Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Paperweight |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Accession number |
OMC 2018.002 |
Catalog Number |
OMC 2018.002.002 |
Description |
Paperweight with a marble base in off-white, brown and rust. It has a copper name plate on the front and back. The plate on the front reads: Austryackie Walcownie Rur Mannesmanna, Weiden. The plate on the back reads: Zastcpstwo: Towarzystwo Handlowe, Lwov, Romanowicza 1. There is a small round copper disc on both sides with a pattern and initials "MR". On top of the base is a metal copper statue of a man sitting on a pile of pipe. Translation for the Polish words on the paperweight. Front-Austryackie Walcownie Rur Mannesmanna, Weiden Austryacki- Austrian Walcownie- Part of the factory (Rolling Mill) Rur- Pipe Mannesmanna- Surname, Austrian, Jewish (Mannesmann was a German industrial conglomerate. It was originally established as a manufacturer of steel pipes in 1890 under the name "Deutsch-Österreichische Mannesmannröhren-Werke AG".) Wieden- Vienna Back- Zastcpstwo: Towarzvstwo Handlowe, Lwov, Romanowicza 1 Zastepswo- Replacement Towarzystwo- Company Handlow, Lwow- Part of city of Lwow Romanowicza 1- Street name |
Provenance |
Mannesmanna is a Germany based company which initially was in the production of seamless piping for the oil industry. Today it is diversified into many metal, steel petroleum and other businesses. In 1908, Mannesmanna purchased a controlling interest in the company of Canadian William McGarvey and Briton John Bergheim. Originally their company had been called Bergheim & McGarvey when it was founded about 1884. It was reorganized and re-named Galician-Carpathian Petroleum Company Ltd.in 1896. |
Dimensions |
H-11 W-7.4 L-12 cm |
Search Terms |
International Drillers Memento Office Oil Company Germany Poland Pipe Statue Paper |
People |
MacIntosh, Carlton |