SODAPOPBOB
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And please don't think that I overlooked the following from the description associated with the 1894 Finley bottle I posted a picture of, because I didn't overlook it ...
"Rear on heel: AGW"
â—¾A.G.W……………..in some cases, American Glass Works, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1866-1905). This company, which was officially known as “American Glass Works, Limited†after 1880, MAY have produced some glass marked “A.G.W.†during the time period of 1866-1880, although I am not aware of any definitive proof that they did. American Glass Works reportedly manufactured mostly window glass prior to 1880. After 1880, the mark was most frequently “A.G.W.L.â€, although various bottles that date after 1880 (such as certain hutchinson sodas, and aqua coffin or “shoofly†flasks) do carry “A.G.W.â€(no L) so I tend to believe that both mark variants were used, at times, during the 1880-1905 period. (See next two entries).
◾A.G.W……………..American Glass Works, Richmond, Virginia (1908-1925) and Paden City, West Virginia (1918-c.1935). Bottles (especially crown-closure soda bottles) of the teens and 1920s from the VA and surrounding area with “A.G.W.†marked on the base are virtually certain to be products of this company (not to be confused with the earlier American Glass Works of Pittsburgh, an unrelated company). Machine-made bottles date after 1916 (Toulouse 1971:23). The Richmond plant burned in 1925 and was not rebuilt. This company also reportedly used an “A in a circle†mark on some bottles. In any case, that mark was primarily used by the Armstrong Cork Company from 1938 to 1969.
â—¾A.G.W.L……………American Glass Works, Limited, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1880-1905). Advertisements exist which show this company produced a large line of Hutchinson type soda bottles, as well as many other bottles including beers and mineral waters. The mark “A.G.W.L.†which appears on the heel of many Hutchinson's can bedefinitely attributed to this company. Please see the above two entries on “A.G.W.â€
"Rear on heel: AGW"
â—¾A.G.W……………..in some cases, American Glass Works, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1866-1905). This company, which was officially known as “American Glass Works, Limited†after 1880, MAY have produced some glass marked “A.G.W.†during the time period of 1866-1880, although I am not aware of any definitive proof that they did. American Glass Works reportedly manufactured mostly window glass prior to 1880. After 1880, the mark was most frequently “A.G.W.L.â€, although various bottles that date after 1880 (such as certain hutchinson sodas, and aqua coffin or “shoofly†flasks) do carry “A.G.W.â€(no L) so I tend to believe that both mark variants were used, at times, during the 1880-1905 period. (See next two entries).
◾A.G.W……………..American Glass Works, Richmond, Virginia (1908-1925) and Paden City, West Virginia (1918-c.1935). Bottles (especially crown-closure soda bottles) of the teens and 1920s from the VA and surrounding area with “A.G.W.†marked on the base are virtually certain to be products of this company (not to be confused with the earlier American Glass Works of Pittsburgh, an unrelated company). Machine-made bottles date after 1916 (Toulouse 1971:23). The Richmond plant burned in 1925 and was not rebuilt. This company also reportedly used an “A in a circle†mark on some bottles. In any case, that mark was primarily used by the Armstrong Cork Company from 1938 to 1969.
â—¾A.G.W.L……………American Glass Works, Limited, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1880-1905). Advertisements exist which show this company produced a large line of Hutchinson type soda bottles, as well as many other bottles including beers and mineral waters. The mark “A.G.W.L.†which appears on the heel of many Hutchinson's can bedefinitely attributed to this company. Please see the above two entries on “A.G.W.â€
