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Lot 418

Three Advertising Signs. Cooling Room / Brohman Bros., toge...

Estimate: $300 - $500

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Three Advertising Signs. Cooling Room / Brohman Bros., together with Welch?s, The National Drink and Strathmore?s Pit Games and Poultry Supplies. All circa early 1900s. Reverse-glass sign reads Perfection Cooling Room. Bromann Bros. Chicago. Bromann made cabinets and walk-in coolers for Chicago grocers and specialty stores. 12? x 18?. Frame: 15 x 21?. Silver at back edges flaking. Vintage glass has unusual patterns and textures; Welch?s The Fruit Course for Breakfast window or countertop standing sign has foldout triangle (never opened). 21 x 13 ??. Color offset lithograph has fading and staining, is bowed with paper lifting from board in a few spots. Corners dogeared; Thos. Strathmore, Breeder of Pit Games and Full Line of Poultry Supplies, Chicago. Offset lithograph. Frame (glass):13 x 17?. Signed in ink by Strathmore, AKA Coffee Tom. He also was a cock fighting referee. Chicago Tribune article text from May 9, 1998 verso. Sign is stained and toned overall with some paper loss. Not examined out of frame.