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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.
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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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Record ID

ebl-1742554500760-1742554500988-0

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12460, Raw material for fire brick

10998, Grinding and mixing clay for making fine porcelain ware, Worcester, England

393, Van Briggle Art Pottery, Colorado Springs, Colorado

27700, Making sun dried bricks near Ninevah Mesopotamia

13973, Shaping a water jug on a potter's wheel

12468, Cylinder being blown up by compressed air

12589, Artists preparing models for pieces of terra cotta for schools and banks

12463, Batch mixing plant and storage tanks of glass factory

18, Painting the beautiful Kyoto porcelain

Decorative vase

12567, Annealing oven where finished ware is tempered, Glass Works, New Jersey

12723, Floor tile Mosaic Department, mounting tile in flooring design

12729, Taking a water pitcher from the mold at a pottery

11000, Throwing plates on a potters wheel, Royal Porcelain Works, Worcester, England

12466, Filling the tank or melting furnance with the matertials

12471, Checking off cylinder after being drawn full length

[Hudson River?]

34178, Making adobe bricks

12480, Packing the glass in straw for shipment

8, Exhibit of ceramics


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