Antique Red Bud, IL Figural Hand-Painted Wooden Trade Sign nyc JM - 071522 - 104661

JM - 071522 - 104661

13" W x 12" H

75" W x 16" D x 2

The sign features large

sanitary envelopes and would have been laid in horizontal stacks and pulled out by customers

Antique Red Bud, IL Figural Hand-Painted Wooden Trade Sign nyc JM - 071522 - 104661Primitive 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