Embosser
Object number2005.124.1
MediumMetal; Paper
Credit LineGift of Allan Zola Kronzek
DescriptionMetal stamping device with changeable discs to emboss information on paper, etc.; Manufacturer's marking on the side; Paper label on top.Dimensions4.5 x 2.125 x 5.25 in. (11.4 x 5.4 x 13.3 cm)InscriptionsPaper label on top reads: "TO OPEN SEAL / PRESS HANDLE DOWN / SLIDE LATCH BACK"
Marks"OFFICIAL" / POCKET SEAL / PAT. NO. 2,077,853
Historical NotesThe embossing seal is from the Hebrew Kosher Butcher's Association of Pittsburgh. This tool was used by Saul Kronzek, a secretary of the Association and proprietor of Kronzek's Kosher Meat Market in the East End. Kronzek worked as a kosher butcher beginning in the 1930s and was an early member of the Hebrew Butcher Workers Union of Pittsburgh, founded in 1939. The embosser complements a previous gift from the same donor of a butcher's knife used at Kronzek's Kosher Meat Market (see #2005.90).
Related person
Saul Kronzek
Related institution
Hebrew Butchers Workers Union
Related institution
Kronzek's Kosher Meat Market
Related institution
Saul Kronzek's Kosher Meats
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