Antique Figural Wooden Folk Art Firearm Trade Sign vintage oddities 24" H x 8" W

24" H x 8" W

5" dia and 22" H

The material

This tin litho sign sign features one advertisement for Prince Albert on the "outisde" of the sign and the slightly more verbose Stud advertisement "inside"

Antique Figural Wooden Folk Art Firearm Trade Sign vintage oddities 24" H x 8" WHand carved wooden figural gun trade sign with original iron hanging mounts. Measuring over three feet in length, this painted wooden sign takes the form of a long rifle, complete with cut out trigger guard and attached iron rings for suspension. Figural signs such as this were a hallmark of American storefront advertising in the late 1800s and early 1900s, when illiteracy and the need for bold street level recognition drove merchants to adopt literal