Rising Sun Tavern Wood Sign "Rising Sun Tavern" sign on wood by Pennsylvania artist. Nice reproduction of an old tavern sign professionally painted to give it the authentic look of old cracked paint usually found on vintage wooden signs.
Condition: New (Reproduction)
Size: 42"w x 21"h
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Pennsylvania Artist  

Antique Long Wear Shoes Double Sided Tin Sign "WEAR LONGER THAN OTHER SHOES", that's the slogan for the Long Wear Shoes brand of the Craddock-Terry Co. This FANTASTIC antique, double sided, tin sign is in very good condition and has the original side mounting strip for mounting the sign perpendicular to a wall service so that both sides are visible. Both sides are in very good condition with no scratching, dents, or rust. The sign has a light coat of varnish that has been previously applied for protection and gives it a well worn vintage look. The sign was originally hanging in a TGI Friday's restaurant. GREAT piece of history for the collector of advertising or decor for a restaurant or home/office.
Condition: Very Good
Size: 18"l x 14"w (1-1/2" Mounting Strip)
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Long Wear Shoes, Craddock-Terry Co.  

Antique 12 Bar Dobby Chain INTERESTING PIECE! SUPER NICE antique 12 bar dobby chain from the Rice Dobby Chain Co of Millbury, Massachusetts. Dobby is short for "draw boy" which refers to the weaver's helpers who used to control the warp thread by pulling on draw threads. A Dobby Loom, invented around 1843, is a type of floor loom that controls the warp threads using a device called a dobby. On a manual dobby the sequence that makes up the pattern is represented by the chain of dobby bars or lags. Each lag has many holes punched into it so that pegs could be inserted which would select the proper shafts to be moved. The selected shafts were raised or lowered by leg power on a dobby pedal. The length of the sequence is limited by the length of the dobby chain. This can easily be several hundred dobby bars, although an average dobby chain will have approximately fifty bars. This Dobby has 12 lags or dobby bars with 32 peg holes in each. On the back of each dobby bar is the black stamp "RICE DOBBY CHAIN CO. MILLBURY, MASS.". The dobby is in very good condition and would make a nice display piece.
Circa: Circa 1900's
Condition: Very Good
Size: 12 Dobby Bars
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Rice Dobby Chain Co