Yardstick
Object number2012.80.1
Date1884-1973
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumWood, paint
Credit LineGift of Levine Brothers
DescriptionBrown, wooden yardstick with black measurement marks on both sides that range from 1 to 36. Hanging hole in one end of stick.Dimensions0.25 x 1.25 x 36 in. (0.6 x 3.2 x 91.4 cm)InscriptionsText across bottom "W.W. LAWRENCE & COMPANY -- Manufacturers of Paints, Stains, Enamels and Varnishes -- PITTSBURGH, PA."
Black measurement marks on both sides that range from 1 to 36.
Historical NotesYardstick from the Levine Brothers hardware store promoting the W.W. Lawrence Paint Company of Pittsburgh which sold their products at Levine Brothers' stores. They had a large factory at the base of the Duquesne Incline and at one point the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania (now the Heinz History Center) was considering that as a possible site for the History Center before settling on the Strip District location. The company was started in 1884, and the paint factory closed in 1973. Levine Brothers operated several hardware stores in the city of Pittsburgh; their Hazelwood location closed in 2003.
Previous owner
Levine Brothers
Related institution
W.W. Lawrence and Company
On View
Not on view
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