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Chicago Insurance Co. Painted Trade Sign

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Niagara Fire Insurance Co Tin Trade Sign: Niagara Fire Insurance painted tin trade sign, circa 1880. Signed Kellogg & Bulkeley Hartford, Conn. H 13-3/4", W 19-1/2". Fine original condition.

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AMERICAN FOLK ART FIGURAL CAST-IRON BUTCHER'S TRADE SIGN: AMERICAN FOLK ART FIGURAL CAST-IRON BUTCHER'S TRADE SIGN, with embossed plaque marked "GLOEKER'S / PATENT / OCT. 18, 1887 / S. OPPENHEIMER & CO. / CHICAGO & NEW YORK". Retaining an early painted surfa

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Germania Fire Insurance Co. New York Trade Sign: Late 19th/early 20th c. Germania Fire Insurance Co. New York Porcelain enamel trade sign. 11 x 17"

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Large Painted Trade Sign "Pianoforte & Music Co.": wood, having paint wear, loss, crazing, edge chips. 22 1/4" high, 97" wide.

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York Co., PA Single-Sided Painted Tin "Antiques" Sign.: York Co., PA Single-Sided Painted Tin "Antiques" Trade Sign. Circa early 20th century. "Antiques Bought & Sold G.D. Ketterman Proprietor". 16-1/2" x 90".

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Very vibrant reproduction wooden carved & painted trade: Very vibrant reproduction wooden carved & painted trade sign "Pollock Cycle Co est. 1883" - 36"x24" - a nice decorative item

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Gloekler’s Cast Iron Butcher Trade Sign. Saint Paul, MN: Ki...: Gloekler’s Cast Iron Butcher Trade Sign. Saint Paul, MN: Kirk & Co. for Gloekler’s, 1887 (patented). Painted cast iron trade sign for a butcher, displaying a steer, a cleaver, a knife, and

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Trade Sign: Folk art wooden painted trade sign, "BUY FAT FREDS / CHICAGO STYLE / HICKORY SMOKED / SALT CURED / HAM / BACKON / SHOLDERS". 25 1/2" x 19".

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Antique Double Sided Wooden Hand Painted Trade Sig: Antique Genuine Wooden Hand Painted Trade Sign - Double Sided GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY W.A. DUFFY Circa 1900 From Wisconsin (Location of agency) Measures: 38 W x 25.25 H x 2.5 D

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Wells Fargo & Co. Wooden Advertising Trade Sign.: This sand painted trade sign is single sided and retains its original wooden frame. On the back of the sign there is a receipt showing that someone paid $5000.00 for this sign in 1986 at Bill Harrah's

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RENNER BREWING CO., YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, REVERSE-PAINTED TRADE SIGN,: red-ground, "Renner's Beer / Cafe". Housed in a modern metal frame. Together with an Equitable Insurance Co. Calendar. Two pieces total. First quarter 20th century. 18 1/4" x 30 1/4" OA.Provenance: Pr

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Wooden painted trade sign "AND CONFECTIONERYâ€¦ H.M.: Wooden painted trade sign "AND CONFECTIONERYâ€¦ H.M. Allen & Co" - 60"x9"

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A French Painted Trade Sign: A French Painted Trade Sign 20th Century 41 x 28 inches. This lot is located in Chicago.

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Painted trade sign for Lehigh Valley Transit Co.: Painted trade sign for Lehigh Valley Transit Co. Telford, early/mid 20th c., 13 1/2'' x 49 1/2''.

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Trade Sign: Vintage sheet metal sign "AETNA INSURANCE CO./HARTFORD CONN.". Frame overall 18 3/4" x 32 3/4".

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Chicago Insurance Co. Painted Trade Sign

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Chicago painted trade sign reading "North British Mercantile Insurance Co., Capital $10,000,000., Assets in United States $1,600,000." and signed "F. R. Grout, Chicago". Note: A F. R. Grout was listed in the 1872 The Monthly Business Directory of Chicago under "Painting--Ornamental, House and Signs" and is also listed in an 1899 Chicago, Illinois City Directory under advertisements for "Signs". An additional 1890 Chicago voter registration record shows his birthplace as Vermont. 32" H x 22 1/4" W. Also included with this sign is a framed Edward Lovejoy and Henry C. Foster stereoview of a Chicago street scene labeled en verso "Madison Street, West from State". A similar period sign can be seen on the building facades on the right. 7" H x 8 3/4" W. Circa 1880s. (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)