Antique Hand-Carved "Bookhout Funeral Home" Painted Wood Sign walking stick A cast metal ashtray stand

A cast metal ashtray stand

Unknown Northwoods Maker - U

typically used for cigarettes or lipstick

This hand-fabricated example predates the widespread adoption of aluminum signage

This family can trace its roots in Berks County as far back as the 1840s and there are still descendants there to this day

Antique Hand-Carved "Bookhout Funeral Home" Painted Wood Sign walking stick A cast metal ashtray standc. 1910s 1920s; Bookhout Funeral Home Oneonta, NY Large hand carved wooden trade sign for the Bookhout Funeral Home, featuring deeply incised, gold painted lettering on a black field. The surface bears a timeworn patina consistent with decades of outdoor display, and the serif letterforms are executed in an elegant, slightly condensed style typical of early 20th century signwork. Gilded highlights catch the light against the matte black background,