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Sidewall (USA)

This is a sidewall. It was manufactured by Pittsburg W.P. Co.. It is dated 1900 and we acquired it in 1973. Its medium is machine-printed on paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Sylvia Goodrich. It is credited Gift of Sylvia Goodrich in memory of her grandparents, Orlando R. and Elizabeth Boyd Ballou.

Its dimensions are

59 x 49.5 cm (23 1/4 x 19 1/2 in.)

It is inscribed

Marked: "PITTSBURG W.P. Co. NEW BRIGHTON, PA." in selvedge

Cite this object as

Sidewall (USA); Manufactured by Pittsburg W.P. Co.; machine-printed on paper; 59 x 49.5 cm (23 1/4 x 19 1/2 in.); Gift of Sylvia Goodrich in memory of her grandparents, Orlando R. and Elizabeth Boyd Ballou; 1973-32-11

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