Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2006.26.041
Accession#:
2006.26
Credit Line:
Donated by LInda Wahto.
Object Name:
Inkwell
Title:
Green glass inkwell
Description:
Green glass inkwell. "Sandford" barely visible on bottom. Does not have a threaded collar so possibly had a stopper closure.
http://www.sanfordcorp.com/sanford/consumer/jhtml/aboutus/sanford_about_us_21.jhtml
Offering more than 3,000 products and brands that include Sharpie, Paper Mate, uni—ball, Parker, Grumbacher and Waterman, Sanford is an undisputed leader in the writing instrument and art industry.
Of course, in 1857 Frederick W. Redington and William H. Sanford, Jr. never dreamed that the small Massachusetts—based Sanford Manufacturing Company they founded would grow into a market giant. The two were more concerned about selling enough ink and glue to simply make a living.
It wasn't long before the business grew and the company moved to Chicago in 1866 — just five years before the Great Chicago Fire that destroyed the Sanford's Chicago location and possibly the entire company. However, drawing on the determination that got Sanford this far, new facilities were soon built and it was back to business as usual.
The coming decades would see Sanford outlast the Great Depression and two World Wars. In 1947, just following World War II, the Sanford Ink Company, as it was now called, was forced to move locations to make room for a new expressway. The company settled in Bellwood, Illinois, where it remains to this day.
http://www.sanfordcorp.com/sanford/consumer/jhtml/aboutus/sanford_about_us_21.jhtml
Offering more than 3,000 products and brands that include Sharpie, Paper Mate, uni—ball, Parker, Grumbacher and Waterman, Sanford is an undisputed leader in the writing instrument and art industry.
Of course, in 1857 Frederick W. Redington and William H. Sanford, Jr. never dreamed that the small Massachusetts—based Sanford Manufacturing Company they founded would grow into a market giant. The two were more concerned about selling enough ink and glue to simply make a living.
It wasn't long before the business grew and the company moved to Chicago in 1866 — just five years before the Great Chicago Fire that destroyed the Sanford's Chicago location and possibly the entire company. However, drawing on the determination that got Sanford this far, new facilities were soon built and it was back to business as usual.
The coming decades would see Sanford outlast the Great Depression and two World Wars. In 1947, just following World War II, the Sanford Ink Company, as it was now called, was forced to move locations to make room for a new expressway. The company settled in Bellwood, Illinois, where it remains to this day.
Notes:
Collection donated by Linda Wahto, brought in by donor's daughter Myiia Whistler. According to Whistler, Wahto and Willette Janes would hunt bottles together. Bottles found in Treadwell/Douglas area. Some are from Myiia's grandfather's house/cabin on the Treadwell Ditch. He grew up there — they tossed garbage into the ditch. Mom/Grandma and Janes would bottle hunt up at the cabin site.
People:
Wahto, Linda
Janes, Willette
Whistler, Myiia
Janes, Willette
Whistler, Myiia
Search Terms:
Ink
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