In April 2010 I received a call from Paul Lukas, a writer from New York City.  Paul had stumbled upon a file cabinet full of Report Cards from the the early 1920’s.  My Mother, Mary Meyer, was one of those students at the Manhattan Trade School For Girls  learning the dress-making profession. The school had […]

As a young woman, Mary Lorang studied clothing design in New York City. When she was twenty-five, she married a salesman named Hans Meyer. Four years later in 1933 they decided to put their talents together. Mary and Hans began to design, manufacture, and sell tomato and animal pin cushions along with dolls. After several […]