Early 20th Century Seafood Cardstock Advertisement export 5" H (as shot)

5" H (as shot)

This sign measures 18" x 12"

MM - 106157 - 040423

25" D x 81" HTop two shelves: 41

Despite some moderate signs of wear and aging

Early 20th Century Seafood Cardstock Advertisement export 5" H (as shot)c. 1910s 1920s; Lester & Toner's Inc. Greenport, Long Island, NY Circular cardstock clock face advertisement for Seapure brand oysters. This sign was produced in the middle of an oyster boom in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A once plentiful food, they became delicacies during the Roaring '20s as their availability greatly declined until the 1980s and 1990s when coastal farms and modern practices allowed their numbers to once again grow