Private No Parking Old Hand-painted Wooden Sign man with barrel amplified (and made rather ridiculous

amplified (and made rather ridiculous to a modern eye) by his traditional lederhosen

and what I’d assume are hooks hanging from their mouths

I believe it is an old saddle maker’s vise —it would have been attached to a bench with a lever below

What I know about Pancaldi

But most exciting seems to have been the Priests of Pallas masked ball

Private No Parking Old Hand-painted Wooden Sign man with barrel amplified (and made rather ridiculousI love the no fuss boldness and clarity of this old hand painted sign, but also, especially, the slightly jaunty black lettering for "NO PARKING", with the A standing especially tall, and the K kicking out with an extra long leg. This of course is made all the better by the alligatoring of the black paint, which could not be more perfect, all the more so against the great old white. 20 1 4" wide x 14 1 2" tall x 3 4" thick. Aged and worn but no splits