Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1940)

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WAGNER Orisinated . . . The ONLY SUCCESSFUL Silhouette Letter — COMPLETELY Surrounded By Light The ONLY SAFE SILHOUETTE Letter — the Slotted Type Mounting Wagner's EXCLUSIVE right to manuiacture it has been affirmed by the U. S. District Court, Northern District, Eastern Division and confirmed by the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Seventh District. Some thought a substitute could be found but REAL with the IMITATION compare the SHEET METAL LETTER m ' BASTILLE DAY 1940 FTTAItCE tM CHAIMS -filOTS AT MEXICAN ELECTION 3ArLS TAKE ALL STAR G AME HVINDSOR NAMED TO NEW POST I LUG TYPE LETTER Note «li\Uler bars destroy silhouette; <lue to their flatness sheet inetul letters at ansrle view lose readability. Note the "completely silhouette" display of Wagner Multi-Size Silhouette Letter. Note letter distortion caused by the luffs — also the heavy bars. The Wagner Multi-Size Letter gets the most value from your marquee space. The only practical means of having a Multiple-Size-Letter display that kills "Eye Monotony” and creates "Eye Interest." LUG LETTERS ARE UNSAFE WAGNER LETTERS ARE SAFE The small lugs, wearing down quickly, the top lug may then clear the edge of the frame and allow the letters to start dropping out, endangering pedestrians and creating damage suits. On the other hand — Note the sturdy correct engineering of Wagner Multi-Size Letters shown to tlie right. They set firmly on the frame, no wear can cause them to drop out. .Mar<iuee set up with Wagner Mnlti-Si'/.e I..etters — a variation of form an<l “ueigiit of eolor” that results from tile set-up several sizes of letters. WAGNER SIGN SERVICE, INC. 218 South Hoyne Avenue . * • CHICAGO 706 East Hancock Avenue DETROIT 123 West 64th Street NEW YORK 6 Britain Street TORONTO Pacific Coast Representative: B. F. SHEARER COMPANY 30 The MODERN THEATRE SECTION