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Red Goose Shoes
Porcelain Enameled Neon Sign
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aw item
number: 2011.004 |
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manufacturer: Zeiser Brothers Incorporated, Saint Louis,
Missouri |
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serial number:
1474 condition: restored |
composition:
sheet metal, porcelain enamel & glass tubing
size: 55"L x
137.5"H x 14"W
acquisition date:
3/17/2011 |
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color,
sign:
cream, maroon, blue, red, white, yellow & black
color,
neon: green, blue, neon, orange and yellow
status:
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description:
Double-faced, outdoor, porcelain enameled neon sign. Assembled in three
sections: The tall vertical sign is SHOES. Secondly the die-cut trade
marked Red Goose sign. And lastly the privilege panel; TRAUTWEIN’S.
This sign was manufactured by
Zeiser Brothers, Inc. St. Louis,
Missouri.
information:
Gieseke, D’Oench & Hays originally sold shoes to pioneer families headed
west in 1869. In the late 19th century the name was changed
to Gieseke (German slang for goose). The red color came about during the
1904 World’s Fair when men painted a red goose on some of the wooded
shipping crates for identification. The head of the company was so
impressed with the idea, the name Red Goose was trademarked in 1906.
Later acquired by
International Shoe Co. (ISCO), St. Louis, Missouri. ISCO also manufactured
two additional popular children’s shoe brands: Poll Parrot and
Weatherbird shoes for children. |
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