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MODEL WALLPAPER & PAINT COMPANY. The company was founded in Dubuque in 1899 by [[GIEGERICH, Albert|Albert GIEGERICH]] and Ernst Wesselhoft. The company whose slogan was "House of Quality Since 1899," was located at 950 Main.
MODEL WALLPAPER & PAINT COMPANY. The company was founded in Dubuque in 1899 by [[GIEGERICH, Albert|Albert GIEGERICH]] and Ernst Wesselhoft. The company whose slogan was "House of Quality Since 1899," was located at 950 Main.


The 1916-1917 ''White's Dubuque County Directory'' through the 1955 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 950 Main as the address.
The 1916-1917 ''White's Dubuque County Directory'' through the 1962 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 950 Main as the address.





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1976 advertisement. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding
1955 advertisement. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding

MODEL WALLPAPER & PAINT COMPANY. The company was founded in Dubuque in 1899 by Albert GIEGERICH and Ernst Wesselhoft. The company whose slogan was "House of Quality Since 1899," was located at 950 Main.

The 1916-1917 White's Dubuque County Directory through the 1962 Dubuque City Directory listed 950 Main as the address.


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Sources:

Chronology '79, Telegraph Herald, p. 5