Ripon Ice Cream Sign

Object/Artifact

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Ripon Historical Society

Name/Title

Ripon Ice Cream Sign

Entry/Object ID

2019.0504.0001

Description

Ripon Ice Cream 28 x 21 tin sign. Yellow with grey stencilled letters. 6 holes - 3 on top and 3 on bottom. Donor worked for the City Public Works Department and cleaned out Milt's Liquor. Found sign that Milt Werdin had used the back as For Sale sign. Donor found sign in building behind Milt's in storage room. Milt's was located at 119 Blossom and in business from 1947-1992. Building was razed. Ripon Ice Cream in business early 1920s-1966. Located east of 100 block Watson St.

Collection

Artifact General Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2019.0504

Source or Donor

Keplin, Ron

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1947 - 1992

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Sign, Trade

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sign, Advertising

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

sign, ice, cream, Milt, liquor