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Lunchbox

Object number95.37.1 a-c

Manufacturer Buckeye Aluminum Company

Datec. 1912

OriginWooster, OH

MediumAluminum steel

Credit LineGift of Michael J. Haraburda

DescriptionAluminum dinner pail consisting of two oval shaped containers that fit together with a lid that fits the smaller container. Carrying handle is attached to larger container. A small metal loop is attached to the center of the lidDimensions7.5 x 6.5 x 9 in. (19.1 x 16.5 x 22.9 cm)
Inscriptions"J" & "G" scratched into lid on either side of loop
Marks(a) Embossed into handle: .BUCKEYE"

Underside: "Buckeye / Real Solid / ALUMINUM / MADE IN / WOOSTER, OHIO / U.S.A. / 20 GAUGE".
Historical NotesThomas Haraburda emigrated to Pittsburgh from Austria in 1912. He stayed in a boarding house in Braddock and worked in the Edgar Thomson Works. His family was able to join him in 1921. He married Elizabeth Chesnak and they had three daughters, Mary, Anne, and Margaret. The family joined him in 1921. He sent money back to the family during the time of their separation. After his wife joined him they had four more children, Joseph, John, Frank and Michael (the donor). They lived at 208 McDowell Street, then Pine and Talbert before finally settling in N. Braddock in 1929.

Previous owner Thomas Haraburda

Related person Elizabeth Chesnak

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