Armstrong clear glass pedestal eye bath
 Catalogue Number: 3312 Armstrong clear glass pedestal eye bath Category: Equipment Sub-Category: Eye baths, bottles, jars Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Milville, New Jersey, USA Publisher/Manufacturer: Armstrong Cork Company Description Of Item: Clear glass eye bath of pedestal form, oval shaped cup with ridged vertical divisions and two rings. Short eight facetted stem above round foot. Under base moulded '44/ 20/ U.S.A.' and a letter 'A' in a circle. 55mm H x 40mmW. Historical Significance: The letter A in a circle was a trademark of the Armstrong Cork Company of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It was probably not used on glassware until 1938 when Armstrong bought The Whitall Tatum Glass Company in Milville, New Jersey. Ref: Sturrock, George: Eyebaths, an illustrated survey, Millstream Books, 2012, p16, Cat # 2246 How Acquired: Purchased by Kett Museum Date Acquired: May 2017 Condition: Very good Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 18 |