Frog tower
The frog tower was built in 1918 on the site of the Erdal manufacturer Werner & Mertz in Mainz as part of a new building after a fire destroyed the entire factory on April 10, 1917. The company's emblem survived the Second World War virtually undamaged.
The figure, originally made as a solid concrete sculpture, was replaced in the 1960s by an indoor illuminated advertising system. This means that the monumental neon sign , which is still functioning today, is one of the oldest preserved advertising systems of this type in Europe.
... from behind ...
... and with a high-bay warehouse
Individual evidence
- ↑ Werner & Mertz (eds.), Wolfgang Heck: 100 Years of Erdal 1901–2001. The whole world of shoe care. 100 years of brand quality under the sign of the frog. Mainz 2001, p. 91 and 93.
Web links
- In Mainz, the Erdal frog looks out from the high tower in the Rheinzeitung newspaper on August 11, 2007
- State Main Archives - 140 years ago: October 23, 1867. Wax candles and a frog.
Coordinates: 50 ° 1 ′ 16.6 ″ N , 8 ° 14 ′ 53.9 ″ E