Images(2)

Nameplate

Object number2014.50.34 a-h

MediumMetal

Credit LineGift of the family of Isadore "Fred" Dupin, Jack and Patty (Dupin) Dominick, Fred and Bev Dupin

DescriptionGold, metal letters that spell name; one letter is missing from the set. Each letter has three or four prongs on the back.Dimensionsa) 1" H, 0.75" W, 0.187" D
b) 1" H, 0.875" W, 0.187" D
c) 1" H, 0.75" W, 0.187" D
d) 1" H, 0.937" W, 0.187" D
e) 1" H, 0.937" W, 0.187" D
f) 1.062" H, 0.875" W, 0.187" D
g) 1" H, 0.875" W, 0.187" D
h) 1" H, 0.875" W, 0.187" D
Inscriptions(a-h)
Gold, metal letters that spell "FRED DUPN"; the letter "I" is missing from this set that originally read "FRED DUPIN".

(a)
Gold letter in the shape of an "F".

(b)
Gold letter in the shape of an "R".

(c)
Gold letter in the shape of an "E".

(d)
Gold letter in the shape of an "D".

(e)
Gold letter in the shape of an "D".

(f)
Gold letter in the shape of an "U".

(g)
Gold letter in the shape of an "P".

(h)
Gold letter in the shape of an "N".
Historical NotesDonor Patty Dominick’s parents met after WWII. Her father, Isadore “Fred” Dupin, was a tank driver during the war, and after the war he worked for Duquesne beer. He was also a volunteer fireman in Robinson Township, Pennsylvania. He was the Democratic Commissioner for Robinson Township from the 1960s until his death in 1981.

Previous owner Isadore A. Dupin (died 1981)

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