Antique American Gilt Cast Iron Optometrist Trade Mercantile Store Sign NY 1880 Decorative Arts this fine and rare antique

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Antique American Gilt Cast Iron Optometrist Trade Mercantile Store Sign NY 1880 Decorative Arts this fine and rare antiqueSOLD A rare antique 19th century American Folk Art gilded and painted cast and hand forged iron optometrist trade sign, New York circa 1880. American trade signs of this nature were popular in the late 18th and 19th centuries featuring hand painted symbols that were placed outside of mercantile stores to represent the specific trade of the owner. This large sign has the original hang forged hanging iron rod, allowing the sign to be attached to the