimped corners like it yet...
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Silver Gas from Montana
Unfortunately when i found this under the bulk shed it was in pieces, so i had to put the puzzle back together. Would be nice to have one thats not in pieces but it will do for now. Home Oil was based out of Great Falls, Montana with Silver Gas being one grade of gasoline they sold back in the 40's.
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1914 California bronze, El Camino Real, Road of the King, Hi-way from San Diego, L. A. and to San Francisco
The first Spanish Explorers went north in Ca. to plan the missions. They dropped mustard seeds so in the Spring they could easily find there way back. Each mission was about 1 day by horse. This bell commemorates the opening of cars and trucks on the El Camino Real, Still many signs of this. This 1914 bell looks same as big one. 9 inches tall, I will research more when I get time. Really nice patina on the bronze and nice ring! It was at thrift store. When US Marines raised Bear Flag of Ca. in Town of Sonoma, (here where I live), They put Gen. Vallejo in Jail, but let him out when he agreed to open his vast wine cellar! You can tour his beautiful home today! Now soon Ca. will have more Hispanics then Whites. We think we stole it fair and square, but now we share it with people from all parts of the world. That is a good thing! Don
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Fun find at flea market in Japan
I'm told the bottom says essentially ' return bottles here' meaning the store where this was posted. The condition is rough as you can see, but I just love it, an unexpected find on a recent vacation to Japan.
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Another find from Japan
So this is one of the red buttons, as you can see, has some scuffs and bumps. I fully realize the dangers of buying Cola memorabilia from unknown dealers, but hey, I was on vacation, liked it, and it fit in my suitcase, so I thought it was worth the risk. As I do not intend to sell it, and looking at it gives me joy, that was enough for me. It is roughly 17 -18 inches across. Has oval shaped holes on the sides and the back is grey enamel. Enjoy!
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Blatz beer sign 2 sided
I have a30 x 46 inch BLATZ MILWAUKEE BEER SIGN.It is 2 identical signs 1 on each side of a metal box it was once a neon sign .Can anyone tell me more about it an what it is worth any help would be appreciated. THANKS It is signed in bottom middle ALLISON MILWAUKEE I have it over 30 yrs it came out of old store in Pyote,TEXAS Can any body give me any information on this sign, how old,it is.what the apprasil price would be.
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coca cola cardboard
I've just received this coca cola cardboard from germany, it was used in germany in the 1930's at that time a bottle cost 25 pfennig ( which I think was around 0,15 $, I'm not sure about that)
The coca cola font logo is really great with the grey line inside which give a 3d depth effect
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Rumford Tin Store Display Sign (1930?)
I think this is from approx late 1920's Tin display sign. I have never seen a Rumford baking powder display sign like this. It was meant to be nailed to the wall and stick out perpendicular to the wall. Was originally double sided... but now only has paint left on 1 side.
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Light up pepsi sign.
Light up Pepsi sign 4ft round... we found this in the attic of a house. The cap looks great when lit up. The sign is made of plastic with a cardboard backing.
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