Petroleum Jelly c. 1950s Hand-painted Make Do Cardboard Sign eastern European embroidery Signed Robert Fisher in pencil

Signed Robert Fisher in pencil on the reverse

super sturdy condition

It would be easy to take apart to frame some of the pages

but best of all these futuristic rocket ships everywhere in the sky

Petroleum Jelly c. 1950s Hand-painted Make Do Cardboard Sign eastern European embroidery Signed Robert Fisher in pencilThis sign was painted on the back of two joined overapping pieces of cardboard packaging, including one for "Nu Style" Peppermint Patties, which pretty definitely dates it to the 1950s, and would strongly suggest it was made in a grocery store for actual store use. It also suggests that this store was pushing a generic brand of petroleum jelly, perhaps its own store brand, rather than promoting Vaseline (which had been invented in 1870; the wikipedia