Holder, Toothpick

Object number2008.38.3

Date1905

Mediumglass; paint

Credit LineGift of Martha McVay Hills

DescriptionPressed glass toothpick holder. Sawtooth rim. Bowl of ruby-flashed glass and clear glass: hand-chiseled text on ruby glass. Diamond panels on lower half of bowl. On base: Star of David with circular knobs.Dimensions2.125 x 1.75 x 2 in. (5.4 x 4.4 x 5.1 cm)
InscriptionsHand-chiseled on ruby glass: "Pitts. Expo. / 1905".
Historical NotesSouvenir toothpick holder of ruby glass from the 1905 Pittsburgh Expo. Part of a collection of Pittsburgh memorabilia.

Collector Martha McVay Hills

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