Rohs Hardware Neon Channel Letters Signage
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Rohs Hardware Neon Channel Letters SignageEntry/Object ID
2019.0002.0077Description
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 inquired about acquiring the “ROHS” neon-lit porcelain letters. Further conversations determined that, in fact, the entire storefront façade of porcelain enamel panels was 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. Even the original front door was acquired and re-hung in all its patina-ed glory.Collection
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