Men Working, c. 1940s Hand-painted Hardboard Sign on Wooden Post old wooden holder I think quite possible these

I think quite possible these were made in England for an American audience

it's certainly it's own special folk art thing

which attach to the wire on one of the bulls

making them feel more aligned with Scherenschnitte (finely cut paper silhouettes)

as what child would have any idea how to use this

Men Working, c. 1940s Hand-painted Hardboard Sign on Wooden Post old wooden holder I think quite possible theseI find the clean, bold, hand painted black letters against oyster white ground here satisfying and quite beautiful, but most of all, when I found this, I was thinking about all of the contexts in which might resonate and situations it might serve to contextualize earnestly and poignantly, and critically satirically, all. No end of possibilities. In its black against white capital lettered spareness and declarativeness, it makes me think of I Am A Man