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Sign, Identification

Object number2021.27.10

Manufacturer Crescent Cardboard Company

Date1911-2020

MediumPaper; Paint

Credit LineGift of Alan Wein

DescriptionSign painted on rectangular gray artist board. Front has burgundy painted background with beige painted text. Reverse is gray.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 3.938 x 20 x 0.063 in. (10 x 50.8 x 0.2 cm)
InscriptionsFront has beige painted text "WEin's / BOYS WEAR SIZES 8-20".
MarksReverse has printed gray text that is repeated twice: "CRESCENT / Quality / BOARDS".
Historical NotesSign from Wein's Clothing Store. Wein's Clothing Store was a department store in Clarion, Pennsylvania. run by three generations of the Wein family. It was started in 1911 by brothers Philip and Thomas Wein, who had recently immigrated to the United States from Poland. The business was later run by Philip’s three sons, Meyer, Milton, and Charles, and by Thomas’s three sons, Morris, Victor, and Joseph. Morris Wein’s son Alan Wein joined the business in 1982 and later took over the business, overseeing it into the 21st century before closing in 2020.

Related institution Wein's Clothing Store (1911 - 2020)

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