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Adams & Company(American (Pittsburgh, PA), b. 1861 - 1891)

John Adams, the founder of the Adams & Company Glass Factory, was born in Pittsburgh, PA in 1823. He was an apprentice in the Bakewell, Pears & Company in 1846 and in 1851 he opened his own factory on the corner of Ross and Second streets in Pittsburgh under the name Adams, Maklin & Company. In 1861 the name changed to Adams & Company and at this time moved to Birmingham on the south side of Pittsburg. In 1891, Adams & Co. join the US Glass Company merger and was there after known as Factory A.

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Adams & Company No. 8 Fan Plate
Object Name: Relish Dish or Novelty
Adams & Company No. 8 Fan Plate
Adams & Company
1886-1891
Object number: UM2011.449
Adams & Co. No. 9 Book
Object Name: Match Holder
Adams & Co. No. 9 Book
Adams & Company
1885-1890
Object number: UM2018.132
Adams & Co. No. 17 (AKA: Loves Request Is Pickles; Minerva; Roman Medallion)
Object Name: Compote with lid
Adams & Co. No. 17 (AKA: Loves Request Is Pickles; Minerva; Roman Medallion)
Adams & Company
1881
Object number: UM2022.13ab
Adams & Co. No. 50 Sphynx (AKA: Egyptian, Sphinx, Parthenon)
Object Name: Footed Sauce Dish
Adams & Co. No. 50 Sphynx (AKA: Egyptian, Sphinx, Parthenon)
Adams & Company
c. 1880
Object number: UM2005.334
Adams & Co. No. 50 Sphynx (AKA: Egyptian, Sphinx, Parthenon)
Object Name: Bread Tray
Adams & Co. No. 50 Sphynx (AKA: Egyptian, Sphinx, Parthenon)
Adams & Company
1882
Object number: 3.15.17
Adams & Co. No. 85 (AKA: Valencia Waffle, Block and Star, Hexagonal Block)
Object Name: Plate
Adams & Co. No. 85 (AKA: Valencia Waffle, Block and Star, Hexagonal Block)
Adams & Company
1885-1891
Object number: 3.15.77
Adams & Co. No. 86 (AKA: Daisy and Button With Thumbprint Panels)
Object Name: Celery Vase
Adams & Co. No. 86 (AKA: Daisy and Button With Thumbprint Panels)
Adams & Company
c. 1886
Object number: UM2005.321
Adams & Co. No. 125 (AKA: Curtain Tie Back)
Object Name: Goblet
Adams & Co. No. 125 (AKA: Curtain Tie Back)
Adams & Company
1884-1889
Object number: UM2016.799
Adams & Co. No. 125 (AKA: Curtain Tie Back)
Object Name: Tray / Bread Plate
Adams & Co. No. 125 (AKA: Curtain Tie Back)
Adams & Company
1884
Object number: UM2011.220
Adams & Co. No. 130 Sensation (AKA: Thousand Eye)
Object Name: Plate
Adams & Co. No. 130 Sensation (AKA: Thousand Eye)
Adams & Company
1885
Object number: UM2004.36
Adams & Co. No. 130 Sensation (OMN) (AKA: Buggy Bowl; Thousand Eye)
Object Name: Spoon Holder (Spooner)
Adams & Co. No. 130 Sensation (OMN) (AKA: Buggy Bowl; Thousand Eye)
Adams & Company
1885
Object number: UM2005.232
Adams & Co. No. 130 Sensation (OMN) (AKA: Buggy Bowl; Thousand Eye)
Object Name: Inkwell
Adams & Co. No. 130 Sensation (OMN) (AKA: Buggy Bowl; Thousand Eye)
Adams & Company
1885
Object number: UM2005.199ab
Adams & Co. No. 140 (AKA: Wildflower)
Object Name: Tumbler
Adams & Co. No. 140 (AKA: Wildflower)
Adams & Company
1880s
Object number: UM2016.852
Apollo pattern
Object Name: Sauce Dish
Apollo pattern
Adams & Company
1886
Object number: UM2013.846
Art pattern (AKA: Job’s Tears)
Object Name: Sauce Dish
Art pattern (AKA: Job’s Tears)
Adams & Company
1889-1891
Object number: UM2013.845
Bates Plate (AKA Roman Medallion, Minerva Varation)
Object Name: Platter
Bates Plate (AKA Roman Medallion, Minerva Varation)
Adams & Company
1881-1885
Object number: UM2008.594
Berlin pattern
Object Name: Tumbler
Berlin pattern
Adams & Company
1888-1890
Object number: UM2013.404
Centennial 1876 (AKA: Liberty Bell)
Object Name: Platter
Centennial 1876 (AKA: Liberty Bell)
Adams & Company
1876
Object number: UM2009.174
Centennial 1876 (AKA: Liberty Bell)
Object Name: Sauce Dish
Centennial 1876 (AKA: Liberty Bell)
Adams & Company
1876
Object number: UM2013.838
Centennial 1876 (AKA: Liberty Bell)
Object Name: Pickle Dish
Centennial 1876 (AKA: Liberty Bell)
Adams & Company
c. 1876
Object number: 3.15.18
Centennial 1876 (AKA: Liberty Bell)
Object Name: Spoon Holder (Spooner)
Centennial 1876 (AKA: Liberty Bell)
Adams & Company
c. 1876
Object number: UM2014.282
Compote
Object Name: Compote
Compote
Bakewell, Pears & Company
Object number: UM2010.69
Cottage pattern (AKA: Dinner Bell, Fine Cut Band)
Object Name: Spoon Holder (Spooner)
Cottage pattern (AKA: Dinner Bell, Fine Cut Band)
Adams & Company
c. 1891
Object number: UM2005.46
Cottage pattern (AKA: Dinner Bell, Fine Cut Band)
Object Name: Plate
Cottage pattern (AKA: Dinner Bell, Fine Cut Band)
Adams & Company
1891
Object number: UM2006.18