Rohs Hardware Storefront - Original Porcelain Enamel Tiles & Wood Panels
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Rohs Hardware Storefront - Original Porcelain Enamel Tiles & Wood PanelsEntry/Object ID
2019.0002.0078Description
A collection of 52 total ( 16 cream, 36 dark red) porcelain enamel tiles, 6 wooden baseboard trim panels, and 7 wooden panel displays/sections, all original to the hardware store's facade. This collection was removed from teh store in approximately 2009 and reinstalled in 2012 at the Museum. Rohs Hardware was a Cincinnati landmark in the 1500 block of Vine Street in Cincinnati’s Over the Rhine neighborhood. The store closed in 2009 and its building was sold to become a wine bar. The museum originally inquired about acquiring just the “ROHS” neon-lit letters. Further conversations determined that, in fact, the entire storefront façade of porcelain enamel panels and other signs were scheduled to be removed and scrapped, prompting the museum to ask if they could have the entire façade. The new owners heartily approved and the entire façade was removed, panel-by-panel and re-installed on the museum’s Main Street.Collection
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