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THIS sale IS FOR A BEAUTIFUL, LIKE NEW CIRCULAR PORCELAIN ENAMEL SIGN FROM THE CONWAY BROS. BREWERY IN TROY NY. I PURCHASED IT FROM A LOCAL GUY ABOUT 10 YRS AGO THAT SAID HE HAD FOUND SEVERAL IN AN OLD HOUSE IN SOUTH TROY WHICH WAS WHERE THIS BREWERY WAS LOCATED. IT SHUT DOWN FOR PROHIBITION AND NEVER RE-OPENED WITH REPEAL. THIS SIGN WAS THE BEST OF THE BUNCH. IT LOOKS LIKE A REPRO, BUT I CAN FIND NO RECORD OF ANY BEING MADE IN THE LATTER PART OF THE 20TH CENTURY. I CHECKED W/THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN TROY, AND THEY HAD AN EXACT DUPLICATE OF THIS SIGN AND ALSO A CURVED VERSION MADE TO FIT ON A COLUMN OR LARGE(TELEPHONE?) POLE, THAT WERE MADE ON THE EARLY 1900\'S. I HAVE SINCE ACQUIRED ONE OF THIS VERSION ALSO, BUT IT IS IN QUITE BAD CONDITION AND NEEDS TOTAL RESTORATION.
THE SIGN IS 15\'\' IN DIA, AND ABOUT 1/8\'\' OR SO THICK. IT IS PRISTINE, WITH NO CHIPS OR SCRATCHES TO SPEAK OF. THE MOUNTING HOLES HAVE A BUMP/DIMPLE TOWARDS THE FRONT SIDE OF THE SIGN WHICH LEADS ME TO THINK THE HOLES WERE MADE WITH A DRILL OR A PUNCH, NOT THE MORE MODERN WATER JET OR LASER METHODS. AT THE BOTTOM THERE IS MARKED, \'\'INGRAHAM RICHARDSON- Beaver Falls, Pa. I TRIED TO GET A CLOSE UP BUT CAMERA WOULD NOT FOCUS TIGHT ENOUGH, (SEE PICS).
THE SIGNS AT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY ALSO WERE MARKED WITH THIS SAME TAG.
THE UNCLE SAM GRAPHIC IS GREAT, SHOWING HIM SITTING ON CONWAY BROS. KEG HOLDING AN UPRAISEDGLASS. THE LETTERING IS SOMEWHAT PRIMITIVE, ESPECIALLY THE \'CONWAY BROS.\'\', ETC LOWER LINE WAS DEFINITELY LAID OUT BY HAND AND NOT A PRINT SHOP OR COMPUTER. IN ADDITION THE EXAMPLES AT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAD THE SAME EXACT PRIMITIVE/HAND DRAWN LAYOUT WITH MINOR IDIOSYNCRACIES AS THIS SIGN.
THE RED/WHITE AND BLUE MOTIF IS STILL SHINY AND BRIGHT. I AM OFFERING THIS SIGN AT THE STARTING PRICE FOR WHICH I PAID FOR IT BACK 10+ YEARS AGO. BECAUSE OF IT\'S PRISTINE SHAPE, IT IS A BUYER BEWARE TYPE OF SALE. I HAVE DOCUMENTED THE DESIGN/SIZE/COLORS AND OTHER DETAILS W/ORIGINALS. SOMEONE SAID IT WAS MADE FOR CELEBRATION FOR THE TIME CONGRESS DECLARED THE NAMING OF TROY, NY, \'\'THE HOME OF UNCLE SAM\'\', IN THE 1960\'S, I CAN\'T FIND ANY DOCUMENTATION ON THIS EITHER.
PLEASE ADVISE OF ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS BEFORE offerDING.
I AM STARTING TO CLEAN OUT MY COLLECTION OF OLD SIGNS AND DO NOT NEED IT BACK. I WILL BE PUTTING OTHER OLD SIGNS UP FOR sale IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING.
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