Trade Signs

The house with a whale...


In an age when streets were not numbered, houses were described by gable stones or their specific architecture. Trade signs became one way of achieving recognition. Talented tinsmiths competed to fashion artistic trade signs and three-dimensional images of animals and other subjects for which houses were named. These expert reproductions, hand made in tole, hand painted and distressed, might as well be the originals once adorning the front of a harbor side fishmonger, the godown storing baleen and whale-oil, a tavern serving fresh seafood.

These trade signs are hammered into shape on a wood mold, an exact and time consuming affair. For this reason, their availability is limited and it sometimes takes us some extra leadtime to deliver them. All of our trade signs are two sided.

Authentic Models Sun & Star Trade Sign, Gold
$250.00
Authentic Models Sun & Star Trade Sign, Gold TS030TSOversize
Authentic Models Top Hat Trade Sign, Red
$175.00
TS005TS
Authentic Models Trade Sign Bracket (fits Sun or Moon Trade Sign ONLY)
$50.00
Authentic Models Trade Sign Bracket (fits Sun or Moon Trade Sign ONLY) TS001TS
Authentic Models Whale Trade Sign, Two Sided
$300.00
TS029TS - Oversize2
Authentic Models Marlin Trade Sign, Two Sided
$315.00
TS008TS - Oversize2
Authentic Models Sun Trade Sign
$135.00
Authentic Models Sun Trade Sign TS002TSOversize1
This item is currently out of stock!
Authentic Models Trout Trade Sign, Two Sided
$199.00
Authentic Models Trout Trade Sign, Two Sided TS026TS - Oversize1
Authentic Models Salmon Trade Sign, Two Sided
$199.00
Authentic Models Salmon Trade Sign, Two Sided TS025TS - Oversize1
Authentic Models Trade Sign Bracket, Adjustable
$45.00
Availability: Contact us for availability
TS000TS
Authentic Models Horse Weathervane Trade Sign
$395.00
TS100TS-Oversize2
This item is currently out of stock!
Authentic Modles Running Horse
$250.00
Authentic Modles Running Horse WM004TS
This item is currently out of stock!
Authentic Modles Running Horse
$250.00
Authentic Modles Running Horse WM004TS
This item is currently out of stock!
Authentic Models Indian Chief
$199.00
Authentic Models Indian Chief WM002TS
Authentic Models Lion Weathervane Trade Sign
$470.00
Availability: Contact us for availability
TS101TS-Oversize2
Authentic Models Mermaid Trade Sign, Two Sided
$335.00
TS012TS-Oversize2
This item is currently out of stock!
Authentic Models Fame Angel
$155.00
Authentic Models Fame Angel WM001TS
This item is currently out of stock!
Authentic Models Seahorse Trade Sign, Two Sided
$399.00
Availability: Contact us for availability
Authentic Models Seahorse Trade Sign, Two Sided TS024TS-Oversize2
 Authentic Models Key West Marlin Trophy
$230.00
TS050TS
This item is currently out of stock!



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