Trade Sign

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

sing

Name/Title

Trade Sign

Entry/Object ID

2006.75

Description

Square, orange metal sign painted in black with the words, "CARY ENGINEERING & MACHINE CO. Barre, Vermont, U.S.A."

Context

Cary Engineering & Machine company was founded in 1959 in Barre, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2006.75

Source or Donor

Cary, David C.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1958 - 1995

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Sign, Trade

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sign

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sign, Advertising

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Visual Communication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Visual Communication T&E

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8-1/8 in

Width

10-1/8 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cary Engineering and Machine Company

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Interpretative Labels

Label

Mechanical engineer Richard W. Cary formed his engineering & machine company in 1959, focusing on machine design for the granite industry. He was also a consulting engineer specializing in polishing machines, wire saws, conveyors and accessories, cranes and crane modernization, wire saw sheaves, sheave rims, and liners.