© Frank H. Jump
Scott Mayer Commission Co – Maxwell House Coffee – Hot Springs, AR
Right beside the Farmers Market © Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
Scott Mayer Commission Co citings:
Arkansas Disasters
- Fire starts in Negro cabin – spreads rapidly and leaves 55 blocks in ruins – Scott Mayer Commission Co claims $30,000 in losses – September 1913
- US Gen Web Archives– Lucien S. Ramseur, who is widely recognized as one of the leading and representative business men of Hot Springs, has since February, 1912, occupied the important position of manager of the local branch of the Scott-Mayer Commission Company, wholesale grocers and dealers in fruits and produce.
- 1912 Scott-Mayer Commission opened up a wholesale house in Prescott – Nevada County Depot & Museum Website
Fortunoff’s Sign’s Wall Dog Revealed!
On Pennsylvania near Livonia - Original sign painted by Concord Co (a family business) can be seen on the lower right side of sign - © Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
Randy Adelson // November 11, 2009 at 10:22 pm
My grandfather, Albert (Israel) Adelson, painted that sign. If you look at the bottom right, you can still see the “Concord Co.” logo. My cousin Glenn still runs Concord Painting, an offshoot started by his father, my uncle Sherman. My father, Marvin and uncles Ted & Sherman were all great tradesmen in a craft fading slowly into history. Thank you for preserving this image. My father’s work still appears all over New York city as an enduring tribute, but seeing it online makes it a little easier to share with the world.
Thank you Randy for sharing your family history with us! Where are some other Concord Co signs that you know are extant? I’ll document those (if I haven’t already). All the best to you and your family and thanks again for visiting.
Concord Painting Website
Previously posted Fortunoff’s sign:
Suzy Perette – the perette silhouette – Lombardy Dresses Inc. – Garment District, NYC
Incorporated on April 6, 1938 as Lombardy Dresses, the company became known as Perette Dresses on January 18, 1950, and as Suzy Perette from January 31, 1958 to April 14, 1960. This sign was contracted to the A. H. Villepigue Sign Company. In an interview with the NYT, the newpaper reported:
A. H. Villepigue, who has been in the building‐sign business for more than 40 years and keeps an eye peeled for likely locations, said the other day that aside from Bloomingdale’s and the American he didn’t remember the companies.
“I started in 1932 and I know that none of those advertisers was active then,” he said.
His main, problem these days, Mr. Villepigue said, is finding suitable wall space for signs rather than renting it to advertisers.
“Every time a new office building or apartment goes up it knocks out a couple of more locations,” he said.
Villepigue was sold in 1997 to Outdoor Systems.
Originally posted on the Fading Ad Campaign website in 1999.
