Antique Bernard Pliers Countertop Point-of-Sale Display valet with only 203 ever made

with only 203 ever made

holding packages of wafers against a rich blue ground

and expressive facial features reflect the popularized

despite one slightly bent front rim

JM - 092022 - 105073

Antique Bernard Pliers Countertop Point-of-Sale Display valet with only 203 ever madec. 1920s; The William Schollhorn Co. New Haven, CT Painted tin lithograph countertop advertising display with attached pliers and test nails. This interactive hardware store display promotes Bernard Pliers with bold red lettering and playful lithographed graphics of a young boy snipping nails. Customers were invited to "Test Out Bernard Pliers" by cutting one of the provided nails from the built in tray, demonstrating the strength of the patented