Economy lift made by Economy Engineering Company. The company dates back to 1901 and was sold in 1988 to Figgie International. In 1995 they dropped the Economy name from their products. This lift was manufactured about 1921.
A series of Abraham Lincoln medallions in plaster, and a rubber mold. Three of the plaster medallions have no text. The rubber mold and the positive made from it have the words "Abraham Lincoln" on them.
Bronze model of a monkey sitting on a lions knee. The lions mane is made of flattened spheres. This is perhaps a model for the Eastland Shopping Center sculpture which became the Lion and the Mouse.
Plaster model for early inspiration for Lion and Mouse. There is a bronze of this in the main gallery. This is mounted on a wood board tied with a piece of twine to hold it in place.
"The lion and the monkey was Marshall's first attempt and he…
Lion and Monkey mold. Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and plaster core. Two sections. Written on the mold is "Lion and Monkey, Marshall Fredericks" Mold is bound with a plastic zip tie.
Mold for 1/4 scale Lion and Mouse. Plaster mother mold with inner rubber mold and plaster core. In 1957 the Lion and Mouse was carved for the Eastland Shopping Center in Harper Woods, Michigan, another early shopping center designed by Victor Gruen.…