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Division of Ceramics and Glass Stereographs

American History Museum

12463, Batch mixing plant and storage tanks of glass factory
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Object Details

Content Description

Collection consists primarily of stereographs and some postcards documenting aspects of glass, pottery, porcelain, and earthenware manufacturing. Includes factory scenes.
sova.nmah.ac.1662

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82aa5be8f-5993-40c2-acde-69eaf1f205c5

Collector

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Ceramics and Glass

Place

England
Japan
Mexico

Topic

Factories
Glass blowing and working -- United States
Glass manufacture
Kilns
Porcelain
Pottery

Provenance

Immediate source of acquisition unknown.

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Division of Ceramics and Glass Stereographs

Extent

.25 Cubic feet (1 box)

Date

circa 1894-1900s

Custodial History

Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Home and Community Life, 2024.

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier

NMAH.AC.1662

Type

Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Picture postcards
Stereographs

Citation

Division of Ceramics and Glass Stereographs, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Arrangement

Collection is arranged in one series. Series 1: Steregraphs, 1880s-early 1900s

Processing Information

Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2025. Collection digitized by Noah Stewart, digitization technician, 2025.

Rights

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Genre/Form

Picture postcards
Stereographs

Restrictions

Collection is open for research.
NMAH.AC.1662
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NMAH.AC.1662
ACAH

Record ID

ebl-1742554500760-1742554500988-0

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Clear facet(s):

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12569, Open air storage of heavy glass ware at New Jersey factory

833, Maker of idols, India

10999, Dipping plates in glaze preparatory to firing, Porcelain Works, Worcester, England

14036, Model economic 650 calorie breakfast

12583, Shaping special kinds of glass tubing in a great factory

12577, Reheating big bottle for work on its neck, Glass Works, New Jersey

22449, Fitting and assembling places of terra cotta for architectural use

12709, Filter presses and drying racks

Glass making, drawing pot of red hot liquid from furnace (men balancing weights)

13474, Great stores of bricks, pipes, etc. in Portland brick yard

12666, Finishing with a lathe of a porcelain wash-stand

22097, Decorating porcelain ware, Trenton, New Jersey

12716, Firing a sealed kiln and opening a fired kiln to cool

12465, The batch mixing machine operated by electricity

12458, Inspection shed whereby imperfect brick are discarded

12718, Glazing Department applying glaze to Biscuit Tile

2556, Brick making task of the Hebrews, as seen today, Egypt

10225, Making pottery, Cuba

12461, Shape molding fire brick

23684, Pottery maker of Mexico at his primitive kiln, Cuidado Obregon, Sonora, Mexico

12455, Placing green bricks in kiln after coming from the dryer

12452, Removing ground material from wet process mill, emptying pan

12454, Green brick in dryers after molding

22474, Brick making, placing green bricks in kiln after coning from dryer


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