Shoehorn
Object number2021.27.2
Date1911-2020
MediumMetal
Credit LineGift of Alan Wein
DescriptionBrown metal shoehorn premium. Body of shoehorn is long and tapered with rounded wide end and overall concave face. Narrow end of body bends into a concave handle with hole at rounded end. DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 1.625 x 3.875 x 1.313 in. (4.1 x 9.8 x 3.3 cm)InscriptionsConcave side of face has imprinted text "WEIN BROS. / CLARION'S / BIG - DEPT - STORE."
MarksBack of body near handle bend has imprinted text "SOMMERS / 16-13".
Historical NotesShoehorn from Wein's Clothing Store. Wein's Clothing Store was a department store in Clarion, Pennsylvania. run by three generations of the Wein family. It was started in 1911 by brothers Philip and Thomas Wein, who had recently immigrated to the United States from Poland. The business was later run by Philip’s three sons, Meyer, Milton, and Charles, and by Thomas’s three sons, Morris, Victor, and Joseph. Morris Wein’s son Alan Wein joined the business in 1982 and later took over the business, overseeing it into the 21st century before closing in 2020.
Related institution
Wein's Clothing Store
(1911 - 2020)
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