Sign
- Title:
- 4 MILES HARVEY LAKE MOTEL
- Object Name:
- Sign
- Object ID:
- 1988.085.40
- Place of Origin:
- Northwood, NH
- Date:
- circa 1960
- Description:
- Sign, Harvey Lake Motel, Northwood, NH. Plywood, painted red, with applied quarter-round molding around edge on front. Individual applied letters of 1/8" masonite with white reflective paint, nailed in place: "4 MILES / HARVEY LAKE / MOTEL". Letters on first line are 8" high; second line 10"; and third line 12". Aluminum license plate, 4.5" x 10", attached to front, lower right; embossed letters and numbers, red on white, "NH SIGN / 585"; with decal, black printing on green, "NEW HAMPSHIRE / 1988 SIGN PERMIT / 000585 / EXPIRES 4-1-89".
- Material:
- Wood
Metal - Dimensions:
- H-48 W-60 D-3.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Used by Harvey Lake Motel, Northwood, NH. The motel closed (and was demolished) in 1988. Donor is the daughter of Charles E. and Helen Roberts, who ran the motel.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Doris Entwisle
- Subjects:
- Motels, Road signs, Signs
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