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1973

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2016

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Sidewall (USA)

This is a sidewall. It was manufactured by Robert S. Hobbs & Co.. It is dated 1900 and we acquired it in 1973. Its medium is machine-printed. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Sylvia Goodrich. It is credited Gift of Sylvia Goodrich in memory of her grandparents, Orlando R. and Elizabeth Boyd Ballou.

Its dimensions are

69 x 51 cm (27 3/16 x 20 1/16 in.)

It is inscribed

marked: "Robert S. Hobbs & Co." in selvedge

Cite this object as

Sidewall (USA); Manufactured by Robert S. Hobbs & Co.; machine-printed; 69 x 51 cm (27 3/16 x 20 1/16 in.); Gift of Sylvia Goodrich in memory of her grandparents, Orlando R. and Elizabeth Boyd Ballou; 1973-32-5

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