Gas, Oil, & Auto Advertising
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These pieces — including porcelain signs, tin displays, oil cans, gas pumps, thermometers, maps, and dealership memorabilia — were once everyday marketing tools for companies like Texaco, Shell, Sinclair, Gulf, and Esso. Today, they stand as vibrant reminders of a time when craftsmanship and design met the open road. Collectors prize these artifacts not only for their bold graphics and nostalgic appeal but also for the rich history they represent — a tribute to the brands that powered America’s journey through the 20th century.
Bethel Distilled Water Sign
Era: 1900's - 1920's
Material: Lithography on Tin
Markers Mark: Brown & Bigelow | St. Paul, MN
Note: The sign does have a light bend to it, see pictures.
Seiberling Tires TOC Sign
Here is a Seiberling Tires Sign from the Seiberling Rubber Company located in Barberton, OH. This Seiberling Tires Sign is from the 1940s era and is in excellent condition considering how old it is.
The sign is approximately 16″ wide and was made by the Bastian Brothers Company located in Rochester, NY. This style of Bastian Bros Co. sign is known as a “Prismatic Sign”. Signs like this one would have been displayed inside of a service station and would have had the name of the station slid inside the sign.
This NOS (New-Old Stock) sign was originally found as part of a salesman kit from Bastian Brothers Company.