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Coat

Object number2017.10.2 a,b

Artist Harry Ash

Manufacturer A.G. Trimble Company

Manufacturer Easy Aces, Inc.

OriginKorea

OriginTroy, MI

OriginProvidence, RI

OriginPittsburgh, PA

OriginEngland

MediumPolyester; Cotton; Plastic; Metal; Enamel; Paper; Ink; Fabric

Credit LineGift of Marya Pendro-Thomson

DescriptionNavy blue polyester and cotton blend coat with belt and pin and button decorations on chest.DimensionsHeight x Width (a - width between shoulder seams): 31.5 × 20 in. (80 × 50.8 cm)
Height x Length x Depth (b): 2.75 × 56.25 × 0.5 in. (7 × 142.9 × 1.3 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Proper left lapel has bicentennial pin with "76" at center.

Proper left breast has Pinback button with American Red Cross symbol at center and black text at bottom "1919".

Proper left breast has pinback button commemorating Operation Desert Storm with white text around the perimeter "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / OPERATION DESERT STORM".

Proper left breast has pin commemorating the Second Amendment that has text along bottom "THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS".

Proper left breast has pin commemorating peace with gold text along top "Peace".

Proper left breast has pinback button commemorating Liberty Bonds with off-white text at left "I OWN A / LIBERTY / BOND".

Proper left breast has pin in the shape of a postage stamp that has text at top right "USA20c" and bottom left "Alaskan malamute, Collie".

Proper left breast has pin in the shape of a globe with an airplane charm suspended from the bottom; the globe has a banner across center with text "JET SET".

Proper left breast has pinback button with color cartoon of a man opening his coat to reveal black text "HECK! / Poo-Poo / DARN / WEE-WEE".

Proper left breast has pinback button with white text on front "SAVE / THE / RAIN / FORESTS".

Proper left breast has pinback button with black text on front "BOYCOTT / NON-UNION / LETTUCE".

Proper left breast has pinback button with black text on front " "GASP" / FOR / CLEAN / AIR".

Proper left breast has pinback button with text on front "LONE STAR / FLYERS / RACING CLUB".

Proper left breast has pinback button with white text on front "AGAINST / ANIMAL / TESTING".
Marks(a)
White fabric maker label inside collar at back center has gold leaf design at center with overall blue embroidered text "Kustom Line L / 65% POLYESTER 35% COTTON / RN14236 MADE IN KOREA".

White maker label inside coat along proper right side seam has printed black text with care instructions.

Proper left breast has pinback button with eagle and American flag motif that has black printed text along edge "1990 BUTTON UP ... TROY, MI ..."

Proper left breast has pinback button commemorating Operation Desert Storm with text around the edge "1991 JIM BENTON...BUTTON UP COMPANY...TROY, MI. ..."

Proper left breast has pin in the shape of a Heinz pickle with text on front "HEINZ".

Proper left breast has pinback button with color cartoon that has black printed text along edge "PEEVERT ©1981 ELWOOD SMITH ART BRAND STRIKES BACK TM EASY ACES PROVIDENCE RI".

Proper left breast has pinback button about saving the rain forests that has black text along bottom edge "© HARRY ASH 1990".

Proper left breast has pinback button about boycotting non-union lettuce that has and black maker's mark at bottom edge at center.

Proper left breast has pinback button about clean air that has black text along bottom edge "A.G. TRIMBLE CO., PGH, PA..."

Proper left breast has pinback button about the Lone Star Flyers Racing Club that has black text along top edge "MADE AND PRINTED IN ENGLAND".
Historical NotesThis jacket was worn by Andrew Pendro, Jr., up to the time of his death in 2004. He worked at the Joseph Horne Company department store in the special events and sign departments from 1963-1981. Among other things, he designed vestments for the Orthodox Church. The donor, Marya Pendro-Thomson, is his daughter. The Pendro Family immigrated to New York City in the late 1800’s 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.

Previous owner Andrew H. Pendro Jr.

Related institution Joseph Horne Company (1849 - 1994)

Related institution American Red Cross

Related institution Lone Star Flyers Racing Club

Related institution H. J. Heinz Company (founded 1888)

Related person Jesus Christ