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Introduction

Glass Manufacturer’s Logo Tables

Bottle Research Group

The Bottle Research Group (BRG) has compiled the following tables to aid archaeologists in dating
glass containers using manufacturer’s marks. The tables also include logos used by jobbers (wholesalers), other
types of companies (whose marks could be or have been confused with manufacturer’s marks), and even brand
names on fruit jars that clearly identify the makers. The list and information are as complete as we can make
them using current sources.

Bottle research is dynamic – never static. We discover new logos at least monthly. Furthermore, the
information in these tables is very limited. We recommend always checking other sources – especially our
Encyclopedia of Manufacturer’s Marks on Glass Containers – to get a look at the larger perspective. For
example, the SB&GCo logo was used by the Streator Bottle & Glass Co. from 1881 to 1905, and this
information appears in the S Table. However, the logo was used in six configurations, and each was used
during a slightly different period. Discussions of the marks found in the Encyclopedia and other BRG articles,
reveal nuances of dating that simply cannot be reduced to tables.

There are many other credible sources available. David Whitten’s logo webpage
(http://www.glassbottlemarks.com/bottlemarks/) has valuable information, and Tod von Mechow has some of
the best information available on soda and beer bottles and their logos
(http://www.sodasandbeers.com/SABBottleManuf.htm). Ron Fowler’s database for Hutchinson soda bottles
also includes manufacturer’s marks (http://www.hutchbook.com/default.html). Ron has cataloged an incredible
17,000+ individual Hutchinson bottles – by far the most comprehensive source in existence. Other sites
abound, with differing quality.

If the logo were simple (e.g., A.B.Co.), we have merely typed out the initials. In more complex cases
(e.g., the AGS monogram used by A.G. Smalley & Co.), we have illustrated the mark. Where possible, we have
scanned these logos from the standard sources – especially Toulouse (1971) and Creswick (1987). Occasional
logos have also come from Roller (1983), King (1987), Emhart (1982; 1991), and many other sources, some of
which only provided a single logo. Where we could find no drawings, we created new ones.

At the end of this list, we have also included a table for symbols and one for Mexican marks. Logos
from Great Britain and Canada – that are commonly found on bottles in the U.S. – are included in the
alphabetical tables.

As we complete the Encyclopedia, many of the details in these tables will change, and we plan to
periodically update each of them.

1
Manufacturer’s Marks and Other Logos on Glass Containers
Compiled by the Bottle Research Group
(Bill Lockhart, Bill Lindsey, Carol Serr, Pete Schulz, and Beau Schriever)

Logo Firm Date Range Section*


American Glass Works 1908-ca. 1910 A:American GW-Pitts

Armstrong Cork Co. 1939-1969 A:Armstrong Cork

Armstrong Cork Co. 1939-1969 A:Armstrong Cork

Arkansas Glass Container 2011-present A:Other A


Corp.

A John Agnew & Son 1872-ca. 1876 A:Agnew


A Agnew & Co. 1876-1893 A:Agnew
A Adams & Co. 1865-1875 A:Adams
AA Alexander Arbogast 1859-1861 A:Arbogast
A. ARBOGAST Alexander Arbogast 1861-1863 A:Arbogast
A&C Adams & Co. ca. 1880 A:Adams
A&Co Adams & Co.? 1865-1875 A:Adams
A&Co Agnew & Co.? 1854-1868 A:Agnew
A&DHC A&DH Chambers 1860-ca. 1884 A:A&DH Chambers
A&P Great A&P Tea Co.** Late 19th century A:Other A
A&W Agnew & Wilcox 1868-1872 A:Agnew
AB American Bottle Co. ca. 1930-1931 A:American Bottle Co.
A.B. American Bottle Co. ca. 1906-1907 A:American Bottle Co.

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
American Bottle Co. 1906-1909 A:American Bottle Co.

American Bottle Co. ca. 1906-1907 A:American Bottle Co.

A.B.C. Albion Bottle Co. 1929-1969 A:Other A


ABC East Stroudsburg Glass 1884-? A:Other A
A.B.C.2 Atlantic Bottle Co. 1918-1931 A:Atlantic Bottle Co.
A.B.Co. American Bottle Co. 1906-1914 A:American Bottle Co.
ABGA Ball Brothers ?? B:Ball Brothers
A.B.G.Co. Adolphus Busch Glass Co. 1886-1893 A:Adolphus Busch
A.B.G.Co. / ST L Adolphus Busch Glass Co. 1892-1893 A:Adolphus Busch
A.B.G.M.Co. Adolphus Busch Glass Mfg. 1893-1905; 1908- A:Adolphus Busch
Co. 1920
A.B.G.M.Co. / Adolphus Busch Glass Mfg. 1899-1905 A:Adolphus Busch
BELLEVILLE, ILL. Co.
ACBCo Aire & Calder Glass Bottle Co. ca. 1860-1920 A:Other A
Fox, Fultz, Webster (Co.)** ca. 1896-at least 1904 A:Acme

ACME (milk bottle) Creamery Package Co.** ca. 1900-ca. 1912 A:Acme
ACME (jar) Schramm Glass Co. 1922-1925 A:Acme
ACME (jar) Manitoba Glass Mfg. Co. ca. 1907-1914 A:Acme
Lamont Glass Co. ca. 1890-1898 A:Acme

ADAMS & Co. Adams & Co. 1884-1900 A:Adms


ADLAM unknown 1884-1900 A:Other A
ADLER Hermann Heye Glasfabrik ca. 1889-1890s H:Hermann Heye
CONSERVENGLAS Glasfabrik

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
ADS American Druggists’ ca. 1905-1927 A:Other A
Syndicate**
ADVANCE Camden Glass Co. 1883-? C:Camden Glass Co.
Arkansas Glass Mfg. Co. 1958-ca. 2000 A:Other A

Arkansas Glass Mfg. Co. ca. 2000-2013 A:Other A

A.G.Co. Atlanta Glass Co. 1887-ca. 1892 A:AGCo


A.G.Co. Alexandria Glass Co. 1905-1916 A:AGCo
A.G.Co. Annapolis Glass Co. 1885-ca. 1887 A:AGCo
AGEE or Agee Kivlan & Onthank 1921-? S:Smalley, Kivlan etc.
AGNEW & Co. Agnew & Co. 1877-ca. 1894 A:Agnew
AGNEW & SON Agnew & Son 1872-1873 A:Agnew
AGS&Co A.G.Smalley & Co.** 1897-1912 A:Smalley
A.G.Smalley & Co.** 1895-1909 A:Smalley

A.G. SMALLEY & Co. A.G.Smalley & Co.** 1896-1915 A:Smalley


A.G.SMALLEY&Co., Inc. A.G.Smalley & Co., Inc.** 1906-1915 A:Smalley
AGW American Glass Works, ca. 1897-ca. 1901 A:American Glass
Pittsburgh Works, Pittsburgh
AGW American Glass Works, 1908-1935 A:American Glass
Richmond Works, Richmond
A.G.W. Arsenal Glass Works 1865-1869 A:Aetna/Arsenal
A.G.W. Alloa Glass Works 1900-1955 A:Other A
A.G.W.CO. Alloa Glass Works unknown A:Other A
Kerr Glass Mfg. Co. 1944-ca. 1999 K:Kerr Glass

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
A.H.T.Co. unknown unknown A:Other A
ALBANY GLASS Albany Glass Works 1847-1850 A:Other A
WORKS
ALFRED ALEXANDER Alfred Alexander & Co. 1870s-1880s A:Alfred Alexander
& Co
ALFRED ALEXANDER Alfred Alexander & Co. 1884-1913 A:Alfred Alexander
& CO
ALL RIGHT Hero Glass Works ca. 1868-1875 H:Hero Glass Works
ALMY Hay & Co. 1877-1884 A:Other A
Alston Cape May Glass Co. 1901-1914 A:Other A
ALTA (backslant) Foster-Forbes Glass Co. 1900-1920 F:Foster-Forbes
Glass Co.
ALTON GLASS CO. Alton Glass Co. 1868-1871 A:Other A
A.M.F.&Co. A.M. Foster & Co.** ca. 1893-ca. 1911 A:A.M. Foster
ANCHOR Anchor Glass Co. 1907-1909 A:Anchor Glass Co.
ANCHOR L.E. Smith Glass Co. 1909-1916 A:Anchor Glass Co.
Sydenham Glass Works unknown A:Anchor Glass Co.

Anchorglass Anchor Hocking Glass Co. 1945-1950 A:Anchor Hocking


ARBOGAST & CO. Alexander Arbogast 1861-1863 A:Arbogast
ARISTOCRAT unknown ca. 1920s-ca. 1930s A:Other A
ARROWHEAD Arrowhead Water Co. 1929-1987 A:Other A
ARROWHEAD AND Arrowhead and Puritas Water 1929-1950s A:Other A
PURITAS WATER Co.
ARS A.R. Samuel 1863-1868 A:A.R. Samuel

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
A.Schilling & Co.** ca. 1880s A:Other A

ASEPTIC Obear-Nester Glass Co. ca. 1905-mid-1920s O:Obear-Nester


Glass Co.
ATLAS Atlas Glass Co. 1886-1902 H:Hazel-Atlas Glass
Co.
ATLAS Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. 1902-1957 † H:Hazel-Atlas Glass
Co.
ATTERBURY Hale, Atterbury & Co. 1860-1861 A:Atterbury
ATTERBURY Atterbury, Reddick & Co. 1861-1864 A:Atterbury
ATTERBURY’S J.S. & T.B. Atterbury 1863-1864 A:Atterbury
PATENT JUNE 30, 1863
AUGUSTA GLASS Augusta Glass Works 1890-1894 A:AGCo
WORKS
AVON Wheaton Glass Co. ca. 1970s-1990s? A:Other A
American Wheaton Glass 1961-1962 W:Wheaton Glass
Corp.

AWG American Wheaton Glass 1960-1962 T:T.C. Wheaton Co.


Corp.
AWG CORP American Wheaton Glass 1960-1962 T:T.C. Wheaton Co.
Corp.
* Section = Chapter on either the Historic Bottle Website or printed edition of the Encyclopedia of
Manufacturer’s Marks on Glass Containers. First letter indicates the chapter (e.g. A = chapter on A logos) :
name of section with chapter (e.g., American GW-Pitts is the section on the American Glass Works,
Pittsburgh, PA.
** Not a glass manufacturer
† Atlas jars were also made by later firms – to the late 1960s.

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B

Logo Firm Date Range Section*


B (serifs)** Brookfield Glass Co. 1898-1922 B:Other B

B (serifs) Brockway Glass Co. 1925-ca. 1934 B:Brockway Machine


Bottle Co.

B (serifs) Charles Boldt Glass Co. 1910-1919 C:Charles Boldt

B (sans serifs) Buck Glass Co. ca. 1928-1961 B:Buck Glass Co.
B1 or BI (in Mass seal) Buck Glass Co. ca. 1940-1947 B:Buck Glass Co.
B (cursive) Ball Glass Container 1994-1995 B:Ball Brothers
Corp.
B in (Mass Seal) Butler Bottle Co. 1911-ca. 1916 B:Butler Bottle Co.
Brockway Glass Co. 1933-ca. 2000 B:Brockway Machine
Bottle Co.

unknown (on flasks) ca. 1890-ca. 1910 B:Other B

Boyd’s Crystal Art Glass 1978-present B:Other B

17B Buck Glass Co. ca. 1917 B:Buck Glass Co.


24B Butler Bottle Co. 1911-ca. 1916 B:Butler Bottle Co.
54B unknown early 20th century B:Other B
BACO Bartlett-Collins 1916-1918 B:Bartlett-Collins
BAGLEY & CoLD ; Bagley & Co., Ltd. 1898-ca. 1920s B:Bagley & Co.
BAGLEY & Co LD;
BAGLEY & Co LTD
BAKER & CUTTING Baker & Cutting 1858-1860 B:Baker & Cutting
BAKER BROS. & CO. Baker Bros. & Co.† ca. 1851-1905 B:Baker Brothers
BAKEWELL Bakewell, Pears & Co. 1866-1880? B:Beck, Phillips –
Bakewells
BAKEWELL & Bakewell & Anderson 1832-ca. 1835 B:Beck, Phillips –
ANDERSON Bakewells

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
B.A. FAHNESTOCK’S B.L. Fahnestock Co. 1840s-mid-1860s F:Fahnestock Firms
BALL or Ball (cursive) Ball Brothers 1895-present B:Ball Brothers
Ball STANDARD Ball Brothers ca. 1900-ca. 1912 G:Greenfield Fruit Jar &
Bottle Co.
BALTIMORE GLASS Baker Bros. & Co.† ca. 1850s-1880s B:Baker Brothers
WORKS
BALTIMORE Baker Bros. & Co.† ca. 1850s-1880s B:Baker Brothers
BALTO Baker Bros. & Co.† ca. 1850s-1880s B:Baker Brothers
BANNER Obear-Nester Glass Co. 1899-ca. 1920s O:Obear-Nester Glass
BARON KILNER John Kilner ca. 1890s-ca. 1920s K:Kilner Glass Plants
MAKER
BB Berney-Bond Glass Co. ca. 1920s-ca. 1930s B:Berney-Bond
B.B. Bellaire Bottle Co. early 20th century B:Bellaire Bottle Co.

BB48 Berney-Bond Glass Co. ca. 1920-1930 B:Berney-Bond


BB48 Owens-Illinois Glass Co. 1930-ca. 1946 B:Berney-Bond
BBCo Bellaire Bottle Co. early 20th century B:Bellaire Bottle Co.
BBCo Bell Bottle Co. 1913-1915 B:Bell Bottle Co.
Bellaire Bottle Co. early 20th century Bellaire Bottle Co.

BB&Co. Baker Bros. & Co.† ca. 1870s-1905 B:Baker Brothers


BBGCo Berney-Bond Glass Co. ca. 1905-ca. 1915. B:Berney-Bond
BBGCo48 Berney-Bond Glass Co. ca. 1917-1930 B:Berney-Bond
BBGCo48 Owens-Illinois Glass Co. 1930-ca. 1946 B:Berney-Bond
Ball Brothers ca.1885-1886 B:Ball Brothers

B&BSCo Brewers’ and Bottlers’ 1902-1913 B:Other B


Supply Co.
B-C Bartlett-Collins Glass 1916-1918 B:Bartlett-Collins
Co.

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
Bartlett-Collins Glass 1916-1918 B:Bartlett-Collins
Co.

B&Co LD Bagley & Co., Ltd. 1898-1920s B:Bagley & Co.


B&Co Bagley & Co. ca. 1907-1920s B:Bagley & Co.
BEAVER FALLS GLASS Beaver Falls Glass Co. 1869-1879 B:B.F.G.Co.
Co.
BEAVER Illinois Pacific Glass Co. ca. 1910 I:Illinois Pacific Glass
BECK PHILLIPS & CO. Beck, Phillips & Co. ca. 1866-1871 B:Beck, Phillips –
Bakewells
BELLAIRE STAMPING Bellaire Stamping Co. 1871-1892 B:Other B
CO.
BELLE PRE BOTTLE Belle Pre Bottle Co. 1905-1911 B:Belle Pre Bottle Co.
Co.
E. BENNETT Adams & Co. 1866-1867 A:Adams & Co.
BENNETT’S No. 1 Adams & Co. 1868-1869 A:Adams & Co.
BENNETT’S No. 2 Adams & Co. 1869-1870 A:Adams & Co.
BERRY & CO. George A. Berry & Co. 1860-1865 B:Other B
Dairymen’s Supply Co. 1890-ca. 1920 B:Other B

BF Ball-Foster 1995-2001 B:Ball Brothers


B.F.G.Co. Beaver Falls Glass Co. 1869-1879 B:B.F.G.Co.
B.F.G.Co. Beaver Flint Glass Co.†† 1896–1939 B:B.F.G.Co.
BGCo Bellville Glass Co. 1882-1886 B:Bellville Glass Co.
BGCO Binghamton Glass Co. ca. 1895-ca 1915 B:BGCo
B.G.Co. Burlington Glass Works 1875-1909 B:BGCo
BGW Bushwick Glass Works 1868-1898 B:Other B
BI Ball-Incon 1987-1994 B:Ball Brothers
BIG PINE KEY GLASS Big Pine Key Glass 1967-1973 B:Other B
WORKS Works

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
B.K. Bridgeport Glass Works 1815-1824 B:Other B
B.L. FAHNESTOCK B.L. Fahnestock Fortune 1866-1873 F:Fahnestock Firms
FORTUNE Co. Co.
B.L. FAHNESTOCK’S B.L. Fahnestock & Co. 1840s-mid-1860s F:Fahnestock Firms
Blake-Hart Products 1925-1932 B:Blake-Hart
Co.††

BLANKE Blank Mfg. & Supply ca. 1921-ca. 1923 B:Blanke Companies
Co.††
BLANKE & HAUK Blanke & Hauk Supply 1903-ca. 1906 B:Blanke Companies
Co.††
BLANKE & HAUK Blanke & Hauk Supply ca. 1906-1911 B:Blanke Companies
SUPPLY CO. Co.††
BLANKE MFG & SUP. Blanke Mfg. & Supply 1911-1921 B:Blanke Companies
CO. Co.††
BLOESER JAR Scranton Glass Co. ca. 1886-1900 S:Scranton Glass Co.
BLUE RIBBON Standard Glass Co. 1908-1920s S:Standard Glass Co.
B&M Baker & Martin 1815-1832 B:Other B
B&MSCo Bottler’s & Mfg. Sup. 1904-1920 B:Other B
Co.††
BO unknown ca. 1895-ca. 1914 B:Other B
BOC D.O. Cunningham ca. 1880-1890s B:Other B
BODE Gustav A. Bode†† 1890-1905 B:Other B
BODINE & BROTHERS Bodine & Brothers 1855-1864 B:Bodine Glass Firms
BOLDT Charles Boldt Glass Co. ca. 1905-1919 C:Charles Boldt
BOLEY MFG. CO. Boley Mfg. Co. ca. 1890-1916 B:Other B
Illinois Pacific Glass Co. ca. 1920-1926 I:Illinois Pacific Glass
Co.

