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Catalog Number |
2019.005.002 |
Object Name |
Sign |
Title |
Louis H. Linowitz Metal Building Sign |
Description |
The sign is a grey, rectangular-shaped metal with two holes on opposite sides, one on the right and one on the left. The front of the sign features an embossed inscription that reads, "LOUIS H. LINOWITZ AND COMPANY. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS." According to Marc Linowitz, Louis H. Linowitz was a certified public accountant who lived in Trenton, New Jersey. Born in 1920, he grew up on Wayne Avenue in Trenton and graduated from Trenton High School in 1937. In the 1950s, he worked at Broad Street Bank, where he met George Warren. In 1957, Linowitz purchased a building at 219 East Hanover and opened his own accounting firm, Louis H. Linowitz and Associates. The architect who designed the building also designed the New Jersey State House. |
Date |
Mid-20th Century (Likely) |
Material |
Metal |
Artist |
Unknown |
Length (in) |
17.250 |
Width (in) |
4.750 |
Condition |
Good |
Condition Notes |
Overall: Accretions throughout Front: There are bluish-white accretions all over. Also, there is a dark blue accretion on the bottom near the middle. Back: There are bluish-white accretions all over. There is corrosion all over. And finally, there are white accretions all over the right edge. |
Inscription Type |
Inscription |
Inscription Location |
Front, Top to Bottom, Left to Right |
Inscription Technique |
Embossed |
Inscription Text |
"LOUIS H. LINOWITZ AND COMPANY" Line 1 "CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS" Line 2 |
People |
Louis H. Linowitz George Warren |
Classification |
Business & Commerce |
Subjects |
Accounting Metals |
Search Terms |
Accounting Marc Linowitz Louis H. Linowitz George Warren Louis H Linowitz and Company Certified Public Accounting Grey Metal Sign Business Trenton Louis H. Linowitz Metal Building Sign |
Provenance |
This item was donated by Marc Linowitz. It became part of the Trenton Public Library's Museum Collection in April of 2019. |