Antique Reverse-Painted "Tallimit" Brass-Tone "Optometrists" Sign work pants appears in working order

appears in working order

but faded into obscurity in favor of traditional guitars

Shows patina and tarnish consistent with age and use

There is leather separation on both sides of the flap

and accomplished authorship elevate it well beyond decorative relief

Antique Reverse-Painted "Tallimit" Brass-Tone "Optometrists" Sign work pants appears in working orderReverse 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