Hanger, Clothes

Object number2007.169.4

Date1928-1950

MediumWood; Metal; Ink

Credit LineGift of Joe Mosko

DescriptionWooden clothing hanger with metal hook at top. Stamped business information on wood in black ink. Two indentations on bottom of object.Dimensions17.125 x 8.5 in. (43.5 x 21.6 cm)
MarksStamped text on wood in black ink: CRANDALL-McKENZIE / & HENDERSON INC." ; "[left side] PHONE HILAND 5390 [right side] PHONE FAIRFAX 4200
Historical NotesHanger from Crandall-McKenzie & Henderson, a local dry cleaning business. Crandall-McKenzie and Henderson, Inc. was a full-service cleaning business founded in 1901 by Alfred E. Crandall (1867-1960) and Orel H. McKenzie (1876-1957). Their first operation opened in the East End at 7029 Chaucer Street in 1902. In 1915, L. Henderson, Sr., and John T. Henderson purchased the E.J. Linniken Company, a chemical dry cleaning and dyeing business; the name was changed to L. Henderson and Sons two years later. In 1928, both companies merged to create Crandall-McKenzie and Henderson, Inc. The business shut down in 1939; Alfred Crandall's son, John Wilson Crandall (1902-1988) purchased it from the Hendersons and became its president in 1941. The business prospered over the next decades until the 1950s, when new fabrics and dry cleaning alternatives were developed. Crandall sold the company in 1958 to Morris Rubenstein, who kept the business' original name. However, by 2001, all aspects of the business had diminished in Pittsburgh.

Previous owner Bill Markowitz (died 2006)

Related institution Crandall-McKenzie

Related institution Crandall-McKenzie and Henderson, Inc.

Previous owner Jane Seiferth Markowitz

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