Private No Parking Old Hand-painted Wooden Sign man with barrel What I know about Pancaldi

What I know about Pancaldi

Color lithography on a nice weight cardstock

amplified (and made rather ridiculous to a modern eye) by his traditional lederhosen

I believe it is an old saddle maker’s vise —it would have been attached to a bench with a lever below

Though I have found no mark on it

Private No Parking Old Hand-painted Wooden Sign man with barrel What I know about PancaldiI love the no fuss boldness and clarity of this old hand painted sign, but also, especially, the slightly jaunty black lettering for "NO PARKING", with the A standing especially tall, and the K kicking out with an extra long leg. This of course is made all the better by the alligatoring of the black paint, which could not be more perfect, all the more so against the great old white. 20 1 4" wide x 14 1 2" tall x 3 4" thick. Aged and worn but no splits