Novelty, Promotional
Object number2016.58.15
Manufacturer
Scioto Sign Company
Date1947
OriginKenton, OH
MediumMetal
Credit LineGift of Jon Freedman
DescriptionRectangular sheet metal with folded edges. One side has off-white background with red and black text along top half identifying beer brand and grid of black squares along bottom half with white text for use as baseball game scoreboard for two games. Other side has off-white background with red and black text along top half identifying beer brand and grid of black squares along bottom half with white text for use as football game scoreboard for four games. Baseball side has maker's mark in black text along bottom edge near bottom left corner. Each side has a copyright symbol in the bottom right corner; football scorecard side also has date in white text.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 11.438 × 23.563 × 0.125 in. (29.1 × 59.9 × 0.3 cm)Depth (Actual, due to planar distortion): 0.5 in. (1.3 cm)
InscriptionsEach side has red and black text along top half "Fort Pitt Special BEER".
Each side has grid of black squares along bottom half with white text for keeping score - one side is for baseball with text "INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E" and "VS" twice; the "10" is handwritten in; other side is for football with text "QUARTER 1 2 3 4 FINAL" twice and "VS" four times.
MarksBaseball side has black text along bottom edge near bottom left corner "SCIOTO SIGN CO. KENTON O."
Each side has a copyright symbol in the bottom right corner "©"; football scorecard side also has date in white text "1947".
Historical NotesMax & Erma’s is a national restaurant chain with locations around Pittsburgh, one of the first being in the Gimbel’s department store downtown. The Ohio based company spread throughout the region on the 80s and 90s after starting a chain in 1972 based on the original Columbus, Ohio restaurant. The stores are covered in local memorabilia, some reproduced and some original. The South Hills locations has been there since 1990 and closed in 2016, we took some of the memorabilia that was local and original including this Fort Pitt Beer sign.
Previous owner
Max & Erma's
Related institution
Fort Pitt Brewing Company
(1906 - 1957)
On View
Not on view
1997
c. 2014
Westinghouse Learning Corporation
