Early Smaltz “Printing” Trade Sign pests a once-popular imitation grape pop

a once-popular imitation grape pop created in 1960 and first bottled in 1921

This piece would have been found on butcher shop racks at the top

Pair of handcrafted wooden bookends featuring a locomotive and caboose emerging from arched tunnel portals

Paper surface shows areas of discoloration and minor losses

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Early Smaltz “Printing” Trade Sign pests a once-popular imitation grape popLong, narrow wooden trade sign with bold, hand rendered "PRINTING" lettering across a black painted ground. The surface shows the characteristic grit and matte texture associated with smaltz work ground glass embedded into paint to create a durable, light catching finish though now softened by decades of wear. The cream colored lettering stands in stark contrast, slightly irregular at the edges, reinforcing its hand painted origin. Faint remnants of