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Gift of The May Department Stores Company, 1993.10.1  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society…
Sign for G. Fox & Co.
Gift of The May Department Stores Company, 1993.10.1 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Sign for G. Fox & Co.

Original OwnerOriginally owned by G. Fox and Co. American, founded 1847
Date1880-1994
MediumWood, paint, plaster
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x height): 346 x 33in. (878.8 x 83.8cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of The May Department Stores Company
DescriptionHorizontal rectangular sign reading "972 G. FOX & CO. 970". Letters in relief, darker background, decorative rope-like border, mounted on wooden bracket along bottom edge.
Object number1993.10.1
NotesHistorical Note: The sign was on the G. Fox & Co. building on Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut until a fire destroyed the building in 1917. The sign was placed in a warehouse until it was found almost 50 years later. It was then mounted inside the new G. Fox & Co. building in 1964.
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Gift of The May Department Stores Company, 1993.10.4  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society…
G. Fox and Co.
mid 20th century
Gift of the Zeruk, Zahorodni, & Farrell families, 2011.375.0, Connecticut Historical Society, P…
G. Fox and Co.
probably 1970s
Gift of Pat Burke in memory of her father, a longtime G. Fox & Co. employee, 2016.122.0 © 2017 …
G. Fox and Co.
1953
Tile
Hattie Heart Hatheway
1892
1984.119.0  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Holbrook Apparatus Mfg. Co.
1850-1900
Pencils in accession number order from top to bottom.
G. Fox and Co.