For this humble, out-of-fashion example of the typographer's art, the letters were cut from wood, painted, then mounted with screws. Several, such as the "W" and "N", were fashioned from multiple pieces stapled together. The sign might have been commissioned by Junibois, but more likely it was made at the behest of some long-forgotten predecessor — when a simple "I" fell victim to some mishap, the owner at the time used a shortcut to fill the gap.
Junibois Liquor Store
Surviving signage, 387 Broadway (Keap-Hooper Sts.), Williamsburg, Brooklyn
