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Linda's Handmade Wooden Shelf Sitters
Linda's Handmade Wooden Shelf Sitters
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Linda's Handmade Wooden Shelf Sitters
Cut From the Front of a Ghost Train and Painted by Hand in North Tonawanda, New York
Linda Brockway, 74. Fifty-five years painting carnival and show fronts. Every figure in this set is sawn from the scenery panels of the Haunted Hollow — the ride she painted herself in 1978 and bought back off the demolition crew in 2010. 286 sets came out of the last two panels. Sold only as the complete set of six — there is no restock and no successor.
"I never painted for one season in my life. A ride front stands outside twenty years in the rain and the salt and still has to look like something. That's the standard I learned."
— Linda Brockway, North Tonawanda, New York
What's in the Set — All Six Characters
One order is one complete set: all six figures below, wrapped individually and packed in a single box. They are not sold separately and you do not choose between them.
Six Things You Won't Find in the Seasonal Aisle
"A printed line is the same width the whole way around. A brush line swells and thins, because a human wrist does. And the difference matters in ten years, not this year — paint brushed into primed wood is part of the board. Printed decoration is a film sitting on top, and film lifts. I have taken apart a lot of seasonal decoration that failed in its second season, and it is nearly always the same thing: a picture glued to pressboard, and the glue line is where it goes."
— Dale Renner, restorer of carousel and show-front painting, 31 years, Erie, Pennsylvania
Suits
Why It Lasts
- Solid six-ply board, not pressboard. Pressboard swells in a cold attic or a damp basement and the corners lift. This is the same panel stock that stood on a ride front through thirty-two Great Lakes winters.
- Nothing laminated, nothing printed. There is no film, no sticker and no glue line — and a glue line is where seasonal decoration usually fails.
- Paint driven into primed wood. Sand a printed sign and the picture comes off and you have a blank board. Sand one of these and you get wood.
- Wax finish, not a lacquer shell. Lacquer crazes and yellows. Wax can be refreshed with a cloth at any point in the next twenty years.
- Documented since 2012. Figures Linda sold at the harvest market fourteen years ago are still being set out every October, on the same tables, by the same families.
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee
Set them out and live with them for a few weeks. If they are not right for your home for any reason at all, send the set back within 30 days for a full refund — no conditions, no questions. One email to info@backroad-goods.com is all it takes.
Details
| Set contents | 6 figures — jack-o'-lantern, owl, black cat, bat, ghost, skeleton |
| Material | Six-ply poplar-core scenery board, salvaged 2010 from the Haunted Hollow dark ride (built 1978) |
| Height | Approx. 6 in (15 cm) per figure |
| Width | Approx. 4–6 in (10–15 cm), varies by character |
| Thickness | 3/4 in (2 cm) overall — a 1/2 in painted face board on a 1/4 in backing board |
| Finish | Primed, hand-painted, hand-rubbed wax. No lacquer, no laminate, no printed film |
| Line work | Freehand single-stroke outlines, hand-placed highlight dots |
| Standing | Flat base, free-standing — no stand, no hook, no assembly |
| Placement | Shelf, mantel, tiered tray, hall table, windowsill, porch or entryway |
| Care | Dry cloth. Furniture wax every few years if wanted. Do not wash |
| Packing | All six wrapped individually and packed in one box |
| Made in | North Tonawanda, New York — by hand, at the same bench since 1971 |
| Availability | 286 sets from the final two panels. No restock, no successor, no more board |
The Final Series
The Final Series
Message from the studio:
After forty-six years painting the Blue Ridge mountains from her window, a small stroke this past winter took the steady hand Eleanor Voss needs for the fine detail. She finished her three 2027 series — the American landscapes, the French villages, and the twelve famous-painting cats — in the last weeks the line still held. Every month is printed from an original oil painting. When these are gone, there is no reprint and no 2028.
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- Delivery time: 3–5 business days
- Each calendar is carefully packed and ships from the US
- Printed from original oil paintings on thick, writable paper
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Frequently Asked Questions
Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.
Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.
Email us anytime at support@backroad-goods.com. We answer Monday–Friday 9am–5pm and Saturday 10am–3pm (ET) — whether it’s about your order, a gift, or just to say hello.
Can I return it if it’s not for me?
Can I return it if it’s not for me?
Of course. 30-day money-back guarantee. Hang it in your kitchen, and if it simply isn’t right for you, email support@backroad-goods.com within 30 days for a full refund. No questions asked.
How is it made?
How is it made?
Every month is an original oil painting by Eleanor Voss near Boone, North Carolina, printed on thick coated paper with a twin-wire spiral binding and large writable date blocks. Three editions: American Landscape, French Town Scenery, and the whimsical Famous Painting Cat. This is her final complete series — no reprint.