QUIET, c. 1940s Pullman Co. Train Car Sign with Old Red Ribbon, as Found warm brown box plant a sprig of creeping

plant a sprig of creeping ivy in it

9" x 5 3/4"

perfectly ambiguous

rather I think it must have been used in a general store or other business/context where an ever-changing numbered list would be useful

which has bubbled over time making for nice crusty surfaces

QUIET, c. 1940s Pullman Co. Train Car Sign with Old Red Ribbon, as Found warm brown box plant a sprig of creepingPeople who know me know I like my quiet, most of the time, really, and this is just the sort of sign I would hang above my desk (were my desk not the kitchen table or the coffee shop!) I also really love a double entendre with the "retired" on this 1940s Pullman train sign reading more readily now as if referring to those among us no longer working (and not much tolerant of those raucous youngsters!) And in this case, with red ribbon wrapping the hole