Images(6)

Box, Shoe

Object number2013.2.1 a,b

Retailer Joseph Horne Company (1849 - 1994)

Designer Andrew Pendro, Jr.

MediumPaper; Ink; Adhesive

Credit LineGift of Marya Pendro-Thomson

DescriptionJoseph Horne Company shoe box.DimensionsHeight x Width x Length (a,b): 3.688 × 5.313 × 11.313 in. (9.4 × 13.5 × 28.7 cm)
Height x Width x Length (a): 1.063 × 5.313 × 11.313 in. (2.7 × 13.5 × 28.7 cm)
Height x Width x Length (b): 3.625 × 5.125 × 11.125 in. (9.2 × 13 × 28.3 cm)
Marks(a)
Black text printed in top right corner "Joseph Horne Co."

(a,b)
Black text repeatedly printed inside or around some illustrations "joseph horne co.".
Historical NotesJoseph Horne Company shoe box designed by donor Marya Pendro-Thomson's father Andrew Pendro, Jr., who worked for the company in the special events department from the 1960s through the 1980s. Part of a collection relating to the Pendro family. The Pendro family immigrated to New York City in the late 1800s from Austria-Hungary, though the family was primarily of Carpatho-Rusyn and Russian descent. They settled in the Pittsburgh area around 1890, after hearing that there were jobs in the area. The family formed close ties with several institutions in the region most notably the Edgar Thomson Steel Mill and Joseph Horne Company. Shortly after arriving in Pittsburgh, George Pendro began working at the Edgar Thomson Steel Mill. Several other family members worked at the mill including George’s son Andrew, Andrew’s wife Lucy, and Lucy’s father Andrew Wagner. The family also had close ties to the Joseph Horne Company department store. Frank Wagner, Andrew Wagner’s father worked as a boot maker for Horne’s after emigrating from Germany in 1843. Many family members would later work for the company, most notably his great-grandson Andrew Pendro, Jr.

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