KEEP OUT PRIVATE Old Hand-carved Sign with Red Paint on Pine whimsey in a bottle and found refuge in a

and found refuge in a gap in the gorge he was walking through

Some of the gold decoration has faded or worn away

A quick google search turns up that Vernon went on to become a composer

Not signed and dated but most definitely by Goldstrom and I believe made about the same time as the other two dated 1975

and a flower and vine design around the perimeter of the base

KEEP OUT PRIVATE Old Hand-carved Sign with Red Paint on Pine whimsey in a bottle and found refuge in aThis struck me as the perfect sign for an adolescent to hang the door of a secret club house! Pretty great anywhere, though, with the bent nails at top for hanging the perfect compliment to the fairly crudely carved letters enhanced with old red paint. Nice patina to the old pine panel, too. 18 1 2" x 7 1 2" t not including nails, x 3 4" thick. Overall good, stable and sound condition, with a little splitting at upper left, which I don't think