Iron
Object number2007.168.1
Date1928-1950
MediumIron
Credit LineGift of Nancy Crandall Schmidt
DescriptionHand-held metal iron. Diamond-engraved handle. Embossed numbers and symbol on top of iron. Smooth, flat bottom. Heavy.Dimensions4.75 x 4.125 x 6.625 in. (12.1 x 10.5 x 16.8 cm)MarksEmbossed: "6 / 0 [superimposed on bell-shaped symbol]".
Historical NotesIron from Crandall-McKenzie and Henderson, Inc., a garment cleaning, storage, alteration, pressing, and dyeing 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
Crandall-McKenzie and Henderson, Inc.
On View
On view
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
