American, attributed to Dodge City, Kansas
Kansas
1870s
Painted wood
9.25 x 73 inches (23 x 185 cm)
The Real West, Nebraska
The long sign board is painted with the name SPITTY'S in black serif capitals across a white ground, the letters shaded and the paint crazed overall with rust staining, nail holes, and weathering down to bare wood along the edges. The board runs just over six feet, sized to hang across a doorway or porch front. The surface is untouched, with the wear consistent with long outdoor exposure.
The sign is attributed to Dodge City in the 1870s, the decade when the town sat at the head of the Texas cattle trail and its saloons served the crews driving north. Painted board signs were the standard front of such houses, and few survive from the trail era. The attribution comes with the sign as acquired.
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American, attributed to Dodge City, Kansas
Kansas
1870s
Painted wood
9.25 x 73 inches (23 x 185 cm)
The Real West, Nebraska
The long sign board is painted with the name SPITTY'S in black serif capitals across a white ground, the letters shaded and the paint crazed overall with rust staining, nail holes, and weathering down to bare wood along the edges. The board runs just over six feet, sized to hang across a doorway or porch front. The surface is untouched, with the wear consistent with long outdoor exposure.
The sign is attributed to Dodge City in the 1870s, the decade when the town sat at the head of the Texas cattle trail and its saloons served the crews driving north. Painted board signs were the standard front of such houses, and few survive from the trail era. The attribution comes with the sign as acquired.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
