Good For 5 Cents Antique Ink Drawing folk art puppets The ledge where a painting/framed

The ledge where a painting/framed whatever would be placed measures 7 13/16" across

and all the better for the residue of old writing on the slate

and seem to be just  a hair larger in size than later iterations

And certainly hanging this sign would be a terrific way to greet visitors in all sorts of contexts

Good For 5 Cents Antique Ink Drawing folk art puppets The ledge where a painting/framedWhoever made this drawing, or whoever accepted it in lieu of 5 cents, must have thought pretty highly of it, as 5 cents would have gone quite a ways then. Or, perhaps the smoking figure at top represents the owner of a farm, owing 5 cents to the hoeing laborer below, reminding one a bit of Venmo transaction emojis now! Whatever the case, its endurance over a century and a quarter or so certainly attest to its value to at least a few someones, and of