Paperweight
Object number2012.54.3
Date1960
MediumSilver-plated metal, paint
Credit LineGift of Carol Condron
DescriptionRectangular, silver paperweight. Stamped on the front is an image of a skyscraper filled in with black paint.Dimensions0.25 x 1.937 x 3.25 in. (0.6 x 4.9 x 8.3 cm)InscriptionsStamped text on the back reads: "50th. Anniversary / HENRY W. OLIVER / BUILDING / 1910-1960"
Historical Notes50th anniversary Henry Oliver Building paperweight. Henry Oliver built the Oliver Building in 1908-1910 to consolidate the management of his steel and coal operations in the days when Frick and Carnegie were making similar statements with downtown skyscrapers.
Related institution
Heeren Brothers and Company
(founded 1867)
Related person
Henry W. Oliver Jr.
On View
Not on view
Thorner Brothers
c. 1902
1980