VINTAGE SOLDIERS & SAILORS HOME ERIE PA GLASS PAPERWEIGHT. This type of antique glass paperweight was popular during the Victorian era, encasing advertising messages or scenic and souvenir related photographs. This circa 1890s paperweight holds a photo of the SOLDIERS & SAILORS HOME – ERIE, PA. The Pennsylvania Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home was constructed to care for ailing veterans of the Civil War. The Grand Army of the Republic chose the site of the old Marine Hospital as the perfect spot to care for military veterans. The first inmate entered the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home at 560 East 3rd Street in Erie, Pa. On February 22, 1886. The Vintage PAPERWEIGHT Has Some Minor Wear Considering Age Of It Some Minor discolored, Few Small Scratches On Top Of The Glass Few Red Ink Spot As Shown In Photos. Measurements Are 4× 2¾ x ¾ thick.