Sketch
Object number2016.95.2
Datec. 1985
MediumPaper; Ink; Graphite
Credit LineGift of Philips Respironics
DescriptionSketch on the reverse side of an rectangular off-white paper menu. Sketch depicts valves and other related equipment. The sketch is primarily in black ink with a few sections in graphite pencil. Other side is a brown printed menu for The River Room restaurant featuring ten images of riverboats.DimensionsHeight x Width: 16.938 × 11.125 in. (43 × 28.3 cm)InscriptionsSections of the sketch have numerical notations next to them.
Non-sketch side of paper has text at center "THE RIVER ROOM" and along bottom margin "Holiday Inn of Pittsburgh-Sewickley [dot] Ohio River Boulevard [dot] Sewickley, Pennsylvania 15143 [dot] 412/741-4300".
Historical NotesSketch done on back of The River Room restaurant menu. Part of a collection related to Respironics and the Sleep-Easy system.Label TextJerry McGinnis and Product Manager Gene Scarberry brainstormed designs for the Seal Easy and Vent Easy lines over a meal at the River Room in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. Early on, McGinnis focused on a solid business plan for Respironics targeting business opportunities in respiratory care that bigger companies could not afford to pursue.
Related person
Gerald McGinnis
Related person
Gene Scarberry
Related institution
The River Room
Related institution
Holiday Inn of Pittsburgh-Sewickley
Related institution
Respironics, Inc.
(1976 - 2008)
Terms
On View
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Erwin Schofer
Murray Rosenberg
Andrew H. Pendro Jr.
Samuel Rosenberg
Samuel Rosenberg
Cyrus Cotton Hungiford
