Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2006.99.2 |
Collection |
Decorative Arts Collection |
Media Collection |
Glass Collection |
Manufacturer |
Cambridge Glass Works (1873-1958), Farber Brothers Krome Kraft (1915-1965) |
Title |
Ashtrays in Chrome Holder with Krome Kraft Stem |
Date |
Circa 1930 |
Makers Marks |
This piece is unmarked. |
Description |
The Cambridge Glass Works (1873-1958) was formed in 1873 in Cambridge, Ohio by a group of businessmen. They purchased a site and began construction on the new glass factory. The first piece was produced in 1902. The plant expanded in the 1920s and enjoyed its most prolific years in the 1930s, employing over 700 people at its peak. They produced a wide variety of glassworks including colored glass and entire dinner service sets. Cambridge Glass Works closed in 1958. Items like this ashtray set are the result of a collaboration with Farber Brothers Krome Kraft, established in New York in 1915. Farber Brothers Krome-Kraft created a line of chrome giftware items with removable colored glass inserts created by Cambridge Glass Works. |
Medium |
Glass, Chrome |
Technique |
Press Molded |
Height (in) |
6.000 |
Diameter (in) |
3.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
American Art Glass |
Credit Line |
Purchase, Ayers Collection Fund |
People |
Purchase, Ayers Collection Fund |
Search Terms |
American Art Glass Ashtrays Blue Brown Cambridge Glass Works (1873-1958) Cambridge, Ohio Chrome Farber Brothers Krome Kraft (1915-1965) Glass Green Press Molded Red Stems |
Location |
On view in the Arts of Ohio Gallery, 3rd Floor |