Early 20th Century Hiram Morey Real Estate Hand-Painted Wooden Trade Sign Edison Antique carved oak cabinet with

Antique carved oak cabinet with single drawer and double doors

The back left (facing) corner is dented

evoking leaves or flames

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Despite eventually being bought by Valspar

Early 20th Century Hiram Morey Real Estate Hand-Painted Wooden Trade Sign Edison Antique carved oak cabinet withc. 1900s; Hiram Morey Land Co. Galesburg, IL Wooden real estate sign with bold black block lettering over a weathered ochre toned ground, reading "FOR SALE HIRAM MOREY LAND CO. 416 Bk. of Galesburg Main 1851." Lettering combines block and script styles, a characteristic touch of early 20th century sign painting where legibility met modest flourish. The inclusion of a 4 digit telephone exchange ("Main 1851") firmly dates this sign to the pre World War