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Globe, Lamp

Object number2024.61.34

Manufacturer Phoenix Glass Company

Date1957

OriginMonaca, PA

MediumGlass; Paper; Ink; Adhesive; Graphite

Credit LineGift of Estate of Kathy Hansen

DescriptionRed glass light shade. Circular rounded base that extends straight upward to form cylindrical body. Threaded at top.DimensionsHeight x Diameter: 7.875 x 3.375 in. (20 x 8.6 cm)
InscriptionsOn inside lip of shade is a white rectangular collector's sticker with handwritten green and black ink: "802 / Filed under / "SAMPLE" ".
MarksOn body of shade is embossed: "CROUSE HINDS / MADE IN USA".
On body of shade is stamped: "VN 75".
On body of vase is stamped: "JAN 16 1957 HR".
On body of vase is a white rectangular printed label with red and black ink and handwritten graphite: "SAMPLE / No. 348 / NEW Ruby / THE PHOENIX GLASS CO. / APPROVED RR".

Historical NotesPart of a collection of glass from collector Kathy Hansen. Born on March 23, 1951, in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, Kathy was the granddaughter of a glassblower who worked at the Phoenix Glass Company in Monaca, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. A schoolteacher by trade, she became an avid researcher and collector of glass made by Phoenix. A passionate researcher and collector of Phoenix and Consolidated Glass, Kathy was also an active member of the Three Rivers Depression Era Glass Collecting Society and a founding member of the Phoenix and Consolidated Glass Collector’s Club. She frequently lectured on and mounted small displays of Phoenix Glass around the region. Her museum collection reflects rare and unusual pieces, many with original and sample labels, and her archives include rare catalogs, postcards, advertisements, photographs, and oral histories with Phoenix company workers. Kathy, also an accomplished pianist, earned a B.S.in Music Education from Duquesne University. She then earned her master’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of Pittsburgh and taught for 28 years in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.

Collector Kathleen J. Hansen (1951 - 2024)

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