Arm and Hammer Trade Sign, (sculpture).

Arm and Hammer Trade Sign, (sculpture).

Higginson, Henry, 1828-1894, sculptor.

Arm and Hammer Trade Sign, (sculpture).

34 1/2 x 34 x 23 in. (87.6 x 86.4 x 58.4 cm.).

A muscular arm, ending in a draped sleeve, holds up a mallet. (The familiar Arm & Hammer Baking Soda logo).

Figure -- Fragment -- Arm

Newark Museum, 49 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey 07101 Accession Number: 54.173

Gift of Smith, Harry W., Caldwell, New Jersey 1954.

Displayed at William M. Smith's clothing store at 474 Broad St. and 498 Broad St. in Newark. According to donor, store opened in 1862 and this piece carved at Greenwood Lake, N.J. Newspaper accounts report store opened in 1859; at 85 Broad St. in 1867-68

Newark Museum, "American Art in the Newark Museum," 1981.

Newark Museum, "American Art in the Newark Museum," 1981, pg. 237.

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