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Thomas Williams, one of the co-owners of Hintonburger, is looking to revive a rare piece of Ottawa’s history by purchasing the “Norge ball” sign.
Williams said it was a pleasant surprise to discover this week that the white, plastic, polka-dotted sign, which was a part of a laundromat chain that had a few locations in Ottawa, was preserved and was sitting in storage.
He said these types of vintage signs — the Norge balls are named after the company that operated the laundromat chain — have been a part of the Ottawa landscape and they really resonate with people, but there’s one problem for Williams. Arthur Loeb said Wednesday he’s not ready to part with the Norge ball just yet. He wants to take a shot at restoring the sign to its former glory before he even thinks about selling it. Loeb owns the Lisgar Street property where the sign had been displayed for years before it was taken down to save it from a demolition project.
Loeb understands there’s a lot of work to be done on the sign, and he plans to take a closer look at the condition of the ball this week as well as the motor, which has seized and hasn’t rotated the sign for at least 20 years.
Loeb said he’s happy to see that there’s a drive to keep the sign alive in Ottawa, and he does appreciate the interest from the Wellington Street burger joint, seeing as it used to have the former red-and-white-striped Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket at that location.
And what might the unique sign cost Williams if he ever gets the chance to purchase it?
“If I was going to put it on the market, I have no idea what’s it’s worth,” Loeb said.
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Williams said it was a pleasant surprise to discover this week that the white, plastic, polka-dotted sign, which was a part of a laundromat chain that had a few locations in Ottawa, was preserved and was sitting in storage.
He said these types of vintage signs — the Norge balls are named after the company that operated the laundromat chain — have been a part of the Ottawa landscape and they really resonate with people, but there’s one problem for Williams. Arthur Loeb said Wednesday he’s not ready to part with the Norge ball just yet. He wants to take a shot at restoring the sign to its former glory before he even thinks about selling it. Loeb owns the Lisgar Street property where the sign had been displayed for years before it was taken down to save it from a demolition project.
Loeb understands there’s a lot of work to be done on the sign, and he plans to take a closer look at the condition of the ball this week as well as the motor, which has seized and hasn’t rotated the sign for at least 20 years.
Loeb said he’s happy to see that there’s a drive to keep the sign alive in Ottawa, and he does appreciate the interest from the Wellington Street burger joint, seeing as it used to have the former red-and-white-striped Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket at that location.
And what might the unique sign cost Williams if he ever gets the chance to purchase it?
“If I was going to put it on the market, I have no idea what’s it’s worth,” Loeb said.
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