BP&B Bakewell, Page & 1824-1830 B:Beck, Phillips –


Bakewells Bakewells

10
Logo Firm Date Range Section*
BP (Mass seal) Belle Pre Bottle Co. 1909-1911 B:Belle Pre Bottle Co.
B.P.17 or BP-17 Belle Pre Bottle Co. 1902-1911 B:Belle Pre Bottle Co.
BPBCo Belle Pre Bottle Co. 1902-1911 B:Belle Pre Bottle Co.
BPCo Brunswick Pharmacal 1896-ca. 1910 B:Beck, Phillips –
Co.†† Bakewells
B.P.&Co. Bakewell, Pears & Co. 1866-1870s? B:Beck, Phillips –
Bakewells
B.P.&Co. Beck, Phillips & Co. 1866-1870s B:Beck, Phillips –
Bakewells
BPK / GW Pig Pine Key Glass 1967-1973 B:Other B
Works
B.P.&So. Beck, Phillips & Co. 1866-1870s B:Beck, Phillips –
Bakewells
BREED Western Bottle Mfg. Co. ca. 1901-ca. 1908 W:Western Bottle Mfg.
Co.
BREFFITS or BREFFITS Edgar Breffit & Co. ca. 1844-1921 E:Edgar Breffit & Co.
& Co.
Brelle Fruit Jar Mfg. Co. 1913-1916 B:Other B

BREMEN • / H. HEYE • Hermann Heye ca. 1840s-1870s H:Hermann Heye


Glasfabrik Glasfabrik
BREMEN / H. HEYE / Hermann Heye ca. 1880-ca. 1890 H:Hermann Heye
HAMBURG Glasfabrik Glasfabrik
B.R.G.Co. Blair-Ruehl Glass Co. 1905-ca. 1911 B:Other B
BRIDGETON or J. Bodine & Sons 1846-1855 B:Bodine Glass Firms
BRIDGETOWN
BRILLIANTINE Jefferies Glass Co. 1896-1905 B:Other B
Brockway Glass Co. 1932-1964 B:Brockway Machine
Bottle Co.

BROOKE John B. Brooke Co. †† ca. 1890s B:John B. Brooke Co.

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
BROOKE CO. John B. Brooke Co. †† ca. 1901-1920 B:John B. Brooke Co.
BROOKLYN GLASS Brooklyn Glass Bottle 1831-1868 B:Other B
BOTTLE WORKS Works
B.&S. Boston & Sandwich 1825-1888 B:Other B
Glass Co.
BT&Co Bodine, Thomas & Co. 1866-1867 B:Bodine Glass Firms
BUCK GLASS Co. Buck Glass Co. 1940s-1960s B:Buck Glass Co.
BUCKEYE Adams & Co. 1862-1867 A:Adams & Co.
BURGIN & SONS Burgin & Sons 1853-1860 B:Burgin & Sons
BURLINGTON Burlington Glass Works 1875-1909 B:Other B
BUSHWICK GLASS Bushwick Glass Works 1868-1898 B:Other B
WORKS
B&W Burgin & Wood 1829 B:Burgin & Sons
B.W.&Co. Probably does not exist
* Section = Chapter on either the Historic Bottle Website or printed edition of the Encyclopedia of
Manufacturer’s Marks on Glass Containers. First letter indicates the chapter (e.g. A = chapter on A logos) :
name of section with chapter (e.g., American GW-Pitts is the section on the American Glass Works,
Pittsburgh, PA.
** Used on insulators; possibly on some bottles
† Baker Brothers operated the Baltimore Glass Works
†† Not a glass manufacturer

Logo Firm Date Range Section


C Chattanooga Glass Co. ca. 1913-1914 C:Chattanooga Glass
Co.
C Consolidated Fruit Jar 1867-1871 C:Consolidated Fruit Jar
Co. Co.
C Cunningham & Co. ca. 1879-ca. 1909 C:Cunningham Family
Firms
Owens Bottle Machine 1918-1919 O:Owens Bottle Co.
Co. (Charleston)

12
Logo Firm Date Range Section
Chattanooga Glass Co. 1927-1987 C:Chattanooga Glass
Co.

Chattanooga Glass Co. 1958-1987 C:Chattanooga Glass


Co.

Crystal Glass Co. 1921-1928 C:Crystal Glass Co.

Chattanooga Glass Co. ca. 1901-ca. 1913 C:Chattanooga Glass


Co.

unknown** ca. 1910-1930s C:Other C

Consumers Glass Co. 1962-1970s C:Consumers Glass Co.

Consumers Glass Co. 1917-1962 C:Consumers Glass Co.

Canada Dry Early 20th century C:Other C

C (in Mass. seal) Chicago Heights Glass ca. 1914-1928 C:Chicago Heights
Co. Glass Co.
Central New York Bottle ca. 1982-ca. 1996 C:Other C
Co.

13
Logo Firm Date Range Section
Coshocton Glass Co. 1915-1923 C:Coshocton Glass Co.

Coshocton Glass Co. 1915-1923 C:Coshocton Glass Co.

Star City Glass Co. 1949-1960s C:Coshocton Glass Co.

C / MILW Chase Valley Glass Co. 1880 C:Chase Valley Glass


Co.
CB Kilner Brothers Glass ca. 1857-1873 K:Kilner Glass Plants
Co.
C. BURNHAM & Co. C. Burnham & Co.† 1862-ca. 1866 A:Arthur, Burnham
CB&Co unknown unknown C:Other C
C&B unknown unknown C:CB Marks; Other C
C&Co Cunningham & Co. ca. 1878-1891; ca. 1900- C:Cunningham Family
ca. 1907 Firms
C&Co. LIM Cunningham & Co. ca. 1892-ca. 1907 C:Cunningham Family
Firms
C&H Coffin & Hay 1836-1842 C:Coffin Companies
C&I Cunningham & Ihmsen 1866-1878 C:Cunningham Family
Firms
C AND I Cunningham & Ihmsen 1866-1878 C:Cunningham Family
Firms
CALCUTT’S Canton Glass Co. ca. 1870-1890 C:Canton Glass Co.
CAMDEN GLASS Camden Glass Works 1850-1852 C:Other C
WORKS
CANADIAN Consumers Glass Co. 1917-? C:Consumers Glass Co.

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Logo Firm Date Range Section
CANTON FRUIT JAR Canton Glass Co. 1887-1890 C:Canton Glass Co.
CANTON DOMESTIC Canton Glass Co. 1890-1898 C:Canton Glass Co.
FRUIT JAR
CAPITAL Fairmount Glass Works teens-late 1920s F:Fairmount Glass
Works
CB Clevenger Brothers 1927-1971+ C:CB Marks
CB / K Kilner Brothers 1857-early 1900s C:CB Marks
C.B.Co. unknown early 20th century C:CB Marks
C.B.CO. Charles Boldt Co. ca. 1905-1919 C:Charles Boldt Co.
CB&Co. Unknown ca. 1880s-ca. 1890s C:CB Marks
CBGCo Chattanooga Glass Co. 1911-ca. 1920 C:Chattanooga Glass
Co.
CB&GCo Chattanooga Glass Co. 1911-ca. 1920 C:Chattanooga Glass
Co.
Carl Conrad & Co.† 1876-1882 C:Carl Conrad & Co.

C.C.G.C. Cream City Glass Co. 1888-1894 C:Cream City Glass Co.
CCGCO Colorado City Glass Co. 1889-1893 C:Colorado City Glass
Co.
CCGCo Cream City Glass Co. 1888-1894 C:Cream City Glass Co.
C Co Cochran’s Glass Co.? unknown C:Other C
CCO / MILW Chase Valley Glass Co. 1880 C:Chase Valley Glass
Co.
CCO2 / MILW Chase Valley Glass Co. 1880-1881 C:Chase Valley Glass
No. 2 Co.
CCNo2 / MILW Chase Valley Glass Co. 1880-1881 C:Chase Valley Glass
No. 2 Co.
C.C.S-E unknown ca. 1945-ca. 1970 C:Other C
C.C.S.G.Co. unknown unknown C:Other C

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Logo Firm Date Range Section
Consolidated Fruit Jar 1872-1882 C:Consolidated Fruit Jar
Co. Co.

CG poss. Crystal Glass ca. 1880s-ca/ 1890s S:Swindell Brothers


Works (Swindell
Brothers)
Columbine Glass Co. 1970-1980s? C:Other C

CGCo Colorado City Glass Co. 1889-1893 C:Colorado City Glass


Co.
CGCo Coshocton Glass Co. 1907-1923 C:Coshocton Glass Co.
CGCo Cumberland Glass Co. 1920? C:Cumberland Glass Co.
CGD unknown ca. 1970s-1980s C:Other C
CGI California Glass 1912-1918 C:Other C
Insulator Co.
CGM Campbell Glass Mfg. Co. 1885 C:CGMCo
CGMCo Campbell Glass Mfg. Co. 1885 C:CGMCo
CGW Clyde Glass Works 1895-1915 C:Other C
CGW poss. Crystal Glass ca. 1880s-ca. 1890s S:Severn Glass Co.
Works
CH (+ letters or Graham Glass Co. 1912-1923 G:Graham Glass Co.
numbers)
CHAPMAN Maryland Glass Works unknown C:Other C
CHATT Chattanooga Glass Co. 1920-1934 C:Chattanooga Glass
Co.
CHATT. CO. Chattanooga Glass Co. 1920-1934 C:Chattanooga Glass
Co.
C.H.B.CO. Chicago Heights Bottle 1913 C:Chicago Heights
Co. Bottle Co.
C-H Castlel-Hanson Corp. 1960-1970s? C:Other C

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Logo Firm Date Range Section
CI&Co. C. Ihmsen & Co. 1858-1860 I:Ihmsen Firms
CI&SONS C. Ihmsen & Sons 1855-1885 I:Ihmsen Firms
C. IHMSEN Charles Ihmsen & Co. late 1830s-early1870s I:Ihmsen Firms
C. IHMSEN & Co. Charles Ihmsen & Co. 1836-1860 I:Ihmsen Firms
C. IHMSEN & SONS C. Ihmsen & Sons 1855-1885 I:Ihmsen Firms
C&I Cunningham & Ihmsen 1865-1879 I:Ihmsen Firms
Carr-Lowrey Glass Co. ca. 1913-present C:Carr-Lowrey Glass

CLARK’S PEERLESS Gayner Glass Works ca. 1882-1898 G:Gayner Glass Works
CLEAR-VIEW MASON Brockway Glass Co. 1943-late 1940s Brockway Machine
Bottle Co.
CLF unknown 1879-1928 C:Other C
C.L.F.G.Co. C.L. Flaccus Glass Co. 1898-1906 C:C.L. Flaccus Glass
C.L. FLACCUS C.L. Flaccus Glass Co. ca. 1879-ca. 1910 C:C.L. Flaccus Glass
Co.
C.L.G.CO. Carr-Lowrey Glass Co. ca. 1889-early 1920s C:Carr-Lowrey Glass
CLAYTON BOTTLE Clayton Bottle Works 1885+ C:Other C
WORKS
CLEAR-VU Brockway Glass Co. 1943-late 1940s B:Brockway Glass Co.
CLIMAX Climax Stopper & Bottle ca. 1890s-early 1920s? C:Other C
Co.†
CLM unknown ca. 1890s-ca. 1905 C:Other C
CLYDE Clyde Glass Works 1895-1915 C:Other C
CLYDE GLASS WORKS Clyde Glass Works 1895-1915 C:Other C
C.P.M.Co. CHICAGO Creamery Package Mfg. early 20th century C:Creamery Package
Co.† Mfg. Co.
Co-operative Glass Co. 1920-1930+ C:Co-operative Glass
Co.

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Logo Firm Date Range Section
COFFIN & HAY Coffin & Hay 1836-1842 C:Coffin Companies
C–OGCO Co-operative Glass Co. 1920-1930+ C:Co-operative Glass
Co.
CO:GCO Co-operative Glass Co. 1920-1930+ C:Co-operative Glass
Co.
CO.GCO Co-operative Glass Co. 1920-1930+ C:Co-operative Glass
Co.
COHANSEY Cohansey Glass Mfg. ca. 1870s-ca. 1890 C:Cohansey Companies
Co.
COLO. C.G.CO. Colorado City Glass Co. 1889-1893 C:Colorado City Glass
Co.
COLO. CITY G.CO. Colorado City Glass Co. 1889-1893 C:Colorado City Glass
Co.
COLO.G.W. Colorado Glass Works 1887-1888 C:Colorado City Glass
COLO.G.W.Co. Colorado Glass Works 1887-1888 C:Colorado City Glass
Co.
COLUMBIA Cumberland Glass Co. 1896-1906 C:Cumberland Glass Co.
COLUMBIA Illinois Glass Co. ca. 1896-ca. 1911 D:De Steiger Glass Co.
COLUMBIA Whitney Glass Works ca. 1904 D:De Steiger Glass Co.
COLUMBIAN Fairmont Bottle & Fruit 1892-1893 F:Fairmont Bottle Co.
Jar Co.
CO.OP.F.G.CO. unknown unknown C:Other C
COOPER Richard Cooper & Co. 1870s-1890s C:Cooper & Wood
COOPER & WOOD Cooper & Wood 1859-1868 C:Cooper & Wood
CON G.CO. LTD Consumers Glass Co. 1917-1962 C:Consumers Glass Co.
CO-SHOE Coshocton Glass Co. 1923-1928 C:Coshocton Glass Co.
COVENTRY Coventry Glass Co. ca. 1814-1849 C:Other C
CPCo monogram Cutting Packing Co.† 1875-1899 B:Baker & Cutting
CR Curling, Robertson poss. 1834-1861 C:Other C
CREAMERY PACKAGE Creamery Package Mfg. early 20th century C:Creamery Package
MFG. CO. Co.† Mfg. Co.

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Logo Firm Date Range Section
CROWN Diamond Glass Co. 1890-1902 D:Diamond Glass Co.
CROWN Diamond Flint Glass Co. 1903-1913 D:Diamond Glass Co.
CROWN Dominion Glass Co. 1890s-ca. 1915? D:Dominion Glass Co.
CRY. PKG. MFG. CO. Creamery Package Mfg. early 20th century C:Creamery Package
Co.† Mfg. Co.
CRYSTAL Hero Glass Works 1873-1880 h:Hero Glass Works
CRYSTAL poss. Crystal Glass ca. 188s-ca. 1890s S:Swindell Brothers
Works (Swindell
Brothers)
CRYSTAL JAR Crystal Glass Co. 1879-1882 C:Crystal Glass Co.
Cannington, Shaw & Co. pre-1913 C:Cannington, Shaw &
Co.

C.S.&Co. Cannington, Shaw & Co. 1875-1892 C:Cannington, Shaw &


Co.
C.S.&Co Ld Cannington, Shaw & Co. 1892-1913 C:Cannington, Shaw &
Co.
C.S.&G.Co. Cooper Silica & Glass ca. 1908 C:Other C
Co.
C.S.SG.Co. poss. Cooper Silica & ca. 1908 C:Other C
Glass Co.
C&S unknown unknown C:Other C
C-T Coventry Glass Co. ca. 1814-1849 C:Other C
CUNNINGHAM & CO. Cunningham & Co. 1878-ca. 1891 C:Cunningham Family
Firms
CUNNINGHAM & Cunningham & Ihmsen 1866-1878 C:Cunningham Family
IHMSEN Firms
CUNNINGHAMS & CO. Cunninghams & Co. 1878-ca. 1891 C:Cunningham Family
Firms
CUNNINGHAMS & Cunninghams & Ihmsen 1866-1878 C:Cunningham Family
IHMSEN Firms
CUTTING & CO. Cutting & Co.† 1859-1875 B:Baker & Cutting

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Logo Firm Date Range Section
CUTTING PACKING Cutting Packing Co.† 1875-1899 B:Baker & Cutting
CO.
CW&Co (GW&Co) G.W. Weston & Co.† 1848-1861 C:Other C
CVGCO / + / MILW Chase Valley Glass Co. 1880 C:Chase Valley Glass
Co.
CVCoNo2 / MILW Chase Valley Glass Co. 1880-1881 C:Chase Valley Glass
No. 2 Co.
C.V. No. 1 Chase Valley Glass Co. 1880-1881 C:Chase Valley Glass
No. 1 Co.
C.V.Co. No. 2 Chase Valley Glass 1880-1881 C:Chase Valley Glass
Co.No. 2 Co.
* Section = Chapter on either the Historic Bottle Website or printed edition of the Encyclopedia of
Manufacturer’s Marks on Glass Containers. First letter indicates the chapter (e.g. A = chapter on A logos) :
name of section with chapter (e.g., American GW-Pitts is the section on the American Glass Works,
Pittsburgh, PA.
** Possibly Coshocton Glass Co. or the Cumberland Glass Mfg. Co. according to Toulouse (1971:100)
† Not a glass manufacturer

Logo Firm Date Range Section*


D (on fruit jars) unknown late-19th -early 20th D:Other D
century
Dominion Glass Co. 1928-early 1970s D:Dominion Glass Co.

