18th Century "Deposite No. 1" Painted Wood Panel cactus planter with the great advertising text

with the great advertising text executed by hand

seeking to amass a complete cat

as they are known

There is an old wire on the back for hanging

On the body

18th Century "Deposite No. 1" Painted Wood Panel cactus planter with the great advertising textA simple, very old thing, to me just completely gorgeous. I know from a little research that "deposite" is an archaic form of the word deposit, but I have had a bit of a hard time understanding in what all manners it was used I believe used in relation to financial deposits, for sure, but I am not sure whether also relating to mail, for example. There are two holes along one edge of the panel showing that it was hinged to something else I would guess