original displayable early 20th century interior standard brewery corner saloon stamped or pressed tin ceiling panel with distinctive and desirable iridescent finish
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UR-22611-15
friedley-voshardt company, chicago, il.
single lightweight early 20th century original and intact palmette-motif single-sided stamped tin ceiling panel salvaged from the standard brewery corner saloon or "tied-house" demolished in the summer of 2015. the stamped ornamental crown molding fragment contains a visually striking iridescent finish caused by excessive heat used during the stamping process. the displayable tin ceiling fragment remains in great condition with very few traces of paint. the panel was likely designed and fabricated by the friedley-voshardt company, chicago, il. the ornamental ceiling tin panel was salvaged from the historically-important early 20th century non-extant standard brewery saloon building that has beidentified 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. measures 18 x 11 inches.
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