This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/23/2024
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. Group of 14 Themed Signs or Ads, Plus 11 Themed Greeting Cards. [V.p., ca. 1900s-1950s]. Various signs (including one tin sign), ads, unused product paper bags. Sizes range from 19 ½ x 10” to 5 ½ x 3 ½”. Some general wear, soiling, tin sign is faded and rusted. Good or better. Some signs or ads include: J. P. Alley’s Hambone Sweets, “Let the Gold Dust Twins Do Your Work” (tin sign from Puck magazine), K. C. Baking Powder with rotating prices, Country Style Enriched White Corn Meal unused bag, Ole Virginia Hickory Chips unused bag, five Cream of Wheat color ads excised from magazines and more. And color greeting or holiday cards. Sizes range from 7 x 6 ½” to 3 ½ x 2 ½”. Some general wear, soiling, creasing, some with markings. Generally good. Some captions include: “I’se a Cave Man be My Valentine I don’t mean maybe!”, “Ah ‘specs’ Ah loves you Valentine”, “Lawd, Honey, Is I got a Valentine, Jes depens on Will You Be It?”, “Another Birfday? Cheer Up! Birfdays ain’t no time fo’ sorrow”, “Jazzbo Jackson”, “Mah Valentine At writin’ po’try Ah’s a dub…” and more.