lettering

Product container. Description: Ghiradelli Chocolate tin. 1 lb. size. Orange with white and black lettering. "Ghiradelli instant sween (sic) Ground Chocolate and cocoa made in the cup"....

Sign. Description: "City Ice Delivery Co." ordering sign, blue lettering on white cardboard.

From the History Information Station:

Object: Sign, "Ice."

History: This sign...

Highway sign. Description: "Downtown Oakland" with arrow, green with white reflector lettering over aluminum.

1880-1936

Fire hydrant. Description: street furniture, "California ball type" fire hydrant, cast bronze painted white, with horse hitch knob on top. Manufacturers name "M. Greenberg's Sons. S.F." cast on...

c. 1882

This oil or kerosene fueled lantern which was originally manufactured for use as a railroad headlamp was used by hardware merchants Dunham, Carrigan & Co., San Francisco as a sign for their...

c. 1955

This sash bearing the word Picket was worn across the chest and used by the bricklayers-masons union during a labor strike.

Mar-92

Craig Kocian, Assistant City Manager was co chair of the Celebrate Oakland Committee which was formed to coordinate Oakland events with the World Figure Skating Championships. This two sided...

Highway sign. Description: "Oakland Airport" with arrow. White reflector lettering on blue background ove aluminum.

June, 1916

This badge is in three joined parts. At the top is a gold colored metal pin with a piece of paper upon which is written in ink, the name "Mr. Burdie." Suspended from the pin portion of the badge...

1890s-1910

Glass bottle. Bright blue glass with iridescent blotches around the body of the bottle. Molded lettering on the front reads: "Wakelee & Co., San Francisco" (in an oval format, centered with...

1922

The donor is Erwin Strohmaier, a long time history docent and history guild member. The collection includes artifacts and photographs relating to the Gernhardt-Strohmaier Co., a stove business...

1922

The donor is Erwin Strohmaier, a long time history docent and history guild member. The collection includes artifacts and photographs relating to the Gernhardt-Strohmaier Co., a stove business...

1922

The donor is Erwin Strohmaier, a long time history docent and history guild member. The collection includes artifacts and photographs relating to the Gernhardt-Strohmaier Co., a stove business...

ca. 1930

This object was offered to Monterey peninsula Museum of Art. Director Jo Hernandez brought it up to offer to us as being more locally relevant.

c.1970

Basketball trading card with black and white photographic image of Tom Meschery on the front who was a Forward for the Philadelphia Warriors (Warrior logo also on front). The back of the card...

1922

The donor is Erwin Strohmaier, a long time history docent and history guild member. The collection includes artifacts and photographs relating to the Gernhardt-Strohmaier Co., a stove business...

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