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pair of identical early 20th century antique american carved solid limestone historic standard brewery saloon corner building roofline ornament with volutes
  • pair of identical early 20th century antique american carved solid limestone historic standard brewery saloon corner building roofline ornament with volutes
  • pair of identical early 20th century antique american carved solid limestone historic standard brewery saloon corner building roofline ornament with volutes
  • pair of identical early 20th century antique american carved solid limestone historic standard brewery saloon corner building roofline ornament with volutes
  • pair of identical early 20th century antique american carved solid limestone historic standard brewery saloon corner building roofline ornament with volutes
  • pair of identical early 20th century antique american carved solid limestone historic standard brewery saloon corner building roofline ornament with volutes
  • pair of identical early 20th century antique american carved solid limestone historic standard brewery saloon corner building roofline ornament with volutes
  • pair of identical early 20th century antique american carved solid limestone historic standard brewery saloon corner building roofline ornament with volutes
  • pair of identical early 20th century antique american carved solid limestone historic standard brewery saloon corner building roofline ornament with volutes
  • pair of identical early 20th century antique american carved solid limestone historic standard brewery saloon corner building roofline ornament with volutes
  • pair of identical early 20th century antique american carved solid limestone historic standard brewery saloon corner building roofline ornament with volutes
pair of identical early 20th century antique american carved solid limestone historic standard brewery saloon corner building roofline ornament with volutes

pair of identical early 20th century antique american carved solid limestone historic standard brewery saloon corner building roofline ornament with volutes

SKU: UR-27512-18
matching original c. 1900 american solid limestone exterior standard brewery building or corner saloon opposed roofline ornament fabricated by the bedford steam stone works, bedford, ind. the hand carved ornamental stone in light relief features scrollwork and/or volutes similar to the endcaps used on the building's chimney. the two standard brewery saloon limestone ornamental stones originally flanked the outer edges of the trim segments surrounding the centrally located roundel. the set of nicely worn and weathered stones were salvaged from the historically-important early 20th century non-extant standard brewery saloon building that has been identified as the only known "tied house" (i.e., exclusively sold and served standard-brand beer bottled and distributed by the standard brewery company (1892-1923) beer. the massive carved indiana limestone built-in rondel with the brewery's name and logo displayed prominently on the corner saloon's facade attests to this. the standard brewery was a pre-prohibition era brewery located in tri-taylor at 2500 west roosevelt road (roosevelt and campbell) and was in operation from 1892 until 1923. the west humboldt park saloon served as a “tied house," a unique retail arrangement to exclusively serve and sell beer produced by standard brewery. one of the most striking features of the rondel is the use of the city's "municipal device," illustrating the importance of the brewing industry to chicago and its surrounding neighborhoods. priced for the pair.

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