Decorative drawing: a nineteenth-century public building. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Imperial Glass Company

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 3,568 words across 64 pages, filed in 1983. Read by 4 independent recognisers, of which at least 3 had to agree before a line was published.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 83001945, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by 4 independent recognisers at two resolutions. Only lines that at least 3 of them returned identically appear below; where they disagreed, the line is withheld rather than guessed, so some of the form's furniture is missing. Spelling is never corrected, so a stray character that all the readers agreed on is the recogniser's and the typewriter's.. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Type all entries - complete applicable sections and/or common none - not for publication city, town Bellaire - vicinity of code 013 3. Classification .district . unoccupied - agriculture X building(s) X private . commercial - structure work in progress - private residence _ site Public Acquisition .entertainment - object n/ a in process - government X industrial - military 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Belmont County Courthouse city, town St. Clairsville title N/A has this property been determined eligible? Xyes March 30, 1983 - county - - local depository for survey records U.S.Dept. Of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, D.C.
20240 transportation museum code Category both Accessible educational Status park other: 2. Location religious public Inventory-Nomination Form scientific 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Ohio date entered (3-82) street & number 29th and Belmont Streets Ownership Imperial Glass Corporation n/a being considered -yes:restricted National Register of Historic Places Present Use state Ohio See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms 1. Name For NPS use only county Belmont street & number Main Street X federal state Ohio 43906 date 7. Description _ excellent -deteriorated - unaltered X original site moved date - unexposed The Imperial Glass Company factory is a massive, rectangular brick industrial building, Northeast corner of the main building. Two acid etching rooms extend east from the building,now used for retail purposes, is adjacent to the east of the main building.
from the second floor level office portion of the main building. wall is sandstone block. A string course separates the basement and Ist floor, containing lintels which continue below each set of three arcaded windows. A set of three flat Palladian-like window arrangement in gables in the north and south side of the building. Clerestory windows along the ridgeline of the roof to light the upper stories are used over the melting tanks and finishing rooms and a sawtooth roof is used over the remainder reinforced cement, laid-in brick (in the melting room), and maple tongue and groove flooring. mills and factories built in the mid and late nineteenth century.
The interior construction of the building is generally open except for a separate walled mixing room on the north side adhacent to the railroad tracks where materials entered the factory, the office wing, a centrally located engine and boiler room, and the western one-third of the building where the glass melting tanks are located. Load holding steel girders supporting the floors. The roof is supported by sawtooth riveted The basement level was utilized for stock, storage, and a grinding room. First floor for inclusion in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. All exterior brick walls appear to be structurally sound, although the roof needs a significant amount of repair. Condition steel trusses.
Check one The Imperial Glass Company factory was contructed in 1903.The steel frame and brick - ruins X altered original 90 foot, 60,000 gallon water tower located inmediately east of the main building is on cut stone and brick and cement foundation. Three-fourths of the basement rectangular double hung sash windows. The lst and 2nd floor levels have a conmon bond of the first buildings in the area whose framework was steel. It is reminiscent of the occurring on the second level were glass melting, finishing, sorting, and packing. This arrangement of activities by level was determined by the possibility of flooding from the adjacent stream and the Ohio River. The small separated building to the east of the main building was used for hay storage used to pack the glassware in barrels.
Existing equipment is generally in the locations originally designed for each phase of Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance

Description of the property

building at the first floor level on steel supports. One small brick ancillary A small coal gasification building to the west was removed some time ago. The brick pattern facade with an arcade of flat arched double hung sash windows with stone arched windows occur between the flat brick pilasters. An interesting detail is a although only small portions of this roofing material now remain. Floors are steel space was used for storage.The manufacturing activities OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior made of a special cast iron alloy have designs worked into the moulds with hammer and chisel and polished with small, handmade files. The basement storage rooms contain a equipment existing in 1904. The processes include: 1) Mixing Room where raw materials and cullet are kept in wagons, after magnet to remove traces of iron.
a) day tanks (one ton capacity) drop the glass into a mould, where it is pressed into the proper tempered. received Page (3-82) Continuation sheet National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form National Park Service Each of the phases of glass-making are carried out with equipment locations as indicated Gatherers are used to remove the glass from the melting units and the finishing room. c) pot furnace with covered crucibles which protect the molten NPS Form 10-900-a Grinding and polishing is necessary on some items and this occurs in it is fire polished and/or changed in shape. date entered large inventory of these moulds. glass to make colored glass) from the furnace flame.
b)continuous tank tons kept molten 24 hours/day) 3)After finishing,an item isplaced in a Lehr (annealing oven)tobe Far NPS use only Imperial Glass Company, Bellaire, Belmont County Item number The equipment utilized in the interior of the Imperial Glass Company is substantially 2) "Hot Metal" Department where melting units include: A Gardner air compressor, originally installed in the building, is still in use. being mixed together in a mixing drum and conveyed over an electro- on the attached Sanborn building drawing is the same positioning of the same type of equipment used in the production of glass in the early19o0s.Moulds shape on.a press.A snap or puntie is used to hold an item while Areas of Significance - Check and justify below - archeology-historic .military - philosophy X 1900- X industry Builder/Architect Harry E. Forney Statement of

