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Sign, Advertising

Object number2024.61.40

Manufacturer Phoenix Glass Company

OriginMonaca, PA

MediumGlass; Paint; Metal; Paper; Adhesive; Ink

Credit LineGift of Estate of Kathy Hansen

DescriptionMilk glass advertising sign globe. Circular white glass band connects domed, circular advertising panels on opposite sides of sign. Exterior band connects to outward-sloping neck at top of sign. One advertisement has an image of a bull with blue, orange, and green text and decoration. The opposite advertisement has an image of an eagle with blue, yellow, and red text and decoration. DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 16.5 x 17.75 x 6 in. (41.9 x 45.1 x 15.2 cm)
InscriptionsOn the body of the sign is printed text in green, blue and white ink: "9 / A NEW AND BETTER / ALE WITH A KICK / OLD MULE BRAND / ALE / WASHINGTON BREWING CO. / WASHINGTON, PA.".

On the body of the sign in printed white, blue, yellow, and red ink: "TRADE MARK / ROYAL BREW / IS GOOD FOR YOU / WASHINGTON / BREWING / CO. / WASHINGTON, PA.".
MarksOn the lip is a tan rectangular maker's label with printed black ink: THE PHOENIX GLASS CO. /MONACA, PA. / Pat. No 1,917,672".
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)

Related institution Washington Brewing Company

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