1920s Brooklyn New York Weird Odd Folk Protest Canvas Sign City Lot Snapshot

Description: 1920s Brooklyn New York Weird Folk Protest Sign Black & White Snapshot. - - - DISCUSSION: A rather wonderful snapshot of a home-made protest sign about a long-forgotten dispute. Here is what we were able to dig up- William Meruk & Son were listed as real estate developers in the 1921 Brooklyn, NY commercial directory; a Cornelius Gaasbeek was born in Holland in 1873, immigrated through Elis Island, and was listed in the New York City census by 1910. The family was still there in the 1940s. The chemical sign is cyclohexane, but the sign-writer may have meant to represent benzene- there was a patent medicine named Dr. Roger's screw worm smear which was based on benzene as an active ingredient. All of this obviously added up to trouble, with a capital “T”, in this vacant lot. Snapshot. 2.5”4.25”. Light soil, some wear. SHIPPING NOTES: All ephemera & photos are shipped First Class in a board-reinforced card mailer with a large red DO NOT BEND sticker. We combine shipping charges on orders for more than one item- you pay the shipping fee for your first item, and any other items that you order at the same time are shipped with it for no additional charge [If you buy more than one item please ask us to send a revised invoice before you pay]. Stock #43786 - Joslin Hall Books Selling books since 1983 - Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. Your satisfaction is guaranteed with every item you purchase.

Price: 34.99 USD

Location: Northampton, Massachusetts

End Time: 2024-12-14T22:08:46.000Z

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