BEAR MANUFACTURING / BEAR TIRE & WHEEL ALIGNMENT VINTAGE METAL SIGN 1940’S. 9tall x 3ft. BEAR TIRE/AUTOMOTIVE SIGNS ARE BECOMING MORE SOUGHT AFTER EVERY YEAR! MANY CHAINS AROUND THE COUNTRY HAVE ADAPTED THE BEAR LOGO INDICATING A QUALITY STANDARD OF BEAR MANUFACTURING. The bear signs were produced by Bear Manufacturing, a nationwide chain. Shops would hang them up to indicate that they were trained by Bear and used Bear wheel alignment tools. The yellow bear logo has been used by the company since the 1920s. Example: ” Vodie’s ” is / was a local chain of auto repair shops. He is often referred to as the laughing bear, happy bear, or dancing bear. The Grateful Dead rock band lifted the logo without permission. In the 1960s or 1970s, when Bear Manufacturing became part of Automotive Diagnostics, the company stopped producing the signs. However, they are now being produced again. Most of the remaining bear signs have been painted over numerous times. LIQUIDATING LOTS OF MY COLLECTION! AT THAT POINT I CAN INVOICE YOU PROPERLY. Take a tour of my collection and feel free to contact me! The item “Vintage 1940’s BEAR ALIGNMENT / BEAR MANUFACTURING Metal Sign / Double Sided” is in sale since Tuesday, November 01, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Lamps, Lighting\Neon”. The seller is “california-vintage-neon” and is located in Los Angeles, California. This item can’t be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.