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Miller High Life Screen-Printed Metal Bulletin

Screen-printed bulletin is composed of four individual rectangular metal sections with return on edge.  Had orignally been mounted on wood stringers.

Object Number : 2016.0014.0001
Type : signs/displays
Sub Types : Array
Decade : 1960 - 1969
Object Height : 73-1/4 in..
Object Width : 166-1/4 in.
Object Depth : 1-1/8 in.
Object Weight : 60 lbs. (est.)
Object History :

Screen-printed bulletin was originally located on a farm in Oshkosh, WI.  It blew down in a storm and was never re-installed, but instead saved by the donor’s family and placed in four sections in a barn.  The donor had visited the museum and was selling the farm, and thought we might be interested in having the board.

 

Status : Exhibit
Location : Main Street
Status Location : Above Firestone Storefront
Donor Name : Norris W. Jones
Date of Execution : 1967
Signature : 1967 - The Miller Brewing Company - Milwaukee, WI - Made in U.S.A.
Signature Location : Lower right hand corner
Condition :

Fair: The outdoor board had been blown off its structure during a storm, but is in realtively good condition iwht only minor bends in the metal faces.  Obvious signs of wear to the paint, particularly the red, but image is defintely discernible.

 

First Contact Date : 12/22/2015
First Contact Description : E-mail inquiry to ask if museum was interested
Follow Up Date : 1/11/2016
Follow Up Description : E-mail to confirm interest
Deed of Gift Form Received : 3/5/2016
Object Received Date : 3/5/2016
Object Cataloged Date : 3/8/2016
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  • middle section
  • close-up of middle