Clappers Variety Store Sign

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Clappers Variety Store Sign

Entry/Object ID

67.01

Description

Clapper's Variety Store Sign. Material: plastic. Size: 9 3/4" W. x 36 3/4" L. Description: hand painted sign for Clapper's Variety Store, Waseca, Minn.; painted in goldleaf with black outline: "Clapper's Variety Store, Push, Push"; print is on clear plastic material; sign was installed on front entrance to store in Waseca, Minn.

Context

Waseca business: Clapper Variety Store; Clapper's Variety Store, 1940s and 1950s; operated by C. C. Clapper. Store was located on State street (west side).

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1945

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sign

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Visual Communication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Visual Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

October 1, 2001

Update Date

March 20, 2026