Sign, Advertising
Object number2007.68.6
Date1930-1960
MediumWood; paint; various metals
Credit LineGift of Leon Semins
DescriptionWide rectangular brown wooden sign with beige wooden frame. Red and black painted letters provide business information; beige rectangular border. Long twisted wire on back. Small round metal nails attach sign to frame on back.Dimensions74.5 x 50.25 in. (189.2 x 127.6 cm)InscriptionsRed and black painted letters, "KEYSTONE PICTURE FRAME CO. / 64...(?) FIFTH AVE. / ARTISTIC PICTURE FRAMING / PICTURES-FRAMES-MOULDINGS / & MIRRORS AT LOWER PRICES. / PHONE / ATLANTIC 1-3294 / FOR PICK UP & DELIVERY DOWNTOWN".
Historical NotesKeystone Picture Frame Company was Western Pennsylvania's oldest and most respected picture framing company. It was established and operated in Pittsburgh from the 1880s and until its closure in 2002.
Related institution
Keystone Picture Frame Company
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c. 1950
The Orvis Company, Inc.
1991-2019
1940-1949