Porcelain Enamel Signs
Vitreous enamel fused to steel, often glossy, durable, and chipped rather than flaked like ordinary paint.
Painted Tin Signs
Lithographed or painted sheet metal, often thin, sometimes embossed, rolled, or framed.
Embossed Metal Signs
Raised lettering and graphics pressed into sheet metal for strength and dimensional impact.
Painted Steel Signs
Heavier flat steel with baked, sprayed, or hand-painted finishes.
Wood Signs
Carved, sand-painted, smalt, hand-lettered, trade-shaped, and framed wood signs.
Neon Signs
Glass tubing, electrodes, transformers, metal cans, painted faces, and electrical components.
Reverse-Painted Glass Signs
Artwork applied to the back of glass, including bar, drugstore, clock, and window signs.
Cardboard & Paper Signs
Window cards, counter displays, die-cuts, posters, easel-backs, and temporary retail advertising.
Plastic & Acrylic Signs
Vacuum-formed faces, molded letters, illuminated panels, dealer displays, and postwar plastics.
Double-Sided & Flange Signs
Perpendicular wall signs, hanging signs, bracket signs, and two-faced roadside displays.