Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1960 to 1961, works of art and prints.
US Copyright Office Virtual Card Catalog (vcc.copyright.gov): 48 cards under Schorr Sign Service.
American Coin-Op, 1961 to 1963 issues, via the Internet Archive (print disabled lending).
HathiTrust full text search: Launder-matic Age, Drycleaning World, American Laundry Digest.
US Census 1950; BIRLS death file; Social Security and burial records for the Schorr family.
Comparison material
Volk clip art sheets 1954 to 1963, photographed by Bart Solenthaler on Flickr. Linked, not reposted.
CSA Images, item C829223.
Surviving signs: the yellow reference set, a Facebook Marketplace listing of three blue framed signs (Philadelphia area), and an August 2023 public Facebook group post from an Alabama home laundry. Sign photos appear on the Sign Catalog with their source in each caption.
Trade ad crops from American Coin-Op, 1961 to 1963, each captioned with issue and page and linked to the issue on the Internet Archive.
Institutions asked
Who
Result
Smithsonian NMAH
Nothing held
Hagley Library
Nothing held
Winterthur Library
Nothing held
UC Santa Barbara
Acknowledged, no answer yet
Marlite
Inquiry drafted
Copyright Office records
Quote request drafted
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