Early 20th Century “Columbia” Bicycles SSP Storefront Sign pocketknife The cast iron base exhibits

The cast iron base exhibits paint wear and surface oxidation

Medium: Lithograph/Mixed Media

black lettering and graphics contrasted against a yellow litho backdrop

more evocative of place and production

Early 20th-century oak display case featuring original painted glass

Early 20th Century “Columbia” Bicycles SSP Storefront Sign pocketknife The cast iron base exhibitsc. 1900s 1910s; mfd. by The Baltimore Enamel & Novelty Co. for Westfield Manufacturing Co. Hartford, CT Single sided porcelain enamel (SSP) storefront sign promoting Columbia Hartford and Vedette Bicycles. The design features the distinctive Columbia script above "Hartford" and "Vedette Bicycles" in contrasting block lettering against a white porcelain field with decorative corner embellishments. The manufacturer's mark for The Baltimore Enamel &