{"product_id":"original-early-20th-century-wall-mount-ornamental-cast-bronze-metal-commercial-building-elevator-cab-call-button-backplate-with-ruby-red-glass-indicator-light","title":"original early 20th century wall-mount ornamental cast bronze metal commercial building elevator cab call button backplate with ruby red glass indicator light","description":"original c. 1924-26 flush mount interior ornamental cast bronze elevator cab call button backplate salvaged from a chicago commercial building lobby. the backplate contains a raised border accentuated with an egg \u0026amp; dart pattern. retains the original ruby red faceted glass indicator light. contains a single circular opening where the push button was installed. fabricated by or for the kaestner \u0026amp; hecht co., chicago, il. contains two screw holes for mounting purposes. the firm of chas. kaestner \u0026amp; co. was established in chicago in 1863 by charles kaestner. following the establishment of the company, a specialty was made of building machinery for breweries, malt houses, distilleries and starch factories. in 1898, kaestner \u0026amp; company began manufacturing electric elevators made necessary by the rapid increase in building construction. by 1909 the gradual decline of the brewery business throughout the country caused a lessened output in this industry, with the result that a more direct appeal was made to the electrical elevator trade. the kaestner \u0026amp; hecht co., since its conception, has been connected with the development of chicago and earned a reputation for supplying chicago buildings with chicago-made elevator systems. measures 7 3\/4 x 3 inches.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50670065418538,"sku":"UR-16423-13","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20130201-003m_2.jpg?v=1760159612","url":"https:\/\/urbanremainschicago.com\/products\/original-early-20th-century-wall-mount-ornamental-cast-bronze-metal-commercial-building-elevator-cab-call-button-backplate-with-ruby-red-glass-indicator-light","provider":"Urban Remains Chicago","version":"1.0","type":"link"}