Measure, Tape
Object number2011.15.9
Date1930-1939
Mediumsteel
Credit LineGift of Ronald J. Lotz
DescriptionMetal tape measure with measurements in inches; beginning part of the tape is blank. Wood handle.Dimensions3.125 x 1.25 x 8 in. (7.9 x 3.2 x 20.3 cm)InscriptionsRetracting device in center of tape is engraved in "75 FT".
Historical NotesPart of a collection of blacksmith tools made and used by donor Ronald J. Lotz's grandfather, Joseph M. Lejeune, while employed at Jones and Laughlin Steel Company in the South Side. Lejeune was born February 1875 in Alsace-Lorraine, France. In 1886, he left France with his family and settled in the South Side of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. By age 13, he was employed as a water boy at J&L Steel and continued working there for the next 55 years. He worked in steel production and fabrication and made many of the tools in this collection.
Previous owner
Joseph M. Lejeune
(French, born 1875)
Related institution
Jones and Laughlin Steel Company
On View
Not on view
Swinston Company
Master Rule Manufacturing Company, Inc.
William Carter Company
1918-1988
