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commemorative

Object NameCommemorative Ornament in Original Packaging
Manufacturer Osram Sylvania
Made FromGlass, Metal, Cardboard
Date2016
TechniqueMachine-made
SizeOverall H: 11.5 cm, W: 9.5 cm, D: 9.5 cm
Accession Number2020.8.8
Credit LineGift of Thomas G. Capek
Place Made
United States, PA, Wellsboro
Physical DescriptionCommemorative Ornament in Original Packaging. White machine-made glass; gold-colored metal mount; white and gold cardboard packaging. Spherical ornament with gold-colored metal hanging mount at top. One side of ornament decorated with an image of the Wellsboro, PA Osram Sylvania factory flanked at top and bottom with the text: "Celebrating / 100 Years / of Manufacturing" and "1916-2016". One side of ornament decorated with image of two gaffers at a workbench and the text "OSRAM / SYLVANIA" in orange beside an image of a light bulb and "CORNING" in blue. Ornament fixed within original cardboard gold-striped packaging with large circular cutouts in each side, revealing the ornament within.
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