Late 19th Century Painted Tin Fountain Tobacco Advertising Sign marquee NOS embossed red and gold

NOS embossed red and gold tin sign

This piece was an early Chia Pet-style grass grower manufactured in Ohio 36 years before actual Chia Pets were released

and sound systems for cinemas and stage houses

The wind up mechanism is missing it's key but is still able to be wound

MM - C-11440 - 101724

Late 19th Century Painted Tin Fountain Tobacco Advertising Sign marquee NOS embossed red and goldc. 1880s 1890s; mfd. by F. Tuchfarber & Co. for Lovell & Buffington Co. Covington, KY Painted tin lithograph advertising sign for Fountain Tobacco, produced for Lovell & Buffington of Covington, Kentucky. The vibrant design centers on a depiction of Cincinnati's famed Tyler Davidson Fountain, flanked by vignettes of Superior Plug and Western Gem Cut Chewing Tobacco. The lower margin bears the maker's mark: "F. Tuchfarber & Co., Mfrs., 60 Fountain