RARE RESTORED VINTAGE ART DECO MEN & LADIES ROOM MOVIE THEATRE LIGHTED SIGNS
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:190029 |
UP FOR AUCTION IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL SET OF ART DECO MEN & LADIES ROOM LIGHTED SIGNS. THESE WERE ORIGINALLY REMOVED FROM AN OLD MOVIE THEATRE LOBBY. THEY MEASURE 12 INCHES LONG X 6 INCHES TALL X 3 INCHES DEEP. THEY HAVE A COPPER FINISH ON THE METAL BOX WHICH IS ORIGINAL.
WHEN I OBTAINED THESE, THEY WERE A DISASTER. THEY WERE PAINTED AND THE GLASS WAS A MESS. I COMPLETELY REMOVED ALL PAINT AND RESTORED / POLISHED THE COPPER FINISH OF THE BOXES TO THEIR ORIGINAL STATE. THERE IS ...STILL SOME MINOR DISCOLORATION ON THE METAL JUST FROM OLD AGE BUT THAT SHOULD BE EXPECTED FOR AN OBJECT OF THIS AGE.
THE GLASS WAS ANOTHER ISSUE ALL TOGETHER. BESIDES BEING BROKEN, A LOT OF THE DETAIL OF THE PAINTED DECALS HAD BEEN LOST. I HAD AN ARTIST RECREATE THE IMAGES FROM WHAT WAS STILL VISIBLE ON THE ORIGINAL PANELS. I THEN TOOK THESE NEW IMAGES TO A SIGN SHOP WHERE THEY RECREATED THE IMAGES IN BLACK VINYL WHICH WAS THEN PLACED ONTO NEW FROSTED GLASS PANELS. **I WILL INCLUDE THE ORIGINAL GLASS PANELS SO YOU WILL HAVE THEM TO SEE THE BEFORE AND AFTER (SEE ORIGINAL GLASS PANELS IN MY LAST PHOTO)
THE ELECTRICAL IS ORIGINAL. I HAVE NOT REPLACED ANYTHING ON THE ELECTRICAL. THAT SAID, YOU MAY NEED TO REPLACE A SWITCH OR SOCKET EVEN THOUGHT THEY LOOK TO BE OK. ELECTRICAL WILL NEED TO BE TESTED AS I HAVE NOT TESTED IT. ELECTRICAL IS "AS IS".
THE METAL BOXES ARE IN GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE ARE SOME MINOR DISCOLORED SPOTS HERE AND THERE FROM OLD AGE. THE COPPER COLOR IS STILL NICE AND BRIGHT. THERE IS A TINY BEND ON THE EDGE OF THE MEN'S ROOM SIGN OVER THE MAN'S HEAD.
**PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THESE SIGNS ARE VERY OLD SO WILL NOT BE PERFECT BUT THEY ARE SURE BEAUTIFUL.
***PLEASE SEE ALL PHOTOS AS THEY ARE A VERY BIG PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. AS WITH ALL OF MY VINTAGE ITEMS, THESE ARE SOLD AS IS. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING!!!
WHEN I OBTAINED THESE, THEY WERE A DISASTER. THEY WERE PAINTED AND THE GLASS WAS A MESS. I COMPLETELY REMOVED ALL PAINT AND RESTORED / POLISHED THE COPPER FINISH OF THE BOXES TO THEIR ORIGINAL STATE. THERE IS ...STILL SOME MINOR DISCOLORATION ON THE METAL JUST FROM OLD AGE BUT THAT SHOULD BE EXPECTED FOR AN OBJECT OF THIS AGE.
THE GLASS WAS ANOTHER ISSUE ALL TOGETHER. BESIDES BEING BROKEN, A LOT OF THE DETAIL OF THE PAINTED DECALS HAD BEEN LOST. I HAD AN ARTIST RECREATE THE IMAGES FROM WHAT WAS STILL VISIBLE ON THE ORIGINAL PANELS. I THEN TOOK THESE NEW IMAGES TO A SIGN SHOP WHERE THEY RECREATED THE IMAGES IN BLACK VINYL WHICH WAS THEN PLACED ONTO NEW FROSTED GLASS PANELS. **I WILL INCLUDE THE ORIGINAL GLASS PANELS SO YOU WILL HAVE THEM TO SEE THE BEFORE AND AFTER (SEE ORIGINAL GLASS PANELS IN MY LAST PHOTO)
THE ELECTRICAL IS ORIGINAL. I HAVE NOT REPLACED ANYTHING ON THE ELECTRICAL. THAT SAID, YOU MAY NEED TO REPLACE A SWITCH OR SOCKET EVEN THOUGHT THEY LOOK TO BE OK. ELECTRICAL WILL NEED TO BE TESTED AS I HAVE NOT TESTED IT. ELECTRICAL IS "AS IS".
THE METAL BOXES ARE IN GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE ARE SOME MINOR DISCOLORED SPOTS HERE AND THERE FROM OLD AGE. THE COPPER COLOR IS STILL NICE AND BRIGHT. THERE IS A TINY BEND ON THE EDGE OF THE MEN'S ROOM SIGN OVER THE MAN'S HEAD.
**PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THESE SIGNS ARE VERY OLD SO WILL NOT BE PERFECT BUT THEY ARE SURE BEAUTIFUL.
***PLEASE SEE ALL PHOTOS AS THEY ARE A VERY BIG PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. AS WITH ALL OF MY VINTAGE ITEMS, THESE ARE SOLD AS IS. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING!!!
