Cable Egg Cup by the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company 1860s Paperweight 25" tall x 3" in

25" tall x 3" in diameter

so it was the custom to pour hot tea into a saucer for cooling and drink from the saucer

5" in diameter

25" opening at the top

Burr was considered one of the dominant bridge builders of his time and the Father of American Bridge Building

Cable Egg Cup by the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company 1860s Paperweight 25" tall x 3" inAs a special bicentennial Museum fundraiser we are taking the very unusual step of listing some authentic 19th Century Early American Pressed Glass pieces for sale. Cable Egg Cup Manufactured by the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company between 1850 and 1880 This pattern is said to commemorate the successful laying of the Atlantic cable. The first attempt at laying a transatlantic cable was made in 1857, but it failed shortly after installation. A second