Bidspirit auction | Antique Primitive Wooden General Store

Antique Primitive Wooden General Store Display Rack - Unusual antique wooden general store or mercantile display rack retaining an old blue painted surface with extensive wear and exposed wood from years of use. Tall open-frame construction features multiple projecting horizontal display rails above a lower wooden panel and substantial open trough or shelf. The utilitarian construction suggests the rack was designed for the display and storage of merchandise in a general store, hardware store, workshop, or similar commercial setting. Original specific use has not been determined. Retains excellent primitive character with heavy surface wear, paint loss, scratches, stains, abrasions, and other imperfections consistent with age and working use. An appealing piece of early commercial or country-store equipment with strong decorative and display potential. Please see photographs for construction, condition, surface, and details.