Walkerton Cut Glass (Central Cut Glass Co.)
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Title
Walkerton Cut Glass (Central Cut Glass Co.)
Subject
Glass--Glassware--Cut glass--United States
Description
This collection contains items belonging to the Walkerton Area Historical Society, this is a digital collection but all items can be found presently in the Heritage House Museum. This collection is made up of photographs, postcards, and cut glass pieces related to the Central Cut Glass Company of Walkerton, Indiana.
Source
Walkerton Area Historical Society
Date
1910-1919
Rights
Walkerton Area Historical Society
Language
English
Type
Collection
Identifier
CGC-01
Coverage
Indiana (state) -- St Joseph (county) -- Walkerton (inhabited place)
Collection Items
Cut glass sugar bowl
A cut glass sugar bowl, 3 inches wide (mouth) and 2 inches tall. It is decorated with a 10 pointed buzz star on both sides. On the bottom there is an 8-pointed star in the middle, surrounded by four leaf frond like designs. The sugar bowl has two…
Cut glass tumbler 1
One of three cut glass tumblers, all three are 2 7/8 inches wide and 3 13/16 inches tall. They are all decorated with stars within buzz stars and stars resting on top of a fan motif.
Central Cut Glass Co. factory postcard
The front of this postcard (printed on Cyko postcard paper) features the interior as well as the employees of Walkerton, Indiana's Central Cut Glass Factory. The back of the post card is blank except for the museum's written identification saying it…
Construction of Walkerton Central Cut Glass Co.
This photograph depicts the building of the Walkerton Central Cut Glass Co. It features a round building which is a New York Central water tower which the town pumped water into.
Central Cut Glass Co. cornerstone laying postcard
This postcard (printed on Cyko postcard paper) depicts a large group of people attending the corner stone laying of the Central Cut Glass Co. The image is black and white and has been written upon describing the event as well as the date this photo…
Central Cut Glass Co. employees
This photo of four people shows (From left to right) UNKNOWN, Ethel McDaniel, UNKNOWN, and Lola McDaniel standing next of the Central Cut Glass Co. factory. The photo states that they are employees, though it is unclear if all of them are, or only…
Walkerton Central Cut Glass baseball team
The people depicted in this photo are part of one of Walkerton's baseball teams, Walkerton Central Cut Glass. The people listed from left to right, top to bottom are: TOP (BACK ROW) - Art Handy, Doc Hisey, Chas. Demling, Walter Danford, UNKNOWN,…
Central Cut Glass Co. (Factory No. 2)
The main focus of this photo is the Cut Glass Factory No. 2. There is a group of people (8 men and 3 women), possibly employees, standing in front of the building.
Central Cut Glass Co. interior and employees
This photo features 22 male employees all posing inside the Central Cut Glass Co.'s factory. They all wear either aprons or overalls.
Walkerton Central Cut Glass baseball team photo
This photo depicts the Walkerton Central Cut Glass baseball team, the photo is not in great shape, some discoloring has made it difficult to see the finer details in the faces of the team members.