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Posted By: Watchtower Red Indian real or fake? - Thu Oct 05 2017 04:34 PM
Hi everyone

Having a hard time telling if this red indian is real or fake, it has had its edges repainted at some point according to the seller, specifically under the R where you would often see a makers stamp. It's in bad shape but it's a Red Indian.

Posted By: redindianguy Re: Red Indian real or fake? - Fri Oct 06 2017 11:28 AM
size ? it looks right from the angle of your picture . A lot of these did not have makers marks .
Posted By: redindianguy Re: Red Indian real or fake? - Fri Oct 06 2017 11:28 AM
looks like a 5 footer and they were never reproduced
Posted By: Watchtower Re: Red Indian real or fake? - Fri Oct 06 2017 01:50 PM
Thanks for the reply RedIndianGuy

It is indeed a 5 footer, that's good to know that I'm not walking into a fake, I've gotten a bit paranoid about reproductions as of late.

Would you have a guess on the value of this sign? I know it's hard to tell from one picture but it's all I have to go on right now. It's apparently been painted over in several spots and as you can see, was run over at some point in its life. I know it's hard to tell but even a ballpark number would be a great help.

Thanks again for your reply!
Posted By: redindianguy Re: Red Indian real or fake? - Mon Oct 09 2017 12:51 PM
anything in a 5' minty 10,000-20,000 . That shape 1500-2000 .
Posted By: Watchtower Re: Red Indian real or fake? - Wed Oct 11 2017 03:04 AM
Thanks for the reply

I finally got around to seeing it in person, about %60 of the porcelain was missing, touched up with flat latex house paint. Certainly did a good job of making it look nice in the picture. Was asking around $3000.
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