Bldg. 51 Museum Collection
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louis h. sullivan-designed late 19th century copper-plated cast iron staircase baluster panel salvaged from the non-extant chicago stock exchange building -
historically important and highly sought after original electroplated copper cast iron chicago stock exchange building interior staircase straight baluster panel -
original 19th century american antique y.w.c.a. building exterior salmon-colored glazed terra cotta panel with meander or greek fret design -
rare 19th century american ornamental cast iron downtown chicago rookery building interior office door backplate and matching doorknob -
set of two early 20th century american antique interior residential varnished oak wood single recessed panel pocket doors -
c. 1920's original american neoclassical style ornamental cast iron downtown chicago new palace theater staircase baluster panel -
complete set of original c. 1893-4 american antique interior chicago stock exchange building office door monogrammed hardware -
hard to find early 20th century american antique industrial cast iron weston voltmeter with original swing-out cast iron bracket -
original late 19th or early 20th century upper floor interior reliance building illuminated "down" elevator floor indicator lamp or lantern -
very distinct and highly detailed american 19th century northwestern railway "lake front" depot building exterior red terra cotta grotesque corbel -
assortment of vintage american printed picture post cards depicting the iconic empire state building throughout the 20th century -
late 1880's museum-quality elegantly designed hand-wrought and riveted joint auditorium theater iron grille -
gargantuan c. 1930's heavily ornamented gothic style chicago athletic club reading room 16-arm ceiling patinated brass chandelier -
elegantly designed late 19th century ywca building exterior glazed terra cotta entrance surround frieze panel with salmon-colored finish -
two of two original early 1920's american industrial refinished cast iron swing-out seat factory lunch table with maple wood seats -
one of two identical early 1920's antique american industrial "sani" 4-seat swing-out stationary lunch hall factory table -
highly sought after early 1920's american antique industrial "sani" 8-seat swing-out stool factory "no 314" sectional lunchroom table -
19th century louis sullivan-designed exterior schiller building facade terra cotta block featuring richly embellished and highly detailed foliage -
very rare c. 1920's american art deco cast bronze western telegraph company building exterior facade ornament featuring a globe flanked by lightning bolts -
hard to find early 20th century cobalt blue porcelain enameled rolled iron "postal telegraph" double-sided hanging office building sign -
original early 20th century exterior michael resse hospital carved limestone pilaster capital fragment designed by hugh garden -
early example of an old industrial porcelain enameled "safety first" die cut steel notification sign salvaged from a general electric assembly plant -
late 19th century original refinished wrought and cast iron ornamental interior y.w.c.a. hotel building elevator door with emblematic cartouche -
very rare museum quality c. 1920's original louis sullivan-designed polychrome lithographed steel stoveboard with structurally sound wood core