MM - 10402 - 081624
Along the back is a handle used by the merchant in a tactic to "offer" the box of cigars forward enticingly
Signs like this were used to draw customers to specialized mechanical services as automotive A/C units became increasingly common in mid-century America
The shade exterior displays scattered rust and paint loss
but the crate remains in good display condition
Early 20th C. "Hub City" Feed Cutter Wooden Sign by Albrecht, Fuchs & Thurmann World War 2 MM - 10402 - 081624c. 1900 1920; Albrecht, Fuchs & Thurmann Plymouth, Wisconsin Painted wooden housing from a "City Feed Cutter," prominently lettered "CITY FEED CUTTER MNFG'D. BY: ALBRECHT, FUCHS & THURMANN, PLYMOUTH, WIS." Constructed in a distinctive semi circular form with hand painted blue lettering and red pinstriping, the piece originally served as the protective outer housing for a manually or belt operated livestock feed cutter used to chop hay, fodder, and