Scoop
Scoop
Scoop

Scoop

Object number2014.93.9
Manufacturer
Date1926-1991
OriginAntwerp, Belgium
MediumMetal
Credit LineGift of Kenneth R. Bauer
DescriptionFilings scoop used by jeweler. Metal scoop with flared mouth and round handle.Dimensions1 x 2.375 x 4.188 in. (2.5 x 6 x 10.6 cm)
MarksInscribed maker's mark inside scoop "SPINGARN / ANTWERP" inscribed inside of a diamond shape.

Inscribed text on proper left side "MADE / IN / BELGIUM".
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.
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