Vintage Southeast Wisconsin Advertising Yardsticks & 4-Foot Ruler (8-Piece... For Sale
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Vintage Southeast Wisconsin Advertising Yardsticks & 4-Foot Ruler (8-Piece...:
$58.10
Vintage Southeast Wisconsin Advertising Yardsticks & Measuring Sticks - 8-Piece Lot
Attention local history buffs, wood tool collectors, and farmhouse decorators! This is a fantastic, instant-collection lot of 8 vintage wood advertising rulers and yardsticks representing classic historical businesses across Washington, Ozaukee, and Milwaukee counties.
This collection features highly collectible regional names, vintage slogans, historical retro phone exchanges, and an incredibly unique 4-foot oversized utility rule.
The 8-Piece Collection Includes:
H. Ramthun & Son Hardware (Kewaskum, WI): A true local historical gem in bright yellow. Features the classic mascot slogan "Your Handy Helpful Hardware Man" and an ultra-vintage 3-digit phone number: Phone 108.
West Bend Savings (West Bend, WI) - 2 Varieties: Two distinct yellow yardsticks featuring the iconic local slogan "Building Your Future" and the vintage seven-digit phone number.
Echo Communications Inc. (Cedarburg, WI) - 48" Four-Foot Ruler: An uncommon, oversized 4-foot measuring stick rather than a standard yardstick. Features the advertisement: "More For Your Money In Electronics - Hwy. 57 So. Cedarburg"
Echo Communications Inc. (Cedarburg, WI) - 36" Yardstick: The matching standard yardstick companion piece to the 4-foot rule.
Federated Realty Group, Inc.: Features classic local real estate history listing their historic southeastern WI regional branches: Mequon, Cedarburg, Shorewood, Glendale, Brookfield/West, and Relocation. Slogan: "Were Your Home Team".
Wisconsin Gas Company: Natural wood tone highlighting the "MARK V" ... A Modern - Quality - True Value Home architectural promotion.
Joseph Atenson & Sons (Milwaukee, WI): A heavily patinated, beautiful antique tailor's rule with a brass-reinforced hanging hole. Reads: "Tailors' Trimmings, Furriers' Linings and Supplies - 1026 W. Winnebago St." featuring the historic old Milwaukee telephone exchange format: Phone Marq. 4626.
Condition Details:
All pieces are in authentic vintage/antique condition.
The wood is structurally straight without major bows or breaks.
Graphic text varies from clean and crisp to beautifully aged and weathered with an authentic workspace patina, light surface scuffs, and minor edge wear that underscores their genuine historical utility.
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