Sign
Object number2008.150.1
Date1889
OriginPittsburgh, PA
OriginPittsburg, PA
MediumBronze
DescriptionBronze marker. Embossed on front is company and patent information. Four inserts protruding out of back for connection to wall; piece of concrete still attached to bottom one.Dimensions4.25 x 0.75 x 9.75 in. (10.8 x 1.9 x 24.8 cm)MarksEmbossed on front: "THE WADSWORTH / STONE & PAVING CO. / SILICA-BARYTIC STONE / PAT. SEP. 10 1889 / PITTSBURG PA."
Historical NotesMarker from the Wadsworth Stone & Paving Company, Pittsburgh, PA found in sidewalk in front of donor Samuel Black's home. The Wadsworth Company introduced a new top asphalt surface called wadsworth macadam.
Related institution
Wadsworth Stone and Paving Company
On View
Not on view
1944-1945
c. 1954