D (in Mass. Seal) DuBois Glass Co. ca. 1913-ca. 1914 D:Other D
Dugin Glass Co. 1904-1913 D:Other D

Knox Glass Bottle Co. 1946-1952 K:Knox Glass


(Denver)

** Dominion Glass Co. 1970-1979 D:Dominion Glass Co.

DANDY Findlay Bottle Co. 1883-1891 G:Gilberds Jars

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
DANDY Sneath Glass Co. 1892-1897 G:Gilberds Jars
poss. DuBois Glass Co. ca. 1914 D:Other D

DBGCo30 DuBois Glass Co. 1914-1924 D:Other D


D.Co W.C. Depauw Co. ca. 1880s-ca. 1890s D:Other D
DE LAVAL De Laval Cream Separator early 20th century D:Other D
Co.†
DEAN FOSTER CO. Dean, Foster & Co.† 1900-1901 D:Dean, Foster & Co.
DEAN FOSTER & CO. Dean, Foster & Co.† 1874-early 1890s D:Dean, Foster & Co.
DENVER JAR Colorado Glass Works? 1887-1888 C:Colorado City Glass
Co.
DeSGCo De Steiger Glass Co. 1878-ca. 1882 D:De Steiger Glass
Co.
DESGCo De Steiger Glass Co. 1878-ca. 1882 D:De Steiger Glass
Co.
DEXTER A.R. Samuel 1870s-1880s A:A.R. Samuel
DEXTER Whitney Glass Works 1880s?-1904 A:A.R. Samuel
D.F.&Co. (no rays) Dean, Foster & Co.† ca. 1890-ca.1901 D:Dean, Foster & Co.
Dean, Foster & Co.† ca. 1894-ca. 1911 D:Dean, Foster & Co.

D.F.&D. Dean, Foster & Co.† -ca. 1888-1893 D:Dean, Foster & Co.
D.G.Co. Duquesne Glass Co. 1905-1919 D:Other D
Dominion Glass Co. 1890-1902 D:Dominion Glass Co.

Dominion Glass Co. ca. 1886-ca. 1901 D:Dominion Glass Co.

DGCoLTD Dominion Glass Co. ca. 1913-ca. 1928 D:Dominion Glass Co.

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
Federal Glass Co. ca. 1906-1920s F:Federal Glass Co.

DILLON G. Co. Dillon Glass Co. 1891-1894 D:Dillon Glass Co.


DILLON GLASS Co. Dillon Glass Co. 1891-1894 D:Dillon Glass Co.
DIXIE Dixie Glass Works 1898-ca. 1907 D:Dixie Glass Works
DJ (poss. JD) unknown late 19th -early 20th D:Other D
century
D.O.C. D.O. Cunningham 1880-1931 C:Cunningham Family
Firms
DOME Standard Glass Works ca. 1873-? S:Standard Glass Co.
DOMINION Dominion Glass Co. 1913-1928 D:Dominion Glass Co.
Doolittle SELF SEALER Gilchrist Jar Co. 1900-1901 G:Gilchrist Jar Co.
Doolittle SELF SEALER Frank Glass Co. 1896-1903 G:Gilchrist Jar Co.
Doolittle SELF SEALER Sydenham Glass co. 1894-1913 G:Gilchrist Jar Co.
D&O poss. Cumberland Glass Mfg. ca. 1890-ca. 1900 D:Other D
Co.
Dominion Glass Co. ca. 1913-ca. 1928 D:Dominion Glass Co.

Schram Glass Mfg. Co. ca. 1908-1925 S:Schram Glass Mfg.


Co.

DR. FAHNESTOCK’S B.L. Fahnestock Co. 1840s-mid-1860s F:Fahnestock Firms


VERMIFUGE
DSGCo De Steiger Glass Co. ca. 1878-ca. 1883 D:De Steiger Glass
Co.
Owens-Illinois Glass Co. 1940-1964 O:Owens-Illinois
Glass Co.

DYOTTVILLE GLASS Dyottville Glass Works ca. 1833-ca. 1880 D:Dyottville Glass
WORKS Works
** King (1987:219) called this logo a new trademark “in the form of a mould (purple) full of molten glass
(orange).”
† Not a glass manufacturer

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E

Logo Firm Date Range Section*


E1 (through E5) Edward H. Everett Glass Co. 1885-1904 E:Everett Glass Co.
E4 Essex Glass Co. ca. 1913-1920 E.Essex Glass Co.
E (+ letters or numbers) Graham Glass Co. 1912-1929 G:Graham Glass Co.
E (in Mass. Seal) Essex Glass Co. ca. 1913-1920 E:Essex Glass Co.
EAGLE WORKS Eagle Glass Works 1847-1849 E:Other E
EB Edgar Breffit & Co. 1880s E:Other E
EB&Co Edgar Breffit & Co. 1880s E:Other E
EB&CoLTD Edgar Breffit & Co. 1880s E:Other E
E.BENNETT Adams & Co. 1866-1867 A:Adams & Co.
E.C. FLACCUS Co. E.C. Flaccus Co.** ca. 1890 C:C.L. Flaccus Glass
Co.
ECLIPSE Nail City Glass Co. 1881-1883 E:Other E
ECONOMY SEALER Ohio Valley Glass Co. 1885-ca. 1886 E:Other E
EF (in Mass. Seal) Elk Flint Bottle Co. ca. 1918 E:Other E
EFB Edgar F. Breffit & Co. poss. 1880s E:Other E
EFB&Co. Edgar F. Breffit & Co. ca. 1880s E:Other E
E.G.CO. Evansville Glass Co. 1904-ca. 1907 E:Other E
Excelsior Glass Co. 1880s E:Other E

EHE Edward H. Everett Glass Co. 1885-1904 E:Everett Glass Co.


E.L.& Co. Dean, Foster & Co. ca. 1901 D:Dean, Foster & Co.
ELECTRIC Gayner Glass Works 1900-1910 G:Gayner Glass
Works
ELECTRIC FRUIT JAR poss. Gayner Glass Works 1890-1900 G:Gayner Glass
Works
ELECTROGLAS Northwestern Glass Co. 1958-ca. 1990s N:Northwestern Glass
Co.

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
Electroneal Illinois Pacific Glass Corp. 1926-1930 I:Illinois Pacific Glass
Corp.
ELLENVILLE GLASS Ellenville Glass Works ca. 1855-ca. 1875 E:Ellenville Glass
WORKS Works
EMPIRE Empire Bottle & Supply Co.** ca. 1901-poss. 1920 E:Other E
E.P.JR.& Co. E. Packham, Jr. & Co.** 1896-1902 E:Other E
E.S. Burnham** early 20th century- E:Other E
1940s

ESH Ely Sons & Hoyt ca. 1895-ca. 1903 E:Other E


ESSX Empire Bottle & Supply Co.** ca. 1901-poss. 1920 E:Essex Glass Co.
A.G. Smalley Glass Co.** ca. 1918 A:A.G. Smalley

Eureka Jar Co. 1918-1920s E:Eureka Jar Co.

EUREKA unknown ca. 1864 E:Other E


EVERETT Everett Glass Co. 1885-1904 E:Everett Glass Co.
Illinois Pacific Glass Co. 1904-ca. 1909 I:Illinois Pacific Glass
Co.

EWPGCo Edward & William Packham ca. 1890s E:Other E


Glass Co.**
E.W.CO. WORKS E. Wormser & Co. ca. 1860s W:Wormser Firms
E.W.&Co. E. Wormser & Co. ca. 1857-1866 W:Wormser Firms
E. WORMSER & Co. E. Wormser & Co. ca. 1857-1866 W:Wormser Firms
* Section = Chapter on either the Historic Bottle Website or printed edition of the Encyclopedia of
Manufacturer’s Marks on Glass Containers.
** Not a glass manufacturer

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F

Logo Firm Date Range Section*


F Owens West Virginia Bottle 1910-1916 O:Owens Bottle Co.
Co.
F Fairmount Glass Works ca. 1920s-ca. 1933 F:Fairmount Glass
Works
Owens West Virginia Bottle 1917-1919 O:Owens Bottle Co.
Co.

Fairmount Glass Works 1933-1968 F:Fairmount Glass


Works

C.L. Flaccus ca. 1914-ca. 1920 C:C.L. Flaccus Glass


Co.

Federal Glass Co. 1932-1958? F:Federal Glass Co.

F 13 C.L. Flaccus Glass Co. ca. 1914-ca. 1920 C:C.L. Flaccus Glass
Co.
F&Co. B.L. Fahnestock Co. ca. 1875 Fahnestock Firms
F.&J. BODINE F.&J. Bodine 1863-1869 B:Bodine Glass Firms
F.&J. HEINZ F.&J. Heinz** 1876-1888 H:H.J. Heinz Co.
F. Stanger (cursive) Amelung Glass Works ca. 1792 F:Other F
FA&Co Fahnestock Albree & Co. ca. 1860-1871 Fahnestock Firms
FAHNESTOCK ALBREE Fahnestock Albree & Co. ca. 1860-1871 Fahnestock Firms
& Co.
FAIR VIEW WORKS Fair View Glass Works 1833 F:Other F
F.B. poss. Findlay Bottle Co. 1888-1893 F:Findlay Bottle Co.
F.B.C. Findlay Bottle Co. 1888-1893 F:Findlay Bottle Co.
FBCo Findlay Bottle Co. 1888-1893 F:Findlay Bottle Co.
FB&Co*** poss. B.L. Fahnstock, Fortune ca. 1866-1873 Fahnestock Firms
& Co.

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
F.B.&F.J.Co. Fairmont Bottle & Fruit Jar Co. 1892-1893 Fairmont Bottle Co.
F.C.G.C. Falls City Glass Co. 1884-1892 F:Falls City Glass Co.
F.C.C.Co.† Falls City Glass Co. 1884-1892 F:Falls City Glass Co.
F.C.G.Co. Falls City Glass Co. 1884-1892 F:Falls City Glass Co.
FE Flaccus & Elliott** unknown C:C.L. Flaccus Glass
Co.
FER F.E. Reed & Co. ca. 1897-ca. 1925 F:F.E. Reed & Co.
F.E.R.&CO. F.E. Reed & Co. ca. 1897-ca. 1925 F:F.E. Reed & Co.
F.E.R.G.CO. F.E. Reed Glass Co. ca. 1910-1920 F:F.E. Reed & Co.
Foster-Forbes Glass Co. ca. 1929-1940s F:Foster-Forbes
Glass Co.

Foster-Forbes Glass Co. 1942-1983 F:Foster-Forbes


Glass Co.

FF&Co. B.L. Fahnestock Fortune Co. 1866-1873 F:Fahnestock Firms


FF&W Fox, Fultz & Webster** ca. 1890-1910+ A:Acme
F.G. poss. Fidelity Glass Co. ca. 1890s-1916 F:Fidelity/Florida
Firms
F.G. poss. Florida Glass Mfg. Co. 1926-ca. 1940 F:Fidelity/Florida
Firms
FG2 Fidelity Glass Co. ca. 1890s-1916 F:Fidelity/Florida
Firms
F.G. 60 Florida Glass Mfg. Co. 1926-ca. 1940 F:Fidelity/Florida
Firms
poss. Florida Glass Mfg. Co. ca. 1940-1947 F:Fidelity/Florida
Firms

F.G.Co. poss. Fidelity Glass Co. ca. 1890s-1916 F:Fidelity/Florida


Firms
F.G.Co. poss. Florida Glass Mfg. Co. 1926-ca. 1940 F:Fidelity/Florida
Firms

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
F.G.Co. 60 Florida Glass Mfg. Co. 1926-ca. 1940 F:Fidelity/Florida
Firms
Federal Glass Co. ca. 1906-1920s? F:Federal Glass Co.

F.G.G.Co.† Falls City Glass Co. 1884-1892 F:Falls City Glass Co.

F.G.MFG .Co unknown ca. 1883-late 1880s F:F.G. Mfg. Co.

FGW Fairmount Glass Works 1888-1920s F:Fairmount Glass


Works
Fairmount Glass Works 1888-1920s F:Fairmount Glass
Works

FH Frederick Hampson Glass mid- to late 20th F:Frederick Heitz


Works century Glass Works
F.H. Frederick Heitz Glass Works 1882-1896 F:Frederick Heitz
Glass Works
Gerresheimer Glas early 1900s-ca.1930s H:Hermann Heye
Glasfabrik

F.H.G.W. Frederick Heitz Glass Works 1882-1896 F:Frederick Heitz


Glass Works
F. HITCHINS FACTORY Lockport Glass Works 1850-1856 F:Other F
FICO unknown ca. early 20th century F:Other F
FID Fidelity Glass Co. ca. 1890s-1916 F:Fidelity/Florida
Firms
FID2 Fidelity Glass Co. ca. 1890s-1916 F:Fidelity/Florida
Firms
FIDELITY Fidelity Glass Co. ca. 1890s-1916 F:Fidelity/Florida
Firms
FIRST PREMIUM Cicero Glass Co. 1902-1903 B:Bartlett:Collins
FIRST PREMIUM Pioneer Flint Glass Co. 1906 B:Bartlett:Collins

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
FISLERVILLE GLASS Fislerville Glass Works 1850s-1860s F:Other F
WORKS
FL Frederick Lorenz 1854-1860 L:Lorenz Glass Firms
FL (Mass. seal) C.L. Flaccus Glass Co. ca. 1914-ca. 1920 C:C.L. Flaccus Glass
Co.
FL&Co. Frederick Lorenz & Co. 1854-1860 L:Lorenz Glass Firms
F&L SCHAUM Schaum, Reitz & Co. ca. 1851-1854 F:Other F
FLACCUS BROTHERS Flaccus Brothers** 1880-1920 C:C.L. Flaccus Glass
Co.
FLICKINGER Flickinger Packing Co.** ca. 1885-1900 F:Other F
FLORIDA Tropical Glass & Box Co. 1950-1954 F:Fidelity/Florida
Firms
FOSTORIA GLASS Co. Fostoria Glass Co. ca. 1928 F:Other F
FOX FULTZ & Fox, Fultz & Webster** 1892-1910+ A:Acme
WEBSTER
FRANK DILLON GLASS Dillon Glass Co. 1891-1894 D:Dillon Glass Co.
Co.
FRANK GLASS Co. Frank Glass Co. 1899-1903 F:Other F
FRANKLIN FRUIT A.R. Samuel 1865-1898 A:A.R. Samuel
FRANKLIN DEXTER A.R. Samuel 1868-1870s A:A.R. Samuel
FREDERICK R. Frederick R. Lorenz 1854-1860 L:Lorenz Glass Firms
LORENZ
FRIDLEY & Huyett & Fridley** 1859-ca. 1862 A:Arthur, Burnham
CORNMAN’S PATENT
FRL Frederick R. Lorenz 1854-1860 L:Lorenz Glass Firms
FULL MEASURE A.G. Smalley & Co.** 1896-1915 A:A.G. Smalley
* Section = Chapter on either the Historic Bottle Website or printed edition of the Encyclopedia of
Manufacturer’s Marks on Glass Containers. First letter indicates the chapter (e.g. A = chapter on A logos) :
name of section with chapter (e.g., American GW-Pitts is the section on the American Glass Works,
Pittsburgh, PA.
** Not a glass manufacturer
*** Toulouse (1971:197) suggested that F.B.&Co. could have been an engraver’s error for F.F.&Co.
† F.C.C.Co. and F.G.G.Co. are either mis-readings of the F.C.G.Co. logo or are engraver’s errors.
†† capital “F” (no serifs) attached to an upside down capital “F” (also no serifs)

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G

Logo Firm Date Range Section*


G Gayner Glass Works 1898-ca. 1964 G:Gayner Glass
Works
G (with numbers 6 or 7 Northwestern Ohio Bottle Co. 1916-1917 O:Owens Bottle Co.
below)
Owens Bottle Machine Co. 1918-1919 O:Owens Bottle Co.
(Glassboro)

Gayner Glass Works ca. 1920-ca. 1964 G:Gayner Glass


Works

Gayner Glass Works ca. 1920s G:Gayner Glass


Works

Gulfport Glass Co. 1954-1970s+ G:Other G

E&J Gallo 1958-present G:Other G

Glenshaw Glass Co. 1904-present G:Glenshaw Glass


Co.

General Glass Co. 1935-1937 A:Anchor Hocking

G (+ letters or numbers) Graham Glass Co. 1912-1929 G:Graham Glass Co.


Gerresheimer Glas 1939-? H:Hermann Heye
Glasfabrik

G&H Gray & Hemingray ca. 1848-1863 H:Hemingray Glass


Co.
G&S Gillinder & Sons 1867-1871 G:Other G
GAB Gustav A. Bode** ca. 1880-1905 G:Other G
GALLO E&J Gallo 1958-present G:Other G

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
GAYNER Gayner Glass Works 1920s G:Gayner Glass
Works
GAYNER GLASS Gayner Glass Works 1920s-1930s G:Gayner Glass
WORKS Works
GBBA of US-C Glass Bottle Blowers or ca. late 19th century U:Other U
America
Glass Container Corp. 1934-ca. 1968 G:Glass Container
Corp.

