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1953

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1991

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Sidewall (USA), 1953

This is a sidewall. It was manufactured by The Prager Company, Inc.. It is dated 1953 and we acquired it in 1991. Its medium is machine-printed, textured ground. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.

Its dimensions are

175 x 74.5 cm (68 7/8 x 29 5/16 in. )

It is inscribed

Printed on selvage: "MADE IN U.S.A., TRIM, WASHABLE, JOIN RUN, U.W.P.C. OF N.A."

Cite this object as

Sidewall (USA), 1953; Manufactured by The Prager Company, Inc.; machine-printed, textured ground; 175 x 74.5 cm (68 7/8 x 29 5/16 in. ); Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz; 1991-89-59

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