Early 20th Century Hiram Morey Real Estate Hand-Painted Wooden Trade Sign 808 or slow cooking over open

or slow cooking over open hearths or outdoor fires

Exhibits minor signs of wear including some tarnish and rust

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Vintage single-sided porcelain sign price supplement

The wind up mechanism is missing it's key but is still able to be wound

Early 20th Century Hiram Morey Real Estate Hand-Painted Wooden Trade Sign 808 or slow cooking over openc. 1900s; Hiram Morey Land Co. Galesburg, IL Wooden real estate sign with bold black block lettering over a weathered ochre toned ground, reading "FOR SALE HIRAM MOREY LAND CO. 416 Bk. of Galesburg Main 1851." Lettering combines block and script styles, a characteristic touch of early 20th century sign painting where legibility met modest flourish. The inclusion of a 4 digit telephone exchange ("Main 1851") firmly dates this sign to the pre World War