Giles-Clough Co. 1893-1897 G:Giles-Clough Co.

GEM Gem Bottle & Supply Co.** unknown G:Other G


GEM B&S CO. N.Y. Gem Bottle & Supply Co.** unknown G:Other G
GEM-BROOKE Gem-Brooke Bottle & Supply unknown G:Other G
Co.**
GEM OVAL Western Bottle Mfg. Co. ca. 1904-ca. 1906 W:Western Bottle
Mfg. Co.
Illinois Pacific Glass Co. ca. 1910-ca. 1920 I:Illinois Pacific Glass
Co.

GEO. A. BERRY & CO. George A. Berry & Co. 1860-1865 B:Other B
GEO. W. ROBINSON George W. Robinson ca. 1867-1869 G:Other G
GEORGE F. COLLINS & George F. Collins & Co. 1922-1946 L:Liberty Glass Co.
Co.
Glass Container Corp. 1967-1987 G:Glass Container
Corp.

GGCo poss. Glenshaw Glass Co. 1895-ca. 1920 G:Glenshaw Glass


Co.
GGCo poss. Gaston Glass Co. 1901-1906 G:Other G
G / G G Co Golden Glass Works? 1887-1889 C:Colorado City Glass
Co.

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
GGW Gayner Glass Works ca. 1900-ca. 1920s G:Gayner Glass
Works
GILBERDS unknown ca. 1880s G:Gilberds Jars
GILLINDER Franklin Flint Glass Co. 1871-1912 G:Other G
Gilchrist Jar Co. 1898-1902 G:Gilchrist Jar Co.

GLASS WORKS H. Hermann Heye Glasfabrik 1870s-1890s H:Hermann Heye


HEYE Glasfabrik
GLASSBORO Whitney Glass Works ca. 1880-ca. 1890 W:Whitney Glass
Works
GLOBE Hemingray Glass Co. 1886-1910 H:Hemingray Glass
Co.
GOLDEN-STATE Ben Schloss Mfg. Co.** ca. 1910-ca. 1917 G:Other G
GPD Arrowhead and Puritas Water ca. 1957-1960s A:Other A
Co. (Glass Products Division)
GRAHAM Graham Glass Co. 1928-1929 G:Graham Glass Co.
GRANITE GLASS Co. Granite Glass Co. 1846-1862 G:Granite Glass Co.
GRAY & HEMINGRAY Gray & Hemingray 1848-1857 H:Hemingray Glass
Co.
GREEN BANK NJ Green Bank Glass Works 1845-1853 G:Other G
GLASS Co.
GREENFIELD Greenfield Fruit Jar & Bottle ca. 1902-1909 G:Greenfield Fruit Jar
Co. & Bottle Co.
poss. Henry Martin ca. 1883 G:Other G

GW Great Western Glass Co. 1874-1882+ G:Great Western


Glass Co.
G.W. Gottlieb Wurster & Co.** 1869-1880 G:Great Western
Glass Co.
GW&J unknown ca. 1880s-ca. 1910 G:Other G

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
GWK G.W. Kearns & Co. 1878-ca. 1913 K:Kearns Glass Firms
GWK&Co. G.W. Kearns & Co. 1860s-1868; 1878-ca. K:Kearns Glass Firms
1913
* Section = Chapter on either the Historic Bottle Website or printed edition of the Encyclopedia of
Manufacturer’s Marks on Glass Containers. First letter indicates the chapter (e.g. A = chapter on A logos) :
name of section with chapter (e.g., American GW-Pitts is the section on the American Glass Works,
Pittsburgh, PA.
** Not a glass manufacturer

Logo Firm Date Range Section*


H W.H. Hamilton & Co. ca. 1898-1918 H:Hamilton Glass
Houses
H Hart Glass Mfg. Co. 1918-1938 H:Hart Glass Firms
H Hazel Glass Co. 1885-1902 H:Hazel-Atlas Glass
Co.
H Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. 1910-1916 O:Owens Bottle Co.
H (before numbers) H.J. Heinz Co. 1892-1848 H:H.J. Heinz Co.
H 28 (or other numbers) Hemingray Glass Co. ca. 1924-ca. 1935 H:Hemingray Glass
Co.
H (below numbers) Illinois-Pacific Glass Co. † 1902-ca. 1909 H:Holt Glass Works
H (after numbers) poss. Illinois-Pacific Glass 1902-ca. 1909 H:Holt Glass Works
Co.**
Hemingray Glass Co. ca. 1924-ca. 1935 H:Hemingray Glass
Co.

Hemingray Glass Co. ca. 1924-ca. 1935 H:Hemingray Glass


Co.

J.T. & A. Hamilton Co. 1900-1943 H:Hamilton Glass


Houses

J.T. & A. Hamilton Co. ca. 1875-1890s? H:Hamilton Glass


Houses

32
Logo Firm Date Range Section*
Hart Glass Mfg. Co. 1918-1938 H:Hart Glass Firms

Heisey Glass Co. ca. 1905-1915 H:Other H

H-{number} Hemingray Glass Co. ca. 1924-ca. 1935 H:Hemingray Glass


Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. 1923-ca. 1882 H:Hazel-Atlas Glass
Co.

HAGGERTY’S GLASS Haggerty Bros. & Co. late 19th century H:Haggerty Bros. &
WORKS Co.
HAMILTON Hamilton Glass Works ca, 1864-1880 H:Other H
HAMILTON GLASS Hamilton Glass Works ca. 1859 H:Other H
WORKS N.Y.
HARTFORD FRUIT JAR Hartford Fruit Jar Co. 1885-1889 H:Other H H:Other H
COMPANY
HAWLEY GLASS CO Hawley Glass Co. 1882-1900
HAZEL Hazel Glass Co. ca. 1890-1902 H:Hazel-Atlas Glass
Co.
HAZEL-ATLAS Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. 1902-1915 H:Hazel-Atlas Glass
Co.
HB poss. Haggerty Brothers late 19th century H:Haggerty Bros. &
Co.
HB ligature Hutton-Bates Glass Co. 1916-1922 L:Liberty Glass Co.
H-B poss. Haggerty Brothers late 19th century H:Haggerty Bros.

H.B.CO. Whitall Tatum & Co. ca. 1887-ca. 1909 W:Whitall Tatum Co.
H.B.&Co. Haggerty Bros. & Co. late 19th century H:Haggerty Bros. &
Co.

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
H.B.G.CO. Henry B. Glipin Co.** ca. 1880s-1904 H:Other H
H&Co unknown ca. 1890s? H:Other H
H.D.T.&Co. H.D. Thatcher & Co.** 1884-1889 T:Thatcher Mfg. Co.
HEINZ H.J. Heinz Co. 1888-early 1900s H:H.J. Heinz Co.
HEINZ BROS. & Co. Heinz Brothers & Co.** ca. 1882-1884 H:H.J. Heinz Co.
HEINZ CO. H.J. Heinz Co. 1899-1907 H:H.J. Heinz Co.
HEINZ, NOBLE & Co. Heinz, Noble & Co.** 1872-1875 H:H.J. Heinz Co.
HEINZ & NOBLE Heinz & Noble** 1869-1872 H:H.J. Heinz Co.
HEMINGRAY Hemingray Glass Co. ca. 1900-1933 H:Hemingray Glass
Co.
HERMANN HEYE Hermann Heye Glasfabrik ca. 1940s-ca. 1900 H:Hermann Heye
Glasfabrik
HERO Hero Glass Works ca. 1866-1900 H:Hero Glass Works
HEROINE Hero Glass Works ca. 1867-1869 H:Hero Glass Works
H. E. WRIGHT & SONS H.E. Wright & Sons early 20th century? H:Other H
HEYE Hermann Heye Glasfabrik 1940s-1960s H:Hermann Heye
Glasfabrik
Hero Fruit Jar Co. ca. 1884-1900 H:Hero Glass Works

H.J. HEINZ Henry J. Heinz** 1860-1869 H:H.J. Heinz Co.


H.J. HEINZ Co. H.J. Heinz Co. 1892-1920? H:H.J. Heinz Co.
Hamilton Glass Works 1891-1898 H:Other H

Hamilton Glass Works ca. 1893-ca. 1896 H:Other H

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
Hillsboro Glass Co. 1961-? H:Other H

H.G.CO. Hemingray Glass Co. late 1870s-mid-1890s H:Hemingray Glass


Co.

Hemingray Glass Co. ca. 1870s-1880s H:Hemingray Glass


Co.

Hero Glass Works 1880-1883 H:Hero Glass Works

HH Hermann Heye Glasfabrik 1870s-1880s H:Hermann Heye


Glasfabrik
H. HEYE • / BREMEN • Hermann Heye Glasfabrik ca. 1840s-1870s H:Hermann Heye
Glasfabrik
H&L Hartell & Lettchworth** unknown H:Other H
HM&P †† Obear-Nester Glass Co. 1908-ca. 1921 O:Obear-Nester
Glass Co.
HOLLIEANNA Root Glass Co. 1932-1933 R:Root Glass Co.
HOLZ, CLARK & Holz, Clark & Taylor 1871-1880+ H:Holt Glass Works
TAYLOR
HOM-PAK J.T. & A. Hamilton Co. ca. 1940s H:Hamilton Glass
Houses
HONESDALE GLASS Honesdale Glass Works 1856-1902 H:Other H
WORKS
HOWE JAR Scranton Glass Co. ca. 1888-1900 S:Scranton Glass Co.
HS Keen Glass Works ‡ 1815-1817 K:Keen Glass Works
H&S Haught & Schwerer ca. 1860-ca. 1964 H:Other H
HWP Henry W. Putnam** late 1870s-1900 H:Other H

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HYGEIA Hygeia Glass Co. 20th century H:Other H
* Section = Chapter on either the Historic Bottle Website or printed edition of the Encyclopedia of
Manufacturer’s Marks on Glass Containers. First letter indicates the chapter (e.g. A = chapter on A logos) :
name of section with chapter (e.g., American GW-Pitts is the section on the American Glass Works,
Pittsburgh, PA.
** Not a glass manufacturer
† Toulouse (1971:231) incorrectly attributed the {number} / H logo to the Holt Glass Works.
†† Made for Hornick, More & Porterfield.
‡ HS = Henry Schoolcraft

Logo Firm Date Range Section*


I Industrial Glass Co. ca. 1892-ca. 1996 I:Other I
Illinois Glass Co. 1915-1929 I:Illinois Glass Co.

Owens-Illinois Glass Co. 1954-present O:Owens-Illinois


Glass Co.

Owens-Illinois Glass Co. 1929-ca. 1960 O:Owens-Illinois


Glass Co.

IBGCo Indiana Bottle & Glass Co. 1904-1909 T:Turner Brothers


ICICLE F.E. Reed Glass Co. 1927-? F:F.E. Reed & Co.
IDEAL Creamery Package Mfg. Co.** ca. 1900-early teens C:Creamery Package
Mfg. Co.
IG poss. Illinois Glass Co. 1873-ca. 1890 I:Illinois Glass Co.
IG Imperial Glass Co. 1904-1984 I:Other I
IGC Illinois Glass Co. 1873-1894 I:Illinois Glass Co.
IGC poss. Ihmsen Glass Co. 1872-1894 I:Ihmsen Firms
IGCo Illinois Glass Co. ca. 1880-ca. 1915 I:Illinois Glass Co.
IGCo † poss. Ihmsen Glass Co. 1897-1900 I:Ihmsen Firms
Illinois Glass Co. 1897-ca. 1916 I:Illinois Glass Co.

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Illinois Glass Co. ca. 1906-ca. 1914 I:Illinois Glass Co.

Illinois Glass Co. ca. 1906-ca. 1914 I:Illinois Glass Co.

Independent Glass Co. ca. 1880s I:Other I

Intermountain Glass Co. 1935-1937 I:Other I

Intermountain Glass Co. 1935-1937 I:Other I

Imperial Glass Co. 1904-1984 I:Other I

Iroquois Glass Co. 1958-1967 I:Other I

IGCoL Ihmsen Glass Co. 1878-1896 I:Ihmsen Firms


IGO †† Illinois Glass Co. 1873-1894 I:Illinois Glass Co.
IGWCo Indiana Glass Works Co. ca. 1870s I:Other I
ILLINI Illinois Glass Co. ca. 1920-ca. 1925 I:Illinois Glass Co.
ILLINOIS Illinois Glass Co. ca. 1925-1929 I:Illinois Glass Co.
ILLINOIS Owens-Illinois Glass Co. 1929-ca. 1940 O:Owens-Illinois
Glass Co.
ILLINOIS-PACIFIC Illinois Pacific Coast Co. 1931-1932 I:Illinois Pacific Coast
COAST Co. Co.
ILLINOIS-PACIFIC Illinois Pacific Glass Co. ca. 1902-ca. 1909 I:Illinois Pacific Glass
GLASS Co. Co.
ILLINOIS-PACIFIC Illinois Pacific Glass Corp. 1926-1930 I:Illinois Pacific Glass
GLASS CORP. Corp.

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IMPERIAL Illinois Glass Co. ca. 1896-ca. 1901 D:De Steiger Glass
Co.
IMPROVED STANDARD Johns Brothers 1893-1895 F:Fairmont Bottle Co.
INDEPENDENT JAR Independent Glass Co. ca. 1880s I:Other I
INDIANAPOLIS GLASS Indianapolis Glass Works ca. 1870-1876 I:Other I
WORKS
INDPLS GLASS Indianapolis Glass Works ca. 1870-1876 I:Other I
WORKS
I-P ‡ Keen Glass Works 1816-1817 K:Keen Glass Works
I.P.C. Imperial Packing Co.** 1891-1899 I:Other I
Illinois Pacific Coast Co. 1931-1932 I:Illinois Pacific Coast
Co.

Illinois Pacific Glass Co. ca. 1925-1926 I:Illinois Pacific Glass


Co.

Illinois Pacific Glass Corp. ca. 1926-1930 I:Illinois Pacific Glass


Corp.

I.P.G.Co. or IPGCO Illinois Pacific Glass Co. 1902-1920s I:Illinois Pacific Glass
Co.
Illinois Pacific Glass Co. 1902-1920s I:Illinois Pacific Glass
Co.

Illinois Pacific Glass Co. ca. 1920s I:Illinois Pacific Glass


Co.

Illinois Pacific Glass Co. ca. 1920s I:Illinois Pacific Glass


Co.

IRON CLAD Iron Clad Mfg. Co. early 20th century? I:Other I
ISABELLA GLASS Isabella Glass Works 1850s-1870s I:Other I
WORKS
ISGCO Interstate Glass Co. ca. 1902 I:Other I
IXL IXL Glass Bottle Co. ca. 1921-ca. 1923 I:Other I
* Section = Chapter on either the Historic Bottle Website or printed edition of the Encyclopedia of
Manufacturer’s Marks on Glass Containers. First letter indicates the chapter (e.g. A = chapter on A logos) :
name of section with chapter (e.g., American GW-Pitts is the section on the American Glass Works,
Pittsburgh, PA.

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** Not a glass manufacturer
† If the IGCo logo were used by the Ihmsen Glass Co., it would only have been on a few export beer bottles.
†† IGO is almost certainly either a mis-reading or an engraver’s error for IGC.
‡ I-P = Junius Perry; the mark is easy to mis-identify as HP ligature.

Logo Firm Date Range Section*


Jeanette Glass Co. ca. 1917-ca. 1924 J:Jeanette Glass Co.

poss. Jeanette Glass Co. 1900-ca. 1920s J:Jeanette Glass Co.


poss. George Jonas Glass 1900-1908 J:Other J
Co.
Jefferis Glass Co. 1900-1905 J:Other J
Jeanette Glass Co. ca. 1920s J:Jeanette Glass Co.
Jefferis Glass Co. 1896-1905 J:Other J
Knox Glass Bottle Co. ca. 1932 K:Knox Glass
(Jackson)

Knox Glass Bottle Co. 1932-1952 K:Knox Glass


(Jackson)

Jeanette Glass Co. 1898-1980s J:Jeanette Glass Co.

JAMBLER Kerr Glass Mfg. Co. 1948-at least 1980s K:Kerr Glass
JB poss. Johns Brothers 1893-1895 F:Fairmont Glass Co.
J&B* unknown ca. 1898 J:Other J
J. BODINE & SONS J. Bodine & Sons 1846-1855 B:Bodine Glass Firms
J.B. BROOKE MAKER John B. Brooke Co. Unknown J:Other J
J. BROS. Johns Brothers 1895-1907 F:Fairmont Bottle Co.
J.C. BAKER’S PATENT Potter & Bodine 1866-1867 B:Bodine Glass Firms
John Duncan’s Sons † ca. 1880s-ca. 1920s J:Other J

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
J.D. WILLOUGHBY Backewell, Pears & Co. 1859+ B:Beck, Phillips –
Bakewells
JERSEY Whitney Glass Works ca. 1870-ca. 1872 W:Whitney Glass
Works
J.G.CO. Jeanette Glass Co. ca. 1898-ca. 1920s J:Jeanette Glass Co.
Flickinger Packing Co.† 1885-1900 J:Other J

Canton Glass Co. ca. 1910 C:Canton Glass Co.

J.H.S.Co. Canton Glass Co. 1885-1900 C:Canton Glass Co.


