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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Paperweights => Topic started by: dreama on September 22, 2014, 10:04:41 PM
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I collect PWs mostly mosser, and degenhart, I picked these up and am lost? They are small, about half the size of a degenhart, and half as tall. They came from southern Ohio, inside is what looks like paper, i can see wrinkles. And they say "in loving remembrance of " and then names. One is Margert Maria Stone Died april 23, 1882 aged 43 years 3 months 8 days. The other says the same thing, but a different name and dates. They have what looks to be old paper or felt on the back that is almost all wore off. I do hope someone knows what they are.
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here is the bottom pic
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Glass has always had a fringe following for funeral momento industry. Gives you nice dated examples.
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So were things like this given away at funerals.
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Whoever organised the funeral would have paid for them... so not particularly given away unless perhaps they had a prize competition at the funeral of course ;-)