Large Folk Art Painted Sheet Metal and Wood Locomotive
circa 1930-1940, polychrome decorated in red and green paint, open cab with metal steering wheel, bell, 33-3/4 x 77 x 24 in.
Provenance: Lipsitz Department Store, Beaufort, South Carolina; purchased Alex Raskin Antiques, Savannah, Georgia
Note: According to consignor notes, this train was displayed in the window of the Lipsitz Department Store in Beaufort, South Carolina, which operated from 1902-2000.
Condition Report: surface dirt, flaking and losses to paint, dents and warping, some rust and corrosion
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circa 1930-1940, polychrome decorated in red and green paint, open cab with metal steering wheel, bell, 33-3/4 x 77 x 24 in.
Provenance: Lipsitz Department Store, Beaufort, South Carolina; purchased Alex Raskin Antiques, Savannah, Georgia
Note: According to consignor notes, this train was displayed in the window of the Lipsitz Department Store in Beaufort, South Carolina, which operated from 1902-2000.
Condition Report: surface dirt, flaking and losses to paint, dents and warping, some rust and corrosion