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Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Trade Sign - F.L. Thoms Antiques
Object Number
1972-10-2
Description
Oval sign - wood that has been treated with a black material - shiny and has texture. Gold border around the sign. Large gold eagle in center with a arched row of stars above. "ANTIQUES" underneath the eagle with "F.L. Thoms" in smaller size underneath. Identical on both sides. Two large iron rings at top of sign.
Comment
F.L. Thoms owned an antique shop in Litchfield for several decades in the middle of the 20th century. The antique shop first occupied the 18th-century apothecary shop on the north side of the green next to the Timothy Collins house. It later moved to the barn behind Thoms's West Street home, replacing a restaurant that he had opened. The same location later housed the antiques business of Thomas McBride, who purchased the home and barn in the 1960s (see trade sign, 2010-228-1).
Category
Date Made
mid 20th century
Dimensions
60 1/4" long x 36" high x 2 1/4" deep
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