Great score! The condition is unbelieveable for Pennsylvania. That bike has definitely been taken care of. I'm excited to see how it cleans up.
Kaufmann's was founded in 1871 and was the premier department store in downtown Pittsburgh. I can remember visiting the downtown location many times as a kid, but more often we went to Kaufmann's at our local mall. Fancy smancy and crowded is really what I remember from downtown. I can see them having their own badges and ordering very well equipped bikes. Only the best...
"Story goes he was riding down a hill that was cinder covered, crashed, hurt his leg and never road it again."
They used to take the cinders from the steel mills on the river and throw them on the roads when it snowed or use them to cover unpaved roads. Best part was all the sharp pig iron pieces that were mixed in and would flat your car tire on a snowy winter day.
@Howard Gordon has probably seen a few Kaufmann's bikes in the 'burgh.