Trade Sign
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Colt Manufacturing Company
American
MakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1865
MediumWood, with black and gold paint, and metal hardware
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionWooden sign in the shape of an arch, painted black. Gold-painted letters on the sign read, "COLT'S ARMORY." The sign is constructed in three pieces: "COLT'" "S ARM" "ORY.", connected by metal hardware on the back of the sign.
Object number2004.114.2a-c
InscribedGold-painted letters on the sign read, "COLT'S ARMORY."Subject Terms
On View
Not on viewafter 1883
probably made in 1783