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Adamston Flat Glass Factory, Glass Cutting Tool, 1910/1930

.25 Linear Feet 3 in. (1 flat storage box)

A metal tool with a wooden handle, known as a "splitter", used for cutting glass. The tool was used at the Adamston Flat Glass Factory, which was located in Adamston, West Virginia (a former town that is now part of the city of Clarkburg).

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Adamston Flat Glass Factory, Glass Cutting Tool, 1910/1930 .25 Linear Feet 3 in. (1 flat storage box)

Adamston Flat Glass Company

A metal tool with a wooden handle, known as a "splitter", used for cutting glass. The tool was used at the Adamston Flat Glass Factory, which was located in Adamston, West Virginia (a former town that is now part of the city of Clarkburg).

West Virginia and Regional History Center

American Flint Glass Workers Union Papers, 1878/1986

11.5 Linear Feet Summary: 11 ft. 5 3/4 in. (23 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 clamshell box, 3 in.); (2 books, 1 in. each); (1 record carton, 15 in.); (1 oversize folder, 1/4 in.)
Minutes, proceedings, circulars, agreements, constitutions, bylaws, correspondence, and reports of the local union which worked in the stemware and punch tumbler department of Fostoria Glass Company. Addendum of 2013/02/25 includes materials collected by Paul W. Myers (1927-2008), former employee of Fostoria Glass Company and former American Flint Glass Workers Union Representative of Local #10. Includes correspondence, business records, photographs, printed material, ephemera, clippings, an artifact, and a cassette tape. Addendum materials pertain to Fostoria Glass Company and American Flint Glass Workers Union, mostly Local Union #10 but also #507, of Moundsville. Some of the material in the addendum was used by Dr. Kenneth Fones-Wolf in researching his book, Glass Towns. For a collection of his research papers, please see A&M 5170. For more information on the addendum, see the Scope and Content Note.
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American Flint Glass Workers Union Papers, 1878/1986 11.5 Linear Feet Summary: 11 ft. 5 3/4 in. (23 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 clamshell box, 3 in.); (2 books, 1 in. each); (1 record carton, 15 in.); (1 oversize folder, 1/4 in.)

American Flint Glass Workers' Union, Local 10 (Moundsville, West Virginia)
Minutes, proceedings, circulars, agreements, constitutions, bylaws, correspondence, and reports of the local union which worked in the stemware and punch tumbler department of Fostoria Glass Company. Addendum of 2013/02/25 includes materials collected by Paul W. Myers (1927-2008), former employee of Fostoria Glass Company and former American Flint Glass Workers Union Representative of Local #10. Includes correspondence, business records, photographs, printed material, ephemera, clippings, an artifact, and a cassette tape. Addendum materials pertain to Fostoria Glass Company and American Flint Glass Workers Union, mostly Local Union #10 but also #507, of Moundsville. Some of the material in the addendum was used by Dr. Kenneth Fones-Wolf in researching his book, Glass Towns. For a collection of his research papers, please see A&M 5170. For more information on the addendum, see the Scope and Content Note.
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American Flint Glass Workers Union, Papers, 1894/1977

1.7 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 8 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each)
Minutes, proceedings, circulars, agreements, constitutions, bylaws, correspondence, and reports of AFGWU Local 10 (Fostoria Glass), including general wage rate lists, contract increase percentages and wage and move rate lists of the punch tumbler and stemware department. Of interest would be the strike threats and agreements in the late 1950s.
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American Flint Glass Workers Union, Papers, 1894/1977 1.7 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 8 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each)

American Flint Glass Workers' Union
Minutes, proceedings, circulars, agreements, constitutions, bylaws, correspondence, and reports of AFGWU Local 10 (Fostoria Glass), including general wage rate lists, contract increase percentages and wage and move rate lists of the punch tumbler and stemware department. Of interest would be the strike threats and agreements in the late 1950s.
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Window Glass Cutters League of America, Materials Collected by Richard Duez

0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (1 flat storage box) 1.71 Gigabytes 15 files, formats include .mp4, .iso, .jpg, and .docx
Includes six reels of 16 mm film, eight digital photographs, and photo captions related to the Window Glass Cutters League of America. Film reels include videos of glass cutters using hand tools and a cutting machine, and a video of a pet monkey. Two of the glass cutters portrayed are Howard Noe and Richard Mooney of Adamston Flat Glass Company, Clarksburg, West Virginia. Films contain a total of approximately 30 minutes of glass cutting footage. Digital photographs include images of glass cutting tools and work table. For related material, see also A&M 2423.
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Window Glass Cutters League of America, Materials Collected by Richard Duez 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (1 flat storage box) 1.71 Gigabytes 15 files, formats include .mp4, .iso, .jpg, and .docx

Includes six reels of 16 mm film, eight digital photographs, and photo captions related to the Window Glass Cutters League of America. Film reels include videos of glass cutters using hand tools and a cutting machine, and a video of a pet monkey. Two of the glass cutters portrayed are Howard Noe and Richard Mooney of Adamston Flat Glass Company, Clarksburg, West Virginia. Films contain a total of approximately 30 minutes of glass cutting footage. Digital photographs include images of glass cutting tools and work table. For related material, see also A&M 2423.

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