?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
(CIVIL RIGHTS.) "For Colored / For Whites" sign for a segregated bus. Lacquered wood sign, 4 x 9 1/4 inches, with stenciled mesh fabric lettering, and 9-inch painted metal mounting bracket screwed to top; minimal wear, faint stain over one letter. [Abilene, TX, circa 1940s]
The sign was designed to be inserted into a holder in the wall of the bus, designating the dividing line between the races. It could be easily moved in reaction to the day's traffic. Provenance: Salvaged from the bus system in Abilene, TX approximately 18 years ago, purchased as a pair by the consignor. The other was sold in Swann's 28 March 2019 auction.
