Curlee Clothes Opal Glass & Metal Sign

Object/Artifact

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American Sign Museum

Name/Title

Curlee Clothes Opal Glass & Metal Sign

Entry/Object ID

2004.0065.0001

Description

This opal glass letter sign was designed in 1927 and manufactured by Flexlume Sign Corp., Buffalo, NY. Note the intricate red glass "Curlee" letters at the top of this production sign and the ripple tin face--a Flexlume signature.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Category

Metal — Lightbulb-illuminated, Signs/Displays
Signs/Displays

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Flexlume Sign Corp

Date made

Oct 21, 1927

Time Period

1920 - 1929

Place

City

Buffalo

State

New York

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

bottom center, among painted border

Transcription

Electrical Flexlume Advertising

Dimensions

Height

149 in

Width

32 in

Depth

11 in

Material

opal glass, Tin, Metal, lightbulb, Paint

Location

Category

Exhibit