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1890 IRWIN, PA
1890 IRWIN, PA
1890 IRWIN, PA
1890 IRWIN, PA
1890 IRWIN, PA
1890 IRWIN, PA
1890 IRWIN, PA
1890 IRWIN, PA
1890 IRWIN, PA
1890 IRWIN, PA
1890 IRWIN, PA
1890 IRWIN, PA

1890 IRWIN, PA "HOCKENSMITH & WAGONER" MINING MINE ORE CAR ADVERT PAPERWEIGHT AF

$ 26.37

Availability: 17 in stock
  • Condition: BELIEVE RARE BUT AS FOUND ANTIQUE GLASS PAPERWEIGHT, ISSUED BY A MINING ORE CAR / MINE CAR WHEEL FOUNDRY BUSINESS LOCATED IN IRWIN PENNSYLVANIA, CAME OUT OF MINING COLLECTION, IT IS AS FOUND WITH A DAMAGE ON THE BASE / EDGE (see gallery) BUT ORIGINAL OWNER HAD DISPLAYED STANDING UP, AND YOU REALLY DONT NOTICE , GLASS RECT, ABOUT 4 1/8" X 2 1/2" X 1" TALL, ALL ORIGINAL, AND GENUINE, AS FOUND BUT A GREAT MINING ORE CAR / MINE CAR WHEEL ADVERTISING PAPERWEIGHT, THIS MINING EQUIPMENT CO STARTED IN 1878
  • 1880 MINING CAR: 1880 MINING ORE CAR
  • ARIZONA MINING CAR: NEVADA MINING CAR
  • BISBEE ARIZONA: TOMBSTONE ARIZONA
  • 1878 MINING FOUNDRY: IRWIN PENNSYLVANIA
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

    Description

    For sale,  a
    BELIEVE RARE & ANTIQUE SOUVENIR PAPERWEIGHT..(1880 to 90'S) BUT "AS FOUND" BUT STILL DISPLAYS WELL WITH MINING RELICS.......
    glass souvenir
    once issued by
    A MINING CAR FOUNDRY
    and it says on it "
    HOCKENSMITH & WAGONER -- FOUNDERS & MACHINISTS -- MANUFACTURERS OF (pictorials of mining ore car wheels) MINE CARS - GENERAL CASTINGS - & COMMON SENSE MINE CAR WHEELS - 60,000 NOW IN USE WRITE FOR CIRCULARS & PRICES - CAPACITY 500 PER WEEK
    " in 1890-1900 era,  factory located in historic old downtown
    IRWIN PENNSYLVANIA
    This is a terrific antique MINING EQUIPMENT related advertising "paperweight"....I believe in doing a little research that this company started around 1878 in Irwin Pa........so this likely issued in the 1895 to maybe 1920 era
    THIS IS BELIEVE RARE, BUT AS MENTIONED IS IN "AS FOUND" CONDITION....IT HAS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A POLISHED CHIP ON THE FRONT EDGE TOWARDS BASE, AND DAMAGE ON BASE.....(see gallery images 7 & 8)......SO IT "IS WHAT IT IS"...BUT ORIGINAL OWNER HAD IT DISPLAYED STANDING UPRIGHT (image 2) WITH MINING COLLECTIBLES, AND REALLY YOU DONT NOTICE THE DAMAGE..THE GRAPHICS ARE GREAT...AMAZING MINE CAR SUBJECT MATTER....JUST A GREAT PC OF EARLY MINING CAR RELATED ADVERTISING
    The scenic and historic town of Irwin is located in Westmoreland
    County Pa....but obviously this company shipped mining cars & wheels all over the USA, and this paperweight was found in Arizona
    The paperweight is what I would call light clear colored glass, in as found condition but all graphics are fine, rectangular in shape, and typical size...about 4" tall x 2 1/2" wide x 1" tall....it is dense and heavy, weighs about 14 ounces
    Gallery pictures should show you all you need to know, took pictures from many angles. (see gallery pictures)
    Nice antique
    , AND
    RARE TO FIND ANTIQUE 1880'S-1890'S MINE CAR / MINING ORE CAR / MINE CAR WHEELS ADVERTISING PICTORIAL PAPERWEIGHT,
    ...from mine car foundry business in old historic town of
    Irwin, Pennsylvania
    All my bottles are carefully packed in bubble wrap and oversized rigid box to make sure they get to you as you see them :)
    because of combined weight of paperweight and box, will ship out priority mail insured
    Thanks so much for looking....collect and invest in history!!!!!
    Tangible assets are always the best ones
    .