Apron, Occupational
Object number2021.180.2
Manufacturer
Augusta Sportswear, Inc.
OriginMexico
MediumPolyester; Cotton; Plastic
Credit LineGiven in honor of the McGinnis Family
DescriptionBlack polyester and cotton apron. Mid-thigh-length. Black neck strap with black plastic tightening slide. Two black fabric straps at waist. Three pockets on front along bottom.DimensionsHeight x Width: 30.25 × 20.5 in. (76.8 × 52.1 cm)Length (Proper left strap): 21.5 in. (54.6 cm)
Length (Proper right strap): 21.375 in. (54.3 cm)
InscriptionsRed and white embroidered company logo on chest at center "McGINNIS / SISTERS / special food stores".
MarksWhite maker tag on reverse along proper left side just below strap has blue, green, and black text on front "AUGUSTA / SPORTSWEAR / Assembled in Mexico" and gray text on reverse "65% POLYESTER / 35% COTTON / [care instructions]".
Historical NotesMcGinnis Sisters logo apron worn by Jennifer Daurora when she worked on the sales floor at the store. She was part of the next generation taking over the business, and was COO when the stores closed. The McGinnis Family Food Stores was a chain of family-run food markets that started in Pittsburgh’s South Hills Baldwin neighborhood in 1946. The first McGinnis market (variously referred to as “McGinnis Supermarket” or “McGinnis Food Market”) was started by family patriarch James Elwood McGinnis when he could not find a job after WWII. Beginning with a fruit cart, he eventually opened a grocery and deli at 2872 Custer Avenue in Baldwin that proved so successful it expanded to multiple stores, including one in Carrick/Castle Shannon and later Monroeville. The stores were operated by different family members. In 1985, three McGinnis sisters – Sharon McGinnis Young, Bonnie McGinnis Vello, and Noreen McGinnis Campbell – assumed operation of the main set of McGinnis Stores, rebranding them “McGinnis Sisters” markets. (Two brothers split off and started other stores not considered part of the chain.) With the three women serving as active spokespersons, the stores garnered more media attention during this period. For most of its operation, the chain was largely connected with stores that operated in the South Hills and Monroeville. Between 2008 and 2017, a McGinnis Sisters market also operated north of Pittsburgh in a shopping center in Adams Township/Mars, Pennsylvania. A series of events between 2017 and 2019 eventually brought about the closure of the chain.
Previous owner
Jennifer Daurora
Related institution
McGinnis Family Food Stores
(1946 - 2019)
Related person
James Elwood McGinnis
Related person
Sharon McGinnis Young
Related person
Bonnie McGinnis Vello
Related person
Noreen McGinnis Campbell
On View
Not on view
1920-1969
1986-2003
