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Customer Service - Wholesale Only Sign from the Texas School Book Depository
Customer Service - Wholesale Only Sign from the Texas School Book Depository

Customer Service - Wholesale Only Sign from the Texas School Book Depository

Object number1987.001.0086
Date1963 - 1970
ClassificationsArtifacts
Creator Texas School Book Depository
ObjectSign
Credit LineThe Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection
MediumMetal, Paint
Dimensions4 x 42 1/2 in.
Collections
DescriptionSign reading: "Customer Service - Wholesale Only." The sign is made of metal with painted text on the surface. The text is black on a silver background. There are two holes, one on each end, that would have been used to attach the sign to a wall, and the sign measures 4" H x 42 1/2" W. This sign was recovered by Dallas County after their purchase of the former Texas School Book Depository building in 1977.
Curatorial Commentary
According to Buell Wesley Frazier, who was employed as an order filler at the Texas School Book Depository in 1963, this sign was likely at or near the "Will Call" counter on the ground floor. The counter, with a swinging half door and small bell for service, was located just inside the second set of glass doors beyond the main entrance to the building. According to Frazier, teachers, principals, and librarians would frequently stop by to pick up individual books or small book orders that were needed at their schools. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
This object was part of the Fragments special installation on the Museum's 7th floor, on view from November 3, 2021 through July 3, 2022.