ENCASED IN A LUCITE BLOCK IS A SECTION OF THE OLD KDKA RADIO TOWER - THE FIRST COMMERCIAL RADIO TOWER IN THE UNITED STATES

KDKA WAS GRANTED THE FIRST U.S. BROADCASTING LICENCE IN NOVEMBER 1920.   

THIS TOWER WAS ERECTED IN 1936 AND WAS REPLACED IN 1994 (6/94 AFTER SIX DECADES OF SERVICE).  ONE CAN STILL SEE THE WEATHERED LAYERS OF ORANGE PAINT AND CORROSION AROUND THE CARBON STEEL EDGES INSIDE THE PAPERWEIGHT.  

THE PAPERWEIGHTS WERE SOLD AS A FUNDRAISER FOR PITTSBURGH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN 1995.

PAPERWEIGHT MEASURES APPROX. 2 1/2" X 2 1/4" X 1 1/4" WITH AN APPROX. HALF DOLLAR SIZE SLICE OF THE TOWER ENCASED.

PAPERWEIGHT HAS BEEN STORED IN ORIGINAL BOX SINCE 1995.  THERE IS ALSO A HAND PRINTED PIECE OF PAPER FROM THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER DESCRIBING THE TRANSACTION TO BUY THE PAPERWEIGHT.