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Hudepohl Beer Vitrolite Glass Sign

Vitrolite glass sign with copper frame would have been mounted on a corner based on its interior wood frame.

Reverse glass Vitrolite sign for Hudepohl Beer, circa 1930.  Vitrolite was originally introduced. in 1908 as a sanitary substitute to wainscoting and table-top applications.  The structural pigmented glass began being used for signs in the late 1920s.  It is best known in. its structural sheet form and was used to renovate urban storefronts in the 1920s and 1930s.

Object Number : 2007.0083.0001
Type : signs/displays
Decade : 1930 - 1939
Object Height : 22 in.
Object Width : 15-3/4 in.
Object Depth : 8 in.
Object Weight : 12 lbs. (est.)
Status : Exhibit
Location : Main Street
Status Location : Jewelry Storefront
Donor Name : Dave Greene (purchased)
Signature : The ZMeyercord Com. - Chicago
Signature Location : Printed on glass bottom center
Condition :

Excellent 10007246~3dab

10007245~2829

10007244~e100

 

 

First Contact Date : 9/15/2007
First Contact Description : Antique Advertising show in Indianapolis
Object Received Date : 9/15/2007
Object Cataloged Date : 3/16/2016
Purchase Cost : $2,650.00
Fair Market Value : 3000
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