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Subject: Glass manufacture


Billhead of Immerman & Cohn, Glaziers, New York City, April 27, 1888 Billhead of Immerman & Cohn, Glaziers, New York City, April 27, 1888

Billhead from Immerman & Cohn, glaziers, located at 22 Ann Street, New York, New York. The billhead is dated April 27, 1888. The firm's name appears as Immerman & Cohn, with 'Cohn' crossed out on the document, suggesting a change in the business name. The billhead advertises 'French and American Picture and Window Glass Glazing' services.

Billhead of Wormser Glass Co., Pittsburg, Pa., July 2, 1898 Billhead of Wormser Glass Co., Pittsburg, Pa., July 2, 1898

Billhead from the Wormser Glass Company in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, dated July 2, 1898. The billhead mentions "Green, Flint & Amber Bottles" and indicates the company's location at Laughlin Station, B&O RR. This billhead was part of a collection related to the Jewish glass manufacturing family, the Wormsers. William Frank and his brother-in-law Ephraim Wormser established a glassworks in 1858 on a three-acre plot along the Monongahela River waterfront and were prominent figures in the Jewish community.

Kosher Wine Bottle: Boley Mfg., New York Kosher Wine Bottle: Boley Mfg., New York

Brown glass wine bottle with "Kosher for Passover" molded in Hebrew. The bottom is molded with the bottle maker's information: "Boley Mfg. 52 Cannon St.; NY, Bottle Manufactures." This three-part mold bottle is considered the earliest known example of its kind. Circa 1880.