Name/Title
Paperweight advertising Bunker Hill Metals Co., of Albert Stagnaro, c. 1950sEntry/Object ID
2018.27.11Description
Acc. No. 18.27.11
Subject Category: Businesses of Alameda
Date or Period: c. 1950's
Object: Paperweight
Description:A circular shaped advertising paperweight with three elevated sections of colored plastic. The base is black colored, the second tier is black and white, and the third tier is rectangular in red colored plastic, with a caption in gold "Bunker Hill Metals".
Sizes: (Base) Diam: 5 1/2 x H-3 inches.
History of Object: An advertising paperweight made by Bunker Hill Metals Co. from which Albert Stagnaro bought products to use in the fabrication of his art glass products.
Acquired from: Alrita Murphy
Date:06/23/18Interpretative Labels
Label
4/7/2021 MvL: current sign:
Items from the office of
Stagnaro Art Glass Works,
Oakland. Albert Stagnaro was
a longtime Alameda resident.
(At left): The Smallwood Calculator, made in Oakland, CA. Used for various business needs.
(At right): A Northwest Company, Oakland, paper
weight advertising metal and other specialty
items used in the production of Stagnaro art glass.
Note: Please see flat cabinet #26 for more items
relating to the Stagnaro Art Glass Works.
