EN-AR-CO OIL WHITE ROSE GAS PORCELAIN BOY & SLATE SIGN

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1920'S EN-AR-CO WHITE ROSE PORCELAIN BOY AND SLATE SIGN 36" HIGH X 28" WIDE,THIS SIGN CAME FROM A VERY OLD COLLECTION AND HAS ONY BEEN DISPLAYED INDOORS.IT IS VERY NEAR MINT,ALL THE COLORS ARE PERFECT.THE LIGHTING WAS BAD WHEN I TOOK THE PICTURES AND THE RED LOOKS A LITTLE FADED IN SOME OF THE PICTURES BUT IT IS NOT.THE LAST TWO CLOSE UPS OF THE TOP LEFT CORNER AND BOTTOM RIGHT SHOW THE RED BEST.THE WHITE LINES IN THE YELLOW IS GLARE.IT HAS ONE SMALL CHIP CLOSE TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER AND WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DRIP OF WHITE PAINT ON THE CORNER.THE LAST PICTURE IS A CLOSE UP OF IT.IT HAS NOT BEEN CLEANED FOR AWHILE BUT SINCE IT IS SUCH A RARE SIGN I WILL LEAVE THAT PLEASURE TO THE NEW OWNER.T ARE 8 MOUNTING HOLES,THESE SIGNS WERE USED AS WALL SIGNS AND PUMP ISLAND SIGNS WITH A POLE AND BASE,THE NATIONAL REFINING CO. STARTED IN THE 1800'S AND THE OWNER CAME UP WITH THE BOY AND SLATE FOR HIS ADVERTISING.THE WERE MADE OF WOOD AT FIRST AND THEN PORCELAIN AFTER 1900,THEY ARE NOT DATED BUT WHAT I FOUND ON THE WEB SITE THIS SIZE AND STYLE WAS FROM THE LATE TEENS TO THE 20'S.THE COMPANY WAS SOLD IN 1940 AND THAT WAS THE END OF THE BOY AND SLATE,T CAN'T BE MANY LEFT AROUND.CHECK THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE BOY AND SLATE AND THE COMPANY ON THE EN-AR-CO OR WHITE ROSE OR NATIONAL REFINING COMPANY WEBSITES.THEY WERE MADE IN SEVERAL SIZES AND read more

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