1890'S ANTIQUE NAUTICAL BOATS TO LET SIGN FROM GALES FERRY CONNECTICUT

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I BOUGHT THIS AUTHENTIC ANTIQUE DOUBLE SIDED FLANGE BOATS TO LET SIGN NEARLY 20 YRS AGO OUT OF AN OLD GALES FERRY STORE THAT WAS OPEN SINCE THE LATE 1800'S AND WAS A CASINO AND STORE COMBO BUT WAS TORN DONE A LITTLE OVER 12 YRS AGO AND IT IS A SMALL PARK NOW. TO LET MEANS TO RENT AND IS A VERY OLD WAY OF SAYING THAT. THIS IS PERIOD AND AUTHENTIC IN THE SHAPE OF A BOAT OAR. BLACK WITH MUSTARD AND ORANGE PAINT ALL DONE BY HAND. SEVERAL OLD HANGING HOLES ON FLANGE PART. PAINT IS VERY STABLE ON ONE SIDE BUT THE OTHER HAS SOME FLAKING AND DINGS AS IT WAS EXPOSED MORE TO THE WIND COMING OFF THE THAMES RIVER. A FEW OF THOSE LETTERS HAS SOME FRAGILE SPOTS TO THE PAINT AND IS LIFTING A BIT. IT SHOULD BE HANDLED CAREFULLY AS I ALWAYS HAVE DONE. A FEW SPOTS OF PAINT LOSS. IT MEASURES 9 INCHES AT HIGHEST BY FLANGE BY 18 INCHES WIDE. TALLEST PART AT OAR ROUNDNESS IS ALSO 9 INCHES. THIS IS DEFINATLY FROM THE LATE 1800'S TO TURN OF CENTURY. A GREAT ITEM FOR THE ANTIQUE NAUTICAL SIGN COLLECTOR. THE STORY OF WHERE IT CAME FROM IS TRUE AND SHOULD BE PASSED ON WITH IT. GOOD WEIGHT AT OVER 2 POUNDS. BUYER TO PAY WITHIN 3 DAYS THANKS.