Big Brass
Photograph

Basil C. Levine

Maker
American, 1928–2011

Big Brass

ca. 1975
Gelatin silver print
Overall: 10 × 7 15/16 in. (25.4 × 20.1 cm)
Gift of Jonathan Levine, 2024
2024.0041.0003
Inscriptions Printed on paper label and affixed to verso, BC: BIG BRASS -- Rosalinda Pena inspects the large size of a new line \ of brass spouts at the Price Pfister plant in Pacoima, Calif. For \ 78 years, a manufacturer of high-quality brass faucets, valves and \ other fittings for residential and commercial use, the company has \ just been acquired by Emhart Corporation, Farmington, Conn., for \ approximately $215 million. Emhart said its marketing plans call \ for expanding Price Pfister's conventional and decorative product \ lines in Do-It-Yourself outlets on a national scale. \ - 0 - \ From: John A DeMilia \ For: EMHART CORPORATION \ John F. Budd Jr. (203) 678-3204 \ Corporate Communications \ 426 Colt Highway \ Farmington, CT 06032 \ Slug: BIG BRASS \ Neg. No.: EM 14961-30 and EM 14961-50
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