Here is a Chas W. Shonk Company Sign from the Chas W. Shonk Company located in Chicago, IL. This Chas W. Shonk Co. Sign is from the late 1800’s era and is in excellent condition for it’s age.
This Shonk salesmen sample sign is approximately 5″ wide and is made of tin with a gold and metallic lithographed design. This Chas W. Shonk Co. piece may be some kind of Shonk salesmen sample or advertising business card to show what kind of advertising products the sign manufacturing company can manufacture and offer to it’s clients.
Chas W. Shonk Company produced a lot of advertising products while in business for its short 10 year run between 1891 to 1901. They produced various signage for many different industries and companies in that time. The brewery industry was one of their large accounts producing advertising signs for various breweries across the country.
Here are some examples of their work:
