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De Laval Cream Separators Die-Cut Metal Cow Sign - This is a double-sided die-cut advertising sign for the De Laval Separator Company, manufactured by the American Art Sign Co. of Brooklyn, New York. The sign is constructed of lithographed metal and shaped in the silhouette of a Holstein cow. One side features a realistic lithographed illustration of a cow with the name DE LAVAL printed across the center in bold black lettering. The reverse side is finished in a monochromatic silver-grey tone and provides promotional information, listing company branches in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Montreal, Winnipeg, and Seattle. The reverse side also features a graphic of a hand-cranked cream separator and promotional text claiming 1,200,000 units in use and potential savings of $10 to $15 per cow every year of use. The manufacturer mark AMERICAN ART SIGN CO. BKLYN N.Y. is printed on the lower portion of the reverse side.