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Advertising Pieces and Signs of the Larger Variety
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This portion of my site is devoted to various Advertising collectibles. To include, signage,
displays, figures, premiums...and more !
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The Worsted-Tex Suit framed advertising sign. Photo by Feder, on heavy cardboard
stock. Measures: 36"x18". Ca. 1920-30s
WAV
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Vintage Sparton Auto Radio Metal Sign. Approx. 18" diameter.
MB1
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Unusual Johnson & Johnson turn of the last century counter display and container
for Bunion Pads and other Foot care products. 6 pull out drawers. Wonderful litho covering is in great condition
WAV
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Schweppes Mixers "Famous Since 1794" United Clock Corp., Brooklyn, NY. Wooden
base glass face. Works well.
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Shorts with Grippers box. The box is empty, with some apron breaks. Measures:
10.5" x 9.5". Circa 1920s-30s.
S47
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Old Calotabs Wooden Ad Thermometer. Wooden base with thermometer in the middle,
works. Measures: 15" in length. "For Biliousness, Sour Stomach, Gas, and Headache due to Torpiditiy"
S#15
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Antique wooden crate for Tyler & Bros. Biscuits,from Balitmore. All wood constreuction
with paper litho on the front and under the top of the box top, which lifts up on a hinge. Measures: 24" L ; 14 D; 14" H.
Neat item.
PA
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Paper litho under box top
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Antique Wilson's Faultess Biscuits Crate. Measures: 19.5" L; 14" D; 14" H.
Paper litho on one side of the outside of the box, and under the lid. Printing, as shown on each side of the box.
PA
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Showing a side of the crate: "Manufactured by the New York Biscuit Co., North
Front Street 210-212 & 214, Philadelphia"
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Inside the packing crate, very good condition.
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H.F. Byrd Virginia Apples. Winchester, VA. USA. Old wooden 1 bushel apple
crate. Harry F. Bryd, famous Virginia politico who was also a large apple farmer.
PA
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Cashmere Bouquet soap tin sign. "Savon Parfum Colgate" Probably French/Canadian
in origin. Measures 15" x 12" in size. Average wear. Circa 1940s-50s.
T7
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Esso Tiger metal tray. Measures 13" in diameter.
T7
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Gillette counter display for various razor products. Measures 19" L; 14" W.
Dated and marked on the underside as belonging to Gillette and loaned to retailers, 1956. Hard plastic with glass front
& top construction. Glass top opens from the rear, allowing the retailer to remove items easily.
PA
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Dart Drug Stores mechanics creeper. Wooden with plastic casters. From
defunct Washington area drug store chain. I believe went out of business in the late 1980s.
MB1
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Goldens Blue Ribbon Cigarillo counter display stand up sign. Measures approx.
10" x 11"
P1
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Late 1800s/early 1900s Perutz Blitzlicht cardboard counter display sign. Otto
Perutz Trockenplattenfabrik, Munchen. Perutz, was an early innovator of technology to bring color photos to the
masses. German in orgin. Measures: 10.5" x 7" Rear fold out leg is still in place.
P1
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Dekalb metal corn sign. Measures : 28" in length, and 16.5" in height at
it's highest point.
WAV
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Old Chivers Olde English Marmalade store display or sign. 22" in height. Very
thick cardboard stock. Slight warp. Some crease, and missing a small piece at the top of the sign.
WAV
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Putnam Dyes-Tints Display Case. Circa 1920s. Metal outer construction, with wooden
sectional dividers for the packets on the inside. Front door lifts to display interior. Made by Monroe Chemical Company. Measures:
19 in length; 14" in height; and 7.5" Deep. Some wear and surface corrosion at the bottom edges & scattered wear. Nice
patina to the illustrations.
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Shown with the front lid/door, as pictured above, open to display the dividers
used to store and sell the various dyes.
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Reverse of the front, darker with a rich patina, and less faded.
