RARE -ONE OF A KIND HANDPAINTED LONE RANGER MERITA BREAD BENCH-- PICKUP ONLY!!!
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Hello! As I`m downsizing, I`m giving the buyers of Ebay an opportunity to purchase some of my favorite finds. This is a big item so, local pickup only! I love the Old West- the Cowboy Days and all of those shows of the 40s, 50s and 60s that we grew up with at the movies and on TV. About fifteen years ago a local artist built and painted this piece. Bench is made of solid wood construction and measures 56 inches wide, is almost 48 inches tall and is 19 inches front to back. Artist used sign painters enamels and it still looks as good as the day he finished it. I remember seeing the Merita Bread Signs on the old stores when I was a boy and have owned several originals through the years but I wanted something a little different. So, with much effort this bench was planned, built and painted, changed a little with extra details that I added. The portraits of The Lone Ranger and Silver on the bench actually have greater detail than did the Ranger on the original tin signs, because the artist used the original painting to go by and not a photo of the sign. Look at a closeup of an original sign and you`ll see what I mean. The artist also related that it took 8 hours just to paint the loaf of bread. 'Too many pinstripes!" Also the' MONDAY- WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY" refers to the radio program version of The Lone Ranger from the 1940s. This Guy had
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