JIFFY SEAL Brockway Glass Co. ca. 1938 Brockway Machine
Bottle Co.
JK or J•K John Kilner & Co. 1828-1857 K:Kilner Glass Plants
JK&Co. John Kilner & Co. 1842-4844 K:Kilner Glass Plants

JK&S John Kilner & Sons 1844-1857 K:Kilner Glass Plants


JK / T John Kilner & Sons 1847-1857 K:Kilner Glass Plants
JK / W John Kilner & Sons 1847-1857 K:Kilner Glass Plants
JK / WAKEFIELD John Kilner & Sons 1844-1857 K:Kilner Glass Plants
JMM&CO. J. M. Maris & Co.† 1876-1915 J:Other J
JOHN A. WEBSTER & John A. Webster & Son † 1900-ca. 1913 J:Other J
SON
JOHN KILNER / John Kilner & Sons 1844-1857 K:Kilner Glass Plants
WAKEFIELD
JOHN M. MOORE John M. Moore & Co. ca. 1861-1863 M:Moore Brothers
JOHN M. MOORE & Co. John M. Moore & Co. ca. 1861-1863 M:Moore Brothers
John M. Moore & Co. John M. Moore & Co. ca. 1861-1863 M:Moore Brothers
(cursive)
JOHN W. LADD John W. Ladd Co unknown J:Other J
COMPANY

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JOHNS BROS. Johns Brothers 1893-1895 F:Fairmont Glass Co.
JOHNS BROTHERS Johns Brothers 1893-1895 F:Fairmont Glass Co.
JOHNSON & JOHNSON Cohansey Glass Co. 1887-1913 C:Cohansey
Companies
JOHNSON & JOHNSON Cumberland Glass Co. 1896-1899; 1905- C:Cumberland Glass
1913 Co.
JPF †† Pitkin Glass Works ca. 1810-ca. 1830 J:Other J
J.P. SMITH & CO. J.P. Smith & Co.† ca. 1868-ca. 1871 J:Other J
J.P. SMITH, SON & CO. J.P. Smith, Son & Co.† ca. 1871-1878 J:Other J
JR poss. John Robinson ca. 1824-ca. 1828 J:Other J
JR&S John Robinson & Son ca. 1830-ca. 1834 J:Other J
JR&SON John Robinson & Son ca. 1830-ca. 1834 J:Other J
J. SHEPARD J. Shephard & Co. 1826-1828 J:Other J
JT ‡ Mantua Glass Works ca. 1824-ca. 1828 J:Other J
JT&Co John Taylor & Co. 1828-1832 J:Other J
J.T.& A.H.14 J.T. & H. Hamilton Co. ca. 1884-1920s H:Hamilton Glass
Houses
J.T.& A.H.CO. J.T. & H. Hamilton Co. late 1920s-1943 H:Hamilton Glass
Houses
J.W. LADD CO. John W. Ladd Co. unknown J:Other J
* Section = Chapter on either the Historic Bottle Website or printed edition of the Encyclopedia of
Manufacturer’s Marks on Glass Containers. First letter indicates the chapter (e.g. A = chapter on A logos) :
name of section with chapter (e.g., American GW-Pitts is the section on the American Glass Works,
Pittsburgh, PA.
** According to Toulouse (1969:161), the “J” indicates the patentee, S.P. Jaggard; the meaning of the “B” is
currently unknown.
† Not a glass manufacturer
†† JPF = Joseph P. Foster, manager of the Pitkin Glass Works.
‡ JT = Jonathan Tink, superintendent of the Mantua Glass Works.

Logo Firm Date Range Section*


K Kilner Brothers 1880s-ca. 1910 K:Kilner Glass Plants

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
K G.W. Kearns & Co. ca. 1860-1868 K:Kearns Glass Firms
Knox Glass Bottle Co. 1932-1968 K:Knox Glass

K9, K-9, or K.9 Knox Glass Bottle Co. ca. 1928-1932 K:Knox Glass
K9, K-9, or K.9 Thatcher Mfg. Co. 1932-late 1930s T:Thatcher Mfg. Co.
K9 (in Mass. Seal) Knox Glass Bottle Co. ca. 1918-1932 K:Knox Glass
K + numerical code Kearns-Gorsuch Bottle Co. ca. 1920-1937 K:Kearns Glass Firms
K + numerical code Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. 1937-1940s? K:Kearns Glass Firms
Kimble Glass Co. ca. 1920s-1960s K:Other K

KARL HUTTER Karl Hutter** ca. 1880-ca. 1910 K:Karl Hutter


KB / C Kilner Brothers Glass Co. 1863-1937 K:Kilner Glass Plants
KBG Kilner Brothers Glass Co. 1857-1863 K:Kilner Glass Plants
KBGCo Kilner Brothers Glass Co. 1857-1863 K:Kilner Glass Plants
KBL or KBLT Kilner Brothers Glass Co. 1873-1937 K:Kilner Glass Plants
KB / T Kilner Brothers Glass Co. ca. 1863-1937 K:Kilner Glass Plants
Knape-Coleman Glass Co 1932-1936 L:Liberty Glass Co.

KEARNS & Co. G.W. Kearns & Co. 1864-1876 K:Kearns Glass Firms
KEEN Keen Glass Works 1822-1830 K:Keen Glass Works
KELLOGG A.M. Foster & Co. ca. 1897-ca. 1902 A:A.M. Foster & Co.
KENSINGTON Union Glass Works 1841-1844 U:Other U
KENSINGTON GLASS Kensington Glass Works ca. 1826-1828; 1842- D:Dyottville Glass
WORKS 1846 Works
Kentucky Glassworks Kentucky Glass Works Co. 1879-1884 K:Kentucky Glass
Co. Works
Kerr Glass Mfg. Co. 1915-1960s+ K:Kerr Glass

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
KERR GLASS MFG. Kerr Glass Mfg. Co. 1903-1915+ K:Kerr Glass
CO.
KG Kearns-Gorsuch Bottle Co. ca. 1920-1937 K:Kearns Glass Firms
Kearns-Gorsuch Bottle Co. ca. 1920-1937 K:Kearns Glass Firms

K.G.B.Co. Kearns-Gorsuch Bottle Co. ca. 1900-ca. 1920 K:Kearns Glass Firms
Kearns-Gorsuch Bottle Co. 1893-ca. 1920 K:Kearns Glass Firms

Kearns-Gorsuch Bottle Co. 1893-ca. 1920 K:Kearns Glass Firms

K.G.W.Co. Kentucky Glass Works 1879-1889 K:Kentucky Glass


Works
KILNER BROS. Kilner Brothers Glass Co. 1863-1937 K:Kilner Glass Plants
KILNER JAR Kilner Brothers Glass Co. ca. 1910-1937 K:Kilner Glass Plants
KIVLAN & ONTHANK Kivlan & Onthank** 1919-1925 S:Smalley, Kivlan &
Onthank
KH or K.H. Karl Hutter** ca. 1880-ca 1910 K:Karl Hutter
K.H.&G. Kearns, Herdman & Gorsuch 1868-1886 K:Kearns Glass Firms
KH&GZO Kearns, Herdman & Gorsuch 1868-1886 K:Kearns Glass Firms
K. HUTTER Karl Hutter** ca. 1880-ca 1910 K:Karl Hutter
KLONDIKE A.M. Foster & Co. 1897-1900 A:A.M. Foster & Co.
Knox Knox Glass Bottle Co. 1930s K:Knox Glass
KNOX Knox Glass Bottle Co. 1930s-1940s K:Knox Glass
Knox Glass Bottle Co. 1940s-1950s K:Knox Glass

KNOX & McKEE Knox & McKee 1824-1830 K:Other K


K&O Kivlan & Onthank** 1919-1925 S:Smalley, Kivlan &
Onthank
KS&Co King, Son & Co. 1869-1883 K:Other K

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
KY.G.Co Kentucky Glass Works 1879-1889 K:Kentucky Glass
Works
K.Y.G.W. Kentucky Glass Works 1879-1889 K:Kentucky Glass
Works
K.Y.G.W.Co. Kentucky Glass Works 1879-1889 K:Kentucky Glass
Works
* Section = Chapter on either the Historic Bottle Website or printed edition of the Encyclopedia of
Manufacturer’s Marks on Glass Containers. First letter indicates the chapter (e.g. A = chapter on A logos) :
name of section with chapter (e.g., American GW-Pitts is the section on the American Glass Works,
Pittsburgh, PA.
** Not a glass manufacturer

Logo Firm Date Range Section*


L poss. Lamb Glass Co. ca. 1964-? L:Lamb Glass Co.
L W.J. Latchford Glass Co. 1925-1939 L:Latchford Glass Co.
L Laurens Glass Works 1934-1990 L:Laurens Glass Works
W.J. Latchford Glass Co. 1925-1939 L:Latchford Glass Co.

Latchford Glass Co. 1957-1989 L:Latchford Glass Co.

W.J. Latchford Glass Co. 1925-1939 L:Latchford Glass Co.

Latchford Glass Co. 1957-1989 L:Latchford Glass Co.


Lynchburg Glass Corp. 1920-1925 L:Lynchburg Glass Works

Lincoln Container Corp. 1953-ca. 1971 L:Other L

Leone Industries 1966-present L:Other L

W.J. Latchford Glass Co. 1925-1939 L:Latchford Glass Co.

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
W.J. Latchford Glass Co. 1925-1939 L:Latchford Glass Co.

Lincoln Glass Bottle Co. 1942-1952 K:Knox Glass

L (in Mass. Seal) Lockport Glass Co. ca. 1914-1919 L:Lockport Glass Co.
L (in Mass. Seal) Lamb Glass Co. ca. 1939-1947 L:Lamb Glass Co.
L (+ letters or numbers) Graham Glass Co. 1912-1926 G:Graham Glass Co.
L-52 Lamb Glass Co. 1921-ca. 1925 L:Lamb Glass Co.
Lamb Glass Co. ca. 1929-ca.1971 L:Lamb Glass Co.

LAIRD SC PITT poss. John Robinson ca. 1824-ca. 1828 L:Other L


LAMB Lamb Glass Co. ca. 1944-1960s L:Lamb Glass Co.
LANCASTER CO OP Lancaster Glass Works 1881-ca. 1909 L:Lancaster Glass Works
GLASS WORKS
LANCASTER GLASS Lancaster Glass Works 1849-early 1870s L:Lancaster Glass Works
WORKS
LATCHFORD-MARBLE Latchford-Marble Glass Co. 1939-1957 L:Latchford Glass Co.
GLASS Co.
LAURENS QUALITY Laurens Glass Works 1975-1977 L:Laurens Glass Works
GLASS
LB unknown unknown L:Other L
Long Beach Glass Co. 1920-1933 L:Long Beach Glass Co.

LBS prob. British ca. 1870s-ca.1910 L:Other L


LCC unknown unknown L:Other L
LCM unknown late 19th century L:Other L
L.C.&R.CO. Lampton, Crane and Ramey ca. 1893-ca. 1904 L:Other L
Co.*

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
LEOTRIC Gayner Glass Works 1904-1910? G:Gayner Glass Works
LF&CO unknown mid-19th century L:Other L
L.G. Liberty Glass Co. 1924-1931; 1954- L:Liberty Glass Co.
1967+
L-G Liberty Glass Co. 1929-1967 or later L:Liberty Glass Co.
LG Liberty Glass Co. 1955-1994 L:Liberty Glass Co.
LG unknown (not Liberty) late 19th century? L:Other L
Lgb Lynchburg Glass Works ca. 1919-1920 L:Lynchburg Glass Works
LGC McConnon & Co. Medicine ca. 1912-1940s? L:Other L
Mfg. Factory*
LGCo † Lindell Glass Co. 1874-1892 L:Lindell Glass Co.
LGCo. Loogootee Fruit Jar Co. ca. 1904-ca. 1906 L:Other L
LGCO Lyndeborough Glass Co. 1866-1886 L:Other L
LGCo / 1 Lockport Glass Co. 1900-1919 L:Lockport Glass Co.
L.G.CO.52 Lamb Glass Co. ca. 1925-ca. 1929 L:Lamb Glass Co.
Lamont Glass Co. ca. 1893-ca. 1898 L:LGCo monogram

Lamont Glass Co. ca. 1890-ca. 1899 L:LGCo monogram

poss. Lythgoe Glass Co. 1887-1889 L:LGCo monogram

L.G.CO.N.S. Lamont Glass Co. ca. 1890-ca. 1898 L:LGCo monogram


LGW Laurens Glass Works 1919-1968 L:Laurens Glass Works
LGW monogram Lockport Glass Works 1850-1904 L:Other L
LIGHTNING Henry W. Putnam** late 1870s-1900+ L:Other L
LOCKPORT GLASS Lockport Glass Works 1843-1904 L:Other L
WORKS

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
LOCKPORT MASON Lockport Glass Co. ca. 1900-ca. 1913 L:Lockport Glass Co.
Latchford-Marble Glass Co. 1939-1957 L:Latchford Glass Co.

Latchford-Marble Glass Co. 1939-1957 L:Latchford Glass Co.

Latchford-Marble Glass Co. 1939-1957 L:Latchford Glass Co.

LOU KY GW Louisville Glass Works ca. 1855-1873 L:Louisville Glass Works


LOUISVILLE KY GLASS Louisville Glass Works ca. 1855-1873 L:Louisville Glass Works
WORKS
Lummis Glass Co.** †† 1940-1952 K:Knox Glass

LSCo Lowell Stopper Co.** 1866-1886 L:Other L


R.E. Toungue & Bros.** ca. 1890-ca. 1900 L:Other L

R.E. Toungue & Bros.** ca. 1890-ca. 1900 K:Knox Glass

L&W (block) Lorenz & Wightman 1863-1873 L:Lorenz Glass Firms


Lorenz & Wightman 1863-1873 L:Lorenz Glass Firms

LYNCHBURG Lynchburg Glass Corp. 1923-1925 L:Lynchburg Glass Works


STANDARD MASON
LYRIC Illinois Glass Co. 1913-1929 I:Illinois Glass Co.
* Section = Chapter on either the Historic Bottle Website or printed edition of the Encyclopedia of
Manufacturer’s Marks on Glass Containers. First letter indicates the chapter (e.g. A = chapter on A logos) :
name of section with chapter (e.g., American GW-Pitts is the section on the American Glass Works,
Pittsburgh, PA.

** Not a glass manufacturer


† There was a great deal of variation in the letter “G” and in Co v. Co .
†† Lummis Glass Co. was a distributor for the Pennsylvania Glass Co.

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M

Logo Firm Date Range Section*


M Maryland Glass Corp. ca. 1913-1921 M:Maryland Glass Corp.
Maryland Glass Corp. 1921-1971 M:Maryland Glass Corp.

unknown ca. 1895-ca. 1915 M:Other M

Metro Bottle Co. 1949-1981 M:Other M

Victor Jar Co. 1900-1906 V:Victory Jar Co.

Muncie Glass Co. 1899-1900; 1908-1910 M:Other M

Metro Glass Bottle Co. 1935-1949 K:Knox Glass

Midland Glass Co. 1967-ca. 1984 M:Other M

M (in shield) Monarch Glass Co ca. 1920s M:Other M


M (with milk bottle in Mannington Glass early 1900s? M:Other M
center) Works
M {letter} (A-D) Massillon Glass Works 1881-ca. 1887 R:Reed & Co.
M / {number} (1-9) Massillon Glass Works 1881-ca. 1887 R:Reed & Co.
MALLINGER Samuel Mallinger & Co** ca. 1897-1994 M:Other M
MANSFIELD Mansfield Glass Works
MANSFIELD GLASS Mansfield Glass Works ca. 1903-ca. 1908 M:Other M
W’K’S
MARION JAR poss. Marion Fruit Jar 1888-1904 M:Other M
and Bottle Co.
MARVEL unknown ca. 1890s-ca. 1920s? M:Other M
MASCOT Mason Fruit Jar Co. 1885-1900 M:Other M

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
MASCOT IMPROVED Mason Fruit Jar Co. ca. 1889-1890 M:Other M
MASCOT IMPROVED Hazel Glass Co. 1889-1902 H:Hazel-Atlas Glass Co.
MASON various firms 1858-present M:Other M
Pennsylvania Glass Co. 1916-1925 P:Pennsylvania Glass
Co.

Mayflower (cursive) Imperial Brewing Co.** 1901-1905 M:Other M


prob. Marion Bottle Co. ca. 1900-1922 M:Marion Bottle Co.

MBCo. prob. Marion Bottle Co. ca. 1900-1922 M:Marion Bottle Co.
MBMCo Minneapolis Bot Mfg.Co. ca. 1886-ca. 1899 M:Other M
M.B.W. Millville Bottle Works ca. 1912-1930 M:Millville Bottle Works
M.B.W. / MILLVILLE Millville Bottle Works ca. 1912-ca. 1926 M:Millville Bottle Works
M.B.W. / U.S.A. Millville Bottle Works 1926-1930 M:Millville Bottle Works
MC C or MC C Wm. McCully & Co. Mid-1870s-ca. 1896 W:Wm. McCully & Co.
MCCo † Mississippi Glass Co ca. 1878-1884 M:Mississippi Glass Co
MC C&Co. Wm. McCully & Co. ca. 1870s-ca. 1880 W:Wm. McCully & Co.
McC&Co. prob. McCormick & Co. ca. 1900 W:Wm. McCully & Co.
Mc.&Co. Wm. McCully & Co. poss. 1960s W:Wm. McCully & Co.
M.&Co. unknown (prob. ink co.) unknown M:M&Co.
John M. Maris & Co.** late 1890s-early 1900s M:M&Co.

