A MID 19th CENTURY SUNDERLAND BRIDGE RUMMER GLASS
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£375
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A MID 19th CENTURY SUNDERLAND BRIDGE RUMMER GLASSHAVING A GOOD SIZE BUCKET SHAPE BOWL
THE BOWL HAVING A WHEEL CUT SCENE OF A TWIN MAST SHIP IN FULL SAIL
GOING UNDER THE SUNDERLAND BRIDGE
WITH THE WORDS "SPAN 236 FEET" "HEIGHT 100 FEET"
THESE RUMMERS WERE MADE AS A MOMENTO OF THE OPENING OF THE SUNDERLAND BRIDGE
VISITORS WOULD GO TO VIEW THE NEW BRIDGE AND COME BACK WITH A MOMENTO
THE GLASS WAS PRODUCED IN THE GLASS WORKS AND THE VIEW OF THE BRIDGE WOULD BE ENGRAVED THERE
THEY WERE THEN SENT TO A SMALL WORKSHOP NEAR THE BRIDGE AND VISITORS COULD
BUY THEM AND HAVE THEIR NAME ENGRAVED ON THE GLASS WHILE THEY WAITED
THIS ONE WAS BOUGHT BY AN E CLELAND IN 1851
WHICH IS ENGRAVED ON THE BACK
THE BOWL SITTING ON A BLADE KNOP CAPSTAN STEM
CIRCULAR FOOT WITH A GROUND AND POLISHED PONTIL
HEIGHT 5.5 INCHES
BOWL DIAMETER 3.5 INCHES
LOVELY CONDITION
AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS MADE IN 1851
FREE UK POST
WE WILL SHIP WORLDWIDE
The building of a bridge over the Wear in 1796 led to the growth of a middle-class suburb north of the river in the early 19th century but in Sunderland, itself horrid working-class slums were created. Like all towns in the 19th century, Sunderland was dirty, overcrowded, and unsanitary. There were Cholera epidemics in Sunderland in 1832 and in 1849.
During the 19th century ship making boomed in Sunderland and the town became world-famous for this industry. Other important industries were glass, pottery, and rope making. Exports of coal also boomed.
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