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