Jacobs Wholesale Co. Lard Can

Title

Jacobs Wholesale Co. Lard Can

Subject

metal can

Description

Aged, rusted metal lard can for the Jacobs Wholesale Company, that used to be located at 1611 Eleventh (11th) Street. George F. Jacobs started his meat market, "George F. Jacobs", in 1906 located at 359 Eleventh Street, and then moved to the 1611 location in 1912. In 1922 the name changed to Jacobs Wholesale, with Frank Gerlach and Fred Jacobs , George's son, helping run the business. Fred passed away in 1942 and George passed away in 1950, leaving Frank to operate the business alone. In 1956 the business was discontinued after being damaged badly by fire, and Frank was able to obtain a building permit to raze the property.

Date

1930's

Format

34.5 cm tall can

Coverage

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio

Rights

Scioto County Public Library