Sign restorer Don Van Kannel doesn’t have to take his work home with him. It’s already there. Van Kannel has 128 vintage advertising signs hanging in his home, not counting those in his bathroom or ...
The historic individuality of Detroit's faded neighborhoods is preserved in characters, literally — in the fonts lining the vintage signs and hand-painted advertisements of small businesses. That is, ...
Glen Guyett has designed the most iconic signs in Phoenix history. He created the signs for Buckhorn Baths, Mr. Lucky's, and Bill Johnson's Big Apple, among others, and last night, he talked about his ...
“This is literally trash,” Marty Kohn told appraiser Brian Thomczek with a laugh at a recent Trash or Treasure evaluation session held at the Michigan Design Center in Troy. There, about a dozen ...
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I’ve often wondered if some of the vintage items tucked away in my attic could actually be worth a fortune. It turns out, ...
TO YOU. WELL, DO YOU SAY? TO BE HONEST, I GO KNOWING WHAT I LIKE WITHOUT GOING WASH. SO AND THAT WAS A BIG SOLD A LOCAL AUCTION HOUSE TO SET ANOTHER WORLD RECORD WITH THE SALE OF A VALUABLE NEON SIGN ...
But just as important as spotting the real thing is recognizing when something’s not. Below, expert designers and antiques ...
Below, Lavelle and a few other experts share the six telltale signs that it’s best to leave an antique behind. From ...
Westside Billiards on San Carlos Street had a packed house when the Preservation Action Council of San Jose held a fundraiser last week to help fully restore the pool hall’s vintage sign. Some of the ...
MILTON KEYNES, England, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A British couple said they discovered the floor of their attic was made up of antique railroad signs worth a total of $27,500. Ian and Lynda Spires, both 48, ...
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman remembers driving around Las Vegas decades ago amid the glowing neon signs that gave downtown the nickname of Glitter Gulch. The signs — made from twisted tubes of ...