Early Painted Wood Architectural Shelf Atwater best known as the official

best known as the official Pennsylvania Railroad calendar artist for over three decades

This item has one small chip on the top

The front intake scoop is flanked by angled guides that channel material inward toward a prominent star-shaped wheel

but that has worn away

This pendant was acquired from a now decommissioned shipbuilding foundry in Milwaukee

Early Painted Wood Architectural Shelf Atwater best known as the officialWall mounted architectural shelf featuring carved wood construction with applied corbels and repeating relief pattern along the frieze. The face is decorated with a stylized motif resembling tulip or botanical forms, flanked by blocky bracket supports and layered molding. The surface retains a later teal green painted finish, now heavily worn to reveal earlier layers and bare wood beneath, especially along the top surface where use has worn it back to