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Salem Light painted metal sign from around 1978. It measures 17.5 x 21.5 inches. Upper left corner says "1978 R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.", bottom right says "LITHO IN U.S.A. No. 63961"
I used to spend some time down the Jersey shore with my best friend from across the street. His parents owned a bungalow down there. We'd walk down to Seaside in the middle of the night, hang out. I "picked this up" from one of the arcades all the way at the northern end. Probably in the late 70's.
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