Introduction to the Museum of Aquarium and Pet History

Welcome to the Museum of Aquarium and Pet History

In this video we tour building 1 and feature:

• 1:01 A carnival aquarium that in the 1940s through 1960s would have a mermaid swimming inside.
• 2:12 A Jewel Aquarium, who was a well known aquarium manufacturer during the Art Deco period.
• 3:09 Another Art Deco piece that was a combination bird cage aquarium made in a Hendryx style (although not confirmed to be a Hendryx piece).
• 3:56 Vaseline Glass and Depression Glass, with a focus on Lady Liberty fishbowl stand made by the Chicago Art Foundry under the Verona trademark. It holds up a Vaseline Glass bowl.
• 4:45 Frankart Art Deco Pieces
• 6:23 French aquarium from the 1800s with a grotto look.
• 6:50 Pressed Zinc aquarium from Europe, likely German or Austrian
• 7:39 Foldcraft Lobster Tabletop fishbowl holder with original vaseline glass bowl.
• 8:14 Cast Iron Parlor Aquarium from the 1800s
• 9:02 Fiske Fountain Aquarium
• 11:23 Cast Concrete Aquarium from around 1915-1920 12:32 Trench Art Aquarium from 1915-1920
• 13:19 House of the Rising Sun Aquarium cast iron tank with a slate base.
• 14:04 Terracotta ware fishbowl stands made by Johann Maresch
• 14:48 Jacob Castle Terracotta fishbowls.
• 15:21 Grassyfork Farms Reed Aquarium from 1930s 16:00 1960s stainless steel betta tank.
• 16:34 1960s stainless steel spot welded stand
• 17:09 Brass wire parrot cage from Catherine Hepburn estate
• 17:41 French made aviary in the shape of a French chateau
• 18:32 baby carriage bird cage made in 1960s in the Netherlands or Holland.
• 19:06 1927 Spider cage from P & F Company from Art Deco period.
• 19:38 Spider terrarium from France
• 20:35 Squirrel cages
• 21:00 Folk art chipmunk cages
• 22:07 Aquarium ornaments made by Metaframe, Penn-Plax, and Sergeant’s.
• 23:04 Instant Fish, dormant killifish eggs by Wham-o, Quickie Fish, and Fish in a Flash
• 23:48 Different eras of Dynaflo outside filters made by Metaframe.
• 24:39 Fish shipping cans used before styrofoam or plastic bags. Fish would be shipped on trains with ice on top of the cans to keep them cool.
• 25:15 Canned Dog food including Ken-L-Ration canned dog food with the famous dogs playing poker art piece.
• 26:53 Milk-Bone dog biscuit boxes.
• 27:14 Austin’s Dog Bread advertising sign.
• 28:15 Strongheart Dog Food German Shepherd composite statue made for an I Love Lucy episode.
• 28:37 Parade dress made by Spratt’s Dog Food
• 30:06 Joneseed Pet Stores delivery bicycle from the 1930s.
• 30:46 Rare emphemera related to pet keeping. Boston Aquarial and Zoological Gardens image showing first public display of a white beluga whale, Domesticated Fish book by W.L Brind, Pet Shop News from 1917, The Aquarium Magazine by Hugo Mueller.
• 32:40 Collar of Queen Victoria’s cat, White Heather.