1948 Orange Crush Sign. How to Date a Vintage Tin Sign in Seconds
Sam Wingenbach, California Vintage Buyers. July 27, 2026. 25 sec.
Most vintage tin signs are dated in the lower margin. This embossed Orange Crush sign is stamped Stout 10-48 for Stout Sign Company, October 1948, so the sign tells you the exact month it was made.
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What Sam actually says on camera, lightly cleaned of filler. Nothing reworded.
All right guys, coming at you live. We have here the Orange Crush, 1940s. You want to know how you can tell the date? Always look down here: 10-48. Stout Sign Company, been around for a long time. October 1948, post World War II. Ain't she a beaut. Decent condition, just embossed. Fantastic.
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