WesternPA-collector
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Yesterday I saw this Anchor Hocking "Congratulations High School Graduates Class of 1968" flask laying in a swampy area next to a murky pond in South Connellsville, only about a mile from the factory (plant 5) where it would have been made years ago. From a distance I could tell it was a flask and only hoped it was intact with no breaks. Very carefully I made my way to it without sinking into mud. I discovered there was actually not a single thing wrong with it besides being covered in so much grime I could hardly see the green color. I've gotten most of it off with a scouring pad on outside and toothbrush inside. But there are parts of it I can't get to. Does anyone know a good safe way to get the rest of the dirt removed inside? As a side note, I now own three Anchor flasks and they are all made of the same type of green glass that was used in the Rolling Rock bottles. The Rolling Rock contract kept the South Connellsville plant afloat for many decades. However in 2003 they lost that contract to Owens-Brockway and the factory ended up closing in 2004. https://www.glassonweb.com/news/anchor-glass-plant-loses-rolling-rock-business
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