Piggy Gilts Black on White Hand-painted Wooden Sign oversized checkers board first decade of the 1900s

first decade of the 1900s I believe

Made in Germany

There are two holes burned through near the top of the sign for hanging it on the wall

with a measure mark on one side

and the handle is wrapped

Piggy Gilts Black on White Hand-painted Wooden Sign oversized checkers board first decade of the 1900sI really can't imagine any better execution of a sign advertising pig gilts for sale than this one; to my eye one hundred percent right. Gilts are female pigs less than a year old who have not yet birthed a litter. I love that the maker of this sign chose to write piggy instead of just pig, and also how much the style of these hand painted letters remind me of someone tagging a wall, which makes this "piggy gilts" feel a bit like a phrase that also