Stamp, Name
Object number2008.44.3
MediumWood; iron
Credit LineIn memory of Allan E. Walker and William Comer
DescriptionWood block with metal embossed stamp on one side, company name represented backwards.Dimensions0.375 x 0.875 x 1.875 in. (1 x 2.2 x 4.8 cm)InscriptionsStamp has backwards text, "JOSEPH HORNE CO."
Handwritten in orange pencil(?) on three sides, "A", with two of those letters inside quotes.
Historical NotesSmall hand stamp from Horne's Department Store. Part of a collection from Horne's Department Store collected by donors George R. and Mary E. Wazenegger when Horne's was taken over by Lazarus in 1994. The Joseph Horne Company, often referred to simply as Horne's, was a regional department store chain based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The chain ceased operations in 1994, when Federated Department Stores acquired Horne's remaining ten stores and merged them with its Lazarus division, completely ceasing all operations of any store under the Horne's name. Several of the former Horne's stores operating as Lazarus were closed in 1998. Those that remained eventually became known as "Lazarus-Macy's" and in 2006 were joined with Kaufmann's in the nationwide Macy's consolidation.
Related institution
Joseph Horne Company
(1849 - 1994)
Collector
George R. Wazenegger
Collector
Mary E. Wazenegger
On View
Not on view
Keystone Rubber Stamp Company
1940-1949
1940-1949
1940-1949
1940-1949
c. 1897
1940-1949
J. C. Bragdon
