Antique Reverse-Painted "Tallimit" Brass-Tone "Optometrists" Sign Stemlite and dust accumulation

and dust accumulation

and midway shooting galleries of the mid-20th century

The interior opens to reveal two original cut glass perfume bottles with faceted stoppers

but the graphics are still sharp and crisp

square post-and-rail structure with a flat cap top

Antique Reverse-Painted "Tallimit" Brass-Tone "Optometrists" Sign Stemlite and dust accumulationReverse painted glass "Optometrists" advertising sign from the Tallimit Art line produced by C. & A. Richards of Boston, Massachusetts. Executed in the firm's characteristic black and gold palette with a geometric border and serif lettering, the sign is housed in its original gilt finished molded wood frame. Tallimit signs were marketed during the early twentieth century for professional offices, businesses, and institutional settings, combining