GLASS BOTTLE MARKS ~ Menu/List of Articles: Here are direct links to every article on this website (which may be useful if you are viewing this site on a mobile device, as in some cases the complete menu may not be readily visible onscreen).
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- Glass Bottle Marks (Alphabetical list of marks) ~ Page 1 (A-B)
- Glass Bottle Marks (Alphabetical list of marks) ~ Page 2 (C-D)
- Glass Bottle Marks (Alphabetical list of marks) ~ Page 3 (E-L)
- Glass Bottle Marks (Alphabetical list of marks) ~ Page 4 (M-R)
- Glass Bottle Marks (Alphabetical list of marks) ~ Page 5 (S-Z)
- AB (connected) mark on antique glass beer bottles
- AB (connected) bottle base mold codes list
- Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation: “Anchor and H entwined” logo
- Arcoroc Glass
- Atterbury & Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1860-1902)
- Avon Bottles – Overview & Summary
- Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company, Muncie, Indiana
- Ball Perfect Mason Antique & Vintage Fruit Jars/Canning Jars
- Binghamton Glass Company, Binghamton, New York (1880-1957)
- Bixby (S.M.Bixby & Company) ~ Antique Shoe Polish & Ink Bottles
- “Bottle inside oval” mark on British “Ten Pin” style soda bottle
- Boyd’s Crystal Art Glass, Cambridge, Ohio (1978-2014) ~ B in a diamond
- “Boyd’s Genuine Porcelain Lined Cap” Jar Liners
- Brockway Glass Company (B inside a circle marking)
- Brody Co. Cleveland, O. U.S.A. (E. O. Brody Company)
- Bromo-Seltzer ~ Cobalt Blue Glass Bottles
- Brookfield “Baby Face” Milk Bottles
- Brookfield Glass Company, Brooklyn, New York & Old Bridge, New Jersey (1864-1921)
- Caldwell’s (Dr. W. B. Caldwell’s, Monticello, Illinois) ~ bottles
- California Glass Insulator Company, Long Beach, California (1912-1914)
- Capstan Glass Company , Connellsville, Pennsylvania
- Carnival Glass (What is Carnival Glass?) ~ Basic Information
- C B B; C B K ; C B M marks on antique pickle jars
- “Crackle Glass” Electrical Insulators
- Crownford China Company
- Depression Glass (What is Depression Glass?)
- Diamond Glass Company, Royersford, Pennsylvania
- DURAGLAS ~ Owens-Illinois Glass Company trademark on glass bottles
- EAPG (Early American Pattern Glass)
- EUREKA design on base of unidentified tumbler / jelly glass
- Fairmount Glass Works / Fairmount Glass Company, Fairmount and Indianapolis, IN
- Falls City Glass Company, Louisville Kentucky (1884-1892)
- Faroy Glass Candle Holders “FAROY U.S.A.”
- Federal Glass Company, Columbus, Ohio (1900-1979)
- “Federal Law Forbids Sale or Reuse of this Bottle” ~ Phrase on Liquor Bottles
- Fenton Art Glass Company, Williamstown, West Virginia (1905-2011)
- F. H. G. W. mark (Frederick Heitz Glass Works, St. Louis, Missouri)
- Fletcher’s Castoria / Pitcher’s Castoria bottles
- Footed Votive Glass Candle Holders – Uncertain Maker
- Frank Miller’s Crown Dressing ~Antique shoe polish bottles
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- “G. C. Co.” mystery mark solved: Glaser-Crandell Company, Chicago, Illinois
- Glass Bottle Marks – Page 1 (A-B)
- Glass Bottle Marks – Page 2 (C-D)
- Glass Bottle Marks – Page 3 (E-L)
- Glass Bottle Marks – Page 4 (M-R)
- Glass Bottle Marks – Page 5 (S-Z)
- Glass Containers Corporation, Fullerton, California
- Glass Fishing Net Floats
- Glass Insulators (General Overview on Glass Insulators) ~ Basic Information
- Glass Insulator Markings / Embossings
- Glass Insulator Manufacturers- Alphabetical list
- Glass Manufacturers’ Marks seen on Coke Bottles
- Glass Target Balls
- Great Western Glass Company, St. Louis, Missouri (1874-c.1887)
- Hazel-Atlas Glass Company, Wheeling, West Virginia (1902-1964)
- Hemingray Glass Company, Covington, Kentucky & Muncie, Indiana
- HEMINGRAY No 9 // PATENT MAY 2 1893 glass telephone insulator
- Hillsboro Glass Company, Hillsboro, Illinois (1961-1997)
- Hobnail Pattern Glass Votive Candle Cups / Candleholders
- Horseshoe & Star design on the base of jelly glasses
- Indiana Glass Company “Hen-on-Nest” Dishes
- “I inside a Diamond” or “Diamond I” trademark (Illinois Glass Company, Alton, Illinois)
- Interstate Glass Company, Kansas City, Missouri
- Irradiated Glass / Altered Glass / Artificially Purpled Glass
- Kentucky Glass Works Company, Louisville, Kentucky (1879-1887)
- Kentucky Glass Works Company – list of factory employees
- Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corporation
- L.G.CO. mark on antique glass bottles & jars
- “Letter L in cursive script” mark: Libbey Glass Company
- Liquor Bottle Permit Numbers (Numerical List)
- Louisville Glass Companies
- Lynchburg Glass Corporation, Lynchburg, Virginia (1923-1925)
- LYRIC Glass Medicine Bottles ~ made by Illinois Glass Company
- M inside a circle: Maryland Glass Corporation, Baltimore, Maryland
- MASON’S PATENT NOV 30TH 1858 Fruit Jars – Summary / Information
- Maywood Glass Company, Compton, California (1930-1959) ~ “MG-connected” Mark
- McKee Glass Company / S. McKee & Company – Pittsburgh, PA & Jeannette, PA
