Lloyd J. Harriss Pie Company items
Name/Title
Lloyd J. Harriss Pie Company itemsEntry/Object ID
2024.04.103Description
A collection of items from the Lloyd J. Harriss Pie Company and Rich's Pie Company including: A newspaper clipping about a grant for the pie company. 83 photographic negatives of the pie company in individual envelopes. A bag of 10 photos of the rubble of the Harris Pie Company office building. An envelope of 2 wire tags with the word “Rich’s” printed on them. A pocket photo wallet with a 1951 calendar. A 1970 weekly planner. A 1968 daily planner. A gin rummy score pad branded by Gaylord Boxes. A Lloyd J. Harriss pie plate. An aerial photo of Saugatuck featuring the pie company warehouse. A folder of various newspaper clippings, photos, and magazine pages concerning Lloyd Harriss and the Pie Company. Scan of a pie company advertisement from a 1965 Red Barn Theater brochure. A Cherry Pie Box from Lloyd J. Harriss Pie Company. A pen from the pie company. 3 small rulers, two with the slogan “Measured Profits” and one with the slogan “Quality Cannot be Measured”. An Apple Walnut Cheesecake Pie Box from the Lloyd J. Harriss Pie Company. Heavy brass executive memo padContext
The Lloyd J. Harriss Pie Company and its successor the Rich's Pie Company were local manufacturers and employers. The company used the former Saugatuck Fruit Exchange building as their administrative headquarters. The site is Coghlin park today. The pie-making plant, across Culver Street, was later repurposed to the Saugatuck Center for the Arts.Collection
Industry and manufacturingCataloged By
Ashley, Arthur C 1949-Acquisition
Accession
2024.04Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionLocation
Sec 3E Shelf S17
020 Lloyd J Harriss Pie Co.