Late 19th Century Painted Tin Fountain Tobacco Advertising Sign marquee The wind up mechanism is

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

The flanged edge allowed for perpendicular mounting outside service stations and garages

NOS embossed red and gold tin sign

The overall dimensions of this nozzle measure 5" at the widest point and 13" in total length

likely around 1960

Late 19th Century Painted Tin Fountain Tobacco Advertising Sign marquee The wind up mechanism isc. 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