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Box, Pin

Object number2008.153.6

Datec. 1900

OriginGermany

Mediumpaper; metal; plastic

Credit LineGift of Lida Stell

DescriptionHexagon-shaped hollow box. Pins with black round tops stored through sides of box; number of pins: 38. Printed business information on both sides of box: black background, gold text. Gold covering on sides of box.Dimensions1.25 x 1.875 x 0.675 in. (3.2 x 4.8 x 1.7 cm)
InscriptionsPrinted on both sides of box in gold text: "THE LADIES FRIEND / H.F. NEUSS / AIX-LA-CHAPELLE / GERMANY".
Historical NotesDonor Lida Stell was born and raised in Braddock, Pennsylvania and the items in this collection relate to both her family and local Braddock history. The donor’s father is James Oliver Haney, b. 1883 in the Southside. He was the local mail carrier in Braddock and a member of the Carnegie Club. In 1910, he married Margaret Mason Haney who moved to Braddock when she was nine from Tarentum.

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