Glass, Dessert
Glass, Dessert
Glass, Dessert

Glass, Dessert

Object number2013.80.5
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of Gloria K. Wolak
DescriptionColorless Klavon's Pharmacy ice cream glass. The glass features wide vertical flutes which extend up from the base. They are capped with flattened arches. The rim of the glass flares out to create a wide opening and a ridge along the opening. The base of the glass is circular and is raised at the center. The bottom of the base features a hash mark pattern organized in rings moving out from the center and alternating in number and direction. The base includes a mold seam which extends to the top of the glass along a flute ridge.Dimensions5.75 x 4 x 12.25 in. (14.6 x 10.2 x 31.1 cm)
MarksAt the center of the base is a cursive letter "L" molded into the glass.
Historical NotesPart of a collection related to Klavon's, which document that Klavon's was originally a pharmacy and an ice cream shop. Klavon's Pharmacy opened at 28th and Liberty in 1920. It operated at that location as both a pharmacy and soda/ice cream shop until 1979 when founder James Klavon passed away. For 20 years the building was boarded up until Ray Klavon, grandson of the founder, re-opened the store in 1999 as Klavon's Ice Cream Parlor. In 2013 the family sold the building to a new owner who opened another ice cream shop under the same name.
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