Mirror
Object number2017.105.1
Datec. 1900
MediumWood; Glass; Composition(?); Paint; Metal; Paperboard
Credit LineMuseum Purchase with funds from Richard Enoch Rauh
DescriptionMirror inside ornate frame. Square glass mirror with beveled edges. Frame has retailer name and leaf and floral motifs.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 16.75 × 11.375 × 1.5 in. (42.5 × 28.9 × 3.8 cm)InscriptionsFront of frame has raised text at top "RAUH BROS & Co." and at bottom "MEN'S / FURNISHING GOODS."
Historical NotesRauh Brothers & Company mirror. Rauh Brothers & Company was started by Enoch Rauh and his four brothers. The company started as a wholesale men's clothing business on Wood Street in downtown Pittsburgh. As the business grew, it moved to 800 Liberty Avenue and later 951 Penn Avenue. By 1886, the business employed more than 100 people. Eventually the business included a branch office in New York and covered territory stretching into Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky. Enoch Rauch was also a major investor with the Homer Laughlin China Company of East Liverpool, Ohio.
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Rauh Brothers and Company
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Enoch Rauh
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