Plate, Commemorative

Object number2007.171.2

Manufacturer United States Glass Company (1891 - 1962)

Date1891-1898

MediumGlass; paint

Credit LineGift of Jonni Applefield and Bonna Benjamin

DescriptionCircular colorless glass plate with white painted picture of man with donkey and cart on base; caption above and below picture. Edges of circular and hole design. Dimensions5.375 x 0.625 x 5.375 in. (13.7 x 1.6 x 13.7 cm)
InscriptionsCaption above picture, "SOUVENIR / CONNEAUT LAKE / EXPOSITION / PARK"'; under picture, " "MEET ME AT THE / FOUNTAIN" ".
Historical NotesThe United States Glass Company was formed when 18 or more glass companies combined in 1891 to try to survive trying times as a combined unit. The numerous companies needing to be organized were located in Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. After the companies combined, two new plants were built. An automatic facility at Gas City, Indiana, and a hand operation at Tiffin, Ohio. These two companies along with the Glassport, Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh plants became the important U.S. Glass plants. In 1938 the U.S. Glass main offices were relocated to Tiffin, Ohio. By 1951 Tiffin was the only plant still in operation.

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