VINTAGE 1944 SMOKEY BEAR SAYS CARE WILL PREVENT 9 OF 10 FIRES 12\" PORCELAIN SIGN For Sale

The 1944 Smokey icon - the original ranger-hat portrait in sepia on a tan ground, with the first-year slogan CARE WILL PREVENT 9 OUT OF 10 FOREST FIRES. This is the plate Smokey collectors start with, and the 1944 date is on the face.

Marked on the face: \"SMOKEY SAYS...\", \"CARE WILL PREVENT 9 OUT OF 10 FOREST FIRES\", \"SMOKEY\" on the hat band, and \"1944\".

Size: approximately 12\" in diameter (305 mm), measured by the seller.

Judge the condition from the photographs - the sign is shown from every angle, including the reverse and the mounting holes, and nothing is cropped out. On porcelain of this age, fine specking in the enamel, small chips at the edges and wear around the mounting holes are normal and are not faults. After decades of age and storage a sign may also sit slightly warped or a little bent rather than perfectly flat - it still hangs and displays fine, and you will not notice it once it is on a wall. This one is not cracked and has not been restored, repainted or touched up. Want a close-up of a particular area, or an exact measurement, before you buy? Message us and we will take it the same day.

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