Paperweight

Object number2008.38.9

Datec. 1900

Mediumglass; paint

Credit LineGift of Martha McVay Hills

DescriptionCircular glass souvenir paperweight. Yellow paint on base with black advertisement text; triangular line decorations throughout.Dimensions1.125 x 3 x 3 in. (2.9 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm)
InscriptionsBlack text "FIRE / INSURANCE / AT / ACTUAL COST / THE IRON CITY / MUTUAL / FIRE INSURANCE / COMPANY / OF PITTSBURGH, PA. / WRITE FOR / TERMS / BEFORE INSURING / ELSEWHERE".
Historical NotesGlass paperweight advertisement featuring Iron City Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Part of a collection of Pittsburgh memorabilia.

Collector Martha McVay Hills

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