Bidspirit auction | Late 19th C Embo Store

Late 19th C Embo Store Sign - A vintage hand-painted wooden commercial sign for a general store from what became Embo Post Office The sign is constructed from a horizontal wooden panel secured within a simple mitered wooden frame. The central panel features a dark mahogany-colored background with hand-painted cream-colored lettering arranged in three distinct rows. The text identifies the proprietor as JOHN A ROSS in bold serif capitals, followed by GENERAL MERCHANT in block capitals and Licensed to sell Tobacco in a flowing cursive script. The outer frame retains traces of white or cream-colored paint. No maker labels, stamps, or signatures are visible on the sign.