Original Gasolin tin sign - circa 1950 'Take your time—and not life!' - Advertising sign - Metal

Original Gasolin advertising and road-safety sign, Germany, from around 1950 to the mid-1950s. Flat, printed or lithographed sheet steel with a ribbed/embossed red border and a contour-cut gas station attendant figure.

The Gasolin attendant was referred to as a “Tankfix.” The signs bearing the slogan “Nimm Dir Zeit – und nicht das Leben!” were mainly mounted on the rear sides of flatbed trucks and issued by Gasolin until about the mid-1950s.

Dating: approx. 1952–1955
Dimensions: about 52 × 24 cm
Material: lithographed or painted, embossed sheet steel
Client: Gasolin