Statement of significance

(in one paragraph) Bellaire and the Ohio Valley.It is both historically and architecturally significant. development of Bellaire. The Imperial Glass Company was the largest glass factory under companies still operating in the Bellaire area until 1982 when Rodefer Gleason ceased production, leaving Imperial Glass as the only one still in use. The factory has undergone few alterations in the last 80 years, being in continuous use as a glass factory, and therefore provides a good, intact example of turn-of-the-century industrial architecture. The City of Bellaire was settled in 1802, and platted in 1834. The first flint glass works, the Belmont Glass Company, was founded in 1866. The number of glass companies grew steadily through the end of the nineteenth century.
Five glass factories located in Bellaire were listed in the Wheeling Directory in 1874; this number increased to eight in 1880 and grewi again to 14 in 1890. Bellaire became known as "Glass City". advantages as a commercial center; transportation by both railroad and the river were Imperial Glass was organized in 1901 by a local group of Wheeling and Bellaire investors who were provided, by the City of Bellaire, with land and a financial incentive to locate in Bellaire. Imperial constructed its plant site in Bellaire in 1903 and became the Imperial's early markets were "mass" market items, such as jelly glasses, tumblers, depression and the loss of markets to machine-made glass. A court appointed receiver operated the plant, raised new capital (including in excess of $55,000 from its employees, in a "voluntary subscription") and obtained some large orders.
From 1933 to 1937, on was later fully redeemed by the company. Carl Guskey was appointed President in 1940 and continued in that capacity until his death two continuous tanks and two pot furnaces. Works in 1960. Many glass factories were forced to closetheir doors and seek new locations when inexpensive fuel was no longer available. 1700-1799 1800-1899 1400-1499 1500-1599 communications engineering education exploration/settlement humanitarian invention theater science music 8. Significance sculpture literature social/ agriculture politics/government transportation commerce readily available.Glass products from Ohio became known throughout the country. Specific dates 1903 in 1939,Central Glass Works in 1940,A.H.Heisey & Company in 1958, and Cambridge Glass -conservation - other(specify) Tableware, window glass, bottles, and lattern chimmeys was some of the items produced.
some paydays, and until cash again became available, employees were paid partially in newest of fourteen glass operations in the City.The first product was manufactured in -economics - archeology-prehistoric religion _ architecture _art The Imperial Glass Company is an excellent representation of the industrial heritage of Glass production was an important industry in Ohio and played a major role in the one roof in the world when the first fires were lit in the furnaces on January 23, 1904. was abundant and natural gas was burned in Bellaire in 1873. Bellaire also had many 1904. It was expected that 500 people would be employed in the facility. to expand its product line. In 1929, Imperial entered bankruptcy due to the world-wide cash and partially in Imperial Scrip.
Certain Bellaire merchants honored the scrip which Imperial developed its own moulds and also acquired moulds from Belmont Tumbler Company The Rodefer Gleason Glass Company and the Imperial Glass Corporation were the only 1600-1699 Period prehistoric landscape architecture The growth of the glass industry was tied to the availability of cheap fuel.Coal 9.

