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Object number2014.93.7

Manufacturer Gesswein

Date1949-1990

OriginWest Germany

MediumMetal

Credit LineGift of Kenneth R. Bauer

DescriptionMen's ring sizer. Metal ring with 29 ring sizers attached.Dimensions5.375 x 5.25 x 1 in. (13.7 x 13.3 x 2.5 cm)
InscriptionsEach of the ring sizers has inscribed number denoting its size, the numbers range from 1 to 15; half sizes are demarcated with a "-" after the number.
MarksCircular handle attached to the large ring has inscribed text "WEST GERMANY GESSWEIN".
Historical NotesPart of a collection of jeweler's tools that belonged to donor Kenneth R. Bauer's father Ed Bauer. Ed Bauer was born in 1910 and lived in Brentwood and Mount Oliver boroughs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ed began working for the I. Eiseman and Sons Jewelers at age 16 in 1926. The company was located in the Fulton building but eventually moved to the Clark building. Bauer bought the company in 1936 with a Mr. Mutschler, and they ran it together until 1966 under the name Bauer & Mutschler Jewelry Manufacturing Company. That year Bauer bought out Mutschler and renamed the company F. J. Bauer Company and ran it until 1975. That year the donor bought the company and owned it until 1992. Bauer contracted with local jewelry retail businesses and repaired the jewelry that could not be fixed in-house. Ed Bauer continued to work for the company until 1991.

Previous owner Ed Bauer (born 1910)

Related institution F. J. Bauer Company

Related institution I. Eiseman and Sons Jewelers

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