Indicator, Floor
Object number2008.37.20
MediumIron; paint
Credit LineGift of Gerald Price
DescriptionCircular iron floor indicator from elevator. Gold-painted(?) embossed numbers around outer circle. Central decorative rods in an even cross. Edges accented in gold-paint. On back: thick cylindrical screw for attaching to elevator.Dimensions2.5 x 11 x 11 in. (6.4 x 27.9 x 27.9 cm)InscriptionsGold-painted(?) embossed numbers 1-5 in a circle around the perimeter.
MarksEngraved/pressed text "SK 13".
Historical NotesFloor indicator for a manual elevator from the Wilmerding Castle, also known as the location of the Westinghouse Air Brake Company headquarters. Part of a collection of items related to Westinghouse Airbrake Company (WABCO) in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania, where donor Gerald Price's grandfather, Peter Grillo, and most of his family, worked. Part of a larger collection related to donor Gerald Price's Italian-American family, one of the earliest to settle in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania.
Related institution
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
Related person
Peter Grillo
On View
Not on view
c. 1917
c. 1978
1950-1959
Beaver Falls Art Tile Company, Ltd.
1850-1880
c. 1880
c. 1755