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Marlboro cigarettes Neon sign. Circa mid 1990s. NEW condition, still under original
plastic protective covering. Measures: 20.5" in width. 14" in height.
MB1
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Snap On Tools~Snap On Motorsports "Day At The Races 75 Anniversary Edition" Clock.
Mint condition, within original box/packaging. Measures: 23" in length; 10.5" width. Heavy clock, wood composite material
with clear laminate finish over the images of the girls. Ca. 1995.
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Times & Herald metal sign. Circa 1940s-50s, before the Washington Post purchased
the Times & Herald in 1954. 17.5" in length. Mounting holes at each end.
MB1
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Atlas Perma Guard Anti-Freeze metal thermometer sign. Thermometer works. Measures
about 3 feet in length.
WAV
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Klondike Movie Bites Lighted Sign. Measures 20" x 16" & 6" deep.
MB2
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Bradford Lumber Co./Bradford Homes brass figural Ship Theme figural thermometer
S#2
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Commodity Service Corporation Coin: "Suppliers of Beef: Mutton-Canned Meats-Ireland
New Zealand Australia Argentina-120 Wall St, New York 5, NY, Cable Nycommodex. Phone HA5-6300" circa 1950s. 1/4" thick;
3" diameter.
S#3
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Supreme Ice Cream, lighted Wall Clock. Supreme Ice Cream, a regional southeastern
brand, I believe headquartered in Georgia. This is a fine example, lights up and keeps excellent time. Measures: 18"
in diameter. Glass face. Ca. 1950s
MB
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Washington Star-News route box. Early to mid 1970s Newspaper route box, for the
paper that eventually became the Washington Star, before going defunct in the early 1980s.
MB1
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Glass Mirror Sign for Egyptian Tea. Circa 1950s, features a young boy and a soldier
in uniform. ( I don't speak Arabic, but I was told text on the sign is for Egyptian tea)
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J.B. Carr Biscuit Company Counter Display/Storage Tin. Embossed on the sides:
J.B. Carr Biscuit Company. Opaque plastic window on the front door. Measures: 11.5" H; 10"W; 10"D.
WAV
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Display Case. Measures: 10.5" H; 10.5"; 4"DNational Biscuit Company (Nabisco)
Metal front frame over wood cabinet with glass window. Counter
WAV
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ESSO gas station~Wire Oil Can Rack. Circa 1960s . "For Happy Motoring" Measures:
24" Wide: 20" High; 11" deep.
PA
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Original Sign from Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, or as
it was originally known: Wolf Trap Farm Park. Ca. late 1970s early 1980s. Sign is made of wood and measures: 4 ft. in
length; 8" in height; and 1.25" in thickness. Incised lettering.
MB1
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Salem Cigarettes plastic wall clock. Measures: 20" x 11" Works well.
MB1
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AC Spark Plugs metal sign. Minor paint wear. 15.5" in length; 5" in height.
MB#1
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"Have You Checked Your Oil Lately?" Metal sign with stand. Measures: 13.5" X 10.5".
MB#1
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Eveready Lamps for Automotive Use metal sign. Probably attached to a display
of lamps. Measures: 20" in length; 3" in height.
MB#1
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Allied Van Lines cloth advertising doll. Measures: 16" in length. Still sealed
in original baggie. Circa 1970s.
TY26
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Old "Tourist Welcome" wooden sign. Measures: 38" x 11"
PA
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Old tee marker for the 17th hole at the defunct Cedarcrest Country Club, located
in Centerville, Virginia. Named for one of the Club founders: Pelto.
MB1
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Ipana Toothpast cardboard display sign. Measures 20" in height. Has original fold
out stand still affixed to it's reverse side. Ca. 1920s or prior.
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Large framed advertising RCA His Masters Voice Advertising Mirror. Measures:
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Yeonas Homes cardboard real estate sign, from Washington DC area defunct home
builder. Ca. 1960s.
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