VTG NOS~antique~ door push pull / shelf Foss Vanilla Advertising sign #6

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You are bidding on a rare single sided embossed metal push pull / shelf sign advertising " Foss' Mellowed Vanilla" along with Beautiful colors in new condition! Blue, Red and Yellow.The edges on the back are actually beveled. These signs were found in an Estate Sale at a Northern Maine Barn.The sign measures 17" ( L ) X 1 " ( W ) with 2 holes, one on each end.You can decide for yourself how this sign was used, door push pull / shelf ? Signed "THE DONALDSON ART SIGN CO. COVINGTON, KY.". Sign is guaranteed old and authentic. In talking with the people at the Estate Sale the deceased owner of the property had a chain of Ice Cream Shops in the 40's and 50's. I am still going thru what I found. Donaldson Art Sign Company The Donaldson Art Sign Company in Covington and the Donaldson Lithography Company in Newport can be traced back to a partnership between William M. Donaldson and Henry Elms. These two entrepreneurs began a small lithography business in Cincinnati on August 10, 1863 . By the end of the first year of operation, the firm owned and operated seven hand printing presses. With the death of Mr. Elms in 1872, the business became the sole property of Donaldson. The company was officially incorporated as the Donaldson Lithograph Co. in 1883. The company moved to the City of Newport, Kentucky in 1898, and was housed in the old read more

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