{"product_id":"vintage-rotating-salesman-sample-tri-view-display-sign-by-price-brothers","title":"Vintage Rotating Salesman Sample Tri-View Display Sign by Price Brothers","description":"\u003cp\u003ec. 1940s-1950s; Price Brothers Inc. - Chicago, IL\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMechanical rotating salesman sample display sign manufactured by Price Brothers Inc. to demonstrate the company's interchangeable advertising display system. Constructed with an aluminum frame housing a series of mechanically linked rotating plastic panels, the unit illustrates how individual panels could be rotated to reveal different words, graphics, or pictorial scenes. Surviving panels retain fragments of printed vinyl graphics including partial words such as \"pic,\" \"brothers,\" and \"creative,\" along with a winter landscape image, demonstrating the versatility of the system for commercial advertising and point-of-purchase displays. A Price Brothers Inc. stamp remains on the assembly.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFounded in Chicago in 1926, Price Brothers Inc. specialized in point-of-purchase advertising displays and illuminated commercial signage. The company's products were supplied to major retailers and other commercial clients, and demonstration models such as this allowed sales representatives to showcase the operation and flexibility of their interchangeable display systems to prospective customers.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDisplays heavy age-related wear. The aluminum frame exhibits scattered scratches, scuffs, oxidation, and handling wear throughout. The rotating panels are constructed of hard plastic and retain deteriorated printed vinyl graphics exhibiting extensive cracking, lifting, losses, and fading. Several panels are cracked, broken, or missing sections of plastic. The panels continue to rotate within the frame; however, one panel has separated from its lower mounting point and should be operated with care. The mechanism is otherwise sold as found and has not been tested for powered operation. Please refer to photographs for additional condition details.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n37\" L x 3\" W x 13\" H\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMM - 21823 - 071626\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor information regarding shipping, please visit our Terms \u0026amp; Conditions page \u003ca class=\"GeneratedLink\" href=\"https:\/\/industrialartifacts.net\/pages\/shipping\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Industrial Artifacts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44481485570091,"sku":"21823","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0194\/8170\/files\/08d7806b-e2a9-55fc-895b-4fd8b1dfce7c.jpg?v=1784928920","url":"https:\/\/industrialartifacts.net\/products\/vintage-rotating-salesman-sample-tri-view-display-sign-by-price-brothers","provider":"Industrial Artifacts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}