Rare 19th C. Glass-Over-Tin Stultz Tobacco Sign
Unusual painted and embossed tin-under-glass tobacco sign advertising "Chew W.M. Stultz's Henry Co. Tobaccos" with an inset trade card advertising 3 different size plugs of tobacco sold. The trade card from their distributor in Baltimore, MD "Baxter & Bird General Selling Agents 417 Exchange Place Baltimore". The tin sign is embossed with the maker name and date "Pat'd Jan 1891 Rodwell Mfg Co Buffalo NY". The Stultz family were well-known growers of tobacco in Henry County, North Carolina dating back to the Revolutionary War. The business was established in Leaksville, North Carolina in the 1870s and was out of business in the early 1900s after driven out of business by the American Tobacco Company. 9" x 18"
Condition
The tin edges of the sign are rolled over the glass, the glass being original to the piece. TAC certification sticker on the reverse. Areas of loss to paint. Displays well.
Unusual painted and embossed tin-under-glass tobacco sign advertising "Chew W.M. Stultz's Henry Co. Tobaccos" with an inset trade card advertising 3 different size plugs of tobacco sold. The trade card from their distributor in Baltimore, MD "Baxter & Bird General Selling Agents 417 Exchange Place Baltimore". The tin sign is embossed with the maker name and date "Pat'd Jan 1891 Rodwell Mfg Co Buffalo NY". The Stultz family were well-known growers of tobacco in Henry County, North Carolina dating back to the Revolutionary War. The business was established in Leaksville, North Carolina in the 1870s and was out of business in the early 1900s after driven out of business by the American Tobacco Company. 9" x 18"
Condition
The tin edges of the sign are rolled over the glass, the glass being original to the piece. TAC certification sticker on the reverse. Areas of loss to paint. Displays well.
