Christmas Ornament Made from a Glass Target Ball
Christmas Ornament Made from a Glass Target Ball
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- Description
- Molded glass ball. Amber colored, with a cross-hatched pattern overall, and band running around ball through center which reads: “BOGARDUS’ GLASS BALL PATD APR 1877.” Original intended use was for practice-shooting, the opening (pike) of this ball has been wrapped in thin metal wire to be used as a Christmas tree decoration. Patent Office Record: Patent Record #US000189422; April 10, 1877; Adam H. Bogardus; for "spherical glass targets". It is unclear how long this model was in production, but Bogardus died in 1913.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- ornament, christmas tree
- Object Type
- ornaments
- Other Terms
- Ornament; Decorations
- date made
- ca 1880 - 1890
- patent date
- 1877-04-10
- maker
- Bogardus
- place made
- United States: Illinois, Elkhart
- place used
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- Physical Description
- yellow (overall color)
- glass (overall material)
- sphere (ornament shape)
- metal (hanger material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 3/8 in x 2 3/8 in; 8.5725 cm x 6.0325 cm
- ID Number
- DL.298065.0280
- catalog number
- 298065.0280
- accession number
- 298065
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey L. Jones
- subject
- shooting
- Sports
- Patented
- Christmas
- Holidays and Celebrations, general
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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