Paperweight
Object number2015.15.1
Dateafter 1894
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of Robert Fisher
DescriptionRectangular, clear glass paperweight. Pictured on the left of the paperweight is a circular picture with the company name and sharp rocks or mountain objects. To the right contains a picture in a small rectangular box showing a factory building with two smoking stacks, in the foreground is a train and in the background there is a steamboat and a bridge. At the bottom center there is a smaller diamond shaped picture with a small log built building and a date. There is a slight recess on the underside of the paperweight.
Company information throughout.Dimensions0.75 x 4 x 2.375 in. (1.9 x 10.2 x 6 cm)InscriptionsAlong top: "THE ANSHUTZ BRADBERRY CO. STOVES/RANGES, FURNACES."
Left Center: "TREMONT/STOVES/THE ANSHUTZ-BRADBERRY CO./PITTSBURG."
In picture on right on the side of the building: "TREMONT STOVE WORKS/THE ANSHUTZ BRADBERRY COMPANY."
In bottom left: "1844/HALF CENTURY/1894/INCORPORATED 1892."
In center picture on bottom: "ESTABLISHED 1844"
In bottom right: "PITTSBURG, PA."
Historical NotesPart of a collection that documents the Fisher, Keltz, and Kenyon families.
Related institution
The Anshutz Bradberry Company
On View
On view
c.1933
Stella Marrs
1964