THIRTY YEARS AGO I FOUND THIS FRAME AND PICTURE IN AN OLD BARN LOFT THAT THE OWNER SAID "TAKE WHAT YOU WANT". I THINK THIS WAS THE ONLY FRAME THAT HAD A PICTURE IN IT. AT THE TIME I WAS FASCINATED WITH THE SQUARE NAILS AND THE SAN FRANCISCO BASED ADVERTISEMENT ON THE BACK OF THE FRAME.MY HUSBAND HELPED ME WITH GATHERING THE INFORMATION. ON THE BACK OF THE PICTURE IS STAMPED "GOLDEN RULE BAZAAR" THAT WAS THE STORE'S NAME FROM 1872-1896 OWNED BY THE DAVIS BROTHERS. THIS WAS THE EARLY NAME FOR A LARGER GOLD RUSH STORE LATER CALLED "THE EMPORIUM" IN SAN FRANCISCO.
IN THE PICTURE OVER THE ARCHWAY IS ONE WORD HE COULD RESEARCH "DAAB" WHICH IS DANISH FOR BAPTISM. WE HAD FUN WITH THE MAGNIFYING GLASS. HE SAYS THERE IS A MAN'S FACE ON THE POT BELLY STOVE.
THE FRAME IS IN 2 PARTS AND HELD TOGETHER WITH SQUARE NAILS. THE SMALL CHIP I DESCRIBED IS SMALLER THAN THE SIZE OF A 1/2 OF A PENCIL ERASER. IT SHOWS WHITE UNDER IT. IT IS SO SMALL THAT IT WILL BE HARD TO FIND. SEE THE PICTURE IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER.
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