Joseph J Schermack, Jr. House

Joseph J. Schermack, Jr. House – 740 Pingree, Detroit, Michigan. USA. Joseph was an inventor of mailing machines, vending machines and other devices. He is most associated with postage stamp vending machines and private stamp perforations made for use in his devices. He was born in Freeport, Illinois, USA and moved to Detroit in 1906 to found the Schermack Mailing Machine Company (later called the Mailometer Company). He ultimately focused on vending machines, founding various companies, including Schermack Products Corporation. He was the maternal uncle of Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell, who worked at his companies for many years. #familyhistory #detroit #detroithistory #schermackcompanies #schermackgenealogy #stampvendingmachine #stampcollection #stampcollector #genealogy #falknerjarrell #vending #vendingmachines #schermack #josephjschermack #inventor #inventions #patent