1923 Trading Co.

What started as an idea on how to recycle our leftover hurricane plywood, ended up as the wood prints you see here in our shop. The first batch of wood used for the 1923 Trading Co. were bolted over the windows of our Cape Coral home, and endured Hurricane Irma's wrath in 2017.

Featuring Old-Florida maps, turn-of-the-century Florida advertising, nautical illustrations, and SWFL wildlife photography, the wood prints we make for the 1923 Trading Co. are made by hand using a print transfer technique, not printed directly onto the wood by machine. The distressed appearance of the print is a result of this process, and is unpredictable and unique to each piece. This method gives our prints a signature vintage style. The edges of the print are then hand-carved or framed, then embellished with brass details, gold wax, and gold paint. Distressed, imperfect, and weathered; each piece is unique, and handcrafted in Cape Coral, Florida.