Antique CHI‑VO Varnish Tin‑on‑Cardboard Advertising Standee native glass bottom

glass bottom

Hand-carved wooden pipe holder in the form of Green Man

allowing the seat to raise or lower via a threaded center post

A reference to this is present on the sign in the form of a small

Antique CHI‑VO Varnish Tin‑on‑Cardboard Advertising Standee native glass bottomc. 1920s; Chicago Varnish Co. Chicago Tinoncard countertop advertising sign for CHIVO varnish with fauxparquet graphics, bold block lettering of "CHIVO for Interior Woodwork and Floors" with an illustrated yellow can of the product. Lithoprinted in warm wood tones, the tin face simulates parquet blocks framed by a geometric border that reads pure Deco shopwindow trompel'oeil craft. Founded in 1865, the Chicago Varnish Company grew into a leading U. S.