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Sample, Material

Object number2015.99.42

Manufacturer Equipment Manufacturing Company

MediumPaper/Graphite/Fabric/Vinyl/Formica/Metal/Glass/Ink/Adhesive/Adhesive tape

Credit LineGift of Macy's Inc.

DescriptionRectangular white paperboard with material samples for Tic Toc Restaurant. Material samples are adhered with adhesive strips and images of materials are adhered with adhesive; all are labeled with handwritten graphite notes. Samples include wall cover, furniture upholstery, table tops, wall treatments, floor treatments, and other fixtures. Business card of maker in bottom right corner. Back is light blue with two strips of white adhesive tape across center.Dimensions15.125 x 20 in. (38.4 x 50.8 cm)
InscriptionsMaterial samples are labeled with handwritten graphite notes including:
"WALL COVER - ALT - COUNTER AREA",
"WALL COVER ALT - LARGE ROOM",
"WALL COVER ALT - SMALL ROOM",
"COUNTER TOP & FACE",
"WALL PANEL COLOR",
"UPHOLSTER - CHAIRS / SETTEES",
"UPHOLSTERY - SETTEES",
"TABLE TOPS" with "FORMICA / BRAND / decorative laminate / DERBY / HICKORY / DESIGN-115 / -58 FINISH / VIEW LARGER SAMPLE BEFORE PURCHASE / INTERNATIONAL / COLLECTION" printed on material sample,
"WALL COVER",
"SOFFIT - KITCHEN",
"GRASS - GALLERY",
"FLOOR TILE" with "Hexagon Coffee Blend" printed on sample image,
"CHAIR & STOOL TOPS" with "2041 PS" printed on sample image,
"BLIND - DOOR & / COAT CLOSET",
"MIRRORED WALL / COUNTER AREA".

Along bottom edge is handwritten in graphite "KAUFMANNS DEPARTMENT STORE / PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA" and "TIC TOC RESTAURANT".
MarksBusiness card of maker in bottom right with printed text "Architectural Workshops / A Division of / Equipment Manufacturing Company / 1630-17 South Michigan Avenue / Chicago, Illinois 60616 / Telephone: (312) 427-0656 / Commercial Interiors and Furniture".
Historical NotesMaterial sample board for Tic Toc restaurant made by Architectural Workshops, A Division of Equipment Manufacturing Company. Part of a collection of artifacts that document the downtown location of Kaufmann’s (became Macy’s) department store. This large collection of items was field gathered from the downtown location of Macy’s (formerly Kaufmann’s) after the store’s final closing was announced in the fall of 2015.

Related institution Kaufmann's Department Store (1871 - 2005)

Related institution Tic Toc (1955 - 2015)

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