MERCED CA, HISTORICAL WOOD ADVERTISING SIGN. 1800’s ERA. COSMOPOLITAN CAFE/HOTEL
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:1316503 | Brand: MERCED, CA |
| Type of Advertising: WOOD ADVERTISING SIGN | Modified Item: No |
| Color: Multi-color | Date of Creation: 1800’s LATE |
MERCED CA, HISTORICAL WOOD ADVERTISING SIGN. 1800’s ERA. COSMOPOLITAN CAFE/HOTEL. (DUE TO SIZE AND AGE ONLY LOCAL PICKUP) (THIS AUCTION WILL BE CLOSED ON SATURDAY MAY 25th) FANTASTIC AND VERY EARLY MERCED HISTORY, I BELIEVE LATE 1800’s. DUE TO SIZE MAY HAVE BEEN BY A DOOR OR USED AS A DOOR. ITS 7 FEET TALL 3 FEET WIDE. 1 1/2” THICK. HAND PAINTED, JUST HAS SUCH A LOOK OF THE PAST. MANY HISTORICAL MERCED BUSINESSES AND OWNERS, MARIPOSA TOO. CONDITION IS FANTASTIC FOR AGE, SOME NORM...AL WEAR, ORIGINAL CONDITION, A FEW NEW SCREWS IN THE BACK, BUT STILL HAS SOME ORIGINAL SCREWS AND VERY OLD NAILS, SOME MILD CRACKS, ITS TWO PARTS PUT TOGETHER, HAS A BOTTOM THAT COMES OFF, I HAVE THAT PART TOO. SOME PENCIL WRITING ON BOTTOM PROBABLY FROM SOME KID, MINIMAL, MAY COME OFF. PAINT IS STILL VERY LEGIBLE AND PRESENT, SOME EXPECTED WEAR. MUST SEE IN PERSON. WAS NOT ALTERED IN ANY WAY, OR TOUCHED UP, JUST WIPED DUST AND SPIDER WEBS OFF. WOOD SIGNS OF THIS AGE ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND, MOST WERE THROWN AWAY, OR BURNED. THIS IS ONLY LOCAL PICKUP, BRING TWO PEOPLE AND A TRUCK. ITS SURPRISINGLY STURDY. WILL NOT DELIVER. I BELIEVE THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW RAREST AND OLDEST. MERCED SIGNS, WILL BE TOUGH TO FIND ANOTHER. MUSEUM QUALITY. THANKS FOR LOOKING. CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR INFORMATION. I BELIEVE THERE WAS A COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL, A MERCED HISTORY BUFF WILL RECOGNIZE THE BUSINESSES. DOES HAVE TELEPHONE RED 55 TELEPHONE BLACK 52, THAT MAY NARROW DOWN AGE. (OBTAINED FROM PRIVATE SELLER)LOCAL PICK UP ONLY.