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Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

Major Bibliographical References Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio and Representative Citizens; Edited and Compiled by hon. A.T.McKelvey: 1903. Quadrangle scale 1:24000 UT M References the southwest corner of Belmont Street and the old B&O railroad tracks, proceed west 976.9'; then south 330.7'; then east 706.6'; then north 50'; the east 50'; then south State 11. Form Prepared By name/title Dean K. Clark organization Dean Clark Associates, Inc. date 6/13/83 street & number P.O. Box 90-A city or town Westerville, state Ohio 43081 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: _ national As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89 State Historic Preservation Officer signature code date county beginning.
Northing Zone Attest: local title Quadrangle name Wheeling Chief of Registration List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries Keeper of the National Register 10. Geographical Data Verbal boundary description and justification Beginning at the northeast corner of the Easting For NPs use only Acreage of nominated property _6.797 A 54'; then east 60'; then north 282.6'; then east 148.5'; then north 54'; to the place of according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. National Register Imperial Glass Company- Supplement to Bargain Book, Bellaire, Ohio(h.d.) 9p.10-80(plates). 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated 1441281859 ELL Entered i the NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp.
10-31-84 National Park Service Imperial Glass Company, Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Item number 8 & 9 Page 2 public schools and as a student showed an aptitude with the pencil that attracted the attention of his teachers. Mr. Forney never attended college, but had a states of the union. He designed many of the older buildings in the area, such as the stifel Calico Works in Wheeling, the Elig Carraige Works, Market Street, Wheeling, and George Landmesser's Saloon on N. Market in Wheeling, as well as a new building for Fostoria Glass Co., Moundsville, replacing three older Book Company, 1971. 1 v. (unpaged) illus. DiBartolomeo, Robert E. "19th Century Eastern Ohio Glass Factories - Bellaire, Martins Ferry, Ohio & c. Wheeling, W. Va., Lana & Brown, 1879. 154 p. illus. The Times Leader, March 20, 1983 (reprinted 1948 article).
(3-82) Inventory-Nomination Form received date entered Continuation sheet Significance #9 Bibliography National Register of Historic Places Union Street School in Bellaire. structures destroyed by fire in 1908.He designed many schools, including the United States Department of the Interior Switzer miles west of Powhatan Point.He attended Wheeling supervision of Harry was born in 1866 in Ohio".Spinning Wheel Vol.28, no.2,March, 1972.pp.22-26, 62.
#8 The Imperial Glass Company was designed and built under the direction and For NPS use only successful career as an architect and builder, a profession he practiced in many The Industries of Wheeling.Historical descriptive and biographical review of the commercial and manufacturing advantages of Imperial Glass Company SORTING & DYNAMO's STEEL ARCHED & ENG MELTING PACKING TANK IMPERIAL Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio JV.T ONSTEEL JOWER 90'HIGH MAKERS OF PRESSED & BLOWN TABLE GLASSWARE TRUSS ES GRINDING & CUTTING 1 CEILING BOr.ER& CONTINOUS MELTING ASS Scale of GRINDING B. FACTORY CORP ENG RM ISFLR Imperial Glass Company, Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio BELMONT ST. PLAT OF PROPERTY LENOX CRYSTAL, INC.
MANUFACTURERS VOL 536 P 319 MAIN BLOG 6.797 A SCALE: 1", 00'-6-16-1981 BELLAIR BOARD OFEOUCAT.ON 64-C WASO Form - 177 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ("R" June 1984) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Belm ont County AUG 9 1983 Fed. Reg. Date; Date Due: nomination by person or local government owner objection Federal Agency: _ -appeal L sample -request L NR decision Reviewer's comments: Discipline - see continuation sheet _technical corrections cited below .substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Public Acquisition 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? 7.
Description J unaltered -original site - moved summary paragraph boundary selection excellent completeness yes Accessible Date Category resubmission ACCEPT Status RETURN deteriorated alterations/integrity Ownership Reviewer clarity unexposed Recom./Criteria OHIO Action: Condition Imperial Glass Company Substantive Review: Working No. good Nomination returned for: Present Use Describe the present and original (if known)physical appearance Check one 2-7-84 fair ruins National Regieter REJECT 8. Significance Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) summary paragraph J relating significance to the resource J justification of exception - Other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property 11.
Form Prepared By _national State Historic Preservation Officer signature - Photographs - Phone: Date completeness Builder/Architect context Signed Period state title local clarity Maps applicable criteria UTM References 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification justification of areas checked Specific dates relationship of integrity to significance Quadrangle name Verbal boundary description and justification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet June 20, 1983 Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. DEpt Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Photographer: Betsy Giffin IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY View: June 20, 1983 Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept.
Photographer: Betsy Giffin IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio South-castem Corner of Building View: IMPERIAL GLASS CORPORATION IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY BELLAIRE, BELMONT COUNTY, OHIO June 20, 1983 Bellaire Community Development Dept. Betsy Giffin, photographer View: RECEIVING IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. DEpt Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Photographer: Betsy Giffin View: June 20, 1983 Photographer: Betsy Giffin Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Negatives:Bellaire Community Devel. Dept. IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 Photographer: Betsy Giffin Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel.Dept. IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY View: South-side of Building TABL IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel.
