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RARE MID-20TH C AMERICAN VINT LG COLOR LUCITE SIGN, W/NH OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN
$ 246.83
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Description
RAREMID-20TH CENTURY
AME
RI
CAN
VINTAGE
LARGE
FIGURATIVE
OPAQUE
COLOR
LUCITE
POLYMER
SIGN
on
WHITE
LUCITE
SHEET, FEATURING
CUT-OUT,
STACKED
COLOR
LUCITE
TERRACES,
with
ICONIC
NH
'OLD
MAN
OF
THE
MOUNTAIN'
by
NH
FINANCE
CORP.
SUBSIDIARY SINCE
1924
[Pre-drilled edge perforations for wall-mounting]
Circa 1966-1976
Mid-20th century
Ame
ri
can
vintage
lucite
signage & decorative
polymer
advertising
DIMENSIONS:
36 ¼" Height x 26 ¾" Width
Weight:
Approximately 13 lbs.
DESCRIPTION:
In fabulous vintage condition. There's only one small condition issue that only slightly perhaps mars its otherwise pristine, near immaculate surfaces and that's a small, partial fissure or break in the lucite, that comes in from the upper right and stops about 2" into the field. It's barely noticeable and no attempt was or has since been made to glue and fasten this area together with any kind of fixative. It happened most likely when the vintage signage was taken down and removed from the wall where it had hung for many years. It was recently discovered in the back storage room of a commercial building that was being renovated in the
Wolfsboro
region of
Lake Winnipesaukee,
located in the
central New Hampshire region.
It features a stacked, terraced, cut-out
Modernist
color lucite assemblage of the now gone, once iconic
'Old Man of the Mountain,'
that once attracted visitors to the famous
Franconia Notch mountain range
from all over the country and world. The lucite signage was made for the
New Hampshire Finance Corporation Subsidiary,
a business, finance and investment entity
since 1924.
Absolutely terrific. These
Modernist
artifacts, especially in this kind of relatively well-preserved overall vintage condition, aren't just falling out of the sky anymore and have become increasingly more and more scarce, the more we are removed from the
mid-20th century
and many of these vintage objects are either unfortunately discarded or destroyed, finding their new homes on the bottom of landfills or in trash incinerators. Luckily for this piece of wonderful
Modernist
color lucite signage, this was not the case and it was luckily spared the wrecking ball.
A great
mid-20th century
Ame
ri
can
artifact and piece of vintage advertising.
Simply magnificent.
CONDITION:
Good to Very Good overall vintage condition.