Sign, Instructional
- Title:
- PUBLIC TELEPHONE
- Object Name:
- Sign, Instructional
- Object ID:
- 2007.060.07
- Date:
- circa 1950
- Description:
- Sign, enamel on steel, identical printing on both sides. Horizontal rectangle. White lettering on blue: "PUBLIC TELEPHONE" above white circle with blue bell in it. White lettering on bell: "BELL / SYSTEM". White directional arrow on each side; on one side (obverse), it points right; on other side (reverse), it points left. [For descriptive purposes, the side with the enamel loss is designated as the reverse.] White border. Rounded corners. 1/4" hole in each corner, each with a brass grommet.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-5.65 W-12.3 D-0.05 inches
- Provenance:
- Acquired by James L. Dimick from the Laconia, NH, Community Center, where the sign originally hung.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of James L. Dimick
- Subjects:
- Bell, Telephones, Telephone booths, Telephone industry
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