Westinghouse Batteries Glass Globe Sign

Three-dimensional glass globe is crudely sandblasted and in-filled with painted copy in red and black. Globe originally had incandescent light fixture fitting on top rim of globe so as to be internally illuminated.

Object Number : 2016.0003.0001

Type : signs/displays

Sub Types : Array

Decade : 1920 - 1929

Object Height : 17 in.

Object Width : 15-1/2 in.

Object Depth : 6-1/4 in.

Object Weight : 9 lbs.

Object History :

Object was found in the crawl space under the first floor of the donor’s building. These globes were made in Cincinnati by Cincinnati Advertising Company (CAPCO).

City of Origin : Cincinnati

State of Origin : Ohio

Status : Exhibit

Location : Lightbulb Era Room

Donor Name : Jeffrey Kreines

Condition :

Very Good: Glass is in excellent condition; paint is good: weathered, more on one side than the other.

Current Value : $1200.00 (Dave Greene appraisal)

First Contact Date : 12/5/2015

First Contact Description : Phone call from donor

Follow Up Date : 1/8/2016

Follow Up Description : Donor delivered item to museum

Object Cataloged Date : 1/16/2016

Fair Market Value : 1200