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original late 19th century ornamental cast iron interior fisher building gothic style office door mailslot chute with twisted rope border

original late 19th century ornamental cast iron interior fisher building gothic style office door mailslot chute with twisted rope border

SKU: UR-16063-12
late 1890's american ornamental cast iron gothic revival style fisher building interior office door "letters" mailslot chute with the original bower-barff black enameled "rustproof" finish partially intact. the chute or hood was fabricated by the yale and towne mfg. co., stamford, ct. the historic fisher building is a 20-story neo-gothic landmark building commissioned by paper magnate lucius fisher. the original building was completed in 1896 by d.h. burnham & company with an addition latter added in 1907. though a project of d.h. burnham & company, the original structure was designed by charles atwood. in 1906, an addition on the northern side of the building raised it from 18 to 20 stories. a former employee of the burnham firm, peter j. weber, designed and oversaw the building's addition which was completed in 1907. measures 8 1/4 x 2 5/8 inches.

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