Antique Red Bud, IL Figural Hand-Painted Wooden Trade Sign antique homestead MM - 15700 - 090425

MM - 15700 - 090425

Vintage wooden cigar humidor with lid

holding packages of wafers against a rich blue ground

This double-sided porcelain antique advertising flange sign is for Royal Daylight Lamp Oil

Exhibits minor signs of wear including dents

Antique Red Bud, IL Figural Hand-Painted Wooden Trade Sign antique homestead MM - 15700 - 090425Primitive figural sign carved in the shape of an arrow or boat like directional marker, hand painted in black lettering over a varnished wood surface. Though weathered and partially obscured, the text appears to reference Red Bud, Illinois, a small southern Illinois town with a long history as a rural trade center. The sign's hand hewn plank construction, pointed form, and uneven script lettering suggest it was locally made and used as a functional