Lot 108 - Antique "Amateur Finishing" Film Developing, Enlarging, And Copying Advertising Sign, White Mt. Studio, Littleton, New Hampshire, Framed With Manicule Graphics, 15-1/2" x 12-1/2"

Lot 108 - Antique "Amateur Finishing" Film Developing, Enlarging, And Copying Advertising Sign, White Mt. Studio, Littleton, New Hampshire, Framed With Manicule Graphics, 15-1/2" x 12-1/2"Antique printed advertising sign for amateur film finishing services, reading "Amateur Finishing, Agency For White Mt. Studio, Littleton, N. H., Film Developing, Enlarging, Copying." The central logo depicts a mountain scene for White Mt. Studio, flanked by two manicule (pointing hand) graphics. The sign is printed in black on a cream colored paperboard and housed in a wooden frame under glass. The paperboard has a visible crack across the surface.

There are several shallow chips around the coating of the opening from removing and replacing the lid over the years

though some are slightly yellowed from light exposure

contained within a full split leatherette case with both halves present

The flat tail end of the opener incorporates a standard crown cap lifter

” depicting a smiling man wearing a hat and hexagon-shaped glasses over a black circle with white border

" It does not include a lid

designed to animate when the propeller turns

a white slip

and mirrors

Each volume presents Poe’s stories in German translation

The plaque reads: “I WILL BLESS EVERY PLACE WHERE A PICTURE OF MY HEART SHALL BE EXPOSED AND HONORED

that is based on an image from a Victorian advertising trade card