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Glass, Drinking

Object number2011.58.1

Manufacturer B.F. Drakenfeld & Company, Inc.

Date1958

OriginWashington, PA

Mediumglass; ink

Credit LineGift of Elise Canup

DescriptionColorless glass drinking glass with gold rim. White and aqua printed decoration and text.Dimensions4.75 x 2.625 x 8 in. (12.1 x 6.7 x 20.3 cm)
InscriptionsPrinted on front in white and aqua: "60th / Annual Meeting / THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY / FOUNDED 1899 / HOTEL PENN SHERATON / PITTSBURGH, PA. / APRIL 27-MAY 1 / 1958".

Printed around top edge, "AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY".

Printed on left side: "GATEWAY TO / THE FUTURE / 1758 / PITTSBURGH BICENTENNIAL / 1958-59".
MarksPrinted on right side: "THIS TUMBLER / WAS PRINTED WITH / COLORS CONTAINING / Drakotherm / SOUVENIR FROM / B.F. Drakenfeld & Co., Inc."
Historical NotesSouvenir glass from American Ceramic Society meeting held at Hotel Penn Sheraton in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The American Ceramic Society was founded in 1899, in Pittsburgh. The glasses were printed using "Drakotherm" a trademark of B.F. Drakenfeld and Company, Inc. The company was headquartered in New York but had a manufacturing Plant in Washington, Pennsylvania. The company was eventually bought out by Ferro Glass Company which continues to manufacture glass products in Washington, PA.

Related institution The American Ceramic Society

Related institution Hotel Penn Sheraton

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