Baked Beans and Turkey, Much Weathered Old Stencil Painted Sign from Maine Teach a Tot --around this thing

--around this thing

though it shows some spotting and a couple of dark marks

I love the spiky

I am pretty sure this steel one was for carnival use

On the inside cover Agnes Gilbert lists the 16 samples she carefully preserved and detailed for her Botany II course

Baked Beans and Turkey, Much Weathered Old Stencil Painted Sign from Maine Teach a Tot --around this thingIn addition to the very native New England combination of baked beans and turkey, what really sold me on this sign is the red lettering against weathered gray on the beans side, looking quintessentially Down East Maine to me, and as if battered by wind and perhaps some sea spray too, which I think is very likely the case! I also just like the idea of having a sign that says Turkey, whether as a descriptor (of the person, say, who might be sitting