TURKEYS, Excellent Hand-painted Vintage Wood Sign with Juicy Red Lettering northeast coast native basket pin cushion I presume this old whirligig

I presume this old whirligig was meant to represent a soldier in his bright red painted tin hat with crisp brim at front

Sight” 4 x 5 9/16

but it wouldn't surprise me if they were

There are a couple of different artists named Eileen Ryan out there

I love that one can't look at it without imagining the object it implies

TURKEYS, Excellent Hand-painted Vintage Wood Sign with Juicy Red Lettering northeast coast native basket pin cushion I presume this old whirligigSuch juicy red hand painted lettering on this one, perfect against the creamy white. This was definitely used to sell some turkeys, and would be good in all sorts of contexts now. Yummy and fun, both. 28 1 8 x 5 5 8 x 7 8 and in very good vintage condition. Wired eye screws for hanging, though those could be easily removed and a hook mounted on reverse if preferred.