Just Bought a Large Vintage Stihl Sign - Anyone Know Anything About These?

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Anyone have any experience with vintage Stihl signs? Recently picked this one up; trying to decide whether I'm going to keep it or sell it. It's certainly vintage, nice patina, and it's quite large - 58" x 47" or so. Trying to nail down value, age (1960's?) and also curious to know more about these in general.

Thanks!

 

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Looks like it's late 60's vintage. Value around $1000. I'm going to list it for sale here.

 

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I'd keep it. Here's mine. Nothing special, but I like it a lot.

 

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I'd like to keep it but it's just too damn big for my garage. Most of my wall space is taken up by cabinets and shelves, and my free space is set aside for my license plate collection.

 

[Old Mac Guy]

I got a 4'x3' Stihl dealer's sign from a former Stihl dealer in Colorado for $20. Vintage about 1980. Had to remove it from his building. 2-sided. Exposed side was slightly weathered. Side toward building mintish. Shows a saw from late-70's, early-80's on each side. I'm not much of a Stihl fan so don't value it too highly... not like other old signs from now-antique North American-made chainsaw dealers.

That sign you show is many years older. Nice looking sign.

 

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I got a 4'x3' Stihl dealer's sign from a former Stihl dealer in Colorado for $20. Vintage about 1980. Had to remove it from his building. 2-sided. Exposed side was slightly weathered. Side toward building mintish. Shows a saw from late-70's, early-80's on each side. I'm not much of a Stihl fan so don't value it too highly... not like other old signs from now-antique North American-made chainsaw dealers.

That sign you show is many years older. Nice looking sign.

Thanks, OMG.

 

[Yukon Stihl]

Beauty of a sign.
Having been around gas stations all my life i wish i would have kept the signs.
I do have an Esso, Gulf big and medium sized and British America station signs.
Been squirling away old stuff ever since i had a place to put it.

 

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This one is now sold. Went to a member and a good friend.

 

[Patrick1903]

That didn’t take long!

 

[CJ1]

I'd keep it. Here's mine. Nothing special, but I like it a lot.

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I see you have a block and tackle hooked to the saw, I always knew Stihls were heavy but man, didn't know they were getting that bad!!!!. JK. Signs can mean alot to people, IMHO the personal value means more than the $$$$ by a long shot. CJ