Repository

Heinz History Center

Title

The Records of Bakewell, Page and Bakewells

Collection Number

MFF#169

Extent

.1 linear feet (2 folders)

Date

1825-1839

Abstract

Bakewell, Page, and Bakewells was founded in 1808 by Benjamin Bakewell and was one of the first glass manufacturing houses in Pittsburgh. The correspondence primarily includes letters regarding business transactions and debts to merchants and business associates. The general material includes an inventory and price list, two etchings of the glass house and one indenture for an apprentice, James Boyce, to Bakewell, Page, and Bakewells.

Language

The material in this collection is in English.

Author

This guide to the collection was originally prepared by Janet Begnoche on April 5, 2000. Revisions occurred to the finding aid as a part of the encoding process in Spring 2000.

Sponsor

This finding aid has been encoded as a part of the Historic Pittsburgh project, a joint effort of the University of Pittsburgh and the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania. Funding for this portion of the project has been donated by the Hillman Foundation.

Publisher

Heinz History Center

Address

1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
library@heinzhistorycenter.org
URL: https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org

History of Bakewell, Page, and Bakewells

Bakewell, Page, and Bakewells was founded in 1808 by Benjamin Bakewell. The firm was located on Water Street and was one of the first glass manufacturing houses in Pittsburgh. The firm specialized in flint glass and in 1825, after Benjamin Page joined the firm, the company received a patent for the method of making pressed glass. Its glass products were considered some of the finest in the country. In 1854, the firm moved to Birmingham (Pittsburgh's South Side) where it remained until the late 19th century.

Scope and Content Notes

The correspondence for Bakewell, Page, and Bakewells primarily includes letters regarding business transactions and debts to merchants and business associates. The general material includes an inventory and price list, two etchings of the glass house and one indenture for an apprentice, James Boyce, to Bakewell, Page, and Bakewells.

Arrangement

The Bakewell, Page, and Bakewells Records are housed in two file folders and are divided into correspondence and general material.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

These materials came in one accession in 1933.

Acc# 1933.178 Gift of Edward W. Hocker. (Records. Mr. Hocker was the librarian of the Germantown Historical Society (Germantown, Pa.)).

Preferred Citation

The Records of Bakewell, Page and Bakewells, 1825-1839, MFF #169, Western Pennsylvania Historical Society

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Historical Society Staff. Revision and rearrangement for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Janet Begnoche on April 5, 2000.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights reside with the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or publish, please contact the curator of the Archives.

Subjects

Other Subjects

• Glass Collection

Container List

Correspondence, 1825-1837

Containers

folder 1

General Material, 1830-1839

Containers

folder 2