Sign, Advertising
Object number2012.75.69
Manufacturer
Pittsburgh Brewing Company
OriginPittsburgh, PA
Mediummetal
Credit LineGift of Bernard A. Burns
DescriptionSquare metal sign with a picture of a man holding up a glass mug filled with beer. At the top of the sign is advertising message printed in white. The mug has a red circle in the middle with name of beer printed in white around the edge. The sign has a light brown border. The back is plain silver.Dimensions10 x 0.062 x 10 in. (25.4 x 0.2 x 25.4 cm)InscriptionsAt the top of the sign is white printed text "Our Iron City Draft / Beer approved by / Al Luccioni."
The mug has a red circle in the middle with text around the edge "IRON CITY / BEER".
MarksPrinted in the lower right corner is " Pittsburgh Brewing Co., Pgh., Pa. IL-1".
Historical NotesPart of a collection belonging to Bernie Burns. The collection documents Firefighters Local No. 1, the firefighting union of which Bernie Burns was the president; his life as a firefighter; and additional items that document growing up in Lawrenceville in the 1960s and 1970s.
Related person
Al Luccioni
Previous owner
Bernard A. Burns
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