Vintage Hand-Painted Roseland Metal Products (Chicago) Help Wanted Sign
Vintage Hand-Painted Roseland Metal Products (Chicago) Help Wanted Sign
Vintage Hand-Painted Roseland Metal Products (Chicago) Help Wanted Sign
Vintage Hand-Painted Roseland Metal Products (Chicago) Help Wanted Sign
Vintage Hand-Painted Roseland Metal Products (Chicago) Help Wanted Sign
Vintage Hand-Painted Roseland Metal Products (Chicago) Help Wanted Sign
Vintage Hand-Painted Roseland Metal Products (Chicago) Help Wanted Sign
Vintage Hand-Painted Roseland Metal Products (Chicago) Help Wanted Sign
Vintage Hand-Painted Roseland Metal Products (Chicago) Help Wanted Sign
Vintage Hand-Painted Roseland Metal Products (Chicago) Help Wanted Sign
Vintage Hand-Painted Roseland Metal Products (Chicago) Help Wanted Sign
Vintage Hand-Painted Roseland Metal Products (Chicago) Help Wanted Sign
Vintage Hand-Painted Roseland Metal Products (Chicago) Help Wanted Sign
Vintage Hand-Painted Roseland Metal Products (Chicago) Help Wanted Sign

Vintage Hand-Painted Roseland Metal Products (Chicago) Help Wanted Sign

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c. 1940s-1950s; Roseland Metal Products - Chicago, IL

Double-sided painted wooden employment sign featuring interchangeable painted wooden slats advertising openings for "Experienced," "Brown & Sharpe," "Screw Machine Oper.," and "Labor." The slats are secured with metal screws and nuts, allowing job postings to be updated as hiring needs changed. Signs of this type were commonly displayed outside factories and machine shops during periods of active industrial hiring, particularly when demand for skilled machinists and general laborers fluctuated. The reference to Brown & Sharpe screw machines indicates a search for operators experienced with the widely used automatic screw machines manufactured by Brown & Sharpe, a leading producer of precision machine tools for American industry.

Roseland Metal Products operated in Chicago's Roseland industrial district, an area long associated with metalworking and manufacturing. Employment signs such as this served as practical recruiting tools during the mid-twentieth century, when factories frequently hired directly from walk-in applicants responding to prominently displayed openings.

Constructed entirely of painted wood with metal screw-and-nut fasteners. The sign remains in good overall condition with its original interchangeable slats. One screw head is missing from the "Screw Machine Oper." slat. The "Experienced" slats on both sides exhibit heavier wear than the remaining slats, with one showing significant bowing. Multiple drilled mounting holes throughout the sign indicate several different methods of installation over its working life. The main panel and slats display scattered staining, institutional wear, edge wear, and areas of paint loss to the lettering. The upper corners appear to have been intentionally trimmed for an unknown purpose.

Dimensions:
Overall Sign: 42" L x 0.25" W x 29.5" H
Slats (average): 37.75" L x 0.375" W x 3.5" H

MM - 21711- 071026

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