sample kit

Set of Glass Panel Samples

Sample kit is fabric-covered, hinged box with two glass sample panels, each with three gilded sample letters.  Includes “price list,” a sheet which reads “Price to change for putting up the Letters on Windows,” and a sheet outlining a “Five Year Guarantee.”  Cardboard is included as spacers to protect glass panels from wear.  Each sample letter is marked on top with a piece of tape and a “style” number–4, 6, 7, 10, 11 and 12.

Object Number : 2015.0023.0001
Type : self-promotion/ad specialties
Sub Types : Array
Decade : 1930 - 1939
Object Height : 1 in. (closed)
Object Width : 8-1/2 in. (closed)
Object Depth : 4-5/8 in.
Object Weight : 14 oz.
Object History :

Item was acquired in a trade with Scott Bristoll in exchange for “Philco” neon skeleton sign (not cataloged).

 

Status : Storage
Location : Offsite
Donor Name : Scott Bristoll (trade)
Condition :

Very Good: Fabric is separated from wood on top section.  No deterioration of gold or paint.

 

First Contact Date : 8/12/2015
First Contact Description : Bristoll called and suggested trade
Object Received Date : 8/12/2015
Object Cataloged Date : 1/2/2016
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