Bidspirit auction | A Pair of Reproduction Ice

A Pair of Reproduction Ice Delivery Window Cards for Philadelphia and Cincinnati Ice-Coal Companies - This lot consists of a pair of reproduction advertising signs printed on heavy cardstock, designed to mimic early 20th-century ice delivery window cards. The first sign is square and associated with the Philadelphia Ice-Coal Co., 1229 E. Westover Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It features an orange background with a central yellow oval labeled ICE and weight options of 10, 20, 30, and 40 lbs. The second sign is triangular and represents the Cincinnati Ice-Coal Co., 1242 McMicken St., Cincinnati, Ohio. It features a muted green background with weights of 25, 50, and 75 lbs. The triangular card includes a printed maker's mark for Ace Printing Company dated September 1929. Both items are designed to be rotated to indicate the desired ice delivery weight to a passing driver. The edges of both cards feature a printed gradient effect intended to simulate aging.