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Ashtray

Object number2007.71.1

Manufacturer United States Glass Company (1891 - 1962)

Datec. 1960

OriginGlassport, PA

MediumGlass; ink; cotton; stone

Credit LineGift of Edmund Mularski

DescriptionYellow circular glass ashtray with color picture of a brown horse on the bottom. In three places along rim, glass comes up to double points, for holding cigarettes. Tray is attached on the bottom to a knitted bag that is pink and black with silver and gold metallic threads; the bag is filled with little stones.Dimensions2 x 4.75 x 4.125 in. (5.1 x 12.1 x 10.5 cm)
Historical NotesGlass ashtray made by the U.S. Glass Company of Glassport. This is a good example of the kinds of items made at the Glassport facility, which produced bar goods, stemware, high-grade tableware, and also specialty items. U.S. Glass Company formed in 1891 with a conglomeration of 15 glass producers in the Pittsburgh area. In 1893, U.S. Glass purchased about 500 acres along the Monongahela River near McKeesport for another glass plant; as a result, the community of Glassport grew up around it. The Glassport facility operated through the Depression--one of only five to stay in operation in Pittsburgh--and continued until a tornado destroyed the plant in 1963.

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