Antique Red Bud, IL Figural Hand-Painted Wooden Trade Sign cradle (likely) Lorraine Glass Industries/S

(likely) Lorraine Glass Industries/S

A golden-stained card catalog adorns the top of this piece

but the bristles are intact and there is minimal oxidation

JM - 110222 - 105247

This piece has some water damage on the top half

Antique Red Bud, IL Figural Hand-Painted Wooden Trade Sign cradle (likely) Lorraine Glass Industries/SPrimitive figural sign carved in the shape of an arrow or boat like directional marker, hand painted in black lettering over a varnished wood surface. Though weathered and partially obscured, the text appears to reference Red Bud, Illinois, a small southern Illinois town with a long history as a rural trade center. The sign's hand hewn plank construction, pointed form, and uneven script lettering suggest it was locally made and used as a functional