Dept Photographer: Betsy Giffin View: June 20, 1983 IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 Photographer: Betsy Giffin Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio - IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept. Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio June 20, 1983 Photographer: Betsy Giffin Obatch mixer, scale, IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 looking east, Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. DEpt. Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Photographer: Betsy Giffin IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel.Dept Photographer: Betsy Giffin IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept. Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Photographer: Betsy Giffin View: HAND PRESSING HOT GLASS IN IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. DEpt.
Photographer: Betsy Giffin Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY Photographer: Betsy Giffin Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept. June 20, 1983 IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Photographer: Betsy Giffin Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. DEpt a day tank, looking south IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 Photographer: Betsy Giffin Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY BelÇaire, Belmont County, Ohio June 20, 1983 Negatives: Bellaire Cormmunity Devel. Dept Photographer: Betsy Giffin IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 Photographer: Betsy Giffin Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel.
Dept mould, 1o0t IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio June 20, 1983 Photographer: Betsy Giffin Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept. IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Photographer: Betsy Giffin Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept. IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 Photographer: Betsy Giffin Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept. IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept. Photographer: Betsy Giffin Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio June 20, 1983 . Photographer: Betsy Giffin Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept. IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel.
Dept Photographer: Betsy Giffin Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Origwalnstullafion IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept. Photographer: Betsy Giffin Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Photographer: Betsy Giffin Boiler View: IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept. Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Photographer: Betsy Giffin IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Photographer: Betsy Giffin IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept Photographer: Betsy Giffin June 20, 1983 IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 View: Boiler, Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel.
Dept Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Photographer: Betsy Giffin View: THE HALLS SAFE CO. IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 Photographer: Betsy Giffin Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel.Dept June 20, 1983 Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio IMPERIAL GLASS CO. BELLAIRE, OHIO IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 View: Vault, looking west. Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Photographer: Betsy Giffin Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept. IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept. Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Photographer: Betsy Giffin June 20, 1983 IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 Negatives:Bellaire Community Devel. Dept.
Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Photographer: Betsy Giffin IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio June 20, 1983 Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept Photographer: Betsy Giffin IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept Photographer: Betsy Giffin Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio DO NOT ORFLOO IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept. Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 Photographer: Betsy Giffin Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept. Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept Photographer: Betsy Giffin Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio June 20, 1983 Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel.Dept.
Photographer: Betsy Giffin IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY Photographer: Betsy Giffin Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept June 20, 1983 Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio View:CLass crackoffstafionsiis IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept Photographer: Betsy Giffin Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Photographer: Betsy Giffin Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept. June 20, 1983 View:Rough June 20, 1983 walker machises, looking worth Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Photographer: Betsy Giffin Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio June 20, 1983 Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel.Dept. Photographer: Betsy Giffin NIMPERIAL GLASSCOMPANY loo King worth.
IMPERIAL GLASS COMPANY June 20, 1983 Photographer: Betsy Giffin Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio Negatives: Bellaire Community Devel. Dept. WHEELING, W. VA.- OHIO 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) WHEELING QUADRANGLE ROAD CLASSIFICATION DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 17 521600 4428850 GLASS CORPORATION An American Handcrafted Tradition June 9, 1983 Mr. W. Ray Luce State Historic Preservation Officer I-71 and 17th Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43211 Dear Mr. Luce: Imperial waives its right to comment. Robert F. StahT, Jr. Ag POST OFFICE BOX 250, BELLAIRE, OHIO 43906 - 614/676-3511 Imperial supports this nomination. for inclusion in the National Register for Historical Preservation.
Ohio Historic Preservation Office President Imperial Glass Corporation is aware of the nomination of its building Sincerely, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE 3202 GUERNSEY STREET - BELLAIRE, OHIO 43906 June 10, 1983 I-71 & 17th Avenue Columbus, OH 43211 Dear Mr. Luce: to the National Register of Historic Places and wishes to waive its right to comment on the nomination. and offer our support and assistance. 614-676-0553 Mayor MLF/bjg The City of Bellaire Sincerely, Ohio Historical Center Subject:Nomination of Imperial Glass to National Register of Historic Places Ohio Historic Preservation Office The City strongly supports the rehabilitation and retooling of Imperial Glass. We recognize the importance of Imperial Glass continuing in our community The City of Bellaire is aware of thenomination of the Imperial Glass Company Mr. Ray Luce, State Historic Preservation Officer Mary L Fitch