Boston garter advertisement

[Leon]

Originally Posted by xxdirtyjoexx

I am in possession of this advertisement. This looks off because it was found next to leaking cans of oil and varnish. The staining has dulled the color and has given the piece a glossy finish. The warehouse this was found in was an old Detroit A&P grocery store that ended up as a TruValue in the 80s. That store closed and the building was used as a warehouse. This was found in an attic area of that warehouse as well as a lot of porcelain signs and early 20th century displays around 2015. A friend of mine bought everything in the building and found this when cleaning it out. He didn't know what it was and threw it in the bottom of a box which caused the creases. He decided to clean out his inventory recently, found it, and asked me to find out info on it. I did my research and unfortunately did not find much besides the Mathewson sold in 2017. I recently had this confirmed as an early 20th century lithograph by a local art gallery. Microscopic images were taken and sent to Heritage Auctions. Joe Orlando invited us to bring it to Chicago for the National Sports Card Convention. So look for this advertisement to show up in Heritage's Display this July in Chicago!

If you have the real advertisement it will be great to see at auction. Good luck!
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