Astrology Weight & Fortune ~ Night Sky Moon & Stars Graphic

1¢ Penny Scale

Top Marquis Sign

Free Weight Version

This relic of the 1940's and 50's was the card in the top marquis frame of a penny scale and fortune ticket vendor. For 1 cent you would get your weight and a ticket with you fortune on it. Fits the Kirk, Pace or Watling Scales and Fortune Telling Machines. Elegant graphics featuring two observatories and several stars and planets and the moon. The 7 colors are vivid! Yellow heavenly bodies contrast sharply against a dark blue sky.

This is an extraordinary and exceptional piece of art. It is strikingly beautiful. It was essential to make it outstanding and prominently displayed to attract patrons to step up and drop a penny in. This particular sign is slightly different then most others and is uncommon. Instead of a large 1¢ in the center like the typical scale marquis, it says,

Free Accurate Weight

Get your Astrology Readings, 1¢ Each

See Photo of Whole Sign At the Bottom of the Page

It is 18 inches wide and 4 inches high. It is printed on thin stiff cardboard. I personally found these in the back of a file that belonged to Ed Pace, and was sold to Johnny Frantz who gave it to me. There was a small stack of a few in the back of a drawer. They were wrapped in paper, separated by tissue and haven't seen daylight for over a half century!

This marquis sign would frame well and compliment the wall near any penny scale. It's outstanding center section is flanked on both sides by the list of the 18 different astrology readings you might receive. It also says, Get a Full Set of New Cards Each Month for Complete Readings. It doesn't get any better than this. No folds, no nips, no fading. Absolutely Perfect Condition.

Esnarf Item . #4450

Price . . $27.85