Vintage Baking Co. Advertising Sign - "DELORGE'S"

Description

VINTAGE ADVERTISING SIGN FROM THE EDWARD DELORGE BAKING CO. WHICH WAS LOCATED AT 20 BEACON ST. BIDDEFORD, MAINE.
SIGN MEASURES 12" x 22" AND IS MADE FROM A HARD COMPOSITE MATERIAL WITH A WAXY FEEL TO THE SURFACE. THIS MATERIAL WAS KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN USED TO MANUFACTURE BAKERY DELIVERY CARRIERS AND LARGE BAKERY BOXES.
THE DELORGE'S BAKING CO. WAS A LARGE SUPPLIER OF SUNBEAM BREAD IN THAT AREA OF MAINE DURING THE 40'S AND 50'S BUT THE BAKERY ITSELF DATES MUCH EARLIER. THE DISTINCTIVE "DELORGE'S" LOGO CAN BE SEEN ON OLD PHOTOS OF SUNBEAM BREAD TRUCKS MAKING THE ROUNDS IN THE BIDDEFORD MAINE AREA. A 1941 ADVERTISEMENT FOUND SHOWS THAT DELORGE'S MADE "PRIZE WINNER BREAD, THE LOAF IN THE ORANGE WRAPPER".
CONDITION IS AS SHOWN: SOME SCUFFS, DINGS AND WAVINESS. FACTORY HOLES IN EACH CORNER FOR HANGING. LETTERS ARE RAISED ON SURFACE.
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