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Douglas Underkoffler, Imperial Glass Corporation Sales Representative, Papers

Creator

Underkoffler, Douglas.

Abstract Or Scope

Papers of Douglas Underkoffler, sales representative of Imperial Glass Corporation of Bellaire, Ohio. Underkoffler was, at one point, based out of Perkasie, Pennsylvania. Imperial became a subsidiary of Lenox in the 1970s before closing in 1984. Collection includes trade catalogs (1980-1983), price lists (1977-1982, undated), inventories (1982-1984), forms (ca. 1950-1984, undated), and advertisements. Trade catalogs include "Imperial Glass by Lenox," in color, with annotations that include prices (1980) and "Imperial Glass: An American Handcrafted Tradition," in color (1982-1983). Forms include order forms, promotional order forms, Return Authorization Agreements, New Account Data Sheets, and Credit Applications (1950s-1980s); most of the forms are blank. Advertisements include pamphlets, brochures, handbills, and mock-up advertisements. Highlights include handbills referencing Imperial's re-issue of Cambridge Glass Company's "Cambridge Arms" centerpieces (ca. 1960s-1970s), and materials relating to Imperial's production of glass for the Metropolitan Museum of Art (undated). The mock-up advertisements were meant to be given to retailers, who could use them to make store-specific newspaper ads for the sale of Imperial Glass items (1979, undated). Also includes corporate logo as it appeared on a shipping box (after it became part of Lenox).
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Collection Context

1. West Virginia and Regional History Center