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Hook

Object number2018.152.6 a-c

OriginMilwaukee, WI

MediumSteel; Paper; Ink; Adhesive; Plastic

Credit LineGift of Jeff Kumer

DescriptionLeather hanger with plastic product bag and information pamphlet. Steel leather hanger. Flat, rectangular silver metal hanger with three hooks on the bottom edge. Three holes along top edge for installation. Hanger was received inside plastic bag. Zipper-lock plastic bag. Rectangular clear plastic product bag. Opens along one short end which features a red stripe along the opening. Rectangular information pamphlet. White medium-weight paper is folded once to form booklet. Front has color image of cow hanging from a clothesline with red printed text to the viewer's right. Interior pages have scale image of product along top edge with black and red printed text below. Back has color graphic of product in use with surrounding black and red text.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 1.5 x 4.188 x 0.125 in. (3.8 x 10.6 x 0.3 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b): 5.625 x 3.063 x 0.125 in. (14.3 x 7.8 x 0.3 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (Closed): 4 x 8.438 x 0.125 in. (10.2 x 21.4 x 0.3 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (Open): 4 x 16.813 x 0.016 in. (10.2 x 42.7 x 0 cm)
Inscriptions(c)
Front has red printed text "Are you / hung up with / low-efficiency / drying methods?"

Interior has white, red, and black printed text including "Install Bossert's Safety Bar Leather Hangers / ... / available in electro zinc plated steel or new stainless steel / ..."

Back has black printed text including "THREE-MINUTE INSTALLATION INFO: / ..." and handwritten text in black ink near center "414-".
Marks(a)
One side has rectangular sticker with black printed text "C. P. BOSSERT COMPANY / 1751 NORTH 49 STREET / MILWAUKEE, WIS. 53208".

(c)
Back has red and black printed text "Manufactured by [logo] C. P. Bossert Company / ...MILWAUKEE, WIS. ..."
Historical NotesThese hooks were used to dry the skins. Part of a collection from the Pittsburgh Wool Company.

Previous owner Pittsburgh Wool Company

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