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CONDITION:
New old stock from the 1980s, still sealed in the original plastic packages. The packages display age-related storage wear, including dust, scratches, wrinkles, discoloration, and worn or partially faded price labels.
The silver-tone tin surfaces may have light oxidation, discoloration, or other aging beneath the packaging. The packages have not been opened or the pieces cleaned.
Please review all photographs carefully for the exact condition, configurations, and included hardware.
DESCRIPTION:
Wonderful lot of four vintage 1980s Irvin’s Tinware Co. switch and outlet covers featuring classic punched-heart corner designs.
Each silver-tone tin cover has a raised beveled border and four pierced hearts, giving the set wonderful Early American, Colonial, primitive, and country decorating appeal.
The lot includes four different electrical configurations:
• Two single-toggle switch covers
• One rectangular rocker-style switch cover
• One oversized double electrical-outlet cover
• Original mounting screws included as packaged
The original labels identify the pieces as Irvin’s Tinware Co. products and include numbers 489S, 489R, and 489DO. All four covers remain sealed in their original packages.
Approximate standard wall-plate sizing; please examine the photographs carefully and compare the openings with your existing switches and outlets before purchasing.
FIFE & DRUM HISTORY:
These pieces come from the longtime inventory and contents of Fife & Drum, a distinctive Pennsylvania country store known for its Early American, Colonial, country, and primitive-style furnishings and décor. The store closed approximately 40 years ago, and its remaining inventory and contents were recently released through the owners’ estate.
DETAILS:
• Brand: Irvin’s Tinware Co.
• Era: 1980s
• Type: Switch and outlet covers
• Material: Tin or sheet metal
• Color: Silver tone
• Punched-heart corner designs
• Raised beveled borders
• Four different covers included
• Original mounting screws included as packaged
• New old stock
• Factory-sealed packages
• Made for primitive and Colonial-style interiors
The four sealed Irvin’s Tinware covers shown in the photographs are the exact items you will receive.
