Museum Artifact: Marsh Pressure Gauge, c. 1940s
Made By: Jas. P. Marsh Corporation, 2073 N. Southport Ave., Chicago, IL
Research is underway on this one and a full write-up will be coming soon.
Leecrest Miniature Bakelite Camera by Lee Industries, c. 1946
Lee Industries / Spartus Corp., 711-15 W. Lake St., Chicago, IL
Metro-Cam Miniature Bakelite Camera by Metropolitan Industries, c. 1940
Metropolitan Industries / Utility MFG Co / Spartus Corp, 711-15 W. Lake St., Chicago, IL
Photo Master Miniature Bakelite Cameras by Monarch MFG Co., c. 1940
Monarch MFG Co. / Utility MFG Co. / Spartus Corp., 711-15 W. Lake St., Chicago IL
Pickwik Miniature Bakelite Camera by Monarch MFG Co., c. 1940
Monarch MFG Co. / Utility MFG Co. / Spartus Corp., 711-15 W. Lake St., Chicago, IL
Remington Miniature Bakelite Cameras by DeLuxe Products Co., c. 1940
DeLuxe Products Co. / Utilty MFG Co / Spartus Corp., 711-715 W. Lake St., Chicago, IL
Rolls Miniature Bakelite Camera by Rolls Camera MFG Co., c. 1940
Rolls Camera MFG Co. / Utility MFG / Spartus Corp., 711-715 W. Lake St., Chicago, IL
The Cable Piano Company, est. 1880
Museum Artifact: “One Hundred and One Best Songs” Songbooks, 1910s
Made By: Cable Piano Company, 57 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL
Research is underway on this one and a full write-up will be coming soon.
Pelouze Family Scale by Pelouze MFG Co., c. 1930s
Pelouze Manufacturing Company, 232 E. Ohio St., Chicago, IL
Here it is. The one that started it all.
This was the faded green Pelouze “Family Scale” that caught my eye at a junk shop in the first week of 2015. As explained on the About Us page, for whatever reason, this finding lit the proverbial fuse of discovery / obsessive compulsiveness within me, and eventually laid the imaginary foundation for my imaginary museum.