Fallon Ice Company Sign
Scope and Contents
Collection contains a faded, red, octagonal-shaped sign from the Fallon Ice Company. The sign has numbering on both sides (20, 25, 30, 40 and 50, 60, 70, 80). Customers would place the sign in the window to inform the company what size block of ice they wanted delivered that day.
Dates
- circa 1940
Creator
- Fallon Ice Co. (Creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Historical Note
The Fallon Ice Company was based out of Fallon, Nevada and active during the first half of the 20th century. The company often supported local activities and provided concessions at local sporting events in the 1930s and 1940s.
Extent
1 Sheets (1 item)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Fallon Ice Company was based in Fallon, Nevada and active in the community during the first half of the 20th century. Collection contains one sign from the company.
Arrangement
Arranged as a single item collection.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Fred Holabird in July 2018.
- Title
- Guide to the Fallon Ice Company Sign
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jessica Maddox
- Date
- June 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department Repository
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
Reno Nevada 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu