Name/Title
Gloekler's Meat RackEntry/Object ID
2019.1.16Description
Meat rack manufactured by the Bernard Gloekler Company of Pittsburgh. Brass colored cow at top of rack. Wrought iron design features elements from butchering including cleavers, a bone saw, sausage links, and two cow faces. 6 hooks at base. This company operated from the 1870s through the 1920s. This is part of the Enterprise Collection donated by Marilyn Taylor's family, but is not an Enterprise-made item.
https://www.industrialartifacts.net/blogs/theblog/bernhard-glocker-and-the-science-of-hanging-meatCollection
The Enterprise CollectionCataloged By
Heather P. ReifferMade/Created
Manufacturer
Bernard Gloekler CompanyDate made
circa 1889 - circa 1920Place
* Untyped Place
PittsburghInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
Base of front of signTranscription
"Gloekler's"
"Pat. May 28 1889"Material/Technique
EtchedDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
19-1/2 inWidth
36-1/2 inCondition
Reason for Exam
At AcquisitionOverall Condition
Very GoodDate Examined
Feb 9, 2022Examined By
Heather P. ReifferMaterials
wrought ironCreate Date
February 9, 2022Update Date
February 9, 2022
