Vtg 1920s Carl Schopp Auto Sales Sign Lansing MI Indian Gas Dealer Licenses 1925 For Sale

Vintage 1920s–1930s Carl Schopp Auto SalesDealership Display Sign & Michigan LicensesUp for sale is a phenomenal, authentic piece of early automotive history from Lansing, Michigan. This is a custom, professionally framed dealership display board featuring four official State of Michigan Used Motor Vehicle Dealer licenses issued to early dealer Carl Schopp.
Features & Details: Central Hand-Stenciled Signage: Reads \"CARL SCHOPP AUTO SALES PHONE 27-491\" and features \"AUTO-LOANS\" stenciled on the left. Top right features a stenciled partner/manager name, \"J.J. BURKEINS\".
Chronological State Licenses: Features 4 original paper State of Michigan Department of State used car dealer licenses with colored seals chronologically tracing the business\'s history:1925 (Orange/Yellow Seal – Top Right, Stamped Issued Jan 2, 1925)1926 (Blue Seal – Top Left)1928 (Dark Blue/Gray Seal – Bottom Left)1930 (Orange/Red Seal – Bottom Right)Vintage Advertising Clipping: The center includes a rare paper advertisement from the era reads,\"The New INDIAN Winter Gas — Have YOU tried It Yet?\"
Historical Location Context: Carl Schopp operated out of 1116 South Washington Ave. in Lansing, MI, a premier automotive corridor located near early manufacturing plants.
Condition:The piece is housed in its vintage wood frame. The paper licenses and advertising material are remarkably well-preserved for their age with expected light toning, minor silvering, and age patina. The stencil lettering remains completely legible and clear. Please review the high-resolution photos for exact cosmetic condition. Perfect for collectors of Lansing/Michigan history, petroliana, gas station signs, or early independent automobile dealership memorabilia.
History of the Dealer & Piece:Carl Schopp was a prominent early 20th-century independent automotive dealer who operated Carl Schopp Dort Sales and Service in Lansing, Michigan. Operating out of his main facility at 1116 South Washington Ave., Schopp was originally an officially authorized sales and service dealer for the Dort Motor Car Company—a notable independent American brand manufactured nearby in Flint, Michigan from 1915 to 1924. As the automotive market transitioned in the mid-to-late 1920s, Schopp expanded his operations into a robust independent used vehicle sales and auto loan firm alongside his partner J.J. Burkeins. This exceptional framed display board serves as a chronological archive of his business survival through a volatile decade. It traces his consecutive State of Michigan Department of State Dealer Licenses from the peak of 1920s prosperity into the first year of the Great Depression in 1930.
The central placement of the rare advertising clipping for \"The New INDIAN Winter Gas\" highlights the intersectional relationship between early independent Midwest automobile lots and independent petroleum jobbers, who actively cross-promoted cold-weather performance fuels to early Lansing motorists. Indian Gas was a notable independent brand of petroleum refined and distributed during the interwar period, making this a highly desirable cross-over piece for both automotive ephemera and petroliana collectors.
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