Antique Red Bud, IL Figural Hand-Painted Wooden Trade Sign antique homestead JM - 111622 - 105323

JM - 111622 - 105323

MM - 15700 - 090425

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Antique Red Bud, IL Figural Hand-Painted Wooden Trade Sign antique homestead JM - 111622 - 105323Primitive figural sign carved in the shape of an arrow or boat like directional marker, hand painted in black lettering over a varnished wood surface. Though weathered and partially obscured, the text appears to reference Red Bud, Illinois, a small southern Illinois town with a long history as a rural trade center. The sign's hand hewn plank construction, pointed form, and uneven script lettering suggest it was locally made and used as a functional