Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company Trade Sign

Size: 100

Origin: American

Condition: Excellent

Maker: Western Sand Blast Company, Chicago, Illinois

Provenance:

Date: 1900

Price: Price upon request

Description: Reverse painted on glass with mother of pearl inlay. Original wood frame. This sign depicts both snow capped mountains and human figures in sharp juxtaposition. This imagery would suggest that this sign might have been placed further West along the route between Chicago and Colorado. There are only a small number of signs that have survived.