Paperweight
Object number2009.55.1
Manufacturer
Abrams Paper Weight Company
Date1892
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of Sue Claus
DescriptionRectangular colorless glass paperweight.Dimensions2.625 x 0.75 x 4 in. (6.7 x 1.9 x 10.2 cm)InscriptionsBlack and white advertisement inside with text "Chautauqua / LAKE ICE / CO. / PITTSBURG PA / PURE ICE / DISTILLED WATER".
MarksPrinted maker's inscription at bottom of ad "ABRAMS PAPER WEIGHT CO, PITTSBURGH, PA. / PAT.NOV. 29 92".
Historical NotesPaperweight featuring an advertisement for Chautauqua Lake Ice Company, which was later known as Consolidated Ice Company. The Consolidated Ice Company was the first company in Pittsburgh to manufacture ice. Its original name was the Chautauqua Lake Ice Company. The company made ice, rather than shipping it down river from upstate New York, and storing it for sale. The company had gigantic freezing tanks, storage areas and wagon sheds on site. In February of 1898, the building caught on fire--several people inside and in the surrounding buildings were killed or injured. Today, the Heinz History Center is located inside what remained of the old Chautauqua Lake Ice Company building.
Related institution
Chautauqua Lake Ice Company
Related institution
Consolidated Ice Company
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The Exact Weight Scale Company
Universal Paper Products Company
after 1894
c. 1900