Book 3 — Antique Signboard Made of Headboard of Bed
Reading edition
Some old headboards of beds are of such a pattern that they lend themselves readily for use as signboards, with only slight alteration. Such an adaptation is shown in the sketch, and was fitted to a bracket of ornamental iron, the whole producing a striking effect. The sign was made of black walnut and was, by reason of its age, well seasoned. It was treated with several coats of linseed oil to withstand the action of the weather better.
A Signboard Which Attracts Attention was Made of the Headboard of a Walnut Bed