Antique J. & M. Mauzer Painted Wooden Directional Arrow Trade Sign booze Wooden cigar mold (press) composed

Wooden cigar mold (press) composed of two hinged blocks with matching carved cavities designed to shape cigars uniformly

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Antique J. & M. Mauzer Painted Wooden Directional Arrow Trade Sign booze Wooden cigar mold (press) composedLarge directional trade sign constructed of wood planks with applied framing, painted in white with bold black block lettering: "J. & M. Mauzer." Both ends terminate in pointed arrow forms, giving it the look of a roadside or building mounted indicator. The lettering includes a stylized connector between the initials, which can be read as either a small "c" or an ampersand, a quirk that adds to its vernacular charm. Signs of this type were typically