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Object Name
Trade Sign
Object Number
1997-04-1
Description
Shield shape heavy sheet tin sign, painted on both sides. Green border followed by gilt border stripe. Center background painted black with added sand giving a grainy texture, with gilt block capital lettering: "PHELPS / TAVERN" Holw on each side at top.
Comment
Hung outside on a tree in front of Phelps Tavern ca1920-1938. (See photo in "United States Hotel and Phelps Tavern" photo file, and xerox of this photo in accession file
Category
Communication Artifacts
Date Made
ca. 1925
Dimensions
35 1/2" H x 28" W x 1/16" thick
Materials
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Trade Sign