Antique advertising and store signs are popular collectibles and decorations. Sometimes, the makers are as interesting as the subjects. This butcher’s sign, made of painted cast iron, sold for $1,188 at an auction by Cowan’s (Hindman). It was made by the Bernard Gloekler company.
The eponymous Bernard Gloekler, who immigrated to the United States from Germany, started his factory and shop in Pittsb…