Yardstick
Object number2019.21.1
MediumWood; Varnish; Paint
Credit LineGift of Carol Abrams Hozid
DescriptionYardstick premium. Long, rectangular, dimensional yardstick that tapers slightly along the length. Wide end has a hole through it. Semi-glossy varnish. Two opposing faces have incremental inch measurements with black painted numbers and hatch marks down to an eighth-inch. The other two opposing faces have black painted advertisements with company information.DimensionsLength x Width x Depth: 36.063 x 0.875 x 0.875 in. (91.6 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm)InscriptionsOne face has black painted text "OHRINGER HOME FURNITURE CO. - The New OHRINGER CORNER - 7th Street & Braddock Ave."
One face has black painted text "Three Great OHRINGER Stores - BRADDOCK - McKEESPORT - GREENSBURG".
Two opposing faces have incremental inch measurements with black painted numbers "1-35"; the "36" on each only shows the "3".
Historical NotesThis yardstick was a giveaway for Ohringer Home Furniture Company. Abraham Ohringer was one of six siblings who immigrated to Western Pennsylvania from Austria in the 1880s. He settled in Braddock, Pennsylvania, where he started Ohringer Home Furniture Company about 1911. The company built a large store and warehouse at the corner of Braddock Avenue and Seventh Street in 1941. The building was the tallest in Braddock at the time. Ohringer later opened branches in McKeesport and Greensburg before selling his company to a New York furniture concern in 1957.
Related person
Abraham Ohringer
(1888 - 1975)
Related institution
Ohringer Home Furniture Company
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1884-1973
Westinghouse
1970-2000
Wolff Brush Company
