Lot 308

Humphreys' Mercantile Shop Paper Sign Lincoln, NM

Estimate: $400 - $600

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
Featured in this lot is this Humphreys' Mercantile Shop "Specifics", framed paper sign from Lincoln, New Mexico in the 1880-1890's. Humphreys' was a mercantile shop in Lincoln, New Mexico first started around the 1870s, which sold various goods such as food items, medical supplements and more. This sign shows two lists of various medical conditions and illnesses and shows a price to the right of the names for the cures. It shows a blue background and white lettering reading, "Humphreys' Specifics / Humphrey's Witch Hazel Oil 'The Pile Ointment' / Price 50 Cents. Trial Size 25 Cents". It is set in a wood frame and is matted once with blue matting paper. The visible sign measures 17" L x 12 1/2" W, while the entire piece measures 21 1/2" L x 16 5/8" W x 1" D. It weighs 4 pounds and 10 ounces. Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona.

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