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Object number2014.140.25

Date1920

MediumMetal

Credit LineGift of Stephanie Mallinger

DescriptionBronze-tone metal class ring. Octagon design on face with raised text indicating year and high school. Interior of ring has maker inscriptions and initials of owner.Dimensions0.5 x 0.75 x 0.75 x 0.75 in. (1.3 x 1.9 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm)
InscriptionsRaised text on face "20 / MHS".

Interior of ring has inscriptions including on back of face "R.B."
MarksInterior of ring has inscriptions: on proper left "10K" and the proper right has maker's marks.
Historical NotesThis McKeesport High School ring belonged to Rose Buck and bears her inscribed initials on the inside of the face. The Buck and Frank families were Jewish families that lived in McKeesport, PA, and Irwin, PA, respectively, during the late 19th and 20th centuries. They were connected through Rose (Buck) Frank, who married Herbert I. Frank in 1930. The couple had two daughters Stephanie (Frank) Mallinger, born in 1931, and Ann (Frank) Hoechstetter, born in 1932.

Previous owner Rose Buck

Related institution McKeesport High School

Related institution American Red Cross

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