Name/Title
Joe Himmel Meats Metal BucketEntry/Object ID
2024.25.08Description
Tin bucket with labeling, "Home Rendered Pure Lard, put up by Joe Himmel, 3446 Buffalo Road, Wesleyville, PA., Net Weight 2 LBS. 8 OZ."Context
Joseph Himmel Meats Market was owned by Joseph Himmel, born February 20, 1891 in Strasburg, Vorpommern-Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany and died October 23, 1936 in Wesleyville. Married to Anna Yusz Himmel with sons Joseph Himmel Jr. and Herbert Himmel (struck by a truck in 1943 at age 7).
The earliest mention of Joseph Himmel Meats or Joseph Himmel Meats Market in the online old Erie newspapers is 1925. His death certificate indicates that he was still working as a merchant in his own meats market at the time of his death in 1936.Collection
Richard Guckes Collection
