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Types of Antique Advertising Items

There are many types of collectibles in the antique advertising field. Listed below are many of the popular types of items collectors are searching for, there are of course others that are not included and if you’d like to help add more categories feel free to contact us. Each category below explains a little about what types of items are typically found and what is and isn’t included in the category.

Calendars

This category contains advertising Calendars

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    Cigar Cutters

    This category contains Cigar Cutters with advertising for various brands.

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      Coin Op Machines

      Old or Antique Coin Operated Machines.

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      • Comet Coin-Op Slot Machine
      • Tom's Sandwiches Machine
      • 3 Cent Gumball Machine
      • Diamond Matches Coin-Operated Machine
      • Coin-Op Peanut Machine
      • Coin-Op Gumball Machine

      Displays

      Advertising Displays from Retail Stores

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      • Goodyear Blimp Display
      • Peter's Shoe Store Display
      • Vaseline Preparations Display
      • Pepsi-Cola Bottle and Display
      • Amoco Counter-Top Display
      • AC Spark Plug Metal Counter-Top Display Cabinet

      Glass

      Glass items used in stores or sold to consumers with advertising.

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      • Veb Minol & American Appliance Co Embossed Oil Bottles
      • Glass Straw Holder
      • Hazel Atlas & Generic Embossed Oil Bottles
      • Linco Marathon Oil Bottle
      • Motul Glass Oil Bottle
      • Mother's Cookies Display Jar

      Globes

      This category is almost exclusively old Gas Globes, but there are a few other examples here.

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      • Flite Globe Lenses
      • Figural Shell Gas Globe
      • American Gas Glass Gill Globe
      • Red Crown Hp Metal Globe
      • Richfield Lp Metal Globe
      • Blue Crown Opc Globe

      Match Safes

      This category includes Match Safes, Match Strikes and Match Holders.

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        Other

        A category with an assortment of items that didn’t fit any of our other categories.

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        • Coca-Cola Mileage Tracker
        • Vintage Cash Register
        • Coca-Cola Decorative Plate
        • National Cigar Stand Light Fixture
        • Texaco Service Station Bathroom Keys
        • Coca-Cola Scoreboard

        Packages

        Packaging such as boxes, crates, or wrappers for consumer goods and items.

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        • Mobiloil Outboard Oil and Cardboard Carrier
        • Fil-ur-liter Lighter Fluid Dispenser
        • Pennsylvania Motor Oil Bucket
        • Oronite Lighter Fluid Dispenser
        • Johnson Motor Oil Oil Can Bank
        • Coca-Cola Lunch Box

        Paper

        Paper items from napkins to posters to letterhead.

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        • Yes The New Chevrolet Is On Display Framed Poster
        • Rio Rattler Movie Poster
        • S-P Motoring Accessories Single-Sided Poster
        • Michelin 1959 Poster
        • Smooth Tires Spell Danger Poster
        • A-1 Beer Framed Print

        Pinbacks

        Celluloid Pinbacks, Hat pins, Badges, and uniform pins.

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        • Coca-Cola Pin

        Pocket Mirrors

        Pocket Mirrors, usually celluloid covered paper advertising underneath.

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          Salesmans Samples

          Items given to a salesman that he could take around to potential buyers to show them what they would be purchasing.

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          • Archer Oil And Grease Sample Kit

          Signs

          One of our largest categories featuring porcelain signs, lithographed signs, wood signs and many more!

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          • Mentholatum Sign
          • NuGrape Soda Sign
          • Ken-L Dog Products Sign
          • Lee Tires Single-Sided Tin Vertical Wood-Back Sign
          • Wrigley's Gum Sign
          • Dutch Baby Milk Sign

          Thermometers

          Advertising thermometers for many old companies and products.

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          • Ex-Lax Thermometer
          • Rislone Thermometer
          • Sun Crest Thermometer
          • Dr. Pepper Metal Thermometer
          • Red Crown Gasoline Thermometer
          • Coca-Cola thermometer

          Tins

          Tins that held products of all kinds from food to tobacco to bullets.

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          • Mccoll-Frontenac Grease Can
          • Packard Round Metal Can
          • Selwin Motor Oil Metal Can
          • Shamrock Oil Metal Cans
          • Kerr Mcgee Handy Oilers
          • Phillips 44 Insecticide Metal Can With Paper Label

          Toys

          Antique or vintage toys with advertising or logos.

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          • Smith Miller Toy Truck
          • KC Garage Hallmark Gas Station
          • Metal Coca-Cola Toy Truck
          • Sinclair Model Truck
          • Yellow Coca-Cola Toy Truck
          • Shell Gas Toy Truck

          Trays

          Trays with advertising for beers, sodas, and other types of products.

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          • Coca-Cola 1903 Hilda Oval Tray
          • 1905 Topless Coca-Cola Tray
          • Coca-Cola Tray
          • Coca-Cola Hilda Tray