King's Automotive Service Handmade Sign on Log Slice miniature tools and the fishtail shape distinguishing

and the  fishtail shape distinguishing it as a "distant signal

with all of the hinges working well and the drawer opening with ease

This black and gold painted wooden Art Deco style lidded box

but he’s smiling widely still

who signed and dated this drawing in 1927

King's Automotive Service Handmade Sign on Log Slice miniature tools and the fishtail shape distinguishingI love the person who made this sign, taking great care to list, in hand lettered pencilled capitals, all of the services offered by King's Service station, as if "automotive" wouldn't quite imply the rest. I also, of course, really love the bleed of the blue paint onto the unpainted outlines of some of the letters, especially that S and E. Painted on a slice of log with the bark still on it, wonderfully sincere. 12 3 8" x 7 11 16" x 5 8" and in very