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empire glass works - 2/3/2005 10:56:08 PM    wvhutch   Posts: 1 Joined: 2/3/2005 Status: offline I Have an amber colored embossed flask with grapes & leaves on one side, And an eagle on an olive branch with 3 arrows. The eagle has spread wings with a plain shield. Above the eagle are 13 stars in a pyramid. on the left side of the grapes embossed is EMPIRE. on the right GLASS WORKS Under the grapes, GLASS WKS. I can't find anything about Empire Glass or the Bottle??????? thanks for any responce wvhutch Post #: 1

RE: empire glass works - 2/4/2005 2:33:58 AM    David E Posts: 1001 Joined: 5/24/2004 Status: offline Well this may not be it, but all that I have THE EMPIRE 1866 NY EMPIRC 1859 NY (Maybe a mispelling) Don't know Dave (in reply to wvhutch) Post #: 2

RE: empire glass works - 2/4/2005 1:48:41 PM    grdigger35   Posts: 160 Joined: 2/23/2004 From: Northern Michigan Status: offline Someone once told me that the Empire Glass Works was located on or near the site of present Empire State Building. I don't know how true this is. (in reply to wvhutch) Post #: 3

RE: empire glass works - 2/7/2005 2:55:28 PM    medbottle   Posts: 112 Joined: 7/13/2004 Status: offline Hi wvhutch, and welcome to the forum. I hate to tell yuh, but your flask is a reproduction. The "Empire Glass Works" is a dead give-away on this flask. I'm not sure what other bottles they made, but these flasks come in a variety of nice colors that look good in the window. I'll see if the McKearin's book has any more data...I don't have it with me at work. (in reply to wvhutch) Post #: 4

RE: empire glass works - 2/8/2005 12:34:54 PM    medbottle   Posts: 112 Joined: 7/13/2004 Status: offline I have a little more info...made in Italy, in the 1970's. That's all McKearin had. (in reply to wvhutch) Post #: 5

RE: empire glass works - 2/8/2005 1:30:59 PM    lobeycat Posts: 6697 Joined: 9/8/2003 From: RED SOX Nation Status: offline This passage is from the illustrious Digger O'Dells site: Although reproductions (called "repro" for short) have become collectible themselves, no one wants to pay the price for an original and receive a repro. You can help arm yourself against accidently buying a repro by educating yourself. An excellent source of info for identifying reproductions bottles is part IX on page 678 of McKearin's "American Bottles & Flasks and Their Ancestry". In general, any bottle marked (typically on the base) with: WHEATON MADE IN TAIWAN MADE IN JAPAN CROWNFORD CHINA EMPIRE GLASS WORKS CLEVENGER BROTHERS GLASS WORKS OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE is a reproduction bottle. Rich. (in reply to wvhutch) Post #: 6

RE: empire glass works - 3/15/2005 12:26:34 PM    WhiteLighting Posts: 485 Joined: 1/21/2004 From: The Electric City,Upstate NY Status: offline quote: OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE i been there,....repro mania there,also Tin repros....... _____________________________ It's time for another TEA PARTY!!!! (in reply to lobeycat) Post #: 7

RE: empire glass works - 3/20/2005 4:38:25 PM    WhiteLighting Posts: 485 Joined: 1/21/2004 From: The Electric City,Upstate NY Status: offline EMPIRE- MACBETH-EVANS GLASS Co. 1894-Pittsburg PA _____________________________ It's time for another TEA PARTY!!!! (in reply to wvhutch) Post #: 8

RE: empire glass works - 8/8/2005 12:24:05 AM    whiskeyman Posts: 2420 Joined: 4/17/2005 Status: offline Here's an amber one currently listed on Ebay... Attachment (1) (in reply to wvhutch) Post #: 9

RE: empire glass works - 8/8/2005 12:24:29 AM    whiskeyman Posts: 2420 Joined: 4/17/2005 Status: offline backside.. Attachment (1) (in reply to wvhutch) Post #: 10

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