four historically important early 20th century ornamental cast brass salvaged chicago city hall building interior window sash lifts or pulls

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yale & towne mfg. co., stamford, ct.

 

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matching lot of four early 20th century american antique ornamental cast yellow brass chicago city hall interior office window sash pulls designed and fabricated by the yale & towne mfg. co., stamford, ct. the heavily ornamented neoclassical style pulls contain a nicely aged surface patina throughout. since 1853, the governments of chicago and cook county have shared three different buildings on this site. the monumental, classical revival-style exterior of the present structure, which was designed to be a functional and efficient office building, symbolizes the strength, dignity, and vigor of the governmental functions it contains. the county building was completed in 1908; city hall was finished in 1911. the architectural firm was holabird and roche. yale & towne fabricated the hardware for the first phase of construction (i.e., cook county building). the sargent hardware company likely outfitted city hall by replicating and/or using the original molds from the earlier commission. priced for the lot of four.

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