sign

Sign. Description: "City Ice Delivery Co." ordering sign, blue lettering on white cardboard.

From the History Information Station:

Object: Sign, "Ice."

History: This sign...

Rectangular board sign with "Madison & Burke, 80 Post St.781-6690/ For Sale/..." It was used by the office of Madison & Burke, a realstate company in San Francisco, active in mid 20th....

Sign. Description: Red crown Gasoline Sign

19th c.

Sign. Description: Cast iron chicken sign. Carved sheet iron game cocks in flight, attached to iron building sign fixture

late 19th c.

w"Wells Fargo Express Co." sign. Description: patina surface, varnish puckered; hanging sign, dark grainy patina over varnished board, surface worn as are yellow letters, top frame board chipped...

Sign. Description: "CASE Quality Machines for Profitable Farming"; picture of eagle on world globe; wooden.

From the History Information Station:

Object: Wooden sign, with painted...

19th c.

Gold Dust sign 19th. cent. "J.S. Ellis Exchange Office No. 16, Gold Dust Bought." Signboard is split down middle, set in 1 1/4", black with gold lettering; frame is hand planed, painted black on...

sign. Description: boot sign, in shape of boot painted gold. carved knee and foot in boot, flat toe with nail half protruding slightly, gold paint except on curved top where sheet metal is...

Sign, wooden, from Chinese hand laundry in Auburn. Sign reads "Hand Laundry"

Painted wood (pine?) panel sign in wood frame. The inset panel has a red background with white letters stating...

bell on stand with sign reading El Camino Real

From the History Information Station:

Object: Miniature mission bell, souvenir of the California Mission Trail, El Camino Real.

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c. 1930

sign. Description: Sign, Sparkling Napa Rock Natural Mineral Water, carbonated. Bottled by Napa Rock mineral water Co. oakland, ca. Full color litho depicting mountain scenery and lettering,...

c.1965

This hand painted Doggie Diner sign, blue arrow on the top "Drive-In", brown dog in white chef's hat on the bottom, holding the arrow, is from the East 14th Street and Fruitvale Avenue (Oakland)...

Railroad ticket office sign. Made of glass with black letters and gold leaf "Yosemite Valley Railroad Ticket Office" made by Moise K. Co. S.F.

19th-20th century

shop sign; Description: large Chinese sign, black w/gold characters - obtained in California and probably used here, 19th-20th c. redwood plank - donor thinks legend translates "Company of great...

1875-1925

Group of artifacts excavated from and found at the site of the Old Oakland Project of Storek & Storek. Objects formerly exhibited at the Oakland Museum Storefront Museum.

ca. 1890-1910

Sign. Description: Sign in the shape of eyeglasses: gold rims with eyes painted in. Rims are gold painted iron; "eyes" are painted on sheet tin. Double sided. Dimensions: W: 46 3/4 x H: 12"

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1936

Sign. Description: "Oakland Motor Bus Lines Inc." Porcelain on steel in round shape. Image in full color is of orange bus driving along road with view of trees, the bay and the bridge in the...

1939

Sign. Description: Sign; sheet metal, silver and maroon "Member Oakland Chamber of Commerce 1939," made of aluminum; with red cord loop for hanging in back. Dimensions: 20 cm. x 12 cm.

Sign. Description: Wooden sign mounted on two wooden posts. Frame around sign and posts are all unpainted. The sign is painted black with white outline and lettering. Sign reads: "Oakland Art...

Sign. Description: Wooden, composed of 1" x 12 " slats. There is a 1'13/16" white frame around sign, The face of the sign is painted white with faded red lettering saying "Oakland Public Museum...

1930

Neon sign. Description: Neon sign, double sided sheet metal sign with attached neon tubing spelling "Herb". Sign is in the form of a dismond-in-a-square with neon tubing running along edge of...

Sign. Description: In shield shape, "Buick is where service is good. Proces are fair! Let us prove it!" -- silver colored stand out letters on red background, of molded compoosition material...

ca. 1943

Sign. Description: "All Kinds of Repairs

Sign. Description: "Baggage Room"

From the History Information Station:

Object: Black and white metal sign, "Baggage Room."

History: The baggage room is a distinctive aspect...

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