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1940

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1946

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Sidewall (USA)

This is a sidewall. It was manufactured by M.H. Birge & Sons Co.. It is dated 1940 and we acquired it in 1946. Its medium is machine-printed on paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of Margaret W. Hobson.

Its dimensions are

Overall: 55.5 x 49 cm (21 7/8 x 19 5/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed in left selvedge: "Birge Made in U.S.A." and "5373 Run B".

Cite this object as

Sidewall (USA); Manufactured by M.H. Birge & Sons Co. (United States); machine-printed on paper; Overall: 55.5 x 49 cm (21 7/8 x 19 5/16 in.); Gift of Margaret W. Hobson; 1946-95-4

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