VERY RARE ORIGINAL1920s CAMEL PORCELAIN CIGARETTE TOBACCO STORE DISPLAY SIGN
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:657594 | Type of Advertising: Sign |
VERY RARE ORIGINAL1920s CAMEL PORCELAIN CIGARETTE TOBACCO STORE DISPLAY SIGN. THESE ORIGINAL CAMEL SIGNS EXACTLY LIKE THIS ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FIND IN ANY CONDITION. AN ORIGINAL MINT SIGN IN A 9.0 ON THE TEN SCALE SOLD AT AUCTION FOR OVER $3000 ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO, IT WAS A BEAUTY RARE ONE OF A HANDFUL IN THAT CONDITION. THERE ARE REPRODUCTIONS OF THESE THAT BRING OVER $100...THIS ONE NOT IN THAT PRISTINE CONDITION BY ANY MEANS HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS, BUT THE COLORS ON THIS ONE REAL...LY STILL POP.
IT HAS ONE SMALL HOLE IN BETWEEN THE E AND L IN CAMEL, THE MOUNTING HOLES HAVE BEEN ENLARGED PROBABLY WHEN TAKEN DOWN YEARS AGO. AND OBVIOUSLY THE DAMAGE RIGHT ACROSS CAMEL HIT BY WHO KNOWS WHAT. BOTTOM LEFT AND TOP RIGHT CORNER HAS A CLIP MISSING AND OTHER DENTS BUT STILL SHOWS THE COLOR VERY WELL. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL FROM THE 20s, MADE IN PORCELAIN HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS BUT STILL IN THIS CONDITION THESE EARLY CAMEL SIGNS ARE RARE. SIZE IS 12 X 36. GREAT COLORS ON A VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND IN ANY CONDITION ORIGINAL CAMEL SIGN. SECOND PICTURE SHOWS BEFORE CLEANING BRINGING OUT THESE BEAUTIFUL COLORS. PICTURES DONT SHOW HOW BRIGHT AND HOW MUCH IT POPS...
IT HAS ONE SMALL HOLE IN BETWEEN THE E AND L IN CAMEL, THE MOUNTING HOLES HAVE BEEN ENLARGED PROBABLY WHEN TAKEN DOWN YEARS AGO. AND OBVIOUSLY THE DAMAGE RIGHT ACROSS CAMEL HIT BY WHO KNOWS WHAT. BOTTOM LEFT AND TOP RIGHT CORNER HAS A CLIP MISSING AND OTHER DENTS BUT STILL SHOWS THE COLOR VERY WELL. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL FROM THE 20s, MADE IN PORCELAIN HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS BUT STILL IN THIS CONDITION THESE EARLY CAMEL SIGNS ARE RARE. SIZE IS 12 X 36. GREAT COLORS ON A VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND IN ANY CONDITION ORIGINAL CAMEL SIGN. SECOND PICTURE SHOWS BEFORE CLEANING BRINGING OUT THESE BEAUTIFUL COLORS. PICTURES DONT SHOW HOW BRIGHT AND HOW MUCH IT POPS...
