Pick, Seafood
Object number2008.132.4
Date1959
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumWood
Credit LineGift of Julene Matthews
DescriptionSmall wooden seafood fork with two prongs. Printed in brown on oval end is restaurant information.Dimensions0.5 x 5.375 in. (1.3 x 13.7 cm)InscriptionsPrinted in brown on oval end: "Klein's RESTAURANT / PITTSBURGH, PA. "
Historical NotesDonor Julene Matthews' father visited Pittsburgh in 1959 on a business trip from Australia. He liked to keep souvenirs of his favorite places, and, in Pittsburgh, that place was Klein's Restaurant. He frequently talked about the wonderful lobster dinner he had at Klein's and had saved a menu, bibs, coasters, and seafood forks. Klein's was a popular seafood restaurant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They had many locations, but the one most people remember was on Fourth Avenue, which opened in 1935 and closed in 1992. There is now a Union National Bank parking lot at that location.
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Klein's Restaurant
(1935 - 1992)
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c. 1900
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