Antique Ames “Lock Socket” Shovels TOC Advertising Sign handel designed for use with chestnut

designed for use with chestnut coal and fitted with the highly decorative Sunbeam Universal panel set

Cincinnati

AF - 17955 - 111925

American embalming and medical furniture of this period was typically produced by specialized manufacturers serving funeral homes and hospitals

Antique Ames “Lock Socket” Shovels TOC Advertising Sign handel designed for use with chestnutc. 1920s; Ames Shovel and Tool Company Boston, MA Embossed lithographed tin advertising sign on a cardbord backing promoting Ames "Lock Socket" shovels, featuring bold red ground with gilt and black lettering and a central illustrated shovel graphic demonstrating the patented socket connection. The design emphasizes durability and balance with period marketing language "Lighter Stronger Better Balanced" executed in raised lettering and layered color