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Hanger, Clothes

Object number2021.27.4

Manufacturer Goodform Hanger Company, Inc.

Date1911-2020

MediumWood; Metal; Varnish; Paint

Credit LineGift of Alan Wein

DescriptionBrown wooden clothes hanger. Hanger's two arms are turned downward. Two wooden halves (arms) are joined at top center where the hanger is penetrated by a gray metal hook that swivels. DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 8.875 x 17.125 x 0.75 in. (22.5 x 43.5 x 1.9 cm)
InscriptionsOne side of wooden body has imprinted black text at top center "WEIN'S", on viewer's left arm "DEPARTMENT STORE" and on viewer's right arm "CLARION, PA.".
MarksReverse of proper right arm has imprinted text at bottom end "GoodForm".
Historical NotesClothes hanger 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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