Vintage Advertising & Antique Advert Memorabilia
Old advertising is a fantastic way to peek into the social and business worlds of the past. Usually vibrant, clever, witty and artistically accomplished these works of art were created for one purpose only- to grab your attention and sell ! Early examples were usually painted onto wood, carved out of wood or printed. In 1816 the invention of two-colour lithography meant bright colours could finally be added to printed adverts and posters and then the invention of enamel signs from the 1860s onwards further revolutionised how people publicised their wares around the built environment.
Today antique and vintage advertising is as desirable as ever and looks great displayed on the wall. From hard wearing signs to fragile posters these items add character and are chocked full of the fashions and fads of the day. On a more personal scale business trade cards and labels have remained popular for hundreds of years but during the 19th Century the variety of ways to advertise grew to include far more unusual objects such as mirrors, bottles, match boxes and all manner of novelty items. This continued into the 20th Century to leave us a wealth of fantastic advertising objects.
At Love Antiques we have a fine selection of antique and vintage advertising for all your needs.
Allsorts Antiques and Collectibles
Toby Bitter Pub Memorabilia
£ 75
Athey Antiques
Original Cadbury's Advertising Mirror
£ 595
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Early 20th Century Cadbury’s Advertising Mirror
£ 675
£ 750
D and A Binder LTD
1950s Remember Sabine Pass Sign
£ 330
£ 4,450
£ 2,250
£ 950
Antique Ship's Smoke Room Sign, English, Leather Frame, Decorative, Victorian
£ 950
London Fine Ltd
Deviantik
Doctors Name Plaque O’mahony Poole
£ 89
£ 79
Deviantik
Brass “Physician & Surgeon” Sign
£ 79
Deviantik
House Sign “Sheila’s Cottage“
£ 79
Deviantik
Brass “Enquires” Sign
£ 98
Deviantik
Brass Solicitors Name Plate
£ 56
Deviantik
Brass Manufacturers Sign “Wastell”
£ 56
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
R White's Lemonade Soft Drinks Advertising Enamel Wall Sign
£ 200
R White's Lemonade Soft Drinks Advertising Enamel Wall Sign
£ 200
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Tales to Tell Antiques
Victorian Painted Cast Iron Embossing Press Stamp
£ 25
Graham Smith Antiques Ltd
Great Portland Street Underground Sign
£ 995
£ 485
Fitchett & Wooltacott Ltd - A Specimen Wood Timber Shop Display, Framed
£ 485
The Flock of Arts
£ 950
£ 895
Victoria Antiques
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£ 1
Pushkin Antiques Ltd
20th Century Motor "BP" 'Spirit Enamel Advertising Sign, c.1910
£ 1,295
20th Century Motor "BP" 'Spirit Enamel Advertising Sign, c.1910
£ 1,295
Pushkin Antiques Ltd
£ 3,750
Pushkin Antiques Ltd
James Bond 007 - Connery, Lazenby, Moore, Dalton, Brosnan, Craig Signatures
£ 2,295
James Bond 007 - Connery, Lazenby, Moore, Dalton, Brosnan, Craig Signatures
£ 2,295
Pushkin Antiques Ltd
Pushkin Antiques Ltd
Original James Bond 'For Your Eyes Only' Poster, c.1981
£ 895
Pushkin Antiques Ltd
Original James Bond 007 'Moonraker' Film (us Advance) Poster, c.1979
£ 795
Original James Bond 007 'Moonraker' Film (us Advance) Poster, c.1979
£ 795
Pushkin Antiques Ltd
Pushkin Antiques Ltd
Original James Bond 007 'Moonraker' British Quad Film Poster, c.1979
£ 1,595
Original James Bond 007 'Moonraker' British Quad Film Poster, c.1979
£ 1,595
Pushkin Antiques Ltd
Bridport Antiques
Vintage Home Safe Barclays Bank Ltd Metal Money Box A11349 with Key
D and A Binder LTD
Old Pavilion Theatre Sign
£ 450
Pushkin Antiques Ltd
Italian Release James Bond 007 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' Poster C.1969
£ 2,595
Italian Release James Bond 007 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' Poster C.1969
£ 2,595
Pushkin Antiques Ltd
Indigojollyphant Antiques
Large Victorian Counter Cream Pail 10.5 Inch Circa 1900
£ 895
NP & A SALT ANTIQUES
Antique Enamel Players Advertising Cigarette Sign
Elder Books & Collectables
1951 Large Film Lobby Card Pandora & The Flying Dutchman James Mason Ava Gardner
£ 32
1951 Large Film Lobby Card Pandora & The Flying Dutchman James Mason Ava Gardner
£ 32
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1963 Original Large Film Poster Lobby Card The Sadist Starring Arch Hall
£ 38
1963 Original Large Film Poster Lobby Card The Sadist Starring Arch Hall
£ 38
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1967 Film Poster Lobby Card The Spy With A Cold Nose Daliah Lavi Laurence Harvey
£ 30
1967 Film Poster Lobby Card The Spy With A Cold Nose Daliah Lavi Laurence Harvey
£ 30
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1951 Large Size Film Lobby Card For Amor Perdido Amalia Aguilar Original Print
£ 48
1951 Large Size Film Lobby Card For Amor Perdido Amalia Aguilar Original Print
£ 48
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1941 Large Film Poster Lobby Card For The Great Train Robbery Original Print
£ 35
1941 Large Film Poster Lobby Card For The Great Train Robbery Original Print
£ 35
Elder Books & Collectables
Elder Books & Collectables
1964 The Killers Large Original Film Lobby Card Lee Marvin Angie Dickinson
£ 50
1964 The Killers Large Original Film Lobby Card Lee Marvin Angie Dickinson
£ 50
Elder Books & Collectables
Mark Stacey Antiques & Decorative
Pen & Ink Advertising Sketch
£ 115
Vintage Advertising Antiques FAQs
When did advertising become popular?
People have been advertising their wares for thousands of years scratching into bricks and painting wooden signs and pottery. However the emergence of the printing press meant that from the 17th Century onwards printed advertising became cheap and easy to produce through newspapers, gazettes, magazines, flyers, and journals. Better quality images through copper plate processes emerged from the mid 18th Century and colour tones began to be printed from the start of the 19th Century. While the approach to advertising has not really changed over the years, the sheer quantity has, in part due to even more mediums emerging such as radio, television and internet.
What are the most popular vintage advertisement items?
Most collectors of old advertising are drawn to the works for their own unique reasons, either because of the subject, Era or artwork. Enamel signs and posters are the most popular fields collected due to their variety and versatility. In each case condition and rarity determine the price, but all forms of advertising are collected from labels, cards and signs to far more unusual novelty items.
What is the oldest antique advertisement item?
The first known purpose made advertisements were written onto Papyrus and date to at least 3000 B.C from ancient Egypt. However people will have been scratching their shop or business name on to wood or clay even before that.
Why does retro advertising create nostalgia?
In an era when marketing focuses primarily on the future, the purpose of retro advertising art is to transport us back to the past where life is simpler. This type of advertising tells us about the fashions, fads and innovations from years gone by. If we were alive at that time it can remind us of who we were at the time, and if the advert is older than us we can still be transported in our mind to that other era.