- McLaughlin Glass Company, Vernon, California (1920-1935)
- M.G.CO. marks on antique bottles & fruit jars (Mississippi, Missouri, Modes)
- Milk Glass (Collectible Antique & Vintage Milk Glass) ~ General Information & Overview
- Milk Glass~ Vintage Cold Cream, Salve & Ointment Containers
- N in a square ~ Obear-Nester Glass Company, East St. Louis, Illinois (1894-1978)
- New Albany Glass Works, New Albany, Indiana (1867-1872)
- Newark Star Glass Works, Newark, Ohio (1873-1904)
- Numbers on the bottoms of glass bottles and jars
- Ohio Valley Glass Company, Pleasant City, Ohio (1902-1905)
- Owens Bottle Company (“O inside a square” mark)
- Owens-Illinois Glass Company (1929 to present)
- Pontil Marks on Antique Glass Bottles
- Pyrex Glassware (Corning Glass Works)
- Reed & Company, Massillon, Ohio (1881-1904)
- Rawleigh’s Bottles— W. T. Rawleigh’s / Freeport, Illinois
- “Robin in Tree” children’s mug – Bryce Brothers & Mosser Glass Company
- Root Glass Company, Terre Haute, Indiana (1901-1932)
- Sea Glass ~ What is Sea Glass / Beach Glass?
- S G mark on glass containers – Saint-Gobain / Verallia
- Southern Glass Works, Louisville, Kentucky (1877-c.1885)
- Star Glass Works, New Albany, Indiana
- Surname-oriented Antique Bottle Collecting
- Thatcher Glass Manufacturing Company (c.1904-1985)
- Trademark Lightning Putnam Fruit Jars
- Uranium Glass (Vaseline Glass)
- Vaseline Jars (Chesebrough Mfg. Co.)
- Vicks Vaporub Cobalt Blue Jars
- Unknown / Unidentified Marks seen on Glass (Primarily Bottles)
- Watkins (J. R. Watkins Company) Antique / Vintage bottles
- Wax Sealer Type Fruit Jars – List of Primary Markings
- What is Glass?? An Overview
- Whitall Tatum Company, Millville, New Jersey
- Whittemore Boston U.S.A. / Antique Shoe Polish Bottles
- Photo Credits
- WEB LINKS to some other sites / Other interests (Not glass-related)
- Contact Information
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Found in Pennsylvania: an amber gallon jug with double loop handle and the bottom has an “M” inside a keystone. This was found on an exploration of vacant, rural land.
Enjoyed looking through your website (very informative!) but I am not seeing a maker’s mark description like this.
I researched Knox Glass, because they use a keystone, but didn’t see an M (Marienville perhaps?) and the double loop is a mystery as well, as it doesn’t seem to be their design.
Any thoughts?
Hi Amy,
Thank you for your comment and I am glad you found my site interesting!
The “M in a keystone” trademark was used by Metro Glass Bottle Company, Jersey City, New Jersey in the 1935 – 1949 time period. This is mentioned in this article on Knox (page 214):Knox Glass Bottle Company article – Bottle Research Group. Also, shown on the “M Logo Table” list here: M Logo Table, and on my alphabetical list of the M marks: Glass Bottle Marks, Page Four .
I should also mention that only a very small percentage of all the bottles and jar designs made by any particular glass company will be found illustrated online. Metro (as well as other glass manufacturers) made a wide variety of jugs of various designs – many of them were considered “stock” or “basic” container designs that were nearly the same in appearance from one glassmaker to another. If you haven’t already, I’d suggest doing keyword searches on the Worthpoint site (database of past ebay and other auction venues’ listings) and you may find listings of other similar jugs with the double handle. I hope this helps!
Take care,
David
I’m trying to find information on a glass bottle that I bought. It has ” Ozonic Ltd” running vertically down one side, a marking of ” F C C ” on the base. I’m sure the mark is F C C. the bottle has an applied rim and a crackle/ scale? finish on the clear bottle. It is 7.5 inches tall and pretty heavy for its size. Any info would be appreciated, thank you.
Hi Chris,
I tried contacting you directly using the email address you gave me, as I wanted to see pictures of that bottle before answering, but got a “Mailer Daemon” notice that the address you gave does not exist. Perhaps you had a typo in the email? Please try posting again, or contact me directly through my email listed on my “Contact Information” page.
Thank you,
David
I am trying to find what the writing on the bottom of my jar is and who made it but it is difficult to read. Can you help?
Hi Michelle,
Please check your email inbox (including spam/trash folders). I sent you a direct email as I would like to see the markings on the base.
Best regards,
David
Jim, I am trying to find more about a broken glass bottle I found on the Delaware Shore at Woodland Beach. The bottle is thick, coloration of a tinted coke bottle. with the word in caps “SMITH &”, The rest of the name is broken away. Any help is welcome.
Jim, I suspect you might have part of a bottle that was embossed “SMITH & KLINE”. Of course, since Smith is such a common surname, it is possible there were other firm combinations that had bottles made for them.
Hope this helps!
David