Mercantile, trade and factory antiques are items which were used for the purpose of creating, packaging, and promoting products. Some of these items were used to manufacture products which were used for living while others were used to build products which were used to decorate an area. More often, these items were used to package and advertise products during their time.
Mercantile, trade & factory antiques are items which can be used to define a culture during a period of time. By seeing how they manufactured their products and the types of products they manufactured you can get some insight into the way they lived and the beliefs they had. We can also see various historical designs and artistic styles. They also show a clearer line of how we have progressed in developing new methods of creating products.
Finding mercantile, trade & factory antiques can be somewhat difficult because they are relatively rare. However, there are many great factory, mercantile and trade antiques which can be found for a reasonable price right here in Los Angeles.
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 ANTIQUE LEATHER SHAVING STROP MARKED PAT JAN 5 1886 US $29.95 |
 Great French Industrial Hat Making Block Form Stretcher US $1,575.00
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 Antique OAKES EGG POULTRY SCALE GRADER Unique Rare US $24.99 |
 Egg Weigher Grader Scale Acme Works Aluminum Rare 1924 US $19.95 |
 old scale with no markings 12 x 5 x 5 inches US $9.99 |
 VINTAGE HANSON SCALE US $15.00
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 Antique Olympia Model X L12 Electric Typewriter US $29.99
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 Antique MONROE Calculator RARE US $657.99 |
 2 ANTIQUE CASH REGISTERS 1 SWEDA MONROE AND 1 NCR US $99.00
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 Antique Hanson Hanging 50lb Capacity Scale Model 895 US $.99 |
 Vintage Dayton Counting Scale Collectors Scale 1930 US $250.00 |
 Vintage Dayton Computing Scale Collectors Scale 1930 US $250.00 |
 ANTIQUE METAL SCALE JOHN CHATILLON SONS NEW YORK US $55.00
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 ANTIQUE Kitchen SCALE Green Metal 24 Pounds ENAMEL Top US $49.99
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 Newspaper Printing Plate Brass Starks Louisville KY US $15.00
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 ANTIQUE French SCALE Cast IRON 2 Brass PAN Echelle 15 K US $112.00
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 925 Sterling Silver Teardrop Earrings NEW US $9.99
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 Vintage Pelouze 2lb Mail Scale 1985 Rates in great cond US $7.99
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 1886 ANTIQUE STRONG SAFETY BOX MADDOCKS MYSTERY SAFE US $125.00
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 Sears 33080230 flash for the Polaroid Pronto US $19.99
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 VINTAGE The Torsion Balance Co Scale Type IL 1 IL1 US $249.99
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 SIMPLE ACCOUNT FILE Antique ARTS CRAFTS Fremont OFFICE US $58.00
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 CHATILLON NANASI CO Cylindrical Brass SCALES 5 PC SET US $125.00
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 ANTIQUE OAK POST OFFICE COUNTRY STORE TELLER STATION US $595.00
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