Sign, Krueger

Object/Artifact

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Ripon Historical Society

Name/Title

Sign, Krueger

Entry/Object ID

2025.303.1

Description

Tin sign, "Wisconsin Red Ruby Granite Monuments & Headstones for Sale by Theo H. Krueger, Ripon, Wisconsin." Sign predates 1917.

Context

Theodore Krueger (1866 - 1917) had a monument shop at 319 Watson St. He died while taking a plunge in his own cistern on July 31, 1917. See newspaper report in link below.

Acquisition

Accession

2025.303

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1910

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