Feuchtenberger Bakeries, Portsmouth, Ohio

Title

Feuchtenberger Bakeries, Portsmouth, Ohio

Description

Discolored wooden box large enough for loaves of bread. Metal braces and name in black. Lloyd Douglas Feuchtenberger (founder of Betsy Ross Bakeries) was from West Virginia, but came to Portsmouth and opened the Feutchenberger Bakery, which started in Huntington. The name was changed during WWII to Betsy Ross Bakeries. It is said it was due to the sentiment towards Germans during this time. Mr. Feuchtenberger eventually returned to West Virginia. The bakeries were bought by Flowers Bakeries. Betsy Ross is still sold.

Creator

unknown

Date

early 1900s

Format

42.5x 64 x 14 cm wood/metal

Coverage

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio

Rights

Scioto County Public Library