M&CO / NY John M. Maris & Co.** late 1890s-early 1900s M:M&Co.


McCARTY & McCarty & Torreyson 1842-1856 M:Other M
TORREYSON
McCarty VACUUM Frank Glass Co. 1896-1903 F:Frank Glass Co.
FRUIT JAR
McCULLY & Co. Wm. McCully & Co. ca. 1870s? W:Wm. McCully & Co.
McE&Co.†† Wm. McCully & Co. ca. 1870s? W:Wm. McCully & Co.
McL McLaughlin Glass Co. 1920-1935 M:McLaughlin Glass Co.

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
MC L McLaughlin Glass Co. ca. 1950s M:McLaughlin Glass Co.
McLaughlin Glass Co. 1920-1935 M:McLaughlin Glass Co.

McL monogram poss. McLaughlin Glass ca. 1930s-1950s M:McLaughlin Glass Co.
Co.
MC LAUGHLIN McLaughlin Glass Co. ca. 1920s-ca. 1940s M:McLaughlin Glass Co.
MCW Mallinckrodt Chemical ca. 1880-ca. 1920 M:Other M
Works*
MECHANIC GLASS Mechanic Glass Works 19th century M:Other M
WORKS
MEYER FRUIT JAR CO. Meyer Fruit Jar Co. 1897-1898 M:Other M; V:Victor Jar
Co.
MFA Missouri Farmers ca. 1941-1945 M:Other M
Assoc.**
MFJandBCo. Marion Fruit Jar and 1888-1904 M:Other M
Bottle Co.
MFJCo poss. Marion Fruit Jar 1888-1904 M:Other M
and Bottle Co.
MG2 Michigan Glass Co. unknown M:Other M
Madera Glass Co. 1971-ca. 2000 M:Other M

Maywood Glass Co. 1930-1959 M:Maywood Glass Co.

Maywood Glass Co. M:Maywood Glass Co.

MG&BCO Massillon Bottle & Glass 1900-1904 M:Massillon Bottle &


Co. Glass Co.
MGCo. Mississippi Glass Co. ca. 1878-1884 M:Mississippi Glass Co.
M.G.&M.Co. Millville Glass & Mfg. Co. 1869-1887 M:Other M
Minneapolis Glass Mfg. ca. 1886-ca. 1889 M:Other M
Co.

MGW Massillon Glass Works ca. 1887-ca. 1895 R:Reed & Co.

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
MID-WEST Mid-West Glass Casket 1917-1918 M:Mid-West Glass
Co.
Mid / West Mid-West Glass Co. 1929-early 1930s M:Mid-West Glass
MILFORA GLASS Milford Glass Works ca. 1850-ca. 1856 M:Other M
WORKS
MILFORD GLASS Milford Glass Works ca. 1850-ca. 1860 M:Other M
WORKS
MILLVILLE BOTTLE T.C. Wheaton Glass Co. ca. 1976 M:Millville Bottle Works
WORKS
MILLVILLE GLASS Millville Glass Works ca. 1844-ca. 1854 M:Other M
WORKS
MISSOURI GLASS CO. Missouri Glass Co.** 1875-1878 M:Other M
MJH&Co Milton J. Hardy & Co.** ca. 1882 M:Other M
M&L Mueller & Lindsay 1870-1871 M:Other M
Rochester Glass Works ca. 1867 F:F.E. Reed & Co.

Moderne Oval (cursive) unknown 1959 M:Other M


Mo GCo. Missouri Glass Co.** ca. 1860-ca. 1866 M: Other M
MONARCH poss. Standard poss. early 20th century M:Other M
Cooperative Glass Co.
MOORE BROTHERS Moore Brothers 1864-1880 M:Moore Brothers
MOORE BROTHERS & Moore Brothers & Co. 1864-1880 M:Moore Brothers
Co.
MOSLLEY & Moselley & Stoddard early 20th century? M:Other M
STODDARD MFG. CO. Mfg. Co.
M. SELLER & CO. San Francisco Glass ca. 1872-1900 B:Baker & Cutting
Works
Modes-Turner Glass Co. ca. 1899-ca. 1912 T:Turner Brothers

Thatcher Mfg. Co. 1923-ca.1921 T:Thatcher Mfg. Co.

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Thatcher Mfg. Co. post-1923 T:Thatcher Mfg. Co.

Thatcher Mfg. Co. 1944-1985 T:Thatcher Mfg. Co.

MT VERNON GLASS CO Mt. Vernon Glass Co. 1824-? M:Other M


MUTUAL GLASS CO. Mutual Glass Co. 1869-1888 M:Other M
MURDOCK & CASSEL Murdock & Cassel 1832-ca. 1835 M:Other M
MUELLER & LINDSAY Mueller & Lindsay 1870-1871 M:Other M
MYER-BLANKE CO. Myer-Blanke Co.** 1924-1930s B:Blanke Companies
* Section = Chapter on either the Historic Bottle Website or printed edition of the Encyclopedia of
Manufacturer’s Marks on Glass Containers. First letter indicates the chapter (e.g. A = chapter on A logos) :
name of section with chapter (e.g., American GW-Pitts is the section on the American Glass Works,
Pittsburgh, PA.
** Not a glass manufacturer
† Almost certainly an engraver’s error for MGCo – or a misreading of the mark.
†† Probably an engraver’s error for McC&Co.

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N Obear-Nester Glass Co. ca 1890s-ca. 1910? O:Obear-Nester
Glass Co.
N (with numbers 4-6 Northwestern Ohio Bottle Co. 1914-1917 O:Owens Bottle Co.
above)
Obear-Nester Glass Co. 1895-mid-1920s O:Obear-Nester
Glass Co.

Obear-Nester Glass Co. 1895-mid-1920s O:Obear-Nester


Glass Co.

Obear-Nester Glass Co. 1915-1978 O:Obear-Nester


Glass Co.

Obear-Nester Glass Co. 1915-1978 O:Obear-Nester


Glass Co.

Newark Star Glass Works 1880-1885 E:Everett Glass Co.

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Newark Star Glass Works 1880-1885 E:Everett Glass Co.

Newborn Glass Co. ca. 1920-ca. 1925 K:Knox Glass

N (in shield) Nelson Glass Co. ca. 1890s N:Other N


NB Neodesha Bottle & Glass Co. 1904-1912 N:Neodesha Bottle &
Glass Co.
Neodesha Bottle & Glass Co. 1904-1912 N:Neodesha Bottle &
Glass Co.

N.B.B.Co. poss.North Baltimore Bottle poss. 1885-ca. 1920 N:North Baltimore


Glass Co. Bottle Glass Co.
N.B.B.G.Co. North Baltimore Bottle Glass 1885-ca. 1920 N:North Baltimore
Co. Bottle Glass Co.
N.C. 11 APPROVED Thatcher Mfg. Co. unknown T:Thatcher Mfg. Co.
N&CO Nuttal & Co. 1872-1890s? N:Nuttal & Co.
N&CO LTD Nuttal & Co. 1890s-1913? N:Nuttal & Co.
ND poss. Newman & Davis** 1899-1902 P:Pacific Coast Glass
Firms
ND (connected) poss. Newman & Davis** 1899-1902 P:Pacific Coast Glass
Firms
NEW GRANITE GLASS New Granite Glass Works ca. 1860-1871 G:Granite Glass Co.
WORKS
NEWMAN’S PATENT Bakewell, Pears & Co. 1859+ B:Beck, Phillips –
Bakewells
NGCo Northern Glass Works 1894-1896 N:Northern Glass
Works
NGW Northern Glass Works ca. 1896 N:Northern Glass
Works
Northwestern Glass Co. 1931-1960s N:Northwestern Glass
Co.
Northwestern Glass Co. 1960s-ca. 1990s N:Northwestern Glass
Co.

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N.Y.G.CO. 30 New York Glass Co. unknown N:Other N
* Section = Chapter on either the Historic Bottle Website or printed edition of the Encyclopedia of
Manufacturer’s Marks on Glass Containers. First letter indicates the chapter (e.g. A = chapter on A logos) :
name of section with chapter (e.g., American GW-Pitts is the section on the American Glass Works,
Pittsburgh, PA.
** Not a glass manufacturer

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O (no box) Owens Bottle Co. 1919-1929 O:Owens Bottle Co.
Owens Bottle Co. 1919-1929 O:Owens Bottle Co.

Oil City Glass Co. 1930-1952 K:Knox Glass

Owens-Illinois Glass Co. 1954-present O:Owens-Illinois


Glass Co.

Owens-Illinois Glass Co. 1929-ca. 1960 O:Owens-Illinois


Glass Co.
O (in Mass. Seal) Lamb Glass Co. 1921-ca. 1939 L:Lamb Glass Co.
O (+ letters or numbers) Graham Glass Co. 1912-1929 G:Graham Glass Co.
OBEAR-NESTER Obear-Nester Glass Co. 1975-1977 O:Obear-Nester
GLASS Glass Co.
OC Oneida Community** 1870-ca. 1912 O:Other O
OD Old Dominion Glass Co. 1901-1927 O:Other O
OG (poss. OC) poss.Oneida Community** 1870-ca. 1912 O:Other O
Olean Glass Co. 1929-1942 O:Olean Glass Co.

O.G.CO.I poss. Olean Glass Co. 1894-1913 O:Olean Glass Co.


Ottawa Glass Co. 1880-1885 O:Ottawa Glass Co.

O.G.R. O. Gordon Rankine** ca. 1880s-ca. 1890s O:Other O

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OGW Oakland Glass Works 1884-1885 O:Other O
OHIO CREAMERY Ohio Creamery & Supply Co. early 20th century? O:Other O
SUPPLY CO.
OHIO FRUIT JAR CO. Ohio Fruit Jar Co. ca. 1876-1877 O:Other O
OHIO QUALITY MASON Ohio Glass Products Co. 1924-1925 O:Other O
O.K.H.T.G.Z. Kearns, Herdman & Gorsuch 1868-1886 K:Kearns Glass Firms
OLEAN Olean Glass Co. ca. 1880s-ca. 1890s O:Olean Glass Co.
O-N Obear-Nester Glass Co. ca. 1910-1920s O:Obear-Nester
Glass Co.
OPTIMUS unknown ca. 1890s-ca. 1920s O:Other O
OUR DARLING W.H. Hamilton & Co. ca. 1899 H:Hamilton Glass
Houses
O.V.G.CO. Ohio Valley Glass Co. 1902-1905 O:Other O
Ohio Valley Glass Co. 1883-1886 O:Other O

OWENS Owens Bottle Co. 1929-ca. 1950 O:Owens Bottle Co.


Owens Bottle Co. 1919-1929 O:Owens Bottle Co.

OWENS-ILLINOIS Owens-Illinois Pacific Coast 1932-ca. 1935 I:Illinois Pacific Coast


PACIFIC COAST Co. Co. Co.
* Section = Chapter on either the Historic Bottle Website or printed edition of the Encyclopedia of
Manufacturer’s Marks on Glass Containers. First letter indicates the chapter (e.g. A = chapter on A logos) :
name of section with chapter (e.g., American GW-Pitts is the section on the American Glass Works,
Pittsburgh, PA.
** Not a glass manufacturer

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P3 Poughkeepsie Glass Co. ca. 1882-1885 Other P
Pine Glass Co. 1928-1929 P:Other P

Pierce Glass Co. 1905-1987 P:Pierce Glass Co.

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Wightman Bottle & Glass Mfg. 1930-1952 K:Knox Glass
Co.

poss. Standard Glass Works ca. 1890s P:Other P;


S:Standard Glass Co.

P (in Mass. Seal) Standard Milk Bottle Mfg. Co. 1911-1913 S:Standard Milk Bottle
P.A.&Co. (prob. Fahnestock, Albree & Co. ca. 1860-1871 P:Other P
F.A.&Co.)
PACIFIC GLASS Pacific Glass Works 1862-1875 P:Pacific Coast Glass
WORKS Firms
Pacific Coast Glass Co. 1924-1930 P:Pacific Coast Glass
Firms

PAGCo Pennsylvania Glass Co. ca. 1900-1920s P:Pennsylvania Glass

PANAMA poss. Standard Cooperative 1908-ca. 1921 S:Standard Coop


Glass Co. Glass Co.
PARIS A.M. Foster & Co.** ca. 1900-1904 A:A.M. Foster & Co.
PARIS Dean, Foster & Co. ca. 1900-1904 D:Dean, Foster & Co.
PASTORIUS, SCHULZ Pastorius, Schutz & Co. ca. 1864 P:Other P
& CO.
PB poss. Point Bottle Works 1882-1906 P:Other P
PBW Point Bottle Works 1882-1906 P:Other P
P.B.WKS L ROCH Point Bottle Works 1882-1906 P:Other P
PC poss. Pacific Coast Glass Co. 1924-1930 P:Pacific Coast Glass
Firms
Pacific Coast Glass Co. 1924-1930 P:Pacific Coast Glass
Firms
Pacific Coast Glass Co. 1924-1930 P:Pacific Coast Glass
Firms

P.C.G.CO. Cunningham Family Firms 1852-1865 C:Cunningham Family


P.C.G.CO. poss. Pacific Coast Glass Co. 1924-1930 P:Pacific Coast Glass
Firms

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PCGW Pacific Coast Glass Works 1902-ca. 1920 P:Pacific Coast Glass
Firms
Pacific Coast Glass Works 1902-ca. 1920 P:Pacific Coast Glass
Firms

PEARL Hero Glass Works ca. 1871-1875 H:Hero Glass Works


PEARL (back-slant) Sheldon Foster Glass Co. ca. 1900-ca. 1907 S:Sheldon Foster
PEARL Pearl Glass Co. 1907-1912 P:Other P
PEARL GLASS Co. Pearl Glass Co. 1907-1912 P:Other P
PEERLESS (jars) unknown 1860-1870s P:Other P
PEERLESS (soda Peerless Glass Co. 1920-1935 P:Other P
bottles)
PG (in diamond) poss. Pacific Coast Glass ca. 1903-1915 P:Pacific Coast Glass
Works Firms
PGC poss. Peerless Glass Co. ca. 1919-1933 P:PGCo Logos
PGC poss. Portland Glass Co. 1922-1950s P:PGCo Logos
PGC8 Pennsylvania Glass Co. 1916-1925 P:Pennsylvania Glass
PGCo † prob. Illinois-Pacific Glass Co. 1902-ca. 1915 P:Pacific Coast Glass
Firms
PGCo poss. Piedmont Glass Co. 1911-1914 P:PGCo Logos
PGW poss. Pacific Glass Works 1862-1875 P:Pacific Coast Glass
Firms
PGW poss. Piedmont Glass Works ca. 1889-1893 P:Other P
PGW poss. Pioneer Glass Works ca. 1889-1893 P:Other P
PHILADA Burgin & Sons 1853-1860 B:Burgin & Sons
GLASSWORKS
PHŒNIX GLASS Phoenix Glass Works 1838-1857 P:Other P
WORKS
PIERCE GLASS Pierce Glass Co. 1975-1977 P:Pierce Glass Co.
PINE Pine Glass Co. 1928-1929 P:Other P
PIONEER Pioneer Glass Co. 1888-1889 B:Bartlett-Collins

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PL&Co Cohansey Glass Co. ca. 1870-1910 C:Cohansey Firms
PO’KEEPSIE Poughkeepsie Glass Co. ca. 1882-1885 P:Other P
PORCELAIN LINED Hero Glass Works ca. 1873-1882 H:Hero Glass Works
Port Glass Co. 1902-1904 P:Other P

PORT Port Glass Co. 1902-1904 P:Other P


POTTER & BODINE Potter & Bodine 1858-1863 B:Bodine Glass Firms
Potter & Bodine 1858-1863 B:Bodine Glass Firms

POWELL & Powell & Lockwood** early 1890s W:Walton/Whiteman/


LOCKWOOD Warren
PREMIUM unknown late 1890s P:Other P
PREMIUM Premium Glass Co. 1906-1909 B:Bartlett-Collins
PREMIUM Premium Glass Co. 1909 B:Bartlett-Collins
COFFEYVILLE
Premium Glass Co. 1912-1916 B:Bartlett-Collins

PROTECTOR F&J Bodine 1869-1870 B:Bodine Glass Firms


PROTECTOR Cohansey Glass Mfg. Co. 1871-1872 B:Bodine Glass Firms
PUTNAM Henry W. Putnam** 1870s-1900+ P:Other P
PUTNAM GLASS Putnam Glass Works 1856-1877 P:Other P
WORKS
PW Keen Glass Works 1822-1830 K:Keen Glass Works
P&W † Keen Glass Works 1822-1830 K:Keen Glass Works
* Section = Chapter on either the Historic Bottle Website or printed edition of the Encyclopedia of
Manufacturer’s Marks on Glass Containers. First letter indicates the chapter (e.g. A = chapter on A logos) :
name of section with chapter (e.g., American GW-Pitts is the section on the American Glass Works,
Pittsburgh, PA.
* Not a glass manufacturer
† Probably IPGCo.
†† Perry & Wood, Keen-Marlbrough-Street Glass Works

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Q

Logo Firm Date Range Section*


prob. Quartz Glass and Mfg. 1907-1910 Q:Quartz Glass and
Co. Mfg. Co.

