Very cool find Steve! That's the sort of thing I would have walked right by due to my lack of knowledge. Maybe I should hit our local swap meet to see if I can add to this thread....
There's a sort of local landmark here called "Yard Birds". I grew up about 60 miles south of here. When I was a kid Yard Birds was a giant department store with a huge sporting goods section and it was always a special treat to me when we got to go shopping there. The building is still here along with the giant bird outside but it's no longer a department store. Part of the building is a grocery store and the rest is an indoor swap meet with some smaller businesses inside around the perimeter. It's always a fun place to look around and it's been a few weeks since I've been inside.
Rodney