Kirstie
PFG, Picture Framing God
I found this on the back of an old ready-made frame brought in by a customer today. I've never seen this stamp before. Does anyone recognize it?
Found on Back of Frame
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Pat Murphey
SPFG, Supreme Picture Framing God
The National Recovery Act was FDR's price fixing scheme that put many smaller businesses under.
Here, on The Picture Frame Labels site
Here is a link to the guide it it represents. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00008077/00001
It appears to be a government publication of work rules for the manufacturing of picture frame moulding by the National Recover Administration. Published in 1934.
The National Recovery Administration (NRA) was the primary New Deal agency established by U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) in 1933. The goal was to eliminate "cut-throat competition" by bringing industry, labor and government together to create codes of "fair practices" and set prices. The NRA was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) and allowed industries to get together and write "codes of fair competition." The codes were intended to reduce "destructive competition" and to help workers by setting minimum wages and maximum weekly hours, as well as minimum prices at which products could be sold. The NRA also had a two-year renewal charter and was set to expire in June 1935 if not renewed.[1]
In 1935, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously declared that the NRA law was unconstitutional, ruling that it infringed the separation of powers under the United States Constitution. The NRA quickly stopped operations, but many of its labor provisions reappeared in the National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act), passed later the same year. The long-term result was a surge in the growth and power of unions, which became a core of the New Deal Coalition that dominated national politics for the next three decades.
The NRA, symbolized by the Blue Eagle, was popular with workers. Businesses that supported the NRA put the symbol in their shop windows and on their packages, though they did not always go along with the regulations entailed. Though membership to the NRA was voluntary, businesses that did not display the eagle were very often boycotted, making it seem mandatory for survival to many.
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pete plastic
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Neat! This gives me ideas for a complete redesign of our back labels 
Blondie
Grumbler in Training
I have two French city scenes stamped 12-33…apparently from 1933 with the Roosevelt NRA regulations. They are 5” square.
How can I find a value on the pieces?
How can I find a value on the pieces?
Hi, Blonde. Welcome, to the Grumble! You've landed in a twelve year old thread, so might get more views of you begin a new one, in the art section. We don't do appraisals, here, but you might get leads for where else to search.
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