Name/Title
W. Ch. Lotz (grocery) sign by E. P. Sutton Sign Co., c. 1940sEntry/Object ID
1998.239.1Description
ACC. NO. 98.239.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: BUSINESSES
DATE OR PERIOD: UNKNOWN
OBJECT: SIGN
DESCRIPTION:
OBLONG-SHAPED COMMERCIAL SIGN WHICH APPEARS TO BE HAND PAINTED ON A PANEL OF REDWOOD. SIGN CONTAINS MESSAGE, "W. CH. LOTZ," IN GOLD-LEAF CURSIVE, TRIMMED IN BLACK ON AN OFF-WHITE-COLORED BACKGROUND. EDGES OF SIGN ARE BEVELED AND PAINTED GREEN. THE SIGN ALSO INCLUDES THE SIGNATURE OF THE MAKER, "E P SUTTON SIGN CO."
SIZE: L 14" X - W 97"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
DONOR STATED THAT THE SIGN WAS FOUND IN A COMMERCIAL BLDG AT 1919 PACIFIC AVENUE, CORNER OF CHESTNUT STREET IN ALAMEDA, AND ASSUMED TO HAVE BEEN RELATED TO ONE OF THE OWNERS OF THE STORE AT THAT LOCATION. BLDG WAS RENTED IN 1878.
DONOR:
PENNY BREWER
DATE: JUNE 7, 1998