Quartz Glass and Mfg. Co. 1907-1910 Q:Quartz Glass and


Mfg. Co.

QUARRIER & OTT Quarrier & Ott ca. 1850-ca. 1856 Q:Quarrier & Ott
QUARRIER OTT & CO. Quarrier & Ott ca. 1850-ca. 1856 Q:Quarrier & Ott
* Section = Chapter on either the Historic Bottle Website or printed edition of the Encyclopedia of
Manufacturer’s Marks on Glass Containers. First letter indicates the chapter (e.g. A = chapter on A logos) :
name of section with chapter (e.g., American GW-Pitts is the section on the American Glass Works,
Pittsburgh, PA.

Logo Firm Date Range Section*


unknown ca. 1935 R:Other R

F.E. Reed Glass Co. 1923-1947 F:F.E. Reed & Co.


Reed Glass Co. 1947-1956 F:F.E. Reed & Co.
C.F. Rumpp & Sons** ca. 1892 K:Knox Glass

R (in Mass. Seal) F.E. Reed Glass Co. ca. 1924-late 1920s F:F.E. Reed & Co.
San Francisco Glass 1876-1880s B:Baker & Cutting
Works

Three Rivers Glass Co. 1928-1937 T:Three Rivers Glass


Co.
Gilchrist Jar Co.† 1899-1901 G:Gilchrist Jar Co.

RAU Fairmount Glass Works ca. 1898-1908? F:Fairmount Glass


Works
RAU’S IMPROVED Fairmount Glass Works ca. 1898-1908? F:Fairmount Glass
Works

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RAVENA GLASS Co. Ravena Glass Co. 1857-ca. 1859 R:Other R
RAVENA GLASS Ravena Glass Works 1857-ca. 1859 R:Other R
WORKS
R&CO Reed & Co. ca. 1885-1904 R:Reed & Co.
R. COOPER & Co. Richard Cooper & Co. 1870s-1890s C:Cooper & Wood
RD COOPER & Co. Richard Cooper & Co. 1870s-1890s C:Cooper & Wood
Red-Key Glass Co. 1897-1902 G:Giles-Clough Co.

Marion Bottle Co. 1900-1922 M:Marion Bottle Co.

REED F.E. Reed Glass Co. ca. 1920-ca. 1934 F:F.E. Reed & Co.
Obear-Nester Glass Co. 1967-1978 O:Obear-Nester Glass
Co.
REX (block) Obear-Nester Glass Co. 1896-ca. 1930s O:Obear-Nester Glass
RICHMOND GLASS Richmond Glass Works 1855-1865 R:Other R
WORKS
RGCo or RGCO Root Glass Co. 1901-ca. 1906 R:Root Glass Co.
RGCoT Richards Glass Co.** 1913-1928 R:Other R
RGBCo Rhodes Glass & Bottle 1901-1920 R:Rhodes Glass & Bottle
Co. Co.
RG&BCo Rhodes Glass & Bottle 1901-1920 R:Rhodes Glass & Bottle
Co. Co.
RGW prob. Ravena Glass Co. 1857-ca. 1860 R:Other R
R.G. WRIGHT & CO. R.G. Wright & Co. early 20th century? R:Other R
Three Rivers Glass Co. 1928-1937 T:Three Rivers Glass
Co.
RK Richard Knowles 1849-ca. 1855 R:Other R
R. KNOWLES & Co. Richard Knowles & Co. 1849-ca. 1850 R:Other R
ROCHESTER GLASS Rochester Glass Works 1882-ca. 1897 F:F.E. Reed & Co.
WKS.
ROCHESTER GLASS Rochester Glass Works 1882-ca. 1897 F:F.E. Reed & Co.
WORKS

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ROOT Root Glass Co. ca. 1906-1931 R:Root Glass Co.
Root Glass Co. ca. 1906-1909 R:Root Glass Co.

RUSSELL & WATSON Russell & Watson early 20th century? R:Other R
* Section = Chapter on either the Historic Bottle Website or printed edition of the Encyclopedia of
Manufacturer’s Marks on Glass Containers. First letter indicates the chapter (e.g. A = chapter on A logos) :
name of section with chapter (e.g., American GW-Pitts is the section on the American Glass Works,
Pittsburgh, PA.
* Not a glass manufacturer
† RAG = Ruth A. Gilchrist, inventor of the jar.

Logo Firm Date Range Section*


S Southern Glass Co. ca. 1924-1926 S:Southern Glass Co.
S poss. Streator Bottle & 1881-1905 S:Streator Bottle & Glass
Glass Co. Co.
S poss. Hero Glass Works ca. 1880s S:Other S
unknown unknown S:Other S

Salem Glass Works ca. 1860s S:Salem Glass Works

S (liquor flasks) Salem Glass Works ca. 1934-1938 S:Salem Glass Works
Owens Bottle Machine 1917-1919 O:Owens Bottle Co.
Co. (Streator)
Chicago Glass Mfg. Co. 1883-1891 C:Chicago Glass Mfg.
Co.

Swindell Brothers ca. 1885-ca. 1890 S:Swindell Brothers


Southern Glass Co. ca. 1920-ca. 1925 S:Southern Glass Co.
Ben Schloss Mfg. Co.** ca. 1910-ca. 1917? G:Other G

Seaboard Glass Bottle 1943-1947 K:Knox Glass


Co.

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Sterling Glass Co. 1914-1921 S:Sterling Glass Co.
Southern Glass Co. 1919-ca. 1920 S:Southern Glass Co.
poss. Swindell Brothers 1920-1959 S:Swindell Brothers
Sneath Glass Co. 1920s S:Other S
Southern Glass Co. 1926-1930 S:Southern Glass Co.

S (in broken star) poss. Southern Glass Co. ca. 1920s S:Southern Glass Co.

unknown early 20th century S:Other S

SAFE GLASS Co. Safe Glass Co. 1903-1905 G:Giles-Clough Co.


SAFETY Salem Glass Works ca. 1909-ca. 1937 S:Salem Glass Works
SAFETY Nelson Glass Co. 1891-1896 S:Other S
SAFETY Cumberland Glass Works 1880s-1890s S:Other S
SALEM GLASS WORKS Salem Glass Works ca. 1880s-1890s S:Salem Glass Works
SALEM JAR Holz, Clark & Taylor 1871-1880+ H:Holt Glass Works
Sam Mallinger** 1931-1951 S:Other S

SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco Glass ca. 1860s-ca. 1870s B:Baker & Cutting;
GLASS WORKS Works S:San Francisco Glass
SANETY Salem Glass Works ca. 1909-ca. 1937 S:Salem Glass Works
Brockway Glass Co. 1941-present B:Brockway Machine
Bottle Co.

SB Swindell Brothers ca. 1888 S:Swindell Brothers


unknown unknown S:Other S

SB&GCo Streator Bottle & Glass 1881-1905 S:Streator Bottle & Glass
Co. Co.
S. BROS. Swindell Brothers ca. 1909 S:Swindell Brothers

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S.B.W. Saltsburg Bottle Works ca. 1890-ca. 1903 S:Saltsburg Bottle
Co. Works
S.B.W.Co. Saltsburg Bottle Works ca. 1890-ca. 1903 S:Saltsburg Bottle
Co. Works
SDS unknown ca. 1880s S:Other S
S&C Stebbins & Chamberlin 1825-1828 S:Other S
(Coventry Glass Co.)
Schram Glass Mfg. Co. ca. 1906-1925 S:Schram Glass Mfg.
Co.

SCRANTON JAR Scranton Glass Co. ca. 1887-1900 S:Scranton Glass Co.
SEALFAST A.M. Foster & Co. ca. 1908-ca. 1911 A:A.M. Foster & Co.
SEALFAST Dean, Foster & Co. ca. 1908-ca. 1911 D:Dean, Foster & Co.
Sealtite A.M.Foster & Co. ca. 1908- ca. 1911 A:A.M. Foster & Co.
SELF-SEALING Kerr Glass Mfg. Co. 1904-at least 1980s K:Kerr Glass
SFFGW San Francisco Flint Glass 1865-1868 S:San Francisco Glass
Works Works
Sheldon Foster Glass Co. 1895-ca. 1907 S:Sheldon Foster

S-FG.Co. Sheldon Foster Glass Co. 1895-ca. 1897 S:Sheldon Foster


SFGCo Streator Flint Glass Co. ca. 1890s S:Streator Bottle & Glass
SFGW San Francisco Glass 1868-1876 S:San Francisco Glass
Works Works
SF&PGW San Francisco & Pacific 1876-1902 S:San Francisco Glass
Glass Works Works
SG Saint Gobain 2000–present F:Foster-Forbes Glass
Co.
SGCO or SGCo Seattle Glass Co. 1905-1907 S:Seattle Glass Co.
SGCO Severn Glass Co. 1897-1902 S:Severn Glass Co.
S.G.Co. Southern Glass Co. 1877-ca. 1879 S:Southern Glass Works
S.G.CO. Southern Glass Co. ca. 1924-1925 S:Southern Glass Co.
SGCo monogram Swayzee Glass Co. 1895-1906 S:Swayzee Glass Co.

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Southern Glass Co. ca. 1923-1926 S:Southern Glass Co.

S.G.Co.W. Sydenham Glass Co. ca. 1905-ca. 1920 S:Other S


S.G.W. Southern Glass Works ca. 1877-ca. 1886 S:Southern Glass Works
SHEETS & DUFFY Sheets & Duffy ca. 1860s S:Other S
SHEETS & DUFFY’S Sheets & Duffy ca. 1860s S:Other S
GLASS WORKS
Dean, Foster & Co. ca. 1890-1911 D:Dean, Foster & Co.
Sheldon Foster Glass Co. ca. 1900-ca. 1907 S:Sheldon Foster
S. HUFFSEY † Milford Glass Works ca. 1851-ca. 1856 S:Other S
SIGNET Chicago Heights Bottle 1913 C:Chicago Heights
Co. Bottle Co.
S.I.G.W. Southern Indiana Glass 1904-1912 G:Graham Glass Co.
Works
SILICONE GLASS Silicon Glass Co. 1906-1908 S:Other S
COMPANY
SIMPLEX Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. 1906-1907 H:Hazel-Atlas Glass Co.
Perfection Glass Co. 1903-1906 P:Perfection Glass Co.

SIMPLEX MASON Perfection Glass Co. 1903-1906 P:Perfection Glass Co.


SK&Co Shields, King & Co. ca. 1875-1878 E:Everett Glass Co.
Shields, King & Co. ca. 1875-1878 E.Everett Glass Co.

SMBMCo Standard Milk Bottle Mfg. 1910-1913 Standard Milk Bottle


Co.
S.M.C.CO. Star Milk Cooler Co. early 20th century? S:Other S
SMITH & Co. J.P. Smith & Co.** 1868-1871 S:Other S
unknown unknown S:Other S

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SOU.G.W. Southern Glass Works ca. 1877- ca. 1886 S:Southern Glass Works
SOU.G.W.S. Southern Glass Works ca. 1877- ca. 1886 S:Southern Glass Works
unknown unknown S:Other S

Spectrum Chemical Mfg. 1971-present? S:Other S


Corp.**
S&S Stebbins & Stebbins ca. 1825 S:Other S
(Coventry Glass Works)
Greenfield Fruit Jar & ca. 1902-1909 G:Greenfield Fruit Jar &
Bottle Co. Bottle Co.
Pennsylvania Glass Co. 1902-1916 P:Pennsylvania Glass
Co.

Illinois Pacific Glass Co. ca. 1904-ca. 1909 I:Illinois Pacific Glass
Co.

STAR GLASS Co Star Glass Co. 1860s S:Other S


STEERSHEAD Flaccus Brothers 1890-1900 C:C.L. Flaccus Glass
STERLING £ Sterling Glass Co. 1902-1907 S:Sterling Glass Co.
STEVENS TIN TOP Shields, King & Co. 1875-1878 E:Everett Glass Co.
STEVENS TIN TOP Newark Star Glass Works 1880-1885 E:Everett Glass Co.
STEVENS TIN TOP Edward H.Everett & Co. 1885-1890s? E:Everett Glass Co.
ST .L.G.W. St. Louis Glass Works ca. 1870s-early 1890s S:Other S
S. TWITCHELL & BRO. S. Twitchell & Bro. 1885-ca. 1891 T:Other T
MRFS.
SUNSHINE Illinois Glass Co. ca. 1905-1910 P:Perfection Glass Co.
SURE-GRIP MASON Brockway Machine Bottle 1932-1933 B:Brockway Machine
Co. Bottle Co.
SWAYZEE Swayzee Glass Co. 1895-1906 S:Swayzee Glass Co.
Southwestern Glass Co. ?-1907 Q:Quartz Glass Mfg. Co.

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name of section with chapter (e.g., American GW-Pitts is the section on the American Glass Works,
Pittsburgh, PA.
* Not a glass manufacturer
† Samuel Huffsey was the owner of the Milford Glass Works.

Logo Firm Date Range Section*


T Northwestern Ohio 1910-1916 O:Owens Bottle Co.
Bottle Co.
T Tibby Brothers 1880s-1914 T:Tibby Brothers
T unknown early 20th century T:Other T
Turner Brothers Co. 1920-1930 T:Turner Brothers
Travis Glass Co. 1908-1919 T:Travis Glass Co.
Knox Glass Bottle Co. of 1941-1952 K:Knox Glass
Mississippi (Palestine)
T (in Mass. Seal) Thatcher Mfg. Co. 1909-1941 T:Thatcher Mfg. Co.
T 19 (in Maine Seal) Travis Glass Co. 1915-1919 T:Travis Glass Co.
T. A. EVANS & CO. T.A. Evans & Co. 1855-ca. 1860s T:Other T
PITTSBURGH, PA.
T.A. EVANS Rochester Glass Works ca. 1870-ca. 1872 T:Other T
ROCHESTER
TB Tibby Brothers 1880s-1914? T:Tibby Brothers
TB&GW unknown unknown T:Other T
TBH monogram poss. Tibby Brothers 1880s? T:Tibby Brothers
T.C.W. T.C. Wheaton Co. 1888-1901 T:T.C. Wheaton Co.
T.C.W.Co. T.C. Wheaton Co. 1901-1960 T:T.C. Wheaton Co.
T.C.W.-Co. T.C. Wheaton Co. 1901-1960 T:T.C. Wheaton Co.
T.C.W.&Co. T.C. Wheaton Co. 1888-1901 T:T.C. Wheaton Co.
TELEPHONE JAR Whitney Glass Works 1905-ca. 1914 T:Whitney Glass Works
Tropical Glass & Box 1950-1956 F:Fidelity/Florida Firms
Co.

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Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. ** 1910-1930 H:Hazel-Atlas Glass Co.

T.G.CO poss. Toronto Glass Co. 1884-1889 T.C. Wheaton


THATCHER Thatcher Mfg. Co. 1905-1909 T:Thatcher Mfg. Co.
MANUFACTURING
COMPANY
THATCHER MFG. CO. Thatcher Mfg. Co. 1905-1909 T:Thatcher Mfg. Co.
Three Rivers Glass Co. 1928-1937 T:Three Rivers Glass

Three Rivers Glass Co. 1928-1937 T:Three Rivers Glass

THRIFT JAR CO. Thrift Jar Co. † ca. 1918-1921 B:Buck Glass Co.
TIBBY BROS. MAKER Tibby Brothers ca. 1880s-1914 T:Tibby Brothers
TIBBY BROTHERS Tibby Brothers ca. 1880s-1914 T:Tibby Brothers
MAKER
TIGNER G. Co. Tigner Glass Co. 1891-ca. 1895 T:Other T
TILLYER Tillyer Brothers 1888-1892 T:Other T
Temperglas Brockway Glass Co. 1950s-1970s B:Brockway Machine
Bottle Co.
TMC Thatcher Mfg. Co. 1920-1924 T:Thatcher Mfg. Co.
T.MFG Co. Thatcher Mfg. Co. ca. 1900-1925 T:Thatcher Mfg. Co.
T. M’F’G Co. Thatcher Mfg. Co. ca. 1890-1909 T:Thatcher Mfg. Co.
T. M’F’G CO’s. PAT. Thatcher Mfg. Co. ca. 1889 T:Thatcher Mfg. Co.
TR (in Mass. Seal) Travis Glass Co. 1917-1919 T:Travis Glass Co.

TRAXTUF Southern Glass Co. ca. 1924-1926 S:Southern Glass Co.

T.S. Coventry Glass Co. 1820-1825 T:Other T


(Thomas Stebbins)
T.S.G.Co. Taylor-Stites Glass Co. 1901-1908 T:Other T
Tygart Valley Glass Co. 1910-1926 T:Tygart Valley Glass

Tygart Valley Glass Co. 1926-1959 T:Tygart Valley Glass

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
TW&Co Thomas Wightman & 1873-1893 W:Wightman Glass
Co. Firms
TWD Dyottville Glass Works 1822-1828 D:Dyottville Glass Works
T.W. DYOTT M.D. Dyottville Glass Works 1824-1828 D:Dyottville Glass Works
Thomas Wightman 1894-1900s W:Wightman Glass
Glass Co. Firms

* Section = Chapter on either the Historic Bottle Website or printed edition of the Encyclopedia of
Manufacturer’s Marks on Glass Containers. First letter indicates the chapter (e.g. A = chapter on A logos) :
name of section with chapter (e.g., American GW-Pitts is the section on the American Glass Works,
Pittsburgh, PA.
** Made for the J. Hungerford Smith Co.
† Thrift Jar Co. was probably associated with the Buck Glass Co.

Logo Firm Date Range Section*


U Upland Glass Co. 1892-ca. 1895 U:Upland Glass Co.

U Upland Flint Glass Co. 1911-1929 U:Upland Glass Co.

U Underwood Glass Co. 1956-1967 U:Other U

U 51 United Glass Products Co. 1921-ca. 1960 U:United Glass


Products Co.
Knox Glass Bottle Co. 1930-1952 K:Knox Glass
(Sheffield)

unknown ca. 1931 U:Other U

UDCo United Drug Co.** 1910-1930 M:Maryland Glass


Corp.
U.G. U.G. Glass Containers, Ltd. 1968-present U:United Glass, Ltd.
UG (in hexagon) United Glass, Ltd. 1959-1968 U:United Glass, Ltd.
UG (in Mass. Seal) United Glass Products Co. 1921-ca. 1960 U:United Glass
Products Co.
United Glass Products Co. 1921-ca. 1960 U:United Glass
Products Co.
U.G.B. United Glass Bottle 1913-1959 U:United Glass, Ltd.

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
Manufacturers, Ltd.
UGCo Union Glass Co. 1852-1877 U:Union Glass Co.
UGP United Glass Products Co. 1921-ca. 1960 U:United Glass
Products Co.
UGP51 United Glass Products Co. 1921-ca. 1960 U:United Glass
Products Co.
United Glass Products Co. 1921-ca. 1960 U:United Glass
Products Co.
UGPCO United Glass Products Co. 1921-ca. 1960 U:United Glass
Products Co.
UGPCO51 United Glass Products Co. 1921-ca. 1960 U:United Glass
Products Co.
UG / R United Bottle Mfg. Co. 1913-? N:Nuttal & Co.
UMPIRE GLASS CO. Umpire Glass Co. 1878-1880 U:Other U
American Flint Glass Workers ca. late 19th century U:Other U
Union**

UNION CO Union Glass Works 1841-1844 U:Other U


UNION GLASS WORKS Union Glass 1859-1863 U:Other U
/ NEW LONDON / CT
UNION GLASS WORKS Union Glass Works 1847-ca. 1880 U:Other U
/ PHILA
UNION LAVA WORKS Conshohocken Glass Works ca. 1852-ca. 1855 U:Other U
UNION No. 1 (or 2, 3, 4, Aetna Glass Co. ca. 1868-1869 A:Aetna/Arsenal
or 5)
UNION No. 1 (or 2, 3, 4, Beaver Falls Glass Co. 1869-1879 B:Beaver Falls Glass
or 5) † Co.; U:Union Jars
UNION (ghosted over unknown mid- to late 1800s? U:Union Jars
NATIONAL)
UNION (with L&Co poss. Union Glass Works ca. 1860s-1870s U:Union Jars
base)
usona Obear-Nester Glass Co. 1902-1920s P:Obear-Nester Glass
Co.
* Section = Chapter on either the Historic Bottle Website or printed edition of the Encyclopedia of

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Manufacturer’s Marks on Glass Containers. First letter indicates the chapter (e.g. A = chapter on A logos) :
name of section with chapter (e.g., American GW-Pitts is the section on the American Glass Works,
Pittsburgh, PA.
** Not a glass manufacturer
† These jars also had BFGCo on bases.

Logo Firm Date Range Section*


VALVE JAR CO** F.&J. Bodine ca. 1868-ca. 1871 B:Bodine Glass Firms
57 VARIETIES H.J. Heinz Co. 1896-1969 H:H.J. Heinz Co.
VICTOR Obear-Nester Glass Co. 1909-ca. 1921 O:Obear-Nester
Glass Co.
VICTOR Meyer Fruit Jar Co. 1900-1906 V:Victor Jar Co.
VICTOR JAR Co. Victor Jar Co. † 1914-1923 V:Victor Jar Co.
VICTORY GLASS CO. Victory Glass Co. ca. 1919-1930 V:Victory Glass Co.
VG monogram Victory Glass Co. ca. 1919-1930 V:Victory Glass Co.
VGCo. Victory Glass Co. ca. 1919-1930 V:Victory Glass Co.
* Section = Chapter on either the Historic Bottle Website or printed edition of the Encyclopedia of
Manufacturer’s Marks on Glass Containers. First letter indicates the chapter (e.g. A = chapter on A logos) :
name of section with chapter (e.g., American GW-Pitts is the section on the American Glass Works,
Pittsburgh, PA.
** Made for the Victor Jar Co.
† Not a glass manufacturer

WXYZ

Logo Firm Date Range Section*


W Whitney Glass Works 1880s-1900 W:Whitney Glass Works
W poss. Thomas Wightman 1870s-1880s W:Wightman Glass
& Co. Firms
W Winslow Glass Co. ca. 1900-1911 W:Winslow Glass Co.
Thomas Wightman & ca. 1873-1883 W:Wightman Glass
Co. Firms

Wood’s Bottle Works ca. 1900-1920 C:Cooper & Wood

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
5W Winslow Glass Co. 1911-1927 W:Winslow Glass Co.
5/W Winslow Glass Co. 1912-1927 W:Winslow Glass Co.
W (in Mass. Seal) Winslow Glass Co. ca. 1914-1929 W:Winslow Glass Co.
5W (in Maine Seal) Winslow Glass Co. ca. 1915 W:Winslow Glass Co.
poss. Whitney Glass poss. 1880s-1890s W:Whitney Glass Works
Works

W / II T.C. Wheaton & Co. 1888-1915 T:T.C. Wheaton Co.


Owens Bottle Machine 1918-1919 O:Owens Bottle Co.
Co. (Glassboro)

T.C. Wheaton Co. 1946-ca. 2005 T:T.C. Wheaton Co.

Whitney Glass Works ca. 1890-ca. 1914 W:Whitney Glass Works

Westmeorland Glass ca. 1910-ca. 1986. K:Knox Glass


Co.

WARREN Warren Glassworks Co. 1880-1888 W:Walton/Whiteman/


GLASSWORKS CO. Warren
WATERFORD Waterford Glass Works ca. 1822-1880 W:Other W
Whitney Brothers 1880s W:Whitney Glass Works

Whitney Brothers 1884-ca. 1886 W:Whitney Glass Works

W.B.M.CO. Western Bottle Mfg. Co. 1901-ca. 1920s W:Western Bottle Mfg.
Co.

W&Co Thomas Wightman & 1873-1893 W:Wightman Glass


Co. Firms
W.C poss. Wilson ca. 1845-1855 W:Other W
Cunningham

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
poss. West Coast Glass ca. 1908-1920s W:West Coast Glass
Co. Co.
poss. Cooperative Glass ca. 1919-early 1920s W:West Coast Glass
Co. Co.
WCGCo West Coast Glass Co. 1908-1930 W:West Coast Glass
WCGCo poss. Wighman poss. 1915-1917 W:Other W
Cooperative Glass Co.
WEBER O.J. Weber Co.** ca. 1901-1920s? W:O.J. Weber Co.
WEEKS & GILSON South Stoddard Glass ca. 1853-1873 W:Other W
Co. †
WEEKS GLASS South Stoddard Glass ca. 1853-1873 W:Other W
WORKS Co. †
WESTFORD GLASS Westford Glass Co. ca. 1857-1878 W:Other W
Co.
WESTERN BOTTLE / Western Bottle Mfg. Co. ca. 1910-1920s W:Western Bottle Mfg.
MFG. CO. Co.
WESTERN PRIDE Shields, King & Co. 1875-1880 E:Everett Glass Co.
WF&S / MIL Northern Glass Works 1896-1900 N:Northern Glass Works

WG poss. Western Glass ca. 1900-1909 W:Western Glass Mfg.


Mfg. Co. Co.
WG poss. Salem Glass ca. 1886 W Western Glass Mfg.
Works †† Co.
W.G. / U.D.Co. ‡ Whitney Glass Works ca. 1909-1918 W:Whitney Glass Works
poss. Whitney Glass poss. 1880s-1890s W:Whitney Glass Works
Works

W.G.Co. poss. Wormser Glass 1870s-ca. 1918 W:Wormser Firms


Co.
W.G.Co. poss. Thomas Wightman ca. 1890s-1917 W:Wightman Glass
Glass Co. Firms
W.G.Co. Wisconsin Glass Co. 1881-1886 W:Wisconsin Glass Co.
WG&Co unknown ‡‡ late 1800s W:Other W

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
W.G.M.Co. Western Glass Mfg. Co. 1900-ca. 1903 W:Western Glass Mfg.
Co.
WGW Woodbury Glass Works 1882-1896 W:Woodbury Glass
Works
Woodbury Glass Works 1885-1890s W:Woodbury Glass
Works

WHEAT, PRICE & CO. Wheat, Price & Co. 1830-1833 W:Other W
WHEATON T.C. Wheaton Co. ca. 1970s T:T.C. Wheaton Co.
APOTHECARY
PRODUCTS
WHEATON GLASS CO. T.C. Wheaton Co. 1971-1996 T:T.C. Wheaton Co.
WHEELING GLASS Wheeling Glass Works 1860-1869 W:Other W
WORKS
W.H.H. W.H. Hamilton & Co. 1880-1918 H:Hamilton Glass
Houses
W.H. HAMILTON & Co. W.H. Hamilton & Co. ca. 1880-1898 H:Hamilton Glass
Houses
WHITEMAN A.V. Whiteman** 1879-1896 W:Walton/Whiteman
WHITMORE’S PATENT Rochester Glass Works ca. 1868 F:F.E. Reed & Co.
WHITNEY GLASS Whitney Glass Works 1873-ca. 1914 W:Whitney Glass Works
WORKS
WHITNEY MASON Whitney Glass Works 1880s-1914 W:Whitney Glass Works
WHITNEY Whitney Glass Works early 1800s W:Whitney Glass Works
PORCELAINE LINED
MASON
WI William Ihmsen 1834-1840 I:Ihmsen Firms
WICKSON G.G. Wickson & Co. early 20th century? W:Other W
W. IHMSEN’S William Ihmsen 1834-1840 I:Ihmsen Firms
WILLIAMSTOWN Williamstown Glass 1846-1855 B:Bodine Glass Firms
Works
WILLINGTON GLASS Willington Glass Co. ca. 1815-1873 W:Other W
Co.

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
WILLINGTON GLASS Willington Glass Co. ca. 1815-1873 W:Other W
WORKS
WINSLOW Hay & Co. 1870s W:Other W
WI&P PITTSBURGH PA Whitehead, Ihmsen & 1836-ca. 1837 W:Other W
Phillips
WIS. G. Co. Wisconsin Glass Co. 1881-1886 W:Wisconsin Glass Co.
WIS. GLASS Co. Wisconsin Glass Co. 1881-1886 W:Wisconsin Glass Co.
W.J. LATCHFORD CO. W.J. Latchford Glass 1925-1939 L:Latchford Glass Co.
Co.
North Wheeling Glass late 19th century W:Other W
Co.

W.N. WALTON Walton Druggists’ Glass 1862-1879 W:Walton/Whiteman/


Works Warren
WOODBURY Woodbury Glass Works 1885-ca. 1857 W:Woodbury Glass
Works
WOODBURY Woodbury Glass Works 1885-ca. 1890s W:Woodbury Glass
IMPROVED Works
WOODBURY Woodbury Glass Works 1890s W:Woodbury Glass
STERILIZER Works
WOOSTER Wooster Glass Co. 1900-1904 W:Other W
WPGCo West Penn Glass Co. 1890-1894 W:Other W
WSMCCo Wm. S. Merrill Chemical ca. 1890s-early 1900s W:Other W
Co.**
W.T.Co. Whitall Tatum Co. 1870s-1901 W:Whitall Tatum Co.
W.T.&Co. Whitall Tatum & Co. 1901-ca. 1924 W:Whitall Tatum Co.
Whitall Tatum & Co. ca. 1924-1938 W:Whitall Tatum Co.

W.W.VA.S.F.&Co. poss. Frank Glass Co. ca. 1899-? W:Other W


WX Wood’s Bottle Works, 1920-1937 C:Cooper & Wood
Ltd.

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
York Glass Co. ca. 1870s-1920 XYZ:York Glass Co.

ZANESVILLE G.W. Kearns & Co. ca. 1862-1863; ca. 1867- K:Kearns Glass Firms
ca. 1875
ZKH&CO. Kearns, Herdman & 1868-1886 K:Kearns Glass Firms
Gorsuch
* Section = Chapter on either the Historic Bottle Website or printed edition of the Encyclopedia of
Manufacturer’s Marks on Glass Containers. First letter indicates the chapter (e.g. A = chapter on A logos) :
name of section with chapter (e.g., American GW-Pitts is the section on the American Glass Works,
Pittsburgh, PA.
** Used on insulators; possibly on some bottles
† Weeks & Gilson operated the South Stoddard Glass Co.
†† This identification is very tentative.
‡ Whitney Glass Works made these bottles for United Drug Co.
‡‡ Possible engraver’s error for WGCo.

Symbols

Logo Firm Date Range Section*


Bellaire Bottle Co. ca. 1882-ca. 1890 B:Bellaire Bottle Co.

Sydenham Glass Co. unknown A:Anchor Glass Co.

unknown unknown A:Anchor Glass Co.

Anchor Hocking Glass 1938-ca. 1980 A:Anchor Hocking Glass


Corp. Corp.

Anchor Glass Container 1980-present A:Anchor Hocking Glass


Corp. Corp.
Anchor Hocking Glass 1987-present A:Anchor Hocking Glass
Corp. Corp.
Owens Bottle Co. 1919-1929 O:Owens Bottle Co.

Western Glass Mfg. Co. 1900-1909 W:Western Glass Mfg.


Co.

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
Capstan Glass Co. 1918-1937 Capstan Glass Co.

Hermann Heye ca. 1900-present H:Hermann Heye


Glasfabrik Glasfabrik

Diamond Glass Co. 1924-ca. 1940 D:Diamond Glass Co.

Illinois Glass Co. ca. 1900-1929 I:Illinois Glass Co.

Federal Glass Co. ca. 1906-1920s F:Federal Glass Co.

Cutting & Co. 1859-1875 B:Baker & Cutting

Cutting Packing Co. 1875-1899 B:Baker & Cutting

Hero Glass Works ca. 1882-1884 H:Hero Glass Works

Hero Glass Works ca. 1870-1880s H:Hero Glass Worksc

Nuttal & Co. 1870s-1913 N:Nuttal & Co.

A.R. Samuel 1869-1870 A:A.R. Samuel

A.R. Samuel 1870s A:A.R. Samuel

Keystone Glass Works 1885-1900 K:Keystone Logos


(prob. Mason Mfg. Co.)
Keystone Glass Works 1885-1900 K:Keystone Logos
(prob. Mason Mfg. Co.)

San Francisco & Pacific 1876-1902 S:San Francisco Glass


Glass Works Works

Flaccus Brothers 1890-1900 C:C.L. Flaccus Glass

Various Glass Houses 19th & 20th centuries Various Sections

Three Rivers Glass Co. 1928-1937 T:Three Rivers Glass


Co.

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
Flaccus Brothers 1890-1900 C:C.L. Flaccus Glass
Co.

American National Can 1987-1995 F:Foster-Forbes Glass


Co.
American Can Co. 1962-1980s W:Wheaton Glass

Mason Mfg. Co. [need date & right name] M:Other M

* Section = Chapter on either the Historic Bottle Website or printed edition of the Encyclopedia of
Manufacturer’s Marks on Glass Containers. First letter indicates the chapter (e.g. A = chapter on A logos) :
name of section with chapter (e.g., American GW-Pitts is the section on the American Glass Works,
Pittsburgh, PA.

Mexico

Logo Firm Date Range Section*


Vidriera Monterrey ca. 1930s-ca. late 1980s Mexican

Vidriera Monterrey ca. 1930s-ca. late 1980s Mexican

poss. Cristales Mexicanos ca. 1940s Mexican

poss. Cerveceria Moctezuma ca. 1940s Mexican

VC in a circle Vidriera de Centro ca. 1940s Mexican


Vidriera Oriental ca. 1996-present Mexican

Vidriera Guadalajara ca. 1960s-ca. 1980s Mexican

Vitrocrisa Crimesa ca. 1960s-ca. 1980s Mexican

unknown ca. 1960s-ca. 1970s Mexican

Circle VR poss. Vidriera los Reyes ca. 1980s-1990s Mexican


Vidriera Guadalajara ca. 1990s Mexican

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Logo Firm Date Range Section*
Vidriera Los Reyes ca. 1990s Mexican

Vidriera Mexico ca. 1990s Mexican

Vidriera Monterrey ca. 1990s Mexican

Vidriera Queretaro ca. 1990s Mexican

Vitrocrisa ca. 1990s Mexican

Vidriera Monterrey 200s Mexican

Vidriera Mexico 2000s Mexican

Viedriera Los Reyes 2000s Mexican

Vidriera Guadalajara 2000s Mexican

Vidriera Queretaro 2000s Mexican

Vidriera Toluca early 2000s Mexican

Vidriera Mexicali 2000s Mexican

Fábrica de Envases de Vidrio 2000s Mexican

Nueva Fábrica Nacionale de Vidrio 2000s Mexican

Sílices de Veracruz 2000s Mexican

Vidrio Formas